Left Coast Una Mas

Brewed by Left Coast/Oggis Pizza and Brewing Company
Style: Vienna
Del Mar, California USA

Serve in Lager glass

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Apple skin and fresh, wet grain aroma. Amber color with fine, slick lacing. Mild hop in the front, slightly roasted cereal grain back.

It appears that Left Coast has changed this beer somewhat as it’s now (according to the 22 oz. bottle I got from Albertson’s in San Diego) 6.4% ABV and a *spring* seasonal. It’s still described as an amber lager which it appears to be. Nice clean cereal malt aroma with floral hops accompanying it. Orange/tan body with a thick white head of very fine bubbles (almost looks like nitro). Taste is lightly sweet with caramel and a very faint bubblegum in the background. Light, piney and floral hop flavors balance this out nicely. Roasted malt and a light bitterness are left behind. Definitely reminds me of a German style lager with the mostly malt dominated body and some estery flavors in the background, but with a West Coast flair. A very enjoyable and drinkable brew for anytime of the year.

650 ml bottle from Whole Foods. Pours a dark copper color with a small beige head that soon recedes to a film. The aroma is minimal with hay, dust, and some sweet spices. The flavor is something of a malt bomb with multi-layered grains, toffee, caramel, biscuit, nuts, pears, rock candy and apricots. The palate is thick and smooth with lively carbonation. The finish is long and dry. Overall: I think that I have an old bottle, as the aroma is pretty much gone, also zero mention-worthy hops in the flavor, but the taste was wonderful and complex. Must try a known fresh sample some day.

Bottle from Total Wine, Sacramento. Pours reddish copper with a thick beige head and a toasty aroma. There is a medium-bodied caramel malt flavor with a dry slightly bitter finish.

This brew pours with an amber body topped by a medium thick head with some lacing. The flavor is slightly sweet and malty with slight toffee notes, a little sourness and a little fruitiness. The flavor is sweet and malty with notes of sweet fruit, toffee and a little bitterness. Meidum bodied, tingly on the tongue and slightly warming.

UPDATED: NOV 6, 2004 Draught at Oggi’s Santa Clarita (the worst Oggi’ of all)
Amber body below a medium sized white head which leaves behind delicate lacing. Malty sweet with a surprising amount of hops for the style. Diacetyl, could be intentional, doesn’t detract from the beer. Well rounded and balanced, if only more lagers where like this

Bomber from Total Wine in Sacramento, CA. Pours hazy dark copper with a foamy beige head. Aroma of sweet caramel with a hint of chocolate. Near med body. Flavor is sort of a toffee/chocolate combo. Treacle aspect. It does suggest a toffee hard candy. Finishes pretty sweet. I’m not thinking this would be wildly popular amongst DIPA freaks.

Scottsdale location. The beer pours to a bright glowing brassy amber body with a nice dense, creamy white head. The aroma is similar to an aromatic silage. I don’t have any idea what they were going for here. The flavor was fortunately interesting. Toasted malts meets crisp grains and citrus hops but it’s not overly bitter. Lively and refreshing. The palate is nicely textured and refreshing. I thought it was an APA.

Good malty aroma... some toffee and toast. Pours a crystal clear copper amber with a touch of ruby and a soapy head. Really nice looking in the glass, like a beer commercial. Strong toasty malt and some sweet malt mixed in. OK flavor. Overall, a pretty decent brew. I like the name "Una Mas". I would definitely drink mas...

Bomber from Baron’s Market RB: Rich copper color with a medium fading off-white head. Aroma is fruity and grainy. Flavor starts fruity-candy sweet with a touch of cinnamon followed by a peppery bite and a long dry finish. Medium body is rich with lively carbonation.