Silver Gulch Fairbanks Lager

Brewed by Silver Gulch Brewing & Bottling Co.
Style: Vienna
Fairbanks, Alaska USA

Date: 05/03/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: clear amber, wispy off white head, bits of lace,
Aroma: sweet caramel aroma with a nice bready character,
Flavor: big bready malt flavor, nice caramel sweetness brings out the bready character,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

(draft) Crystal clear light golden with off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, grassy, floral. Taste is mild sweet turning Bohemian hoppy, finishing mild grassy bitter. Light body and smooth, ok crispness. Pleasant everyday lager that's legit but shouldn't scare off the BMC crowd.

Bottle thanks to timmcd64: Pours a clear copper amber with a thin, wispy-lacing white head. Authentic aroma of lightly sweet toasty caramel and Munich malts and noble hops. Body starts lightly sweet and grainy with a touch of mild bitterness before a smooth finish. A pretty good and drinkable Vienna.

Pours copper/orange with a thin white head. Smells of toasted malt, some spiciness. Tastes of light malt and crisp with some earthiness on the finish.

Copper/amber hued with a small frothy off-white head and good lacing. The aroma hints of floral and grassy hops, orange zest, lemons, toasted malts and a touch of sweet spice. The taste starts bittersweet with good hops and malt balance. Grassy and twangy undertones. The finish is clean mostly, with an lingering effect of bitters. The mouthfeel is lively and shows good body for the style, crisp. A very well done lager indeed, don't pass this one up for you get the chance. Thanks Jeff for the bottle.

On tap. This Vienna pours a medium amber color. Small sized head. Aroma is caramel and sweet. A medium bodied Vienna. Malts are caramel, fruity and sweet. Nice clean malt flavors. Touch of nuttiness. Hops are earthy and floral. Nice balance. Clean tasting Vienna. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.

On draft at the Pumphouse in Fairbanks AK (don’t go to this restaurant by the way). Reddish amber with a thin head and very light caramel beer not unlike a light bodied Vienna. Kinda boring but well done.

Bottle. Pours clear and flat amber with spare fizzy off-white diminishing head, spare lacing. Aroma is average malt (bread, grain, straw, cereal), light hops (herbs, grass), average yeast (sweat, horse blanket) with notes of alcohol, pineapple, butter and vegetable. Short duration, light sweetness, moderate bitterness and acidity; rather husky flavor. Light bodied, oily texture, soft carbonation and metallic finish.