Freudian Slip(s)
Griffin Claw Brewing Company in Birmingham, Michigan, United States πΊπΈ
Lager - Amber / Vienna Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.09
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Vienna lager
Also known as "Freudian Slip, Lord of The Shrinks"
Also known as "Freudian Slip, Lord of The Shrinks"
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 ounce bottle into lager glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours lightly hazy golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger dense white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty lacing clings down the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big honey, toast, biscuit, light caramel, light nuttiness, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big honey, toast, biscuit, light caramel, light nuttiness, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Fair amount of herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of honey, toast, biscuit, light caramel, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness, complexity, and balance of bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Very clean on lager flavors with zero yeast ester notes present. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, fairly crisp, and lightly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 5.3%. Overall this is a damn nice Vienna lager. All around great robustness, complexity, and balance of bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
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from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2015
at 22:27