LandShark Lager

Date: October 27, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Total Wine, GA
Appearance: clear gold, fine white head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet candy corn aroma, light floral hops
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, lots of cereal character, sweet corn, light floral hops, little to no bitterness
Aroma: 3/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 3/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.7/5.0
Drinkability: 4/10
Score: * /4

Clear straw colour. Fresh pale malt and grain on the nose. Bland palate with light grain and pale malt. Not much hop. Clean. Dull.

12oz clear bottle showing off its beautiful appearance. Poured a light and clear yellow color (damn, it poured just the way it looked in that clear glass) with an averaged sized white head. Aromas of corn and grains. Tastes of sweet corn. Thin body. Nasty stuff.

Bottle... Clear, light yellow lager with a small, creamy, white head. Decent retention. Subtle aromas of cereal grains, lemon and peppery hops. The flavor is of club soda with a sweet tint. Light to medium-bodied with lively carbonation. Short, crisp, clean finish. The bottle lists the brewer as Margaritaville Brewing Company.

No surprize here that this was contract brewed by A-B. In its clear bottle it looks pretty much like a urine sample. Poured, it created a sustained, thick creamy head... sitting on a urine sample. Not much aroma - some corn, sweet malt, grasses. Pretty light on the flavor, too - water, corn, water, malt, water, a weak metallic bitterness, water. The finish was wet.

<font size=-4>Single bottle purchase (Praise Be!) from <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp?PlaceID=710>DiCarlo Fine Wine and Spirits (formerly Armanetti’s), Mundelein, IL.<font size=-1>

Pale straw color with a taller white head that seems to have a hint of yellow to it. Very bubbly brew. Wow this smell just like so many South American lager. Chalky pale malt and grain with just a hints of grass and dry herbs. Actually this has a decent look to it, if it didn’t look so artificial. The bubbles don’t stop and the head looks like plastic foam. I’ve now stalled drinking long enough. Wow, is this some vapid stuff. Lemon water start with a light medicinal/smoke/earthy finish and linger. Rerate, correct typos

Bottle: Super pale yellow, pellucid, very fizzy, too high of carbonation. Thin head and spotty lacing. Nose is a bit dusty with faint pilsner malt and some noble hops. Surprisingly unskunked for a clear bottle. Fresh maybe? The flavor is crisp and fresh, a bit lacking in body with a fizzy lemony mouthfeel and a grassy finish. Decent lager. Thanks to my boss Brett for muling this from the Keys for me.

Bottle at Beachcomber in Florida. Poured clear amber color with an average frothy white head that diminished slowly with good lacing. Medium sweet grainy aroma. Light body with a thin texture. Light sweet sour citrus flavor with a light sweet finish. Drinkable pale lager.