Lakefront New Grist Sorghum Beer

Brewed by Lakefront Brewery
Style: Specialty Grain
Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA

Crisp floral flavors and some light sweet fruit, with a light hop profile. Pleasant, but a little bit of a metallic tang creeps in there. I wouldn’t exactly flock to this beer, but for those with Celiac Disease it sure is better than no beer at all.

I have no idea what sorghum is, but if you put "beer" on the label, I’m willing to try it. This poured from my 12 oz bottle with a light orange hue, with little activity and a thin white fuzzy white head. This gives an odd aroma .. almost like cinnamon gum, or cough syrup ... not good. The flavor is a tad better, but similarly off-putting ... very medicinal, this reminded me very much of the cough syrup I had as a kid ... like artificially-flavored cherry cough-drops, or something along those lines. (#2663, 1/21/07)

an interesting(that’s right Tad, i said interesting" concoction. a bright golden yellow that is very clear with a small white head. sake comparisons start in the nose, it has that fruity ester nose that i used to get from drinking a lot of warm sake at my last job. a bit of floral, like those white flowers that i can never remember the name of, but a girl i used to know loved. sweet apple cider like flavor with the finish of a sake without the alcohol bite. i did not go into this thinking, oh a rice beer, i bet it is like sake, that uis just what has hit me. the apple flavor is more pronounced than anything here. very thin, overly sweet and onesided for me, but far from a drain pour even though i won’t repurchase this, i can see why it was brewed and don’t feel bad about grabbing a 6 pack.

Bottle: The aroma is rather sweet and fruity with moderate apple and a hint of lemon. Pours a transparent yellow with a small soapy white head that dies quickly. I’ve seen worse, so I’ll give it a 2 by default. The flavor starts with some light apple that lingers throughout. The finish has sort of a faint bubblebum, vanilla, and sour grape combination that is really weird at first. The more I drink it, the more I get used to it, and the more it begins to resemble a pale lager with a hint of sourness in the finish. Has a light vanilla aftertaste. Not my thing, but if your a BMC drinker and need this as an gluten-free alternative, I’m sure it would suffice...it’s probably even a slight upgrade.

12 oz bottle from Woodmans on Gammon Road in Madison, WI (October 2006), consumed at a bit above fridge temperature from a Fitgers pint glass. Fizzy pale totally clear yellow body, lots of big suspended bubbles, moderate frothy head dies away very quickly; looks pretty much like any macro lager....faintly sugary, citrusy aroma has a certain staleness and old gym sock character to it, not enough to be nauseating, just dull and vaguely unpleasant.....the body is also just lightly sweet, a bit salty, and soda-like; hints of maple and lemon do little to enhance things, there is absolutely no malt flavor or fullness to this....I’m a bit surprised by the vituperative quality of some of the reviews; yes, this is fairly bad as "beer" but I find it drinkable, I guess, and not bad as mildly alcoholic soda-pop. Not that I’ll ever buy it again, or even finish this glass....

I avoided this beer until I saw how many votes it got in a recent "worst beer of the year" thread. That thread inspired me to grab a bottle on my last trip to BOTW. I grabbed my trusty pint glass and a bucket, fully expecting to be induced into vomiting. Pours pale golden colored with a head that disappears almost as soon as it forms. Strangely fruity aroma of sour peaches, apple cider, and white grapes. Flavor of tainted apple cider, initial slight tart qualities gives way to a sickly sweet flavor, it almost tastes like they used corn in this, but I admit to not knowing the flavor qualities of sorghum, so it could be that. Very fizzy, light mouthfeel. Not something I would buy again, but surprisingly enough, I could drink a few of these if no other options presented themselves.

Slight malt aroma. Very pale yellow, just a couple of bits of foam that disappeared quickly. Pretty bland flavors with a hint of hops in it and a slightly citric aftertaste. If I was unable to have gluten, this would at least provide some of the concept of beer, so I can’t really pan it, but it isn’t something I’ll look for. I applaud the initiative.

It pours with a billowing white head, but thats the best part of the appearence by far. the color is thin yellowy color, that doesnt look appitizing. Although there was some serious carbonation throughout. The aroma is nice ... when you strain to find it. Its carboard, grass, wheat, rice, lemon/citrus, etc. The palate is nice and smooth, almost like a cream/vanilla beer. and the flavor is ... interesting. Not like (m)any beers I’ve had before. Its creamy, yet at the same time wheat and grassy. Not a whole lot of normal beer flavors, but its a soghum beer, what can you expect I guess.