River Horse Lager

Brewed by River Horse Brewing Company
Style: Pale Lager
Lambertville, New Jersey USA

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

Date: 12/22/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

hazy pale gold, fine white head, streaks of lace, sweet malt aroma with a touch of cereal balanced by floral hops, sweet cereal malt flavor, nice balancing floral hops, light lasting bitterness,

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 8/20
Rating: 2.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *+/4

(12oz bottle) Clear straw body with small white head that diminishes quickly. Aroma is medium sweet, bread, pistachio. Taste is medium sweet, lemon, bread, light pistachio -- infected? Light body.

on tap-pours a foamy white head with yellow/gold color. Aroma is grain. Taste follows, good carbonation. Light body.

Bottle from Half Time. Pours hazy dirty gold with a creamy 4 finger off-white head. Aroma through the foam seems mildly citric. Near med body. Flavor seems bready, mild caramel, a little citrus. Finishes lightly bready, a touch yeasty, and not very bitter. Pretty refreshing on hot day.

On tap AT the Porterhouse Brewpub. Poured a light yellow with a small white head. Non distinguishable aromas and tastes. Light malts and lightly sweet. I generally don’t like these light lagers and this reminds me why.

Pours a transparent deep golden with a small froth of white head. Lightly sweet and pale malty nose has a touch of noble hops and some cashew nutty character. Body starts fully carbonated and foamy with a mild sweetness and earthy bittering noble hoppy character. Finishes mild and quite drinkable. A surprisingly good pale lager and the only thing I’d really change is the amount of carbonation.

Pours gold and cloudy with a very small head. Taste is somewhat malty. No noticable scents to speak of except for a fleeting note of malt.

Pours gold, with a malt/hop aroma. Tastes malty, with some sweetness at the finish. OK, but not a favorite of mine.