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Half Acre Lager


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A Premium Lager brewed by
Sand Creek Brewing Co. (Pioneer/Wisconsin Brewing Co.)

Black River Falls, Wisconsin USA

bottled
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163.3/5.03.24/5.0-95.5 Lager glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Half Acre Lager, the first release by Half Acre Beer Company is brewed using only water, hops, barley and yeast, making sure to respect the integrity of the brewing process and the purity of its ingredients. We chose to balance a rich malt base with a livlier hop content, encouraging a natural, vibrant taste and smell while maintaining the beer’s full body and cloudy, amber appearance. Half Acre Lager is suitable to pair with a range of cuisines and experiences during the season of your choice.

Brewed for Half Acre Brewing Company, Chicago
http://www.halfacrebeer.com

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 FunkyBrewster (109), Chicago, Illinois, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Jun 8, 2008  
Pours a deep gold with very little to no head. Aroma is mildly sour and fruity with some sweet malt and honey present. Flavor is very malty with almost no hops. Very grainy and almost a bready aftertaste. Medium bodied with a crisp finish. Nothing standing out here.


 sneagrams3 (1342), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/514/20
May 27, 2008  
Tasted 5/27/08. 12oz bottle. Filtered with a bright golden amber hue. Finger width of off-white cream colored head. Mild nose with hints of caramel and hearty breads. On the fuller side of light bodied. Good mouthfeel for a lager. Tingling effervescence followed by a slightly salty caramel flavor. Crisp with nice fruity estery undertones. Finishes crisp with a mildly cloying sticky flavor. Decent hop presence. Sticky citrus hops. Nice lacing head. Picked up a six on a whim while in Chicago, and this turned out to be a diamond in the rough! If I was local, I’d definitely get more of this for the summer.


 17thfloor (590), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 14, 2008  
Pours a darker golden with a pretty standard off-white foamy head. Sour bready malt and metallic hop aroma. Sweet bready malt and metallic bitter hop flavor, well balance and straight forward. Funky aftertaste. Very average body, crisp and well carbonated.


 troyc (937), A ’moist’ county, Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Apr 7, 2008  
(Tap) Pours a light amber color without much in the way of head. Sweet malty aroma, with some grass and light hop in there as well. Taste is a little more hoppy than I expected, but is generally pretty well balanced. Light caramel malts, with crisp citrus hops in the taste. It’s a decent beer, but I’m not sure it belongs in the Premium Lager category.


 AndrewKScott (246), Lemont, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Apr 6, 2008  
Honestly, I’m disappointed to learn that this is contract brewed, I wish we had more breweries in Chicago. It pours a clear amber with a small head. The nose is sweet and malty, with some hops in there. The taste is a good caramel/toffee flavor, with crisp hops finish. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, but well-carbonated. This is really good for a lager




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