5.9

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

Golden with a white head - Malts in the aroma - Malt body with some hops with bhints of bitternes to balance - The malt goes into the finish with some bitterness - This was ok

6

0,3 litre Bottle from Total Wine Laguna Hills. Golden/orange with little head. Malty,

5.8

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

Can pour from Wally’s. Aroma can be smelled from over a foot away. Effervescent light yeast like a sparkling wine, mild cracker/biscuit malt. Appearance is clear golden yellow with mild sparkle, finger width fluffy white head with poor retention and trace lacing. Taste is mild sweet cracker malt with noble German hop slightly metallic bitter. Palate is medium bodied with thin texture, soft carbonation and mild bitter/tart finish. Overall, fitting for the style but other than being eminently quaffable doesn’t have too much else to recommend it.

6.8

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

Sample at the taproom. Clear golden color with a medium thin white head that evaporates steadily to a film. Spotty lacing. Aroma of grassy hops, biscuit malt and a touch of fruit. Light-bodied and crisp with flavors of herbal hops, bready malt and fruit. The finish is mildly bitter up front with a malty aftertaste. Decent overall.

6.5

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

Bottle at Sonoma Terrace in Disney’s California Adventure. Poured a small golden color with a small white head. Aroma was light grain, crisp malts. Very easy to drink.

7.2

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

12oz can pours with a clear pale gold body that supports a thin white head. The aroma offers up mild levels of sugary bready malts, a dash of lime and then floral hops. The taste starts with sweet sugary malts, a sweetened lime note and then a sliver of breadiness. Pretty solid helles.

5.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

16 oz: on tap in The Monkey Paw, San Diego on 18th March 2014. Light golden with a white crown that tried to hang around for a while. Crisp and almost sharp in the mouth, almost odourless (like most lager/pilsners) with a slight malt hint. The taste leaned towards maltiness with the hops keeping the beer balanced and on an even keel. An OK Helles in all aspects.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can, pours light gold with a thin white head. Aroma is pale grassy grains and light lager yeast. Flavors of crackers, pale grains, grass. Very earthy and clean through and through.

6.2

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

Draft. Golden beer with a cream head. Mineral and malt aroma. Mineral and light grain flavor with light fruitiness and light sweet malt. Medium bodied. Mineral and light grain lingers with light fruitiness.

5.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Draft: Poured a clear golden with white head. Aroma was light grain. Taste was sweet water and grain. Seemed very thin and wet.