2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20[keg at Red Squirrel] Relatively new lager from WEST. Looks and tastes very much like St Mungo, not sure about the degree of differentiation. Clear golden, nice white head. Slightly grassy, slightly sweet aroma. Pretty clean tasting, and decent enough on a hot day – but I’d file this under St Mungo and way beneath their unfiltered lager [20062012]
Earlier Rating: 6/18/2012 Total Score: 3
[keg, WEST brewery, Glasgow] On tap at a scorching day in Glasgow. New beer by West. Reminded me very much of St Mungo – clear golden pour, decent white head. Bitter biscuit aroma, slightly metallic. Some grassy hop in there. On the taste too, but it’s a straight up drinker’s lager – dry, zingy and slightly sharp. Noble hops do their best, with what they have to complement [27052012]
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Aroma: Clean, grainy aroma.
Appearance: Clear golden body with a medium white head that slowly fades. Average carbonation. Light lacing.
Taste: Quite tangy and sharp for a Lager - very light fruit character. Low bitterness.
Palate: Thin body with a watery texture. Light carbonation.
Overall: A good, solid Lager, though I think St Mungo is has a slightly better flavour.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pint in Lebowskis, Glasgow:
Light with some basic but nice lager malts and a touch of grassy hops. There is some corn but not a lot else other than some mild skunk right at the end.
Golden with a clear body and a small amount of white lacing in lieu of a proper head.
Light lager malts along with some citrus and grassy notes. There is some grain and corn with hints of water and bread although again there isn’t too much going on really.
Light medium in body and with carbonation just on the high side of medium. There is a lively feel to the beer that finishes with a smooth dryness and a crisp end.
A fairly basic lager but not necessarily a bad one, it just seems slightly watered down when compared to the breweries main lager & it’s not as exciting either.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap @ Teuchters, Edinburgh. Pours golden with steady carbonation and some head, some of which hangs around. The nose is distinctly citrus against a gentle pale malt background. The citrus is confirmed on the taste and in fact, we’re talking sweet citrus, almost lemonade. Again there is a gently malt profile. The palate is light to medium in body with a long tangy middle and finish. Overall, a very good effort.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at the Red Squirrel, Edinburgh. Clear pale with a frothy, but diminishing white head. Grassy aroma with some grainy nores. Taste is sweet malty, rather light, and grassy hoppy. Some resin in the finish. Clean and crisp. High drinkability, ok carbonation. A cut above most British lagers.
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Half from keg at the West brewpub. Pale golden body. Faint white head, lacing the glassware. Aroma of dry fruity hops and pale malts. Flavoured with sweet noble hops and pale malts. Dry aftertaste. Clean tasting and foamy in the mouth. Mild oily palate. Refreshing. Above par for the style (Glasgow, 13.04.2012).
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: NOV 30, 2012 Keg @ West Brewpub & Lewbowski’s. A new lager which they plan to push as their main product. Pale golden yellow colour, good head. Biscuit corn aroma. Dry biscuit grain corn & malt flavour. Sharp like a typical lager. This is a good lager but not a great beer.
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