Pennichuck Ladder 1 Lager

Pours copper with a nice white head. Smells of sweet fruit (strawberries...), some buttery hints, toasty, earthy. Tastes sweet and fruity with a crisp finish and a nice balance of carbonation

Deep gold almost copper with very little head or lace. Aroma is caramel malt. Flavor semi sweet malt, a slight light bitter finish. A good beer that seems to change flavors in your mouth long after it is down the hatch. Medium bodied with pretty solid mouthfeel. Nice beer all round. A beer that could carry 6% abv easily. Nice offering

Draft at Amigo’s in Milford N.H. Sold under the name Amigo’s Lager, But from conversations with Pennichuck I know it is really Ladder 1 Lager. Pours a rich golden reddish color with a small white head and no lace. Nose is quite fruity with a malt background. Nice soft mouthfeel with a moderate body. Carbonation is on the low side. Flavor is heavy on the citrus, peaches and necterines, with a strong malty backbone. Not much going on with hops. Could of used a little hop bite to jazz it up. Nice sessionable brew .
Earlier Rating: 9/22/2007 Total Score: 3.5
12 oz bottle. Poured a deep golden color with a hint of red. Small white head with minimal lacing. The first whiff of the brew was of peaches and necterines, then became more breadlike. Mouthfeel was meduim. Not dry, but not heavy and oily either. Taste was same as aroma. The first few sips were very citrus like. Mainly peaches, necterines, and maybe some cherry. the middle of the beer was yeasty. Finish was dry with some hop flavor coming out. I’m not knowledgable as to what a Vienna should be, but I know I liked this brew. Would be a good session beer.

Pours a nice slight hazy golden brown color, nice carbonation, nice little creamy off-white head, with some nice sticky lacing hanging around. The nose is malty, slight citrus/spice. The taste is malty, sweet, very slight soury. Medium body. Drinkable, this is a nice one, pretty tasty.

Thanks to jcwattsrugger for bringing this one out. Amber colour, thin white head. Lightly malty and appley. Thin-bodied and pretty poor really. Slightly sweet but without any actual malt character at all.

Date: 05/31/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Noog Four-O

Appearance: hazy orange, wispy off white head,
Aroma: sweet caramel malt aroma with a nice bready character and light earthyness,
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, lots of biscuit character, touch of earthyness,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

You know what? I actually really dug this. I’ve come a long way in my opinion of lagers. Has a nice straw and honey aroma from the malt. Very nice malty lager. I dig it.

Pours a copper color with a white head. Aroma is malty, nutty, toasty, caramel, and earthy hops. Flavor is malty, nutty, toasty, caramel, and a bitter earthy finish.