Lakefront New Grist Sorghum Beer

Pours still, no head, no bubbles and a flat corn syrup color. Hard for a beer to look less inviting unless it had pond scum floating in it. Tastes plain, nose is plain as well, not much of anything coming through. Slightly papery aftertaste.

355 ml bottle from LCBO, served almost cold in a tulip glass.

App.: Bright, clear golden with a rim of white. Aroma: At first I thought of Belgian Ale with some light yeast and earthy citrus, now I’m leaning more towards a hard cider with that bright wine-like fruitiness, definitely some toasted cereal/grain. It is ecclectic if nothing else. Palate: Medium-light body, fairly sparse carbonation. Flav.: Light but pleasant apple juice, a bit of cider, a wee hint of the citrus and yeast, a little mineral, a touch of alcohol; dry with a touch of brightness and basically no bitterness.

OK, so it ain’t mind-blowing. But I found it better than La Messagere and will recommend it to a wheat-intolerant friend.

Pours golden yellow. Aroma of cheap candy and overripe fruit. Very acidic, almost like sour apples. Very chemically. Another good example of why I pass over Lakefront brews without a second thought.

Bland, lightly sour, crisp, a bit odd. New Grist Sorghum is somewhat odd and quite bland but not altogether bad. I’ve had a few gluten free beers now, and this one ranks just above Redbridge for me, pretty low overall. St. Peter’s is still my pick. Anyway, this beer is a very light, washed-out yellow color with minimal head. The aroma is very light, a bit of apple and rice. The flavor goes quickly with very little aftertaste. It’s quite watered down, and the rice keeps it crisp, but there’s really not a lot to love or hate. There’s a sour note in the finish. It tastes smaller than its 5% abv. It’s probably the furthest from normal, malted barley beer of any gluten free beer that I’ve had, but it doesn’t have the cheap, low quality characteristics of Redbridge. All in all, even though it’s not really bad, this is a beer that’s probably only going to be enjoyed by the gluten sensitive crowd.

A light golden ale with a thin white head. Aroma is watered down c-hops, not bad, but leaving you on your thirst. Perfumey notes develop. In mouth, a sweetish acidic and hoppy ale with perfumey hops, oily mouthfeel, light solvent note. I have tasted worst, but I wouldnt buy a six pack of these. Bottle from LCBO Kirkwood/Carling, Ottawa, 2$.

12oz bottle, clean pale yellow color, with an off-white head, light fruity nose of kind of apple juice, cidery with a faint honey, grainy rice cereal aroma follows through on a light-bodied palate, with a crisp earthy rice cereal, sorghun character and a faint acidic juicy citusy, lemony accent with a hint of honeyed apple juice, leading towards a watery, citusy finish.

watery clear gold, not much head, not much lace. nose is fruity, cidery, grassy. flavor is apple cider with a touch of late bitterness. medium bodied, creamy mouth feel, light bitter finish. too weak in all areas to be agreeable. it doesn’t taste bad, it just doesn’t taste good. lakefront brews many good beers, of which this is not one. single bottle from binny’s orland park.

My first try of a sorghum-based beer. Lots of carbonation, but not a large head. More like a foamy cap if that. Huge bubbles streaming up from center of glass. Dark golden body. Dusky honey aroma. Not exacly sure how to describe the flavor. Little bit sweet, which moves on quickly to sourness. Very thin body. I suppose if you’re deathly alergic to gluten this might be great, but I’m going to have to try the others to see if they’re just as bad.