St. George Lager

Brewed by St. George Brewing Company
Style: Dortmunder/Helles
Hampton, Virginia USA

Date: 10/29/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Cellar Stock

clear gold, whispy off white head, sweet candy malt aroma, sweet malt flavor, light bittering balance, very clean, short finish, well made but not my style

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 7/20
Rating: 2.1/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *+/4

12oz bottle acquired in trade with The_Beer_God (thanks!). Poured a light to medium golden color with an averaged sized white head. Aromas of grass, grain, and light citrus. Tastes of grain, citrus, bread, and grain. Thinner body.

Bottle... Mostly clear, golden lager with a small, fizzy, white head. Citrusy, grainy aroma of lemon zest and biscuit. Crisp, well-balanced flavor; grassy, gently peppery and breadsy. Light-bodied and fizzy. Crisp, clean finish. Refreshing.

Bottle courtesy of dkchmela. Pours gold with a white head. Smells of dry malt, bread, toast. Tastes of caramel, apples, lightly spicy on the finish.

Bottle. Really not that bad. Some nice crisp biscuit malts in the nose and in the flavor, some light butter or olive oil flavors but nothing terrible. Good frothy body, decent carbonation, nicely fresh and enjoyable.

Bottle from Secret Santa. Lagers get no respect, even when well made, and this one is no exception. The pour is hazy canary gold with 1-finger whitish head. Aroma of apricot, peach, hopcitrus, pale malt. Very fruity, nice aroma. Tastes hopcitric, pale malty, with some honey and apricot notes. The taste isn’t as fruity as the smell, but this one stays smooth, crisp, and complex all the way through, making me wish I had a sixer. In my mind, this is one of the world’s top twenty lagers.

On tap a Marker 20 in Hampton as the Marker 20 Lager. Yellow wih a hint of orange, no head at all. Very corny with a weird bite at the end. Guy at the bar told me thas a "Hollandaise" beer!

Draft at the 4th Annual Virginia Beer Festival in Norfolk, VA. Was told by the brewer that this was two weeks old and was just released. Gold bodied with a small white head. Nose is grassy and malty with light citrus and mild biscuity notes. Taste is slightly bready and malted with citrus, grass light hay and mild hoppiness. Body is medium with creamy carbonation. Very refreshing and crisp at the end. Finishes light and crisp with bready malts, grass, hay and some buttery biscuits. Nice!