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Smoky Mountain Velas Helles Lager 2.69 85

Smoky Mountain Velas Helles Lager

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852.68/5.02.69/5.05.2%33.1Lager glass
Commercial Description:
Continental style lager enjoyed throughout Europe. Visions of the Liter Stein-laden "Bier Fraus" bespeak the drinkability of this smoothest and most quaffable of lager beers. Less hoppy than Pilsner and very drinkable. Deep straw color. Balanced with Bavarian hops. Aged a full 6 weeks at 32°F.
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 mcox90 (654), Wilton, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Apr 4, 2009  
12 oz bottle courtesy of Lithy. Pours a yellow color with a thin white head. Aroma is grain, corn and mild malt. Palate is thin and dry. Flavor is corn, bready grains and a little malt in the background.


 jake65 (1725), Williston, North Dakota, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/57/20
Mar 17, 2009  
Bottle: Golden pour with a fizzy white head. Smells dry and floral with some lager malt to make it lightly sweet. My first sip is sweet and malty with a lighter floral presence. As it progresses, it gets drier with more florals and a bit bready. Hard to be satisfied with this... again, not my favorite style either.


 Sparky27 (1641), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Mar 15, 2009  
Bottle courtesy of lithy– thanks Justin! Pours clear gold with a minimal white head. The nose is malt, biscuits and grain. The taste is biscuits, corn and malt with light grassy hops in the finish. Lighter bodied.


 machfive55 (235), Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/102/510/20
Mar 13, 2009  
Poured golden with almost no head. There wasn’t much in the way of aroma and there wasn’t a whole lot in the way of flavor. Fairly bland, but a clean beer overall and no technical flaws. Otherwise, not entirely exciting but not bad either. Very drinkable, it would make a good session lager.


 sersdf (1000), chicago, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/512/20
Feb 17, 2009  
really sweet. pretty good for a helles. no saaz hopps flavor, really. i think this was the favorite of all the people i was with, but i wouldn’t say that i was in the same boat.


 jcr (1190), Jasper, Indiana, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/103/57/20
Feb 12, 2009  
Bottle. Canned corn and green beans dominate both the aroma and flavor. Clear yellow/gold body with rapidly fading white head. Vegetal aroma along with some hints of toffee and husky grains. The flavor is lightly to moderately sweet and less than lightly bitter. It finishes about the same as it starts. Medium body with a buttery texture. Flat carbonation. A totally forgettable beer that borders on being a total mess.


 Butters (1653), Virginia, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Feb 1, 2009  
Shared with the boys for Cellar Reduction #3. Clear gold with thin white head. Nose of grain and grass. Slick grassy light hop, grain, butter flavor. Exactly what I would want out of this style.


 Barrios (861), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/102/511/20
Feb 1, 2009  
Bottle with Butters and sixfootsix at the 3rd Cellar Reduction. Pours a fading white head with a clear yellow body. Smells of malt and a little bit of hops. Carressing malty body with a thin finish. Flavor is malty but decent. Better than A-B stuff.



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