Sparkling Lager
Goldfinger Brewing Company in Downers Grove, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Pale Special|
Score
7.07
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Borne of imported malts and domestic corn grits for a complex yet light body. Adorned with a dry, Champagne-like finish, this beer shimmers with refinement. Highly carbonated and delightfully fruity, it dances across the palate like a string quartet across crystal parquet. It is not merely a beer, it is a toast to five years of devotion to lager, precision, and polish.
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8
16oz can c/o Ryan. Interesting beer, a slight departure from uber-classical stuff. I think of Sparkling Ales as an Australian thing. I'd imagine they have or had a more English tone there. Not sure. Great body, mouthfeel. Hop tone is classical but also a little bit of a juicy edge, not so much in the aroma as the flavor. Pretzely malts and quality corn tone collide. Good stuff, best example of the elusive Sparkling Ale I've had.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draft at Goldfinger's 5th Lagerversary. Solid gold lager beer color with a thin layer of foam. Full noble hop nose. Sparkling, yes, though these are not quite champagne bubbles. Nice and dry along with some fine carbonation.