 FROTHINGSLOSH (2047), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 Sampled on draft at Fat Head’s in Pittsburgh PA this beer poured a dark caramel-amber color with a medium sized cream colored head. The aroma was alcohol, sugar and ripe fruits. The flavor was tangy, bitter and tart with notes of candied pears, apples and light floral hops. The alcohol shows through again. The finish was long, sugary and fruity. Full boded. Too boozy for my taste. Decent.
punkrkr27 (654), Berkley, Michigan, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 Amber colored pour with a dense, foamy, white head. The aroma is loads of piny, floral hops with sweet cereal like grain background. The flavor is dry, sweet and grainy with a blast of bitter floral hops on the finish. This almost doesn’t come off as a lager. There is sort of a crisp finish, but the abundant hops impart a bit of fruitiness and mouth coating that seems more like an IPA. The mouthful is nice and full and creamy with gentle carbonation. Overall it’s a really nice drinking beer. It’s just not anything that really stands out.
tmoreau (603), Lombard, Illinois, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 Shared bomber between friends at Lunar Brewing Co. My portion was poured to a snifter and exhibited a fairly clear, orangy amber hue, with modest, light tan foam to a head that reduced to a ring, light film, and left some clingy lacing spots. The nose was pleasantly surprising for a Helles with malt mellowed notes of fruit and grain sweetness, and light citrus. The flavor was similar notes, with a balancing and smoothing malt nicely delivering all to the palate. A very nice, seasonal variation.
kassner (477), Wexford, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 7, 2009 Beautiful cherry amber color, modest head in big botle from Whole foods DC. Lots of hops for a Helles and the alcohol is just right. Plenty of malts also.
HomeBrewHawk (289), De Soto, Kansas, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 22oz bottle served in a Boulevard Tank 7 tulip. Poured a clear amber/gold with a finger of white head. Malty aroma with some piney hops. Some carmelized sugar in the aroma and a hint of alcohol. Medium bodied with a fair amount of carbonation. Plenty of malt in the flavor with a clean lager profile. Good amount of hop bitterness. Dry hoppy finish. A little hot from the alcohol. This was like a lager version of a barley wine. Not bad, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to get it next season.
beachbum25 (807), Powellville, Maryland, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 8/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 On tap @ Judges Bench-Ellicott City Md.-Clear copper color w/a moderate tan head. Sweet aroma of alcohol. Sticky sweet flavor w/a strong hop bite & an overwhelming alcohol flavor. Didn’t have much of anything else going on to balance it out; pretty one dimensional. This brewer seems to be very hit or miss-at least for me. It’s either good or blah! I’d call this a miss.
Cobra (1066), In a van, down by the river, Maryland, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 22 oz. brown bomber bottle. 2009 batch. Poured out a dark copper color, with a sticky tan head. Aromas are fruity, like star fruit & raisins.
Flavors are somewhat fruity as well, with a nice biscuit malt background.
Subtle hops round out the flavor profile. Medium mouthfeel, decent body.
Sweet aftertaste for a lager. Really good lager overall.
jeffc666 (1899), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Dec 3, 2009 Clear copper body topped by a small white ring of a head. Its quite clingy to the glass, hopefully I did not use a dirty glass! Aroma is sweet and alcoholic with a large dose of citrus. Citrus, in a helles? Imperial or otherwise... The flavor is at first acceptable, sweet and alcoholic, but there are notes of rotting vegetables that when combined with the alcohol and the rising temp of the beer as I drink it. Not a fan.
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