Z Lager
Fort Collins Brewery in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Smoked / Rauchbier Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.51
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Z Lager is an exotic lager with a slight aromatic smoke flavor, perfect for any occasion. Slight caramel undertones and a bright amber color compliment Z’s prominent smoke flavors.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A lightly hazed copper lager with a thin creamy light moka head. Light smoked peaty aroma over herbal malts, light signs of oxidation. In mouth, a sweet malt with nice smoked notes, light and pleasant. Medium bodied. Bottle from Half Time, from a mix 12 pack, July 2008, tasted Oct. 21 2009.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2009
at 16:20
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12 oz. bottle. Dark amber color, big head the shortly fizzes away. Smell has a hint of smoke, but not cheesy or bacony. Definite wood smoke in the taste, though. There is also some malt and hops in play, a bit more than in other rauchs where smoke seems to be the only flavor component. Label describes history of smoking malt over beechwood. I think I catch a bit of mesquite, myself. It’s pretty nice, interesting, but not something I’d want every day.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2009
at 22:09
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Quickly descending head leaves lacing. Amber body. Slight smoky aroma. The best thing about this beer is that it is a rauchbier and I love rauchbiers, but ultimately, it is not as good as what comes from Aecht. Meat, BBQ, and smoked malt flavors dominate in this beer.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2009
at 13:08
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Location: 12 oz bottle from Greens Discount Beverage - Atlanta (Buford Hwy), 5/15/09
Part of the totally and completely made up"The Geororodanda Beer Sampling Party"
Aroma: Smells exactly like beef jerky
Appearance: Clear red/orange color, 1-2 in white head
Flavor: Smokey and sweet malts
Palate: Light with a crisp flavor, a smooth beer
Overall Impression: This beer was alright, but I found it hard to get over the beef jerky smell.
Part of the totally and completely made up"The Geororodanda Beer Sampling Party"
Aroma: Smells exactly like beef jerky
Appearance: Clear red/orange color, 1-2 in white head
Flavor: Smokey and sweet malts
Palate: Light with a crisp flavor, a smooth beer
Overall Impression: This beer was alright, but I found it hard to get over the beef jerky smell.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2009
at 22:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 ounce bottle from Bruisin Ales. Pours a clear brown tinged strawberry red with a large head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma is moderate smoke, caramel and earthy notes. Taste is smoke, canadian bacon, caramel, grain and a faint hop finish. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2009
at 20:07
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Courtesy of SeaBass. Pours clear copper with micro white head. The aroma has even yet nearly understated smoke to go along with sweet sugar malts, a bit of grain and hints of corn. The taste is very much the same with a very pleasing combination of understated smooth smoke mixing with crystal malts, malt sweetness, a touch or two of grain and a sense of corn kernels. Nice well balanced stuff.
Tried
on 28 Mar 2009
at 09:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a reddish brown with a light beige head. Aroma is light smoke, caramel malts, and hops. Taste is smoky wood, malt, and hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2009
at 09:53
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours copper, beige head. Aroma lightly smoky, malts and light caramel, Taste is malty, sweet notes of smoke with a light floral hoppy aftertaste. The smoke linger sin the background and never really comes to forward. Well balanced nothing being too forward and the smoke not really taking away from the overall palate.
Tried
on 18 Mar 2009
at 01:19
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home ... Thanks to Secret Santa 2008 for this ... crisp copper ... sweet slightly smokey malt nose ... over fizzy ...smoked (oh i see it is indeed) ... light toffee malts ...good depth ... American pale ale hop ... oh for something that i though was a lager, this is quite tasty ...
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2009
at 12:47
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, courtesy of Butters, partially to make up for the Tequiza previously forced upon me on 08/12/2008. Clear copper amber body with a medium creamy off-white head. Sweet smoked malt aroma with hints of ham and salt. Smoked malt flavor, some faint caramel. Medium body with moderate carbonation with a very smooth gentle smokey finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2009
at 18:12