Karsten
Switchback Brewing Company in Burlington, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Premium Regular|
Score
6.72
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Lagered six weeks for a light body and the ultimate clean, crisp taste
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to mug.
Appearance: glossy burnt yellow to almost orange color with a sly transparency about it and a three finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: super light citrusy to floral and a touch of perfume-y hops with a nice semi-sweet bready mallt backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a sweet malty vibe and pushing out the bittering hops a bit more than I thought but seems fine for the most part; finishes sweet malty clean
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, great smoothness and nothing burdensome
Overall: nice easy drinking Helles lager worth coming back to possibly straight out of the can next time and would be a great grill side beer.
Can to mug.
Appearance: glossy burnt yellow to almost orange color with a sly transparency about it and a three finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: super light citrusy to floral and a touch of perfume-y hops with a nice semi-sweet bready mallt backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a sweet malty vibe and pushing out the bittering hops a bit more than I thought but seems fine for the most part; finishes sweet malty clean
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, great smoothness and nothing burdensome
Overall: nice easy drinking Helles lager worth coming back to possibly straight out of the can next time and would be a great grill side beer.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Mar 2026
at 21:33
Golden with a medium sized white head. Dryish, perfumey and citric. Medium finish and body.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Sep 2025
at 21:46
9/10
Tried
from Can
on 13 Dec 2024
at 19:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours clear pale gold. Floral, lemon, cracker, lime, little soap. Medium body. Clean. Pretty solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 May 2024
at 20:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Very lightly hazed, light yellow colour with a big white frothy head, good stay and some foamy lacing. Cereal grain aromas at first with some decent herbal hop notes coming out. The hops continue nicely in the taste with the grains as a base. Refreshing mouthfeel with a nice touch of dryness in the end. A real good easy-going lager with a Pils-feel, and the hops helping a lot here.
Tried
on 24 Apr 2023
at 03:37
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Crisp lager aroma. Taste is crisp lager bitterness with a little sweetness underneath. Bitter, skunky aftertaste, reminds me of European lagers.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2023
at 04:44
6/10
A hazed blonde lager with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity biscuit malt with grassy German hops, light mineral notes, OK. In mouth, a nice biscuit malt with grassy hops, light mineral notes, pleasant and smooth. On tap at brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Oct 2022
at 21:34
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Draft at the source. Hazy yellow color fluffy white head with solid lacing. Lemon aroma. Taste is bready peppery lemon long finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jul 2018
at 17:09