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Russell Extra Special Lager 2.48 9

Russell Extra Special Lager


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Brewed by Russell Brewing Company
Style: Premium Lager

Surrey, Canada

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92.29/5.02.48/5.05%39.8Lager glass
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 Hooker (450), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/511/20

Aug 7, 2007  
Clear gold colour with thin white head. Grassy malt nose. Thin mild malt taste with lingering stale malt finish.

 mcberko (177), British Columbia, Canada
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/55/20
Oct 14, 2009    Updated: Oct 19, 2009
Pours light yellow with a bland aroma. Mild hoppy flavour with nothing standing out.


 piscator34 (1136), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Apr 22, 2009  
Canned sample. Medium gold in colour with strong fizzy carbonation. Aromas of sweet wildflower honey, flinty pilsner malts, and maybe a hint of butter caramel. Slightly sweet upfront on the palate, with notes of pale malt, a bit of earthy hops, and wet stones. Medium bodied for a pils, with a fair amount of bitterness. Not bad overall, but could do with a bit less sweetness on the nose, and a bit more character in the mouth. Average at best.


 Crit (2416), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/510/20
Dec 18, 2008  
Gold with samll white head, neutral nose. Reminds me of the beers made during the dry beer fad years ago


 fiulijn (7520), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/510/20
Aug 7, 2008  
Draught at The Railway Club, Vancouver
Blond color, thin creamy head. Light aroma. But the flavor is quite interesting, not bad at all, a Lager with light residual sugars and some cereals.


 CapFlu (3494), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
0.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/101/51/101/51/20
Jul 21, 2007  
(Draught) Sampled at the Mt. Washington Alpine Beer Festival on July 14th, 2007. Russell brought two beers to this festival - the Lemon and the ES Lager. The Lemon Ale tasted like lemon-meringue-margarine; so not delightful. And the Extra Special Lager was UNBELIEVABLY diacetyl. It was like a buttermilk shake. Totally undrinkable. Why would you present such a beer at a festival?


 OldMrCrow (1206), Seattle, Washington, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Sep 28, 2006    Updated: Feb 1, 2008
Tap at the Sylvia in Vancouver

Clear light yellow with short-lived head but good lacing. Slightly sweet nose, a bit of hay; the flavor is clean but very mild , the hops sitting far in the background. There’s a decided flavor of roasted peanut shells to this one and in the end it’s just to thin and hollow to really satisfy.


 JoeMcPhee (5056), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/512/20
Mar 23, 2005  
On tap at Sauzis. Pale golden colour with a thick head and lacing that hangs around until the end. Pale malt, faintly bready. The yeast has a touch of fritiness, with a pear/apple character. Hopping is light and grassy. Clean and well-balanced. Refreshing brew.



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