Rio Grande Outlaw Lager

Rio Grande Brewing Co. (Sierra Blanca Brewing)
Brewed at Sierra Blanca Brewing Co
Style: California Common
Moriarty, New Mexico USA

Serve in Lager glass

Thanks gregwilsonstl! Tasted from bottle into nucleated pint glass. Poured a nice, clear, deep reddish copper color with fluffy off-white foam which subsided to a thin ring of bubbles and some lace. Aromas of mild malt, some caramel and perhaps roasted barley, faint earthy hops. Rich malt-sweetness, light toffee, subdued tangy hops bitterness. I would contest the "very complex" claim, because the grainbill and fermentation are pretty standard, but it is much tastier than run-of-the-mill light lagers. Medium body, light carbonation, smooth and creamy mouthfeel, neutral lager finish. Reminded me of some macro American dark lagers (Killians, AmberBock, Negra Modelo, etc) but a little maltier and no glaring adjunct faults. Good table beer.

Bottle. Pours an amber color with a small frothy white head leaving sticky lacing along the glass. The aroma is a bready malt and metal. Medium mouuthfeel with a sweet caramel malt. Not too much going on with this one.

I don’t know, people, maybe I had a bad bottle or something (although I bought it within an hour’s drive from the brewery). My total score of "1.1" reflects my actual un-biased rating of this beer. I’m not trying to be a hater, just honest. Here goes... It looks like a cheap amber ale. It smells like dirt, weeds, and cardboard. It tastes worse than it smells. In contrast to the brewer’s description on this site, the palate is nowhere close to "crisp." Hops are mostly absent, while the malts and yeast present a funky fungal sweetness that’s not enjoyable at all. Immediate drain-pour.

[Bottle] Pours a darker shade of amber without much head on top. The nose is mild, but mainly herbal and grainy. Tastes of toffee, grassy and herbal hops, chlorine and sweet fruits. Muddled and dirty hop finish is somewhat abrasive. Highly carbonted. Overall, too unbalanced and with too many off flavors to really enjoy.

12 oz. bottle. Pours a clear copper with a medium off-white head and nice lacing. The aroma is caramel, rye, and sourdough bread. The flavor is bready sweetness, with a very faint bitterness through the middle. The palate is light to medium, and very smooth and creamy. Overall, this beer has an interesting flavor, but is very drinkable and finishes well.

bottle from local bottle shop. pours amber with an inch of white foam. Not much on the nose. creamy mouthfeel also has a fair amount of lacing in the glass. A touch of maltiness on the tongue. clean finisher.

Clear amber color/ fleeting ivory head. Caramel, dark bread aromas. Medium body. Decent caramel, malty flavors with some salt, black pepper--

bottle thanks to swalden28. poured a deep amber/copper with a white head. aroma was malty caramel, toffee, bread, grain, followed by subtle citrus. flavor was caramel with slight peach notes. body was medium with medium carbonation. not a bad beer at all before I go mow the lawn in the 100 degree heat.