Franconia Lager

Brewed by Franconia Brewing Company
Style: Premium Lager
McKinney, Texas USA

Serve in Lager glass

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(Draft) Pours a clear golden body with a small white head. Aroma of grass, and toasted grain. Flavor of toasted grain, oats, light floral, and some sweetness that seems like honey in the finish. (think Honey Nut Cheerios). I look forward to their unfiltered version of this beer, which I have heard great things about.

Hand-bottle (pressurized)… The Grolsch bottle’s top popped off with a “BANG!” just like a pistol went off. I’m thinking this is gonna taste pretty darned fresh. Clear, brilliant amber lager with a mid-sized, fluffy, white head. Excellent retention. The aroma is restrained until warmed, and then caramel and rich, toasted malts come forth in a big way. Medium-bodied with tickling carbonation. The flavor is well-balanced and refreshing, but not without its lager version of rich caramel and toasted malt decadence that carries over into a lightly bitter, toasted grain finish. I’ve tried several true Franconia lagers, a couple of them Marzens, and this is true to style. Not flashy, but very classy. I’m looking forward to sharing the other two bottles with the Orlando crew. Thanks to ericandersnavy for the hand-bottle!

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).

tap, golden color, nose is malty with good crisp flavors of lemon and other citrus, nice even finish

(draught at Capitol Pub) clear golden, white frothy head and nice retention. Nose of apple, butter, and sweetish grain. Taste of butter, grain, Mild crisp hops, decent lager!

Clear golden color with white head. Lagered bready pale malt aromas with some mild earthy hoppage. medium body with soft co2. Clean doughy malt flavors with crisp dry hoppage--clean smooth finish-better than most lagers.

light amber with a lining of white froth. honey and malts on the nose. wow, that’s a big honey flavor that is quite smooth and a very refreshing finish.

On tap at the Holy Grail Pub. The beer pours a clear, golden orange color with a white head. The aroma is wheat with some earthy hops as well as some green grape notes. The flavor is more of the same. The bread and wheat from the grain bill come through nicely and there is some grassy and spicy hop notes. The grapes from the aroma are also present in the flavor. Thin mouthfeel and medium carbonation.

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.

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