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Spanish Peaks Monterey Lager

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
212.37/5.02.4/5.05%78.1Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Monterey Lager Brewed in strict accordance with the German purity law of 1516 (Reinheitsgebot). Spanish Peaks Monterey Lager uses only the finest ingredients available to produce this light-bodied, straw colored lager. Made with pale, carapils, and Munich malts, imported hops, water and genuine lager yeast, the perfect balance of hop character make this the most satisfying of beers. A genuine lager presented in a clear bottle to accent it's beautiful color characteristics. Note: last brewed by Mendocino Brewing.
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 ľ (4999), Colorado, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/102/57/20
Sep 9, 2003  
Clear bottle loses points for appearance. It's a medium clear gold color, with an average white head. Big roasted corn aroma mixed with bad tobacco and hay. Fruity up front, then calm, then syrupy sweet, then finally a big coarse, musty and sour flavor. Really, the finish is absolutely awful, it feels like I'm choking on cigarette butts.


 igneous1 (1374), Davenport, Iowa, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 4, 2003  
it's not bad..wish they wouldnt put it in a clear bottle though. moderate carbonation, hazy golden with little head. slightly tart nose (i cant quite put my finger on it at the moment, but i've smelled it in a lot of lagers). moderately crisp...it's OK..numerical rating stays the same, but i've decided this is crisp and acidic much like a sauvignon blanc


dtn (3), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/58/20
Jul 9, 2003  
light refreshing beer for a hot day a little on the sweet side those use to domestic mian stream will love it. tasted like lemon to me. not my first choice but it beat drinking water on a 90 degree day


 Ernest (4501), Boulder, Colorado, USA
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/56/20
May 16, 2003  
Head is initially small, fizzy, white, fully diminishing. Body is clear medium yellow. Aroma is trace malt (grain), trace hops (flowers), with a hint of apple. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Medium body, watery (almost syrupy) texture, lively carbonation. This should satisfy sweet tooths, but not those who desire an aroma.


 Aubrey (2778), Denver, Colorado, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/53/102/56/20
Apr 5, 2003  
Unfortunately, head died out almost before I finished pouring. Clear golden color wasn't too appealing either. Thought a microbrewer would know better than to use clear bottles... but I digress. Sweet-smelling, breakfast-cereal nose. Light and syrupy on the tongue with a moderate carbonation that attempts to complement. Grainy malts with a mild sweetness; somewhat cloying. Spiky, dryish finish (how it can still be cloying is beyond me). Some sweet and sour notes lingered. Overall, somewhat unbalanced and a wee bit boring.


 muzzlehatch (4427), Burlington, Vermont, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/58/20
Jan 2, 2003  
Bottled. Nice-looking lager, darker golden than BMC for sure, with a decent creamy head. Despite the clear bottle and some signs of age, mine wasn’t skunked; aroma was fairly fresh and grassy, what little there was of it. Flavor rather sweet, carbonation seems a bit artificial, no hops, somewhat corn-syrupy, drinkable but why bother?


 austinpowers (2828), New York, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Dec 25, 2002  
Their Black Dog ale is terrific, as is much of the output of this brewery. This lager’s fairly flavorful and quite mild. No hops to be found.


lou99 (1), Minnesota, USA
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0.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/51/101/51/20
Nov 24, 2002  
I really like their ale but this lager is a real disappointment. Maybe I got a bad 6-pack but it will be a long time if I ever try it again.



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