Red Bell Philadelphia Original Lager

Formerly brewed at Red Bell Brewery & Pub
Style: Vienna
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA

Poured in glass. Has a nice bronze color. Medium thick head that is soon gone. Kind of a sweet smell to it, but not always (kind of different from bottle to bottle if you ask me). Bitter and hoppy front to the beer, but not really hoppy, then after that, the beer just goes down smoothly down me throat and I smile because the beer is a beer that is not too shabby.

THOGHTS: The aroma wasn’t unpleasant, but just hardly there. Not really much in the way of flavor either — it was a bit watered down. The best part of this beer was the carbonation bubbling up from the bottom in varying sizes. I could look at it all night, like a flute of champagne, but it wasn’t the kind of beer I wanted to savor so it was gone too soon. I just finished it as soon as possible so that I could move on to the next beer. A little run of the mill. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a sparkling, light to medium yellow with a small whith head that mostly diminished and left fair lacing. The aroma was light to moderate rasted malt. The initial flavor was moderately sweet and bitter and sour, while the finish was moderately sweet, lightly to moderately bitter and sour with a short duration. The body was light to medium and dry and watery with a slightly metallic finish.

From a bottle. If you want something that tatses like a beer, this is it. Amber, dark in appearance, has a strong aroma to it that I can’t put my finger on. Is this really a lager? I obtained some of this on a whim.

If you told me I was drinking another boring run of the mill amber ale, I would’ve believed you. This had nothing lager crisp about it. Caramel malts with a touch of bitter hops in the finish. Snore fest, medium to full body. Snore.

cloudy amber appearance, aroma wasn’t the best... after the first sip, this lager does get better however, very smooth.... just wanted to try something new

Bottle Pours a hazy amber with a fizzy off white head. The head lasts well and turns creamy. Also produces good lacing. Has a decent aroma of malts and nuts. Taste is pretty good, has a creamy texture with a good duration. Has a lively carbination, with a nice bitter finish. A light to medium body. This beer fooled me. I didn’t expect to be this good.

(12 oz bottle: Obtained in trade with hopdog, thanks Steve!) This is quite aromatic, but so is dog poop, and I’m pretty sure I don’t much like this aroma either. The nose is dry and toasty, but the beer also smells like a wet cardboard box that’s held vegetables and had some time to "ripen." Or maybe something else entirely, I don’t know, this isn’t an odor I try to keep at the forefront of my memory, and don’t want to. The flavor is also kind of unpleasant. Minimally sweet, with a mild toastiness, but the principle flavor is, hell, I don’t know, cardboardy and vegetal? I don’t think I’ve tasted (or smelled) anything like this, and it’s not enjoyable. In fact, it’s easily on the unpleasant side of "average". Medium bodied. Deep ruddy amber color, just a tad bit of chill haze, but clearing as it warms, and topped by a small, but very persistent off-white head. Not a good beer from historic Brewerytown.

Out of a bottle. It’s amazing when you aren’t planning to drink different beer until someone hands it to you. Aroma was ok real light malt scent. Nice amber pour to it. Taste was malted mainly a slight hint of black cherry and caramel. Palate was enjoyably light. Overall a tasty interlude when you are expecting swill.