Nectar de la Vida
Short's Brewing Company in Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Fruit Beer Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.87
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Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Nectar de la Vida from Short's Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught at EBF, 2/5/16.
Pale, white-golden body shows high clarity and a moderate amount of white head that steadily fades to cover.
Lime juice, grainy/husky/papery malts and lightly vegetal agave notes in the nose seem pretty on-par with what you’d expect from this "style". No alcohol or flaw.
The lime certainly is prominent, though I won’t say it dominates the beer heavily. My biggest issue with the beer was not the adjuncts, but the very grainy, light, rather thin and watery texture of the beer. Obviously a mexican lager is not going to be a soft, chewy malt bomb, but this one just seemed like it needed a little bit more malt texture and some tighter carbonation. That being said, the flavors were all rather delicate and nicely done with no sweetness or cheap/off-flavors.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft - pours gold white head - nose/taste of agave nectar, lime and corn - medium body