Short Sands

Fort George Brewery in Astoria, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸

Lager - Premium Regular

Score

6.63

ABV: 4.8%

IBU: -

Ticks: 5

We’re not saying we made The Perfect Lager. But we did make a Lager: Short Sands. Lagers take time and careful consideration. We’ve been working on Short Sands for years – calculating the ideal balance of floral and fruity, malty and toasty. Clean, crisp esters from a low and slow fermentation, classic German malts and noble hops for the barest touch of malt sweetness. A pressurized tank during fermentation produces natural carbonation and here we are. The perfect can size (12 oz), available all year long from wherever you get your good beer. Maybe it is The Perfect Lager?

Brewer's Notes
1% of Short Sands Lager sales benefit Surfrider Foundation – North Coast Chapter via 1% For The Planet. Can art by Aaron Draplin.

Hops: Hallertau Mittelfruh
Malts: Rahr Pilsner, WeyermannVienna, Weyermann Acidulated
Yeast: Augustiner

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6.3

Mansquito (19100) reviewed Short Sands from Fort George Brewery 5 months ago

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

Tavour can: pours gold with white head. Aroma is vaguely grainy. Beer that smells like beer as a grandmother understands it. Taste is relatively sweet. Bitterness relatively low. Uneventful.

Tried from Can on 13 Sep 2025 at 20:10

5.8

bhensonb (22605) reviewed Short Sands from Fort George Brewery 6 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can from Tavour. Pours clear bright gold with a moderate white head. Aroma of grain and florality. Near med body. Malty but not too sweet. Enough bitter for balance. Flavor is grainy and floral/grass.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 11 Aug 2025 at 23:19

7.4

explosivedog (14050) reviewed Short Sands from Fort George Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at the brewery. Pours bright clear gold. Straw, lemon, apricot, grain. Medium body. Very nice.

Tried from Draft on 23 Jun 2024 at 02:39

6.4

one51 (2463) reviewed Short Sands from Fort George Brewery 2 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can from Epicurean Trader in Mission/SF, drunk while cooking caramelized onions and salmon. Light haze in amber beer, huge lacy head. Faintly sweet grainy nose. Flavor is a hint sour, it's pleasant but very odd in a Helles style lager, whoops! Most likely infected? Or Sauermalz. But at least if off, it's in a nice farmhouse way. Pretty tasty overall.

Tried from Can on 27 Dec 2023 at 04:53

7.1

stevoj (18327) reviewed Short Sands from Fort George Brewery 2 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12oz can from New Colony. Clear golden pour, small foamy white head, lively carbonation. Grainy, bready aroma, dough. Taste is malty, biscuity, full with a nice hop snap towards the finish. Zippy.

Tried from Can on 31 May 2023 at 01:55