Skagit River Dutch Girl Lager

Brewed by Skagit River Brewing Co.
Style: Premium Lager
Mount Vernon, Washington USA

Serve in Lager glass

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Beautiful lagered beer. Nice vienna verging on bock malt with an excellent fresh neo-noble hop character...balanced and fresh, so good, I really really don’t understand why there isn’t more demand for a good lager like this!!!

Skagit River Brewing Company--Skagit Dutch Gold Lager--Tulip Festival 1999 12 oz. Bottle Release. 5.00% ABV. (3.25 / 5.0) Lager--Bright clear buttery golden amber color. Light spicy fruit malt aroma. Rich body with shallow roasted cherry flavor. Smooth but with a few harsh edges. A little sour at end with dry fruit finish. Sampled 5/13/1999. Skagit River Brewing Company--Dutch Girl Lager--2003 12 oz. Bottle Release. 4.00% ABV. (3.75 / 5.0) Lager--Thin creamy mild lace head. Clear rich dark golden color. Mild floral hop front. Nice mild dry sweet caramel butter light citrus fruit body. Malty Ale flavor. Clean mild balanced citrus hop end. Light. Tasty. Sampled 6/3/2003. Skagit River Brewing Company--Dutch Girl Lager--2007 22 oz. Bottle Release. 5.25% ABV?--25 IBU’s? (4.5 / 5.0) Pale Lager. 4-$3.99 Each. Dense mild lace white head. Clear thin bright dark gold color. Pellicle Hint. Malty mild hop front. Smooth mild creamy caramel malt Pale Lager body. Mellow citrus tang clean hop spice fresh end. Sampled 12/7/2007. Skagit River Brewery--Dutch Girl Lager--2009 22 oz. Bottle Release. (4.00% ABV--15 IBU’s? (4.0 / 5.0) Pale Lager--Dense staying lacy white head. Clear rich bright gold color. Smooth mild hop malt aroma front. Mild creamy cloying sweet smooth malty mild butter caramel pale lager body. Smooth refreshing clean mild hop spice satisfying end. Seems richer than 4%. Sampled 8/22/2009. 2-$4.49 Each.

Draft at Fiddler’s Inn.

Clear light amber pour. Some nutty malt and a big of hoppy crispness on the close, slightly earthy, lots of taste -- I’m just amazed to discover we’re looking at 3.3 ABV. Water down by 3% and this baby would be legal in Utah! I would have called it at 5% at least. Props to Skagit for this one.

A nice hoppy dry lager. Way better than ANY megabrew. This little brewpub seems to make some decent beers...

UPDATED: SEP 13, 2005 Cloudy bronze colour. Leafy hops vs. biscuity malts. Throw in some strange fruity flavours - are they top fermenting this? Or is that just some new hop variety? Still a quality brew.

picturesque. vivid gold, tall fluffy head. herbal jasmine nose with sweet corn. more corn in the sip, aromatic dry bitterness. heavier body than most lagers. i could drink this all day, the ratings are unjustly low.

On draught at the brewpub in Mt Vernon, Washington. Pours a semi-clear golden amber brew with a fast dissolving off-white head that leaves behind some spotty lacing and an average sized white ring. Aroma of light caramel malt, citrus zest, and a touch of grassy hops. Taste is medium bodied, with flavors of light apple, caramel and more grassy hops. Finish is semi-dry with a lingering bitterness that almost could put this into an American Pale Ale category. Nicely hopped premium lager overall.

On tap at Skagit River in Mt. Vernon, WA--Poured a pale clear straw golden hue with a frothy thick white head. Clean, grainy, mildly citrus nose. Very drinkable, great mouth feel, hop zest and clean, non-pervasive finish.

Medium gold color, small head. Medium bodied lager. Medium malts and hops. Good balance. Nice flavor. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean. Aftertaste is slightly bitter. Nice refreshing beer.

The aroma here is immediately a bit unusual - kind of citrusy (lemon) although really not all that hoppy despite the menu description. There is a very mellow malt profile here providing a nice compliment to the citrus. This actually turned out to be a rather enjoyable lager, smooth malt balanced by a pleasant crispness that gives the beer a very fresh character. Nice lager.