Palmetto Brewing Company Charleston Lager

Charleston Lager

 

Palmetto Brewing Company in Charleston, South Carolina, United States 🇺🇸

  Lager - Premium Regular Out of Production
Score
6.17
ABV: 5.4% IBU: - Ticks: 11
The gold-colored Palmetto Charleston Lager is perhaps the company’s cleverest creation; it’s strong in flavor, crisp, with a fresh, clean finish (i.e., no lingering aftertaste), but light enough so you could drink it just about all day. Yeast and a cool fermentation are what make a lager a lager, and Palmetto’s is among the smoothest, mellowest around.
 

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6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Bottled in Charleston. Golden pour, some sweet grass and malt. Clean finish. Not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:08


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle. Light golden color. Decent head. Straw aroma, very weak and watery. Taste is like one of the big mass produced lagers. Not good.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2025 at 04:41


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

12 oz.bottle with no date code found Pilsner glass A: Very nice looking bright crystal clear medium yellow with an inch of fluffy head atop and bubbles busily rising. S: Malty, grainy smell without most of the skunk others have mentioned. Slight earthy hop note, so maybe that’s it. Not much smell overall but nothing bad. T: Crisp crackery malt taste with again a hit of earthiness. This actually is fairly reminiscent of a euro lager but not in a bad way. I do not taste corn. A little on the watery side but pretty good tasting. M: Light bodied to the point of being a bit watery but nice bubble scrub makes it refreshing and easy drinking. Very clean finishing as expected. O: This beer is overall pretty average but has good points. Nothing bad to report unless you’re sensitive to earthy (skunky) hints. Not worth seeking but I bought this in a gas station and it was an outstanding choice considering the limited options. Points taken for lack of date coding leave my overall rating below average.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Nov 2015 at 14:05


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Sampled on tap at the brewpub, pours a clear gold with some creamy, white head. Nose has what you expect, yeasty, mild cracker, mildly gristy, honey, a little vanilla happening. Flavor follows, lightly sweet, lightly yeasty, some lemon, some malt. Medium bodied finish. Decent enough.

Tried from Draft on 03 Apr 2015 at 13:34


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Brewvival 2011, on tap. Clear golden large frothy white Sweet pils and grain aroma Sweet pils grain honey and dry grassy hops Medium light bod mod high carb

Tried from Draft on 28 Sep 2013 at 13:19


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

Bottle. Clear golden color, medium white head. Aroma of white pepper, hay. Taste is crisp and bitter. Head and shoulders above any adjunct lager.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Feb 2013 at 13:39


4.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 2.5

Charleston Lager’s best feature, its looks, will keep you happy for a few seconds. Not too much positive after that.

Tried on 20 Mar 2011 at 19:57


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Brown bottle, 12 ounces, gift from Jean Hamilton received on March 31 2008, savoured on April 11 2008; eye: golden, clear, slight effervescence, tiny ring of white head, a bit of lacing; nose: "lager", grain, a bit of caramel, a touch of hops; mouth: grain, corn, malt, caramel, a touch of hops, finale in grainy malt with a hint of bitterness, silky texture, slight bitterness, lightly sweet, medium body, rather carbonated; overall: once is enough FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 12 onces, cadeau de Jean Hamilton reçu le 31 mars 2008, savourée le 11 avril 2008; œil : dorée, claire, très légère effervescence, petit anneau de mousse blanche, un peu de dentelle; nez : « lager », grain, un peu de caramel, une touche de houblon; bouche : grain, maïs, malt, caramel, une petite touche de houblon, finale en malt granuleux avec une pointe d’âcreté, texture soyeuse, très légèrement amère, légèrement sucrée, corps moyen, plutôt carbonatée; en résumé : une fois c’est assez

Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2008 at 16:11


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

12oz bottle-pours a thin white head with yellow color. Aroma is grain, wheat. Taste is grain, grassy, wheat, some mild hops. Has a malt finish. Light body. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2006 at 21:21


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Slightly sour malt and hops aroma. Golden yellow with small head. Barley malt, grass flavor with moderate hops - slight corn flavor as well but not . Very smooth and less grainy than many lagers. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2005 at 18:53