5.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

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

5

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

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

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.

5.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

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.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

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.

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

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

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

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