Northern Lager
Oxbow Brewing Company in Newcastle, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Pale Regular|
Score
6.75
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Northern Lager is brewed with 100% malted barley and select Maine-grown hops.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: dark yellow to copper color with some transparency and a two and a quarter fingers of white foamy head which seems a bit rocky all over but it takes it's time to dissipate and once it does, lots of messy lace all over
Aroma: sweet grains/some sweet wheat, super light mixed citrusy notes, subtle freshly cut grassy hops coming forth in a semi-spicy sort of way
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bready maltiness with a nice entrance of the Noble hop spiciness creating a very nice balance; finishes semi-bitter with an even slighter dryness with some sweet grains
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; light amount of smoothness and a little bit of spiciness from the hops trying to clamp down a little bit on the tongue - nothing overbearing - just noticeable
Overall: a very nicely done Euro pale lager I would welcome again.
Appearance: dark yellow to copper color with some transparency and a two and a quarter fingers of white foamy head which seems a bit rocky all over but it takes it's time to dissipate and once it does, lots of messy lace all over
Aroma: sweet grains/some sweet wheat, super light mixed citrusy notes, subtle freshly cut grassy hops coming forth in a semi-spicy sort of way
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bready maltiness with a nice entrance of the Noble hop spiciness creating a very nice balance; finishes semi-bitter with an even slighter dryness with some sweet grains
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; light amount of smoothness and a little bit of spiciness from the hops trying to clamp down a little bit on the tongue - nothing overbearing - just noticeable
Overall: a very nicely done Euro pale lager I would welcome again.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Mar 2026
at 20:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Draught at Mekelburg's: pours pale yellow with white head. Aroma is grainy, bready, herbs. Taste is lightly sweet, bready. Solid. Smooth.
Tried
on 18 Aug 2024
at 02:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at The Beer Temple, pours a cloudy bright golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out bright straw, some corn-like notes and bready malt. Flavour is very bright, clean and crisp, with lots of straw and bready malt. Dry, crisp and vibrant. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Sep 2023
at 18:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
5 oz. Draft. Aroma shows soft grain, mild lemon and light minerals. Flavor has a mild cracker malt backbone with the lemon, with mild mineral character. The texture is crisp inside a light body. A very well-made craft lager.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jul 2023
at 18:38
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Golden with a white head - Malt aroma - Malt body with some hops to balance - Malt and some bitterness in the finish - This was nice
Tried
on 21 Apr 2022
at 20:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2021.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Malt, grain, hops, grass.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, hops, grain.
Where: MBCC 2021.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Malt, grain, hops, grass.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, hops, grain.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Mar 2022
at 09:50
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap@MBCC 2021, Copenhagen - gold with a white head. Grassy bitter hoppy cereal straw, hay, medium body, hoppy bitter close. Ok
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Feb 2022
at 08:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ MBCC '21 [ Red Session 🧙♂️🍻🇩🇰 ]. - Mikkeller Beer Copenhagen Celebration 2021, Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet 11, 1700 København V, Danmark.
[ As Oxbow Northern Lager ].
ABV: 4.0%. Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, light hoppy, grass. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt, hay - grain, light grass. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20211023]
7-3-7-3-14
Tried
on 08 Dec 2021
at 10:21
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[10/23/2021] Sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2021. Red session. Hazy golden. Grainy, rather dry, a bit bitterish, noble hops.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2021
at 12:46
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap @MBCC 2021, Red Session. Clear golden, white head. Malty aroma, crisp. Sweet malty flavour. Thin.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Nov 2021
at 21:20