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Blue Ridge (MD) Amber Lager 3.11 45

Blue Ridge (MD) Amber Lager

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53
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unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
453.13/5.03.11/5.05%81.8Lager glass
Commercial Description:
This beer is an American interpretation of the old Vienna-style lager. Exported from Europe to the U.S. and Mexico in the 1870s, this style had nearly died out by the end of Prohibition. Our version is medium-bodied, with a soft malt flavor balance by spicy hops, an herbal aroma and a slight citrus flavor.
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 hotstuff (3175), Indiana, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jun 19, 2005  
Bottle. Small off-white head that mostly diminished, fine, small, medium and very large sized bubbles, sparse lacing, carbonated, transparent, and an orange hue. Malty, caramel, hoppy, sweet aroma. Flavor was sweet, malty, caramel and lightly hoppy. Mouthfeel was tingly and thin. Light body.


 DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 1, 2005  
Copper colored with aroma of caramel malt, toffee, almonds, nuts. Tastes caramel malty, with almonds, apples, toffee, and some hops at the finish. Complex finish.


 thedm (3836), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/104/513/20
May 16, 2005  
This bottled brew poured a small sized head of foamy off-white colored mostly lasting fine to medium sized bubbles that left behind a transparent softly carbonated brown colored body and a fair lace. The aroma was mild with just a little malt and a hint of caramel malt. The mouth-feel was smooth and tingly with a mild caramel malt aftertaste and slight hop bite. The flavor was mild and smooth with a crisp caramel malty note to it.


Yuhasz (23), USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/517/20
Apr 4, 2005  
This is a very neutral beer. Not too heavy, not too light. This Amber Lager was pretty good.


 jde123 (715), Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 11, 2005  
Pours a medium copper color with small but noticeable head. Somewhat sour flavor and aroma, offset by a stunningly pleasant palate. Sweetly malted, nice...


 BBB63 (4267), La Porte, Indiana, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Dec 18, 2004  
Bottle: Medium amber hue with a slightly creamy and long lasting head and very good lace. The aroma has notes of caramel and toffee, wheat bread, floral hops, apple and pear, and light pepper. The taste starts with sweet malts at the forefront and a supporting fruity and twangy character. The finish is mildly astringent and just a hint of bitters and spice. The feel isn’t too bad for the style, even slightly sticky. While this isn’t a world class Vienna (and there are so few of those anyway), it is quite drinkable as a starter for the evening.


 SledgeJr (2966), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 4, 2004  
In the bottle. Rich amber color, possibly a little light for a marzen. Reasonable white head with decent lacing. Not much aroma. Flavor is sweet and malty with a slightly burnt caramel taste. Not a great beer, but drinkable.


 urbnhautebourg (974), Annapolis, Maryland, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/55/102/512/20
Sep 27, 2004  
Something of a letdown after trying their ESB. This just doesn’t have the malty niceness of the ESB, and perhaps it should not have to. Nevertheless, a rather light interpretation without any terribly interesting features and little sublety. Great Lakes’ Eliot Ness need not fear that its place as the Prince of Vienna will be usurped.



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