 CharlesDarwin (1822), Point Judith, Rhode Island, USA
Oct 12, 2009 12oz Bottle - Downtown Liquors, Davis Square, MA. Snappy, wheat crisp aroma. A bit of fresh hops. Pours a brilliant rich sunshine golden, with a frothy well-lacing, ivory head. Flavor is delectable. Satisfying, toothy pils malt holds up to a snappy crisp edge of pils malt and a nice cool lagered quality. Crisp, clean, friendly, and fresh. This is a very well done lager. Some deeper wheat biscuit, honey, and grass notes rise from the bottom. Very enjoyable.
thornecb (1735), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
Oct 8, 2009 Pours pale gold into a shaker. White head quickly recedes to hug rim leaving spotted sheets. Sour caramel aromas. Malty and crisp with a sour lasting caramel finish.
MartinT (5026), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jun 12, 2009 My Bottom Line:
This eminently drinkable but uneventful Helles suggests a few blond cereals to go with its leafy, spicy hop subtleties, before moving into a dry and moderately bitter finish.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A sheet of foam covers the clear golden.
-The nose doesn’t offer much more than whispering pale malts.
-The body is healthy and super clean. Flavors are so timid though that watery passages feel too present (even for the style).
-Malts could have been crisper. Nonetheless, this is the kind of product big breweries could (should) easily brew.
Bottle.
ben4321 (955), Rockville, Maryland, USA
May 13, 2009 August 2008 Beer of the Month Club
(Rating is from 9/2/08)
Overall Impression:
Not a bad lager, but certainly isn’t anything special. I wish the Beer of the Month would pick some of the more interesting beers these brewery’s offer, instead of their standard lager.
smcolw (314), Wayland, Massachusetts, USA
Apr 10, 2009 Deep gold color, with a minimal lingering head, the beer is clear with the lightest of haze.
Buttery and grassy aromas from the first pour. Second whiff produced more of a hay-like smell and some light malt.
First impression of the taste, thin in body, slightly oily with a "green" or "young" taste similar to a freshly mowed lawn. There’s also a long astringent aftertaste. Not as crisp as I would expect from a lager.
Rciesla (3500), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
Feb 26, 2009 Bottle. Pours a pale golden body with a white head. Cookie, grain, some mild malt sweet notes. A mild dry bitterness. Thin and sessionable.
Miver (551), WillowStreet, Pennsylvania, USA
Dec 18, 2008 12 oz bottle. Poured clear golden in color with a nice sized white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of earthy hops and wet grain. Tastes crisp and has a nice earthy hop character for what it is. Not bad.
Narnad (681), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
Sep 5, 2008 Pours from the bottle a very clear golden color with a small white that sits a top while the carbonation renews it. The aroma is very strong of Hallertauer hops with a little malt undertone. The hops really shines through at first but as it fades, your left with a great smooth malty sweetness. Leaves great lacing on the glass. Pretty decent lager.
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