American Lager
Ellison Brewery + Spirits in East Lansing, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Pale Rotating|
Score
7.07
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superspak (10163) reviewed American Lager from Ellison Brewery + Spirits 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 ounce can into lager glass, canned on 3/8/2018. Pours fairly crystal clear pale golden yellow color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin spotty lace cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of cracker, corn, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and light herbal/grassy/peppery earthiness. A touch fruity, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with pale malt/grains and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of cracker, corn, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and light herbal/grassy/peppery earthiness. Light herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of cracker, corn, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and light herbal/grassy/peppery earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness of pale malt/grains and light earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Perfectly clean on lager flavors, with zero yeast notes present. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is a very nice pale lager. All around nice pale malt/grains and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Perfectly clean pale malt/grains and solid earthy hop presence. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Statement on the pint can recommended to drink from the can, but I’m a rebel so I poured it to a tall lager glass. Clean, pale yellow color but shiney and pleasing to the eye. Medium head allowed me to pour the pint without waiting for the head to dissipate. Crisp, mildly hoppy. Good from start to finish. A very enjoyable beer that I will definitely buy again.