Island City Wild Rice Lager

Formerly brewed at Minocqua Brewing Company
Style: Pale Lager
Minocqua, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

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Lovely amber color shades the glass, decorated by a fine helping of creamy foam on top. Aroma: soft, fresh, sweet and malty, hints herbs and nuts, quite pleasing. Taste: clean, crisp, but refreshingly flavorful, malt is rich and sweet, and the rice imparts a snappy little kick on the palate. Light bodied, with a short, but sweet finish. Hangs around the palate spreading flavor around, before exiting out the back. Very, very easy drinkability, the bottle was drained in no-time, and I’d call this one a prime candidate for a session lager.

Color is of a clear light rusty brown, thin off-white head that disappears as quickly as it grows which was lightning quick. Very minimal specks of lace sticks. Smell isn't much with some soft caramel, dulled fruit sweetness, and the wild rice softly sits within. Taste has a nice mellow wild rice twinge with slight grass tones and dulled sweet malts. Good body tone and length with a drying slight grassy finish. Feel is close to medium with a nice smooth character and slight dry finish coming through late. A fine little drinker.

i visited these guys again this year during the annual family trip. They were out of some their other brews, so I remember this being good from last year and decided the time to rate is now. It had good longlasting head and lace, and a good steady lager aroma. A better than average palate, and a rice induced extra taste a little reminiscent of Bud, but with a nutty texture and flavor to match. Good when you want something different.