Cattail Ale

Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸

Mild Regular Out of Production

Score

5.58

ABV: 4.5%

IBU: -

Ticks: 15

This recipe is a true craft ale brewed with only water, yeast, hops and malted barley, in keeping with the Bavarian Purity Law of 1516. We have designed it with a vibrant golden amber hue and a refreshing body. The mild addition of Kent Golding hops balances the generous amounts of caramel malts to give it a malty rather than a bitter finish. A special strain of California Ale Yeast gives the brew a slight hint of fruity aroma.

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6.8

shrubber (15804) reviewed Cattail Ale from Lakefront Brewery 18 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Sour lemon and malt aroma. Hazy orange yellow with small head. Sour malt flavor with a citrus finish. Very much like a light wheat beer. Nice drinkable and unique beer.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2007 at 21:35

4.9

McDermottDrink (4593) reviewed Cattail Ale from Lakefront Brewery 19 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

"Brewed During Feb. 06." Clean beer smell, but a bit stale. Pours a light ale color, but pouring brings up a bit of skunk. Minimal head. Taste has some malts and bitterness, perhaps an English profile as suggested by the description. Nothing beyond that. Okay, I guess, but a bit of a bland choice to start my beer rating year.

Tried on 02 Jan 2007 at 21:17

5.4

BoiseBrewBlog (9108) reviewed Cattail Ale from Lakefront Brewery 21 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle Pours a cloudy orange amber with a lot of carbonated fizzy action but no head or lacing. At all. Aromas a fruity like apple, appricot and pears. Flavors are yeasty, breadish and woody. Feel is thin watery and quite lively. Aftertaste is gone before you know it. Not unpleasant and would have been better much colder. Still, not unpleasant and good with my lunch. Thanks to MrFacto for this sample from the upper midwest.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2004 at 15:25

3.1

notalush (7339) reviewed Cattail Ale from Lakefront Brewery 21 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5

Looks, smells and tastes like bitter Bud, with a little more body and a hint of grain - not very good at all.

Tried on 25 Aug 2004 at 16:10

5.5

Silphium (4308) reviewed Cattail Ale from Lakefront Brewery 22 years ago

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

With an intriguing name, but unpleasing bottle art of a feral cat hunting a red-winged blackbird in a cattail marsh, I poured my first Lakefront ale. Alas, I was profoundly disappointed by the bland nature of this brew. Had a very faint aroma upon opening, and poured a dark straw/amber color, with a thin white head. Flavor was kind of sour, with a very light hops kick. Built for session consumption, I'll assume. I can only hope my Lakefront foray takes me to wilder territory...

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2003 at 00:14