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Trader Joes Vienna Style Lager

Trader Joes Vienna Style Lager

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A Vienna brewed by
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company

Palo Alto, California USA

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1562.93/5.02.93/5.05.7%65.9Lager glass P  Stats

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Sandwiched between two major European brewing capitals, Prague and Munich, Vienna has been an important city in its own right. Trader Joe's. Vienna- style beer, a moderatlely hopped amber lager brewed with pilsner, dark and caramelized dark malts, pays tribute ti Vienna's proud brewing heritage. It exhibits a smooth, malty flavor. Stats. 5.7% 20 IBUs. Fermented using lager yeast.

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 dkachur (881), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/511/20
Oct 7, 2008  
12 oz. bottle from Trader Joe’s in Richmond, VA. Pours brownish orange with a quickly dissipating one-finger head. Pretty straightforward toasted malt aroma with a hint of caramel. Taste is very similar with a tad bit of raisin. Medium body.


 DrBayern (976), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 20, 2008  
Date: 09/20/08, 12 oz. bottle, thanks to Doboy. Aroma - Predominantly caramel and toffee, suggestions of spice. Appearance - Clear amber, medium off white head that lasts pretty well. Flavor - Lots of malty sweetness dominates, soft bitterness slowly emerges in the finish. Palate - Barely medium body and medium carbonation, smooth and fairly clean considering all the maltiness. Overall - Drinkable, if uninspired, Vienna


mbgrayson (52), Anaconda, Montana, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 30, 2008  
A nice basic amber. Nothing really complex, but smooth and drinkable. Fairly well balanced...nice.


 ucusty (1210), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Aug 27, 2008  
Transparent amber pour with a fluffy head. Big sweet malty nose. Thin bodied mostly watered down flavor. It is, however quite refreshing in the NC humidity


 phishpond417 (1456), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/510/20
Jul 21, 2008  
This one pours a clear bright amber colour with a medium sized white head. Aroma is very malty accented by strong hop aromas. Plenty of carbonation in this one, but taste is unfortnately dissapointing. Flavor is a little stale with hops initially, but finish is watery.




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