 JK (2392), Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA
Nov 21, 2007 This beer looks like an apple cider and is very low on the carbonation. Unusual flavor of vodka and grain. Caramel aftertaste. Lightly sweet malt and no hop presence.
Skyview (2768), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
Nov 20, 2007 Picked up single 12-oz bottle at the brewery’s taproom (the Garage Pub) in Billings, Montana. pours a clear light golden amber brew with a fast dissolving off-white head that has some spotty lacing and a white ring. Aroma of sweet caramel malt, a touch of honey and maple, with a more malt character than hop bitterness. Taste is medium bodied, lightly carbonated with a toasted semi-sweet malty flavor. Finish has a slight sweet malt aftertaste that hides the hop bitterness. Could have believed that Devils Tower lager is identical to Old Bone Ale.
BDR (1862), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
Nov 16, 2007 Thanks to skyview for sharing. Gold amber color with faint head. Taste of honey, grain, and caramel finish. Caramel malt on the nose with hints
detroiter (957), Euphoria, Minnesota, USA
Oct 31, 2007 Deep amber color, mildly effervescnet, slim head of foam. Little head retention and lacing. Mild and slightly tart aroma. Odd cherry tanginess in the flavor dominates. Slight generic malt and woodiness behing that. These descriptions look better in print than they tasted - they’d be okay in a Flemish red, but not an amber lager. Tart cidery aftertaste. I will save the rest of the sixer for cooking.
shigadeyo (1361), Southwest Ohio Area, Ohio, USA
Oct 7, 2007 10/07/2007: Devils Tower Lager has a cloudy amber color with a large, quickly diminishing foamy beige head. The aroma has sweet caramel malt with some toast and a hint of roasted/darker malt in the background. The flavor is malty, but sour at first (not sure if this is due to the yeast that was in the bottle or what) and then it becomes sweet and some caramel and toast are evident. It finishes much better than it starts. Actaully, this beer improves as it warms. The sourness becomes more like a green apple or cider flavor. This beer has a medium-light body. It is highly carbonated and a bit thin on the palate. My initial impression is that this bottle is infected. However, after reading other reviews it seems that all but the first two ratings report the same thing that I experienced: sourness. This beer is not listed on the Yellowstone Valley Brewing Company web site and is apparently only available at the Devil’s Tower Trading Post in Devils Tower, Wyoming. That makes me wonder if maybe that beer once brewed once or twice many years ago and it has been sitting the shelf ever since. This beer is unfiltered, so the yeast is still working away adding carbonation and changing the flavors as it ages, but not necessarily for the better.
12 fl. oz. bottle from kyzr. Thanks Mitch. I appreciate this rarity that you sent as a bonus! Rating #8 for this beer...
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