Charleston Lagerhead Lager

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

Date: 10/08/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip

clear golden, whispy off white head, sweet corn malt aroma with light floral hops, lightly bittered malt flavor, balanced with a bit of sweetness, unoffensive

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 3/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 6/20
Rating: 1.9/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: 4

(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.

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!

(Draught) Pours an amber body with a moderate white head. Aroma of corn grain and light citrus. Flavor of cream, hops, and lemon.

Pours gold with a white head. Smells of perfume, some dry malt, peppery. Tastes peppery and sweet with an earthy undertone and some soapy hints on the finish.

LIghtly hazed golden color with a taller light taupe head. Hints of corn, grain, and dry floral hops. Light sweet grain start. Bitterness breaks in suddenly with dry citric zest and wood. A touch of nuttiness in the finish and linger. More biting, than crisp. Not as clean as I would like a lager to be.

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.

Florence, South Carolina, 12 oz bottle - Harris Teeter Grocery store. Murky dark golden pour, tight white head. Bit of a tired aroma, hint of lemon in there to bring it a hint of life. Flavor has a touch of lemon, some malty toasted cereal notes and a touch of butter. Slightly dry mouthfeel. Not exactly memorable.