Christian Moerlein Select Lager

Formerly brewed at Lion Brewery, Inc.
Style: Dortmunder/Helles
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania USA

Dark straw colored with aroma of hopcit, some florals, and some honeyish sweetness. Tastes of pale malt, with some hopcit and a smooth finish. Not bad.

Bottle. Smooth white head that mostly diminished, fair lacing, fine sized bubbles, transparent, very little carbonation, and a yellow hue. Aroma was malty, sweet and some hops. The flavor mimicked the aroma IMO. Fairly smooth palate.

This staple of the Cincinnati beer drinkers diet is still more than a standout in it’s league. The head was small and fizzles out, but it is a Helles after all. The flavor is always surprisingly sweet with malt and slight hops. The mouthfeel is very nice and fills the corners nicely but washes down without the sticky lingering. If nothing else Christian Moerlein deserves respect for being the first American beer brewed according to the Rheinheitsgebot Law of Purity and imported into Germany back when all most American beers were good for was killing snails.

Pours light brown with a tiny white head. Thick taste for a lager. Very malty and low in hops. On draught at Great American Ballpark. Good for a ball game.

Poors nice, good color and an appropriate amount of carbonation. Smell is pleasant, although not particularly prounounced. Taste is very well-balanced, with a nice hops flavor that isn’t overpowering. Slightly bitter finish. This is a refreshing beer that is somewhat flavorful yet not a "tour-de-force" on the tastebuds. Nice local beer for my adoptive home of the next 2 or so years.

This is a nice balanced beer for those looking for an American beer that approaches the quality to German beers. It has a nice balanced taste - noted hops flavour but not too bitter. Seems to have lost some of its uniqueness over the past decade but that may just be due to the experience of my palate. Still a good choice that keeps the Cincinnati brewing tradition alive.

A bitter aftertaste, but a good brew. Good to see that someone bought it and is going to produce it again.

Alright, I get to rate two select lagers within a month of each other. This should be interesting. Dark golden with just a hint of orange in the color. smaller off white head. Rising bread dough and flour aroma. Only a hint of hops, light hay, in the nose. Mild crisp feel. Words are escaping me. An amalgamation of pale malt, light oak, petunias and berries (I am thinking blue, but maybe gose). Finish as crisp, with a light caramel apple flavor. Interesting, but I do not envision myself drinking copious quantities of this. Thanks for the efforts slikwily.