Grumpy Troll Captain Fred

Brewed by Grumpy Troll Brewery, Restaurant and Pizzeria
Style: Pale Lager
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin USA

Date: 08/08/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

Appearance: hazy pale yellow, fine white head, sheets of lace,
Aroma: light malt aroma,
Flavor: light sweet malt flavor, well bittered with floral hops, light lasting bitter finish,

Aroma: 3/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 3/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 6/20
Rating: 1.8/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: 4

On tap at the Grumpy Troll Brew Pub. Poured a light to medium yellow color with a small sized white head. Aromas of grass, grains, and some corn. Tastes follow suit.

On tap at the brewpub 7/31/09: Pours a clear pale golden with a thin, clingy-lacing white head. Aroma of crisp noble hops and pale malt with some graininess. Starts light with a faint hint of sweetness and some grainy malt before a drier bitter finish. Pretty refreshing and drinkable, but nothing too exciting.

Pale Lager rating #100. Yellow and clear. Crisp, fresh, lively flavors of grains and corn, lightly sweet, with more of a sour note in the finish. A good pre-prohibition style lager, easy to drink and refreshing and made without any glaring defects.

LIght golden color. Smallish white head. Light pale malt and some floral hops. Rather biting in feel. Flavors of light grain and malt with some lime zest. Rather tart.

On tap at the brewpub. The body with pale yellow with a white head. The smell is light glue with some grass. The taste was lots of Elmer’s glue with some cheap tobacco. There was also a hint of Saaz in the finish. This was poor, considering the rest of the line up.

On draught as Captain Fred American Lager at the brewpub in Mt Horeb, Wisconsin. Pours a clear golden pale brew with a decent white head that slowly dissolves to a ring, though has good retention and lacing. Aroma of bready malt, some grassy ops with a touch of corn grits and green vegetable. Taste is light to medium bodied, well carbonated with a light and smooth biscuity malt flavor along with some flowery hops. Finish is semi-sweet with a good balance of malt and bitterness that turns into a crisp and clean cut flavor.

On tap at Grumpy Troll. Poured clear paler golden with a light cap of white head. The aroma picked up wheat and adjuncty sweetness along with light bready notes.. became almost unbearably sweet. Very sweet again in the flavor department with light fruits, dried floral notes, and some leftover yeast.. somewhat enjoyable, but too sweet. Lighter-bodied with a long, sweet finish.