Lionshead

Brewed by Lion Brewery
Style: Pale Lager
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania USA

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

I have known people from Penn who rave about this local favorite so when i saw it on tap at one of my far bars i gave it a shot. It is everything you get from most pale lagers but with a more subtle carbination level. A good balance of malt to hop. Light, refreshing, decent

clear golden beer with a minimal white head. Boring macrolager aroma, I suppose a bit of spicy hops and some bready malt. Flavor has a bit more to offer, some caramel pilsner malt and thats about it. Thin mouthfeel. weak.

bottle. Typical pale lager, light in color, aroma weak. Dull, boring, crispness barely existent. Lawnmower to the max. However, compared to macros, this one is not bad.

Date: May 23, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ticker Tasting
Appearance: hazy dark yellow, wispy white head, bits of lace
Aroma: sweet candy corn aroma
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, candy corn, light floral hops, light bitterness
Aroma: 3/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 3/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.7/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: 4

Bottle. Very light in color and very clear. Very little aroma. Very little flavor. Definitely not a "plisner" like it says on the bottle. Slightly better than a typical mass market US lager. Pretty cheap though - $14 a case of 12 oz bottles.

12 oz. bottle. When I was in the store picking up a beers for a mixed six-pack, I came across this bottle and read the neck label which states, "The best head in town." You gotta love that. As for the beer, I thought I was in for another low-rent crappy lager, and was pleasantly surprised. Pours a clear gold with a moderate, fairly dense white head that lingered until mid-glass and left a partial web of lace. The aroma is mild malt along with some grassy hops and white sugar. The flavor is about the same with a touch of corn added to the mix. This would be a perfectly acceptable summer lawnmower beer.

Had a pint of this bad boy on tap at some crappy bar. Pale, dull, moderately corny, rice krispies and a very mild hopping. Whatever. Went down easy enough.

Bottle. Pours a pale yellow with a small white head. Aroma of sweet grains and some faint hops. Flavor was light and dry with mild corn and has a hint of sweet malts with a thin and watery body. A good lawnmower beer and nothing else.