Lake Norman Brewing Company Reviews




freekyp
3.9
Lake Norman Portside Imperial Amber
Big and round and extremely smooth for its high ABV. Malty with peachy stonefruit aromas and a soft pillowy mouthfeel. Sweet but in balance. Excellent.
Monday, February 27, 2017

freekyp
3.1
Lake Norman Pontoon Pale Ale
A mild English take on a pale ale with amped apricot and floral flavors and aromas. Nice rouund body with soft carbonation. Wheaty malt backbone.
Monday, February 27, 2017

freekyp
3.8
Lake Norman Wakeboard Wheat Ale
Pours hazy maize with lots of dollopy head. Delicate wheat and lemon aroma with a lightly dry finish. An excellent take on a wit and superb lawnmower beer.
Monday, February 27, 2017

freekyp
2.5
Lake Norman Dockside Blonde Ale
Its a fizzy light bodied affair that pours a hazy yellow with a small wispy head. Lots of fresh banana and some lemongrass notes. Dry finish. Watery.
Monday, February 27, 2017

freekyp
3.4
Lake Norman Skin Scorcher IPA
Skin Scorcher is a big resiny IPA that is fruity with a good malt balance. Pours dark amber with a small ring of pure white head. Citrusy hops are the primary star here. At 93 IBUs you’d expect very bitter, but this is not. Hop forward but there’s still balance. Very good.
Monday, February 27, 2017

HourGlass13
4.1
Lake Norman Portside Imperial Amber
Pours up a dark amber with a nice lasting head, some lace as well. Aroma of grilled toast and mild earthy hops. Taste is toast, caramel, toffee, all with a nice lasting earthy bitterness that rides out nicely in the finish. Well balanced. Good stuff.
Saturday, February 18, 2017

HourGlass13
4.1
Lake Norman Pumpkin Pie Porter
Small one off batch. Pours galaxy black, with a medium frothy tan head. Aroma is pie spices, and a rich molasses. Taste follows suit with dark rich molasses, a mild sweetness, and pie spices. Finish has a slight coffee taste and fresh pumpkin. Deep and rich. Well crafted.
Saturday, February 18, 2017

HourGlass13
3.2
Lake Norman Raspberry Wheat
Cloudy yellow pour, with small white head. Aroma is yeast. Taste is a little thin. Not much raspberry here. Some wheat bread and yeast in the taste. This one still needs a little work.
Saturday, February 18, 2017

HourGlass13
3.9
Lake Norman Coffee Stout
Pours dark brown, nearly black with a medium tan head. The aroma is mellow, soft, rich, coffee. The taste is smooth, mellow, bitter - sweet, and chewy malt with a some what dry finish. Medium body and moderate foamy carbonation. Drinks well. Tasty.
Saturday, February 18, 2017

HourGlass13
3.3
Lake Norman BassAkwards Brown Ale
Pours murky brown with a khaki head. Aromas of woody pine, dark bread, roasted nuts and some pithy citrus. Moderate body with average carbonation. Lingering resin on the tongue, quite sticky. Interesting American Brown Ale?
Saturday, February 18, 2017

HourGlass13
3.8
Lake Norman Pontoon Pale Ale
Pours a clear gold with a thin white head. Soft citrus hops, and yeast in the aroma. Medium bodied, nice carbonation, soft malt and some citrus hop notes. Finishes with a gentle bitterness and a hint of citrus. Easy drinker.
Saturday, February 18, 2017

HourGlass13
3.8
Lake Norman Skin Scorcher IPA
Cloudy light amber pour, with a small white head. Hoppy aroma with mild citrus. Taste is also hoppy, but not over the top as you would expect. Very refined and balanced. Some citrus and floral notes. Easy drinker. Hides its ABV well.
Saturday, February 18, 2017

HourGlass13
3.5
Lake Norman Wakeboard Wheat Ale
Pours a cloudy yellow with a large foamy white head. Aroma of yeast, wheaty notes, some hints of citrus, fruits and lemon. Taste is smooth, yeasty and wheaty with hints of citrusy fruits and lemon. Finish is sweetish, stuffy and yeasty with some wheaty notes and hints of pepper.
Saturday, February 18, 2017

HourGlass13
3.4
Lake Norman Dockside Blonde Ale
Golden yellow color pour, good foam. Medium light aroma intensity; fruity. Taste is light hops, some citrus and floral notes. Banana. Medium body & complexity. Good balance. Enjoyable
Saturday, February 18, 2017

freekyp
1.9
Lake Norman Outboard Amber
Light amber color with one finger white head. Some toasted malt in aroma. Has some pitted fruit flavors mixed with caramel. A hint of sourness in the finish. Its aigght.
Wednesday, August 26, 2015

HourGlass13
4.2
Lake Norman Outboard Amber
Pours a clear golden amber color with white head. Aroma is caramel and malts. Taste is also caramel, with malt flavors. Some mild citrus lemon taste. Clean and refreshing.Nice improvement.
Saturday, November 1, 2014

arventresca
3.4
Lake Norman Coffee Stout
Draft at brewery. Nice coffee scent and taste. Decent offering here. Caffeine and beer in one.
Saturday, June 7, 2014

arventresca
2.7
Lake Norman BassAkwards Brown Ale
Draft at brewery. Nice color and smell. Taste creamy and what a brown should be. Thumbs up.
Saturday, June 7, 2014

jcnielsen
3
Lake Norman Coffee Stout
On tap at Lake Norman Brewing Company. Pours a black color with white head. Coffee, roasty, chocolate aromas. Black coffee grounds, roasty flavors. Alright.
Saturday, April 26, 2014

jcnielsen
1.9
Lake Norman High Maintenance Blonde
On tap at Lake Norman Brewing Company. Pours a clear golden color with white head. Straw, malty, chlorine (?) aromas. Straw, cardboard, veggie flavors. Blah.
Saturday, April 26, 2014

jcnielsen
3
Lake Norman Outboard Amber (Oak Aged)
On tap at Lake Norman Brewing Company. Pours an amber color with white head. Wood, malty aromas. Fresh oak, malty flavors. One of my favorites here, maybe because the oak hides the flaws in the beers.
Saturday, April 26, 2014

jcnielsen
2.4
Lake Norman Outboard Amber
On tap at Lake Norman Brewing Company. Pours an amber color with white head. Light aroma of caramel malt. Caramel, malty flavors, slight bitter finish. Not a whole lot going on with this one, but not as flawed as some of the other beers here.
Saturday, April 26, 2014

jcnielsen
2.1
Lake Norman BassAkwards Brown Ale
On tap at Lake Norman Brewing Company. Pours a clear golden color with white head. Roasty, nutty, malty aromas. Roasty, buttery, malty flavors.
Saturday, April 26, 2014

jcnielsen
1.9
Lake Norman Man Overboard IPA
On tap at Lake Norman Brewing Company. Pours an orange color with white head. Citrus, hoppy, cardboard aromas. Citrus, bitter, buttery, hoppy flavors. Pretty bad IPA.
Saturday, April 26, 2014

jcnielsen
2
Lake Norman Pontoon Pale Ale
On tap at Lake Norman Brewing Company. Pours a golden orange color with white head. Pretty minimal aroma, some slight hops in there. Slight bitter, slight citrus hops, some malty/bread flavors. Pretty below average pale ale.
Saturday, April 26, 2014

jcnielsen
2.1
Lake Norman Dockside Blonde Ale
On tap at Lake Norman Brewing Company. Pours a clear golden color with white head. Straw, malty, slight citrus hop aromas. Veggie, canned corn, straw, malty flavors. Bad veggie/corn flavors.
Saturday, April 26, 2014