 Drnk_McDermott (1545), Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
Jan 18, 2007 Updated: Apr 11, 2007
New Rating from draft at the pub, 4/11/07. Just as light as any junklager, but with a nice thin and leggy draft head. Drinks nice and crisp with a distinctive sharp Saaz nose. Dry but somehow a little syrupy. Almost chewy, with a good finish and hoppy smell. Much better on draft. As I said I would, I’m replacing the previous rating from an outdated bottle.
Original Rating from 12 oz. bottle, 1/15/07. Rating: 4-2-5-3-8=2.2. I should have known in advance something was up: the first time I ever saw this bottled was in a clearance cart at Binny’s of Willowbrook. Sure enough, it seems to be a pretty old bottle. Cloudy pour; hey, there’s yeast on the bottom. Don’t see that from a lager. Thin head. Warm lager smell, but with some fruitiness. Yes, the taste is sour, like it fermented too warm. But then there’s some hops behind that odd taste. There’s only one thing for it; I’ve got to go to Payton’s finally and try this fresh.
msante79 (236), Illinois, USA
Aug 21, 2008 12 oz bottle. Pours hazy golden with white head. Aroma is pale malt, sugar and lots of citrus. Flavor is sweet with light fruits and tons of citrus. Was a little to sweet for me but some people will love this beer and some not so much.
pope_phred (103), Plainfield, Illinois, USA
Aug 18, 2008 Poured from the bottle into a double-walled pint glass. Pour produced a cloudy, golden (almost golden brown) body tipped with a small white head of foam, the darkness and lack of clarity was not what I was expecting from a pilsner. Aroma was rich caramel and light hops notes, not unpleasant, just different. Bitter from the outset, with a fair carbonation and medium body, this beer has a dry, tacky palate with notes of burnt caramel with a slight bit of sweetness at the end. Lacing was good throughout the tasting, though that didn’t change my overall view of this beer, which was that it had a muddled buttery caramel nose and flavor profile which detracted from the dry crispness that I expect from a pilsner.
17thfloor (651), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jul 7, 2008 Pours a light golden with smaller bubbles and a nice creamy white froth on top. Really odd aroma, sour and way sweet, it does kind of smell like a stick of butter. First taste is sweet, sugary, and sour, funky for sure, lots of citrus??? odd breadiness... strangely acidic. Kind of a woody finish with grains in the aftertaste.
JPDIPSO (4234), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
Jun 28, 2008 Hazy golden color with a moderate foamy, off-white head. Light malt, grain and celery scents. Mild acidity also detected in the nose. Light pale malt start that leads to amino acid and and mild vegetable juice flavors. Some mild wood in the finish and linger has a bit of nuttiness. Does not seem well made.
davidoc (109), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jun 26, 2008 Poured pale yellow from the bottle with little head. I wanted to love this beer as much as I love Walter Payton, but the taste was somewhat thin.
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