I had this beer for the first time straight out of the can at Jake’s in Omaha. Beer Ranger Ron Nelson had a release party last week at the main bar. The beer is only available in 16 fl. oz. cans at this time, and there are no plans to release it on tap. My initial impression out of the can was good, but for the purpose of this review I had it out of a New Belgium globe glass a couple of days ago.
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The beer pours a gold to amber color, with a head consisting of larger bubbles, which dissipate quickly.
The initial aroma is big on citrus, possibly due to an addition of Cascade hops at the end of the boil. After that, the smell changes to orange blossoms.
The mouth-feel is right in the middle. It starts out a little sweet, and finishes a little dry. A really nice experience, in my humble opinion.
A simple grain flavor dominates with a hint of hay and lightly roasted nuts (hazelnuts mostly). The profile is similar to the Cream Ale style of beer.
Overall, the beer has little bit of everything: sweet, dry, floral, citrus, nuts, and grain. I would recommend this as a spring or summer beer. Also, I would like to see this slowly replace the PBR tall-boy cans, which are all the rage lately.
2 comments:
Even though I love a good hoppy IPA and a toasty robust porter I still often find myself drinking well made light lager (yes even PBR). I'm glad to see more and more craft brewers putting new light lagers out there. It's a hard style to do consistent, clean, and more important Flavorful. This is a great example of a craft light lager and although I won't stop drinking PBR pounders I will most deffenatly drink less of them because of beers like this.
I think the real key for something like this to be successful is getting the price as close to that of PBR as possible. You will always pay a premium for craft beer, but if they can find a price point that is a bit more than PBR but less than a "normal" craft beer I think it will sell like hotcakes. I'd sure as hell buy them, it is a very tasty, well made light lager. If only we lived in a world where the mass produced light lagers tasted like this...
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