Lakefront Riverwest Stein

Brewed by Lakefront Brewery
Style: Vienna
Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA

This had a nice smooth flavor. A carmal taste that went down easy. It was slightly on the watery side and could have used a bit more hops.

Bottle from Cock&Bull. Poured hazy dark copper color with an average frothy off-white head that mostly lasted and produced good to excellent lacing. Moderate roasted apple bread and cascade hop aroma. Medium body with a sticky texture. Moderate to heavy bittersweet flavor with medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. The beer goes well with spicy food.

12 oz. bottle from the variety 8 pack - Pours a deep clear amber color with a one finger thick off white head. Light lacing. Aroma is caramel malt and herbal hops. Flavor is sweet caramel malt. Smooth, soft mouthfeel. Medium body. Taste better than most Mexican Viennas, that’s for sure. A good beer.

This vienna beer pours copperish brown with an longer head. The nutty aromas show off all of the blended malts. The mouthfeel drives the caramel and toast of the malt as well. A great use of the robust malts. The finish lasts long and is complex.

Rerate with bottle thanks to 17th floor. Cloudy amber with small beige head. Aroma is caramel with mild hops. Flavor is dry malt with noble hops with some citrus, actually kind of tasty. Creamy medium body. Nice. Gift from gf from Wi. 12oz bottle. Clear, dark brown with samll off-white head. Aroma of citrus with sweet caramel malt and some dough. Flavor of med sweet, orange, nice light bitterness, caramel some grain. Nice med-full body and a little bit creamy. Best Lakefront beer I’ve had. 7 3 8 4 16 = 3.8

very nice red amber appearance and a tremendous flavor for an all malt lager. very sweet with some depth, a surprisingly nice beer. good

Rating #1000.

12 oz. Bottle purchased at Metcalf Discount Liquors on 91st St in Overland Park, KS. Mar WK4 notched on side of the bottle. Pour is clear copper ruby with a two inch dirty white head that fades to reveal nice lacing. Aroma of sweet caramel biscuit maltiness and some nuttiness. There is also some faint chemical dirtiness present. Taste is muted sweet hazelnut and maltiness. The palate is slick, thin and quite drinkable. The aftertaste lingers a bit long, once again with the chemical dirtiness. Nice, quaffable beer.

Why did I choose this beer for #1000? Simple, it was the first craft beer I ever tasted, and it had a profound impression on the way I looked at beer. Previous to sampling this beer at one of the early Lakefront brewery tours in 1991, I thought beer was pissy yellow stuff that was consumed solely to remove sobriety. This beer was different, and the approach of the brewers was different. The Lakefront guys taught us about what beer was, and how they, as an extremely small brewery at the time, had gotten to where they were. I was completely consumed by the story, and the beer was fantastic. Granted, Lakefront was far from the first to do this, they were just the first one I noticed. Would I have become a craft beer enthusiast without this beer? Of course, I think that was inevitable. However, this beer is singularly present in my mind as the beer that showed beer could be something more, and something important. In a not so small way, this singular experience opened my mind to exploring food, wine, coffee, etc, the list could go on and on. Thank you Jim. Thank you Russ.

Bottled. Surprising, in a good way. Classic vienna all around. Great combination of caramel malt and hints of sweeter sugar. So far my favourite beer from this brewery.