Schooners California Lager

Tasted from fresh growler. This California Common pours a dark copper gold color. Medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is caramel, toffee and bready. Medium bodied common. Malts are fruity and sweet. It has that fruity estery flavor of a steam beer. Hops are floral and earthy. Soft malt flavors that kind of just fade away. Nice beer. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.

On tap @ Hopyard Pleasanton poured a clear copper with a small lingering off white head. Aromas of carmel, bread and light fruitiness. Palate was light to medium bodied and crisp. Flavors of bread, light carmel and a hint of fruitiness with a crisp lightly bitter finish.

Can you say very good Steam Beer. Too bad Fritz copyrighted the name. Malt forward with caramel and biscuit notes. Perfect balanced hopping that compliments the wonderful mouthfell. Well done Craig.

Draft at the brew pub. Dark copper color. Malty aroma with some darker fruit notes. Almost fruity with a toasted malt flavor. Dry cereal aftertaste.

While admittedly, lagers really aren’t my favorite beer this is very, very drinkable and it has a unique angle on a lager beer. A bit darker than the "normal" beer, but not as dark as a dunkel. I think Craig (brewer) was going for a unique California style and hits the mark squarely. Aroma is lightly hopped, clean but with a very enjoyable, flicker of roastyness to it. Appearance is like a dark copper in color, very nice head. Mouthfeel is light/medium bodied, finishes very crisp and clean. Flavors were slightly grassy, a good amount of malty sweetness and incredibly balanced. Another one please!