3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pouts golden lager with a thin, but foamy white head. Good aroma. Slightly bitter taste. Fizzy mouthfeel.
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2.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
Wasn’t a fan of this. Seemed stale and uninspiring, might have been an old can or something.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at C Bar, Portland. Nice golden body with medium head. Nose is hops, corn, some spices. Taste is malty, straw, spicy with some hops. Gets more bitter in the finish.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at the Poet in Santa Cruz. You know what? This is a great hoppy lager. There’s nothing wrong with this at all. It’s easy to drink, it’s not sticky and adjuncty, it has a firm hoppiness and a drying bitterness, it’s refreshing and interesting. The hops used are awesome -- Nelson in a lager? It works. I don’t know what more you would want from this style.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
12 oz can. Light copper and clear with a white head and lacing. The aroma is bready malts, fruitiness, herbal hops, light citrus and a touch of honey. Light to medium body with a crisp clean feel. Malty flavor, with floral hops, light fruit and a lingering finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
A wonderful take on a hoppy beer, this lager comes across the palate more smoothly than some pales but still presents its strong hoppy character in a way that doesn't disappoint. In other words, if you like hops but its a bit too late in the summer to want something that lingers too long on the palate, head right in this direction
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3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Can. Pour is clear golden color frothy white head and great lacing. Spicy German hops, cereal, light corn, snappy, straw, biscuity, grassy aroma. Taste is grainy, grassy, somewhat minerally, straw, earthy, a touch of biscuit, a touch metallic, yet clean with a nice bite on the backend. Medium mouthfeel with high carbonation. Nice offering.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Can from Sam’s, Durham. Pretty nice stuff for the style. Starts off with a pretty handsome pour, medium orange bedecked with a nice head. Sharp and dry nose but some Nelson Sauv coming on with fruit a bit later. Flavors aren’t especially fulsome, but given the style and the ambition here it’s pretty righteous and refreshing stuff.
3.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
This one is awesome. Pours a nice golden yellow with a beautiful pure white head. Would love to drink this one after a nice long bike ride.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
16 oz can. Pours a translucent golden color with a full foamy white head. Aroma of citrus, bubblegum, and sweet fruits. Taste is of citrus hops, sweet malts, a bit earthy, with a slight spicy tingle. Good carbonation. Nice bitter finish. Very enjoyable and refreshing. This may be my new lake beer. Here’s to summer just around the corner.
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