Franconia Lager

On tap from Gingerman Fort Worth and the brewery. Much better than I was expecting for a small brewery in McKinney.

Tap at brewery.
Pours an average yellow with a small, quickly fading head. Aroma is faint corn, mash, and grain. Flavor features faint floral notes and corn mash. Average mouthfeel. Just better than a typical lager.

On tap at the Bluebonnet brewoff. The look is clear, golden in color, and has an off white head. The taste is malts, caramel, grains, and corn. Ok for a lager.

On tap at the Bluebonnet Brew-off. Dark gold in color with a medium off-white head. Aroma is of raw malt, grain and light notes of caramel. Taste is of caramel, malt and grain. Tastes like carbonated mash water.

Not bad for being from such a small brewery. I think they are on the right path. A decent lager.

On tap (finally). Pours with a small, fluffy, off-white head that flattens over a orange tinged yellow clear body. Aroma is grassy hops, toast and diacetyl. Taste is sweet and watery, but clean. Slight bready with no real hops or bitterness. In no way offensive, but not interesting. Well crafted though. Light bodied, dry and crisp with a slight lingering sweetness. Light tingling carbonation (which I prefer to the fizzy beers of the style).

on tap at lucky lou’s in denton tx. poured a golden color with a white head. couldnt really smell any aroma because of the smoke in there. flavor was pretty sweet, but nicely balanced. also had some citrus in it as well. had medium body and medium carbonation. not bad at all.

Draught at Flying Saucer Fort Worth. Calling this a German style lager is a little weird. This was WAY sweeter than expected. Not saying it was bad, just not what was expected. Easy drinking beer but nothing special.