Vienna Lager
Devils Backbone Brewing Company in Lexington, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Amber / Vienna Regular|
Score
6.41
|
|
This is our Ol’ Faithful. No, it’s not a geothermal phenomenon. It’s the beer everybody, including professional beer judges, just seems to dig. Maybe they like how it’s smooth, medium-bodied, and semi-sweet, while not too heavy or bitter. Maybe it’s the amber color, or the blend of four imported malts balanced by two Germanic hops, or the fact that it takes five weeks to get right. Or maybe it’s all the above.
Malts: Vienna, Pilsner, Dark Munich, CaraAmber
Hops: Northern Brewer, Saaz
Malts: Vienna, Pilsner, Dark Munich, CaraAmber
Hops: Northern Brewer, Saaz
Sign up to add a tick or review
6.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 oz. bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a white head. Aroma of bread, caramel, and malt. Taste follows nose. A little nutty. Mild hops bitterness. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2016
at 17:12
7.5/10
—
Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Lactic caramel malt and hay aroma. Amber with large light tan head. Sweet tangy creamy caramel malt and mildly bitter hay flavor. Nice body. Pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2016
at 18:35
5.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
12 oz. bottle with no date info found even after being told by DB that this is on the bottleneck. Tulip glass A: Beautiful pour. Clear copper color with a short lasting head and patchy lacing. Few visible bubbles. S: Malty with toffee and nut aromas. Moist brown bread. T: Taste is also malty as expected with toasted nut and a bit of caramel sweetness. Also tastes watery. M: Light body and below average (flat) carbonation does not excite the tongue IMO. Slight lingering sweetness but it is not cloying. O: Been intending to try this for a while. Now I know it’s just a mediocre amber lager. Watery malt taste and always expensive. OK but not impressed. Points off too for shitty (non-existent) date coding.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2016
at 16:02
6.9/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Pours clear, orange-amber with a short beige head. Caramel and bark aroma. Caramel malt, mild nut flavor. Simple, but enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2016
at 17:17
7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle Clear light amber. Coarse brief light tan head. Nice blend of toasted light molat flavors and aromas and a little hope bite that balanced nicely. Clean bodied and smooth palate. Taasty
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2016
at 17:07
6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 12fl.oz. [ As Devils Backbone Vienna Lager ].Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, hay, caramel. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, hay, pale malt, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20150812]
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2015
at 09:13
6.2/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
Six-pack of bottles in various glasses over several weeks. Matches the brewers deScription. Sweet and malty. Just shiny of coppery taste I don’t care for but otherwise a decent beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2015
at 20:33
7/10
Tried
on 11 Nov 2015
at 19:36
6.1/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
17th September 2015
Hazy red - amber beer, good white head. Palate is light, dry and crisp. Thin malts, unsweet caramel. Mild spice. Little dried fruits and mild florlaness. Light dry finish. Okay.
Hazy red - amber beer, good white head. Palate is light, dry and crisp. Thin malts, unsweet caramel. Mild spice. Little dried fruits and mild florlaness. Light dry finish. Okay.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2015
at 08:12
6.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from GBBF 2015 and drunk at home. Darkish reddish brown clear lasting beige head. Some lager yeast/malt on the aroma, touch of spice. In the mouth it’s got some sweetness, some more spice. Clean finish. Some hop, some spice. It’s fine. Quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2015
at 14:05