Green Valley Brewing Wild Hop Lager

Name: Wild Hop
Date: 10/06/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Summits - Sandy Springs

clear golden, huge cream head, sweet malt aroma with some light spicy hops, nice light malt flavor, touch of carmel sweetness that grows, touch of nice spicy hops, light bitterness,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

Golden color. Poor aroma and flavor, very dry mouthfeel, some malt, strong hopping but nothing’s wild here.

(12oz bottle) Small white head atop a crystal-clear amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, floral/grapefruit, light lemon. Taste is medium sweet, bland, bread, light cardboard, lemon. Watery light body.

12oz bottle. Poured a light to medium and see through orange color with an averaged sized head. Aromas of grain and lightly floral. Tastes was grain all the way. Thin body.

Bottle... Clear, golden lager with a small, frothy, white head. Decent retention. Earthy, hop nose with a dash of white pepper. Perfectly balanced flavor, but watery. Light to medium-bodied and fizzy. Short, crisp, clean finish.

(Bottle) Pours a clear amber body with an average white head. Aroma of florals, lemon, and skunkiness. Flavor of mild hops and caramel.

Bottle from JGD0608. Pours copper with a white head. Smells of grass, citrus and pepper. Tastes of faint citrus and malt with a weird tarte aftertaste. Mouthfeel is lacking and watery.

So I knew up front that this was a Bud product, but when all you have to choose when buying a new single is this or some strawberry wheat that you just know will be a disaster, you’re going to give this a shot. I’ll say one thing, the label on this beer is downright perfect... I mean, it’s appetizing, it makes me thirsty, it gets me excited about drinking farmhouse ales while strolling down a hillside of freshly cut wheat. I’m not being funny here, I’m saying that AB has the money to come up with the perfect design, photo, color scheme and name for this beer... just look at it, all warm and pleasent, and the name is wild hop lager... it makes me think I’m going to drink some amazing dry-hopped harvest ale. But of course I know that won’t be the case, I know this is a bud product, so I don’t expect much. So what do I get? The nose is tinny honey, the flavor is apple with that honey, and the texture is nothing more than bubbling apple juice. Nothing close to a good beer, but it passes for drinkable. I still want to eat the label, though.