Muskie Capital Iron Ore Red Lager

Brewed by Muskie Capital Brewery
Style: Vienna
Hayward, Wisconsin USA

Poured a dark but clear red colour with a medium sized off white head. Aroma is slightly hoppy, biscuit malts, and toffee. Taste is a little dissapointing, a little over malty in my opinion. Finishes dry.

Nice red color, with a lot of lace for some reason. Light body and flavor with little hops present. Similar in flavor to the Liene Red. Easy drinking, but not much going on.

On tap.
Pours a deep ruby red with tightly packed slightly off-white head that doesn’t leave much lacing. Aroma gives of very little but some dry grain and moderate hops. Flavor has a surprising burst of fruity esters that I would not expect to find in a red lager and seems out of place. Dry grain and medium hop bitterness show as well, as does enough caramel malt to provide some balance. Medium body with a fairly lively palate. A pretty average beer that neither offends thrills.

Nice red color. No head but some caramel on the nose. Similar taste with a water finish and that sourness from the water. Faint hops.

Fourth stop during May ’07 brewpub tour. Fresh, on tap at the brewpub, this pours a clear coppery red brew with a short lived off white head. Aroma has character of caramel, apple juice, musty malt, and a touch of cherry. Taste is light body, some carbonation but a smooth finish with little hop aftertaste.

I understand why they need to make a beer like this but is a shame because they are capable of doing much better. All malt flavor and some very light chemical taste as well. Red, thin, and disappointing. It is probably better classified as an amber ale because it is red and malty. Some nut flavor in the finish.

(Tap) Pours amber with small head. Malty flavor typical of a red. Well balanced and thirst quenching. A pretty good beer overall.

Amber Coloring with Creamy Head. Dusty Malt Aroma...with a Sweet and Dusty Malt Flavor. Light Flavor Overall with Dry Aftertaste of Lingering Hops.