19,2floz. Golden colour, small white head. Light grainy aroma. Light-bodied. Grainy, sweet malty flavour. Average.

Clear golden body medium fizzy white head. Bready toasty aroma. Bready grassy flavor. Medium light body moderate carbonation. 6/2/6/2/11 2.7

Pour is a hazy copper with a large white head. Aroma is a strong toasted cracker malt. I can smell it from the glass. Flavor is again a mild toasted malt with some bready accents. Not something that is going to wow you but drinkable especially in hot weather.

I got a six pack in November and hoped to write about Ruthie herself, but that's been delayed. Let's get to this. As a "golden lager," it's pretty apparently their mainstream beer. I appreciate, though, that it's a deeper gold than the usual pale lager. Smell is a little sweet, though, with a bit of hop in the background. Taste has a bit of that sweetness, too. That does make it kind of hearty and filling. I'd like to have seen a bit of a dryer finish, but I'll try to get to a fresher version and see if that doesn't change my view.

Got in a trade with The-Adjunct-Hippie. 12 ounce can into lager glass, no can dating. Pours slightly hazy deep golden/amber color with a 1 finger dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of honey, bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal grassy earthiness. A bit fruity/yeasty in the aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with good complexity of bready malt and slight earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big honey, bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal grassy earthiness. Very mild herbal/grassy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of honey, bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity and robustness of bready malt and slight earthy hop flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Minimal dryness, clean finishing. Fairly clean on lager flavors, a bit fruity/yeasty but not overwhelming. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and slightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.8%. Overall this is a very good Helles. All around nice complexity and robustness of bready malt and slight earthy hop flavors; very smooth, clean, and refreshing to drink. Very flavorful with nicely rich Pilsner malt flavors with a bit of Munich, and just enough hops to balance the sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example.

Draft at the Great Nebraska Beer Festival. Clear golden yellow color, medium white head. Aroma of grainy straw. Taste is lightly peppery lager. OK.

on tap-offwhite-amber. A-fruit, lt/med malt. T-fruit, lt malt-caramel. Enjoyable.