die Königin
Local Option Bierwerker in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Pub Dog Brewing CompanyLager - Keller / Zwickel / Landbier Regular
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Score
7.04
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die Königin is an unfiltered oak-aged Kellerbier. This strong lager pours hazy, bright amber with a white head. Lightly effervescent with assertive biscuit qualities and an adequate Tettanang hop presence, die Königin is matured for several weeks on light toast oak, imparting a creamy mouth feel and a dry finish, accentuating sweet malt qualities. This Stark Lager is produced in small quantities for lager connoisseurs with the most discerning palates.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Refrigerated 0.5 L brown bottle poured into a glass. Clear light Amber with small white head. Aroma is nice caramel malt, medium body, medium carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is caramel malt and some oak.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2016
at 18:24
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
500mL bottle poured into a small St. Bernardus goblet. Golden color beer, get more hazy as you get down the bottle. Medium head, decent retention. Aroma is green noble hops but not the centerpiece despite being very present. A strong lagered biscuit malt, not sweet but bready. Flavor is present hops and bitterness with strong malts. A lightly-heavy body, felt on the cheeks. It’s been a while since I had a Local Option beer that did for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2015
at 23:13
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
The Owl Farm, Brooklyn tap: pours deep gold with a white head. Aroma is oak and sugar and malts. Taste is pretty sweet and woody. Lingering aftertaste. Pretty nice even though it simple.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 May 2015
at 20:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at Local Option - lightly hazy copper - I really appreciate what they were going for here, I guess trying to replicate a Keller straight from the barrel - it mostly works - there is a nice herbal and moderately bitter lager here, with a nicely clean and subtle sweetness - the oak adds an interesting dimension, but is a little strong and bitter in the finish, making it a little less enjoyable - overall, though, pretty strong.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Mar 2015
at 20:17
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
[2/12/15] Draught at The Sycamore in San Francisco. Hazy deep golden. Aroma of yeast, a bit vegetal, some grassy hops and wood. Sweetish flavor with malt, yeast, wood, a bit of alcohol and a bitterish finish. Medium-bodied.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2015
at 20:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Brewvival 2015 Trip #96. Keg at Brewvival. Pours a slightly hazy golden with a large frothy off-white head. Decent head retention. Aroma of bready malt, floral hops and spice. The taste is bready and biscuit malt, caramel, apples, floral hops. Medium bodied.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2015
at 12:55
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
~16 oz mug draft at Local Option in Chicago, Illinois. The pour is a mostly clear golden copper with a smallish off white head. The aroma is sweet herbal, earth, grain, and a fresh oak character. The taste is initially big on the woody oak flavor, though opens up quickly to reveal the herbal earth and sweet malt graininess. As the beer warmed, integration of flavors came together nicely. The palate is medium bodied, softer carbonation and the oak herbal finish. Nice unique take on the style.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Mar 2015
at 15:46
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 4
On draft at rustico in Alexandria it is a cloudy apple cider color with a slight head. The aroma is citrus and the taste is bready with overtones of malt
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jan 2015
at 10:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On draft at Rustico in Alexandria. Pours a clear copper with a thisk off white head. Bready nose. Flavors of toast and white pepper. Smooth finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jan 2015
at 10:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Salud. Clear gold. Aroma of dusty and funky straw. Taste is bitter straw on a background of white wine and vanilla. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Aug 2014
at 09:53