Charleston Lagerhead Lager

Brewed by Charleston Brewing Company
Style: Dortmunder/Helles
Charleston, South Carolina USA

12 oz. bottle, courtesy of growler. Light, golden-honey appearance with slight head. Light, yeasty nose, with a bit of sweetness. Very light mouthfeel, mineral and little else. No finish to speak of, though slightly grainy. Not bad, but very one-dimensional and light.

(12oz bottle, thanks growler) Lightly hazed apple juice body with small white head. Aroma is medium sweet, apple, orange, light lemon. Taste is medium sweet, apple, some cereal, light lemon, floral. Light body with low carbonation.

Cloudy golden color with a big white head. Not bad for a lager. A bit of a spicy aroma. Quick thin finish though. Missing the yeast characteristics I like in this style. Finish is a little bitter. Well carbonated.

Draft... ODBF2006... Crystal clear, golden lager with a small, fizzy, off-white head. Grainy aroma with plenty of earthy hops. Delicate malt followed by an abundance of juicy hops build a well-balanced, rounded flavor. Medium-bodied and creamy with medium carbonation. Short, crisp, clean finish. Better than expected. A real thirst quencher!

Sampled at Old Dominion Brewfest ’06. Light golden with a white head. Lightly grassy herbal aroma. Flavor has notes of light grain, corn, grass and a little lemon. Light bodied with moderate carbonation. Drinkable, but overall a boring run-of-the-mill pale lager.

smells of adjuncts and tastes like burnt grass. Body is reasonably malty. Finish gives off a little lemon.

12 oz bottle purchased at the Harris Teeter on East Bay Street in Charleston, SC (April 2006), served just above fridge temp in a Michelob glass. A giant fizzy cream-colored head bubbles and dies quickly atop the roiling, lively dark golden body.....the aroma is reasonably clean, but corn sugar seems present to my insensitive nostrils amidst the dry husky pale barley and faint dry hops....the body is quite clean and smooth, devoid of serious imperfections but pretty darn bland, though the somewhat low carbonation seems to help the body from seeming too thin or watery, even if it robs it of some crispness....the end result is a slightly syrupy, faintly woody-hoppy, moderately sweet lager that grows more drinkable and enjoyable as it warms to near cellar temperature, with faint cidery hints being somewhat pleasurable and subtle enough not to overstay their welcome. There’s enough pale malt, and little enough of the typical metallic character of such beasts as to keep it drinkable and a far superior example to most macros....though I certainly would not make an effort for it.

Pours a off amber little no head aroma was faint with a grainy and citrus notes Fizzy light mouthfeel with chunks in it . Light flavor nothing that stands out