Kirkland Signature German Style Lager
Kirkland Signature / Costco Wholesale Corporation in Issaquah, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: F.X. Matt Brewing Company (Saranac)Lager - Amber / Vienna Regular Out of Production
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Score
5.38
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An authentic German style lager brewed with pilsner, dark-roasted Munich, and dark caramel malts. The result is a deep, golden-colored beer with smooth body. The best ingredients create the best beer. We use a bottom-fermenting yeast strain from the Weihenstephan yeast bank from Freising, Germany, and aroma hops from the renowned Hallertau region in Southern Germany. ABV 5.5% Bitterness 22 IBU. Contract brewed for Costco by the Gordon Biersch Brewing Company under the brewer name Hopfen Und Malz (for the west coast market) and since mid 2009 by Matt Brewing as "New Yorker Brewing Co." (for the east coast market).
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12oz bottle thanks to Doug
Clear golden with a medium sized beige head, light lacing. Aroma of caramel and fruity. Taste is caramel, grain, fruity and spices
Nice
Clear golden with a medium sized beige head, light lacing. Aroma of caramel and fruity. Taste is caramel, grain, fruity and spices
Nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2014
at 20:24
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
From notes:
Poured from a bottle it is an effervescent amber beer with a slight head the aroma is not distinguishable except to say it smells like beer and has no real distinct flavor either
Poured from a bottle it is an effervescent amber beer with a slight head the aroma is not distinguishable except to say it smells like beer and has no real distinct flavor either
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2014
at 07:50
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From a 12 oz bottle. Pours a clear copper with a thick off white head. Flavors of light caramel malt. Smooth slightly sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2014
at 19:07
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Unmalted barley, corn aroma. Hazy amber, big head. Honey flavor, tart lemon overtones. Mild husk bitterness in the finish. Not a great deal of hop presence and mild to be sure, but not without flavor.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2014
at 09:48
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Clear copper color with a medium thin off-white head that dissipates quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of toasted malt and hops. Light-bodied with flavors of grainy malt and herbal hops. The finish is semi-sweet with a caramel and stale malt aftertaste. Slightly below average overall.
Tried
on 18 Dec 2013
at 08:13
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle. White small foamy head over light amber body, toast like aroma, a bit flat hoppy taste, mild carbonation, abrupt finish. Very generic tasting beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2013
at 13:26
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle - Overall a dissapointing beer that is only barely better than the huge macro’s. Not really worth the work to describe in that I would avoid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2013
at 23:16
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Kyoto Cosco. Deep gold to light amber. Fine, medium head. Malty nose, some caramel, a bit of diacetyl, light hop. Sweet and malty, but not overly so, grassy hops complement., with nice bitterness. Actually, it’s pretty decent. Full bodied. Balanced, great for the price.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2012
at 02:02
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottle thanks to billshmeinke. Pours with a clear golden hued body with a small white head that fades. Aromas are grassy, grainy, floral with mild sulfur. Flavors are sweet, grainy and oxidized with mild DMS. Lively bubbles and thin. I think this bottle might have some age on it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2012
at 12:04
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Costco: Pours a light amber color with a white head. Aroma of grass, lightly roasted malts, and some hops. Taste isn’t so bad. A little sweet with some hoppy bitterness. Does taste generic and I suppose it is made to be quite uninteresting. In any case, if this is a Vienna, would it not have been better to call it an Austrian lager.
Tried
on 26 Dec 2010
at 13:22