Lighten Up Francis!
Frankenmuth Brewery in Frankenmuth, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
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6.99
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shrubber (15804) reviewed Lighten Up Francis! from Frankenmuth Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Lemon, biscuit malt, and straw aroma. Golden yellow with small white head. Mildly sweet light lemon, biscuit malt, and mildly bitter straw flavor. Light body. Very nice.
superspak (10160) reviewed Lighten Up Francis! from Frankenmuth Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours slightly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of wheat, cracker, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with light notes of lemon, pear, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with pale/wheat malt and light earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with solid strength. Taste of wheat, cracker, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with light notes of lemon, pear, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness. Very mild herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness of pale/wheat malt and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4%. Overall this is a delicious Kolsch style! All around nice robustness of pale/wheat malt and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink. Very flavorful for the low ABV. Really nicely rich clean Pils/wheat malt showcase; mild earthy hop balance and restrained yeast fruitiness. A bit more malty than expected; but a very enjoyable offering, and great style example.