Ballast Point Longfin Lager

Brewed by Ballast Point Brewing Company
Style: Dortmunder/Helles
San Diego, California USA

Name: Hot Rails Helles
Date: 11/30/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewery

clear yellow, thin white head, nice lace, lightly sweet malt aroma and flavor, nice crisp hops leading to a nice bitter finish

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

I think this on is also called Blue Fin. Had this at the Mammoth Festival. Pours a pale gold. Smells bready and sweet. Finishes crisp and refreshing. A nice lager.has a really nice clean finish with a quenching hop bite. Nice and bready.

On Tap at Hamiltons. Spot on accurate helles. Straw color. Great head retention. Dry/crisp finish. Lightly sweet from grain/malt with a mild hop character. N

Sampled at the brewery on 11/30/06: Pours a clear bright golden with a thin, wispy-lacing white head. Sweet, authentic grainy pale German malty aroma. Body starts sweet and malty drying some toward a slightly floral lager yeasty profile. True to style and drinkable.

Draft @ homebrew shop. Poured a clear pale yellow color. The malty aroma had worty and cereal notes. Light malty flavor. Crisp with some floral notes. Bitter semi-dry finish.

Draft at O’Brien’s. Bright Yellow Pour with brite white head. Aromas of maltiness. Flavors were typical lager with a crisp clean finish. Hop finish was decent barely coming through the lager twang. Decent for a lager.

Tap, O’Brien’s. Pours a medium/light golden color. Aroma is grassy and slightly acidic. Creamy grainy flavor. Good malt. Nice easy drinker for a lighter change of pace.

Taster on tap@the Scripps Ranch Brewery: Pale yellow color with a small white head. Light sweet and fruity nose. Flavor starts sweet with some grainess and a hint of honey followed by a moderately spicy hop bitterness and finishing lightly dry. Light bodied with lively carbonation.