Epic Lager

Epic Brewing Company
Brewed at Steam Brewing Company
Style: Premium Lager
Auckland, New Zealand

Serve in Lager glass

Have tried this on tap at The Malthouse in Wellington and in bottles from Regional- Great ’intro’ beer for those new to the world of craft lager. Bright lemony straw colour with good head retention. Floral tones with a hint of cirtrus and herb, which while flavour packed is not overbearing. To be honest, I didnt enjoy this much at first however... the crisp, clean finish keeps bringing you back for another- pretty much a regular feature in my fridge now as my uninspired Becks and Stella drinking mates can handle the transition to this easier than with many other beers of this style.

Tried this beer at Beervana 08, clear golden in colour with strong head retention. Smelt great !! Floral hops are present with a smash of citrus. flavoursome but not over bearing still got the refreshment factor going on... If youve ever mowed under the grapefruit tree on a stinkin hot day and theres fruit on the ground that goes under the mower and as it goes clunk clunkirrreeeen you just happen to take a deep breath... you probably deserve a beer.

The aroma is bread and hops. The flavor is bready with a good hoppiness to it that leads into a dry and lingeringly bitter finish. If this is considered a pale lager, which I wonder about because its so hoppy, this is the best I’ve ever had.

50cl bottle. Crystal clear straw body topped by small white head. Aroma is medium sweet, spicy/grassy, light bread, grapefruit. Taste is medium sweet, grassy/spicy, some grapefruit, light bread, lemony lager yeast. Clean light-medium body, some crispness.

(500ml bottle) Poured clear pale amber with nice off-white head. Nice but subtle aroma from the hops - floral, pineapple. Medium body with good carbonation. Hops dominate the flavour from start to finish. There’s very little else left in the flavour except at the start perhaps some lemony notes. However the hop flavours do evolve, ending with a good assertive bitterness that is not very long lasting. Overall a very hop dominated beer and somewhat unbalanced, but still very drinkable.

not as good as the Epic Pale but damn good for a Lager, loads of zingy citrus aromas, super refreshing !!

Pours polished pale yellow, mediocre head - I usually pour straight down to get what is there but this was not all that excited to be there - and mediocre lacing; the hype - bursting with hop-fueled taste? These guys brew Mayhem and Armageddon. Who do they think they are kidding? OK, not wild. Tart-ish and sem-dry; nose has hints of fruit and earth; medium body and slightly oily Mayhem and Armageddon are hard acts to follow - especially in the IIPA starved desolation of the Long-ish White Cloud. But this is a decent Pale Lager. I’d call it a good session beer - there are trains home and lots of taxis

20100707 500ml bottle from State Line. Straw colored with fine white head that mostly fades. Aroma is very pleasant, very mild, with a slight grassy hop, hay, and slight cream of wheat. Body is rather thin and incredibly dry, however mostly without bitterness until very late on the palate when a sharp herbal bite swoops in out of left field with a refreshing tingle. Kind of reminds me of mineral water where you get a mouthful and are thinking, meh, just water, but then the whole of the thing just erupts in one tiny moment of sensory joy. Palate and profile are very similar. Flavor doesn’t add much, if anything. It’s actually remarkably bland, but there’s not a thing about it I find off-putting or foul. In fact, I have really enjoyed drinking this one. Nicely done beer, but not nine bucks nice.