Town Hall Dortmunder Lager

Brewed by Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery
Style: Dortmunder/Helles
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA

Pours golden/orange with white head, nose is a bit of grass and hay. Taste is a bit lemony, grassy and a bit of sweet in the end. As far as lagers go, a very drinkable one, but not my favorite from Town Hall.

On tap, at brewpub. Pours a clear gold body with a frothy white head that left some nice lacing. The nose is pale bready malts, very clean, with just a touch of German hops. The flavor is clean and very crisp with a very snappy finish. Pale malts without being too sticky and doughy, a very nice execution. Mouthfeel is clean, medium bodied with a fizzy carbonation level. Lingering lightly bitter finish. Very nice beer, well above the usual brewpub Dortmunder.

The color was a nice light gold with nice grassy yellow tones. Small head. Mild aroma, though it had some grassy hop overtones. Crisp on the palate -- lively. Hints of honey, some grass, a detectable sweetness but it’s faint. A decent beer, but not a favorite.

Poured into pint glass from tap. Clear and bright yellow gold with small head. Not much aroma - some grass, sweet fruit and light noble hops. Slightly sweet fruity malts, with a nice noble hop counterbalance. Also notes of bread and grass. Finishes somewhat bitter and spicy. Moderate carbonation, light to medium body, somewhat dry finish. Great refreshing beer. Not as bitter as a Pilsner but definitely more punch than a Helles. Pretty good Dortmunder overall.

On tap at the brewpub.
Pourse a clear pale straw-yellow with foamy head that almost entirely disappears after a while. Aroma shows leafy hops, grassy meadow, a touch of fruit and a bit of "old sock" common to Dortmunders, which is the main reason why I don’t care for the style. Flavor has a modest but sharp, crisp hop bitterness with light grassy grains, a nice tart-ish fruity note, and a bit of that stupid "old sock" flavor. Palate is light-bodied and prickly.-- it’s kinda fun swallowing a mouthful of this stuff. This is a surprisingly drinkable rendition of a style I usually don’t care to drink.

A crystal clear golden color, with a foamy white head that lasts. Sweet, spring, floral, balanced aroma. The flavor is like honey and hops, with Saaz dominating. A great cold, refreshing flavor, lively mouthfeel. Laces well. Finishes with a bite on the roof of the mouth. This is the kind of beer that is really refreshing on a cool spring day by the river, fishing, or just sitting on the bank.

Sample at the brewpub. Gold pour with a big white head. Crisp grain aroma, very clean. Nice and malty with a small hop bite in the finish, very nice dortmunder.