Stone Coast Sunday River Lager

Brewed by Sunday River Brewpub and Restaurant
Style: Pale Lager
Bethel, Maine USA

2005 bottle. Light copper-gold, tending towards yellow, clear. Large white head recedes to cover. Aroma of muted pale malt, light vanilla and honey. No corn notes noted, no yeast presence. Flavor has a touch of caramel malt which adds a bit of an interesting twist. Mostly dry in flavor. Fluffy, medium-light body. Tastes like light thabouli (sp?), oily consistency on the finish, some olive oil notes, getting slightly sticky as it warms. Very odd, all told, methinks, but I didn’t mind it.

Pours straw/gold with a thin fizzy white head. Smells grassy and sweet with some perfumy hints. Tastes sweet and skunky with some earthiness on the finish.

Pretty good lager. Smooth with a nice malty sweetness and perfectly balanced spicy hop bitterness. Appears to be unfiltered. Fairly straightforward stuff, but enjoyable nonetheless. 12oz. bottle.

Bottle. Dark reddish yellow with a small white head. Nose: crackers and honey. Taste: stale bread, peaches and vanilla. Medium-bodied, Hops are slightly noticeable in the finish.

Bottle, from Julio’s. Good nose, lemon/lime, pepper, toffee, sourdough. Pale clean golden yellow color. Good head that faded quickly. I did pour it quickly to get it that way. Bitter sweet flavors. Lemon, sourdough,little tin, Medium body, lite creamy mouthfeel, Crisp bitter finish. Very drinkable.

12 oz bottle. Thick fluffy head tops the pale gold very clear body, producing a fair bit of lacing as it slowly recedes...light malt and honey, touch of herbal/grassy character in the nose....dry, fairly standard-issue body with some odd medicinal and metallic notes, seemingly more alcoholic and peppery than it obviously could be...finish rather thin, slightly bitter and grassy. Kinda interesting.

Bottle... Cloudy golden lager with a small, creamy, white head. Decent retention. The aroma is a refreshing, down-home blend of cookie, biscuit, pale grain and warm mash notes. Medium-bodied with lively carbonation. Nice, toasty, biscuity flavor. A touch sweet, but refreshing nonetheless. Coarse, snappy, dry finish. I’m not much of a lager guy, but I’m diggin’ this one. <b>Bottle courtesy of beer bill!</b>

Tap, From Stone Coast in Portland. basicly this beer was very much like Bud, with a better flavor. I enjoy this light beer and could drink more then a few.