Trader José Dark Premium Lager

Brewed by Cervecería Mexicana
Style: American Dark Lager
Tecate, Mexico

Name: Trader Jose Dark Premium Lager
Date: 07/03/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta

Appearance: clear dark brown, bits of lace,
Aroma: sweet caramel malt aroma,
Flavor: sweet dark caramel malt flavor, touch of chocolate, light bitterness,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 9/20
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Deep amber colour with a strange yellowish colour as well. There is a light tan head. Aroma is lightly nutty with a touch of sweet caramel. There is a bit of toasted malt as well. Aroma is actually pretty solid. Soft sweetness and a clean nutty flavour as well. Sweet toasted malts and a kiss of herbal hops. I’m trying to figure out why this isn’t listed as a dunkel, which is what it is and it’s not a bad one at that.

Picked this up at the Trader Joe’s in Orland Park, IL. Nicde pour, a clear amber body with lazy bubbling and a creamy, sustained off-white head. It had a sweet, worty nose and delivered a caramel flavor with a touch of mineral water. This is in desperate need of some hops, but oddly doesn’t get too cloyingly sweet.

Brown color with an off-white head that dissipates quickly to just a few bubbles adrift inside a ring of tiny bubbles. Heavy caramel, light sorghum, and touch of brazil nuts. Flavors of light molasses and dark chocolate. HInts of iron and peat. Very simple.

Bottle from Cincy store. Poured clear brown color with a large frothy off-white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate sweet malty aroma. Medium body with a thin texture and soft carbonation. Light sweet flavor with soft sweet finish of short to medium duration. Worth trying agian.

Brown bottle from Trader Joes. Strong aroma of somewhat roasted caramel malt. Mahogany color with a beige/tan head that quickly ringed. Thin to medium body with creamy carbonation. The flavor is roasted malt, so a bit sweet, seems to have some nut. Not getting much hop except perhaps a bit of grassiness. The finish is mildly sweet with some veg/hop to sort of balance. It’s not a bad dark lager, especially considering the price.

12oz bottle at my girlfriend’s parents house. Overall its a half decent drinkable brew. nothing Special but not utterly terrible.

In bottle from Trader Joe’s. Appearance is a disturbingly transparent brown color. Cream head. Aroma is of lemons and caramel malt. Tastes more roasted than expected with molasses sweetness. Much more flavor than appearance would indicate.