Fort Collins Edgar Lager

Brewed by Fort Collins Brewery
Style: Vienna
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

Date: 02/20/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip

clear red, wispy beige head, several streaks and drops of lace, sweet dark caramel malt aroma with a touch of sour mash and light floral hops, rich caramel malt flavor, light sweetness, nice balancing hop flavor and bitterness, not a lot going on but very drinkable, has flavor unlike a typical lager

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

12oz bottle. Poured a deep orange color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of toasted malts, toffee, and cookie dough. Tastes of caramel and citrus.

Pours copper with a thin white head. Smellds of sweet malt and wildflowers. Tastes earthy and crisp with a peppery splash on the finish.

Sweet nose of honey, hops and wheat. Nice active and very bubbly palate, with a sweet grain and light maple malt flavor.

Dark amber color with a taller light tan head. Toast and grains aromas, akin to a slice of toasted whole grain bread. Hints of mild marmalade and DMS (seems to be part of the grain thing). Dry toasted malt reaches the tongue along with some sorghum and other odd sweetnesses. Some mild earthy peat seems to find its way in the mix. Seems like it would go well with a sausage on a whole wheat bun. But than again, there are a lot of other brews that would fit that bill also. Lots of sweet toasted malt in the linger.

Head is initially small, frothy, off-white, fully diminishing. Body is clear medium amber. Aroma is moderately malty (caramel, toasted grain, cookie), lightly hoppy (flowers, herbs), with a note of peach. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly bitter, slightly metallic. Medium body, watery (almost syrupy) texture, lively carbonation. Bitterness never develops, so this is a somewhat sticky sweet beer to drink. The aroma is pleasant, though. A Vienna in spirit, but with enough whispers of American Dark to prevent recommendation.

This is a recent arrival in Iowa City. A darker red body that is almost amber. The aroma is full of apples and some earthy raw potatoes. The taste is light with some tofee and a little bit of celery. There is also a spicy finish of clove. This is a decent lager, but a little to much vegetables in this.

Copper brown color. Small white foamy head. Aroma is malt, caramel, cookies and cinnamon. Medium bodied vienna style lager. Malts are fruity and sweet, lots of cookie and cinnamon flavors. Very sweet. Touch of hop bitterness. Interesting beer, not much there but sweetness and spice. Thanks Sean.. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.