Marzonis Locke Mountain Light

Brewed by Marzonis Brick Oven & Brewing Co.
Style: Pale Lager
Duncansville, Pennsylvania USA

Date: 07/24/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

crysal clear gold, fine white head, solid drippy lace, light sweet malt aroma with a grainy and corn character, creamy body, sweet creamy grain flavor, hint of corn, low bitterness adds some balance and a short dry finish

Aroma: 3/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 8/20
Rating: 2.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *+/4

(Duncansville) Pale straw body with white head. Aroma is medium sweet, peach, honey, light grassy. Taste is medium sweet, lager yeast, some grassy/herbal, light honey, seltzer. Light body with some crispness, quite drinkable. Decent for what it is.

A nice surprise as a light beer, and a solid offering. Gold pour, with aroma ans taste of hopcit, bready malt, and some honey as it finishes. A very good light beer, in fact, this one is in my upper pantheon of light beers.

Light hop aroma with no malt in the nose. Light white lacing head over light medium gold clear. Medium watery palate with medium-light carbonation. Starts with a light bitterness and some sweetness, normal acidity for pale lager. Finish is mild acidic bitter with clean aftertaste. A nice light lager at 3.7%, well hopped and very drinkable.

On tap @ Duncansville. Pours a clear yellow with a small covering of white head. Minimal nose, maybe a little pale malt and possibly a little corn. Very bland flavor, and a bit of cardboard on the finish. Thin and fizzy mouthfeel. Overall, not a whole lot more going on than your average BMC.

On tap at the Marzoni’s in Allison Park. Here they call it Three Rivers Gold for the local yocals. Ubiquitous pale yellow appearance. Earthy straw aroma. Flavor is not as earthy as the smell, but it does have a mild wet straw flavor in there. Good medium carbonation. Very little, if any bitterness. Just like a pale lager should be, well behaved with manners. Easy to get along with. Does have an ever so slight pilsner type bite to it. Finish is easy and friendly. Perhaps a little watery on the finish.

Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a very pale yellow color with a small white head. The aroma was faint and dry. The flavor was light, dry, slightly tangy and a bit nutty. Fairly decent for a light lager.

Draught at the brewpub. Pours light yellow with sticky white head. The aroma is surprisingly malty with lots of bread and some saltine crackers. The flavor resembles whole wheat bread, but with very papery hops after. A bit of a doughy aftertaste.