Southampton Golden Lager

Brewed by Southampton Publick House
Style: Dortmunder/Helles
Southampton, New York USA

Serve in Lager glass

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This is a pretty decent lager. Probably one of the better lagers I've had. However, since I tried so many of their beers in one shot, this paled in comparison to most, if not all of them. Very wheaty - bread-like. If you like lagers, you'll love it, but I had to move on to bigger and better things. Good thing you can get beers in 4 ounce sample glasses, because this was def. a beer I wouldn't want to waste the money on a full pint of.

sampled at the brewpub. golden in appearance. light floral hop aroma with some dry grains and sweet malt. Taste is lightly grainy, light sweet malt, crisp finish.

On draft @ Capones with Mad_Indian. Pours clear golden with a fair size white head. Aroma of sweet malts, biscuit, citrus, and grass. The flavor is biscuit, honey, and a grassy finish. Not the best style in the world.

This poured golden allright, with a nice foamy head. Aroma was crisp with hint of citrus and floral hop. Decent lace for a lager. Good bold flavor of warm bread, hint of grapefruit up front, nice finish with a good amount of hop for the style. I had another pint, and I would call this a great session beer. Another fine offering from a great brewery.

On tap at the pub... Crystal clear, light yellow lager with a small, fizzy, white head. Butterscotch, lemon and straw in the nose. The flavor is sweet, malty and slightly tangy. Maybe a little short on hops for a golden lager. A little too sweet up front. Light-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Lengthy, decently bittered finish... the hops finally make an appearance. Too little. Too late.

This really is a very average beer to me which I don’t think I will have again. The aroma and flavor are rather grassy and bready which aren’t my favorite aspects in a beer.

Draught at the brewery. Beer was clear, light yellow and had a small, frothy/fizzy, white, mostly diminishing head. The aroma was kind of timid and watery, not a lot of sweetness: lightly malty with a note of toasted grain; hoppy with a light floral note and a moderate herb note; moderate honey note. The flavor was moderately sweet, lightly acidic and lightly bitter with a short, lightly sweet finish with a trace of bitterness at the back of the palate. The body was light, the texture was watery and the carbonation was lively.

Draft at SHPH. Pours a golden body with a light head. Sweet husky malty aroma and some earthy hop character. Flavor is also sweet and mildly malty. eh.

Aroma of buckwheat honey, light and pleasing on the palate, refreshing and quaffable, bright medium gold on the eye. Nice for a low-grav lager.

On tap. Poured a medium and clear yellow color with a smaller sized white head. Aromas toasted bread, lightly earthy, and a splash of citrus. Tastes of bread, grass, and had a sweetness to it. Body on the thin side.