Coast Radler
Stevens Point Brewery in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Radler / Shandy Regular|
Score
6.25
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cheap (9533) reviewed Coast Radler from Stevens Point Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Since I like radlers and I like most of point’s mild beers, I couldn’t wait to pop this bottle. From a twist off bottle opened with a bottle opener, it looks pretty attractive at first then the lemony aroma hits ya. First taste is cutting and refreshing. Has a slight dull aftertaste but its still quite refreshing. And yes, I can sense a little grapefruit, gives it almost a mild hop sensation. Not bad overall. Was not disappointing.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Loose bottle rack at Binny’s. Yay, I get to give this beer it’s full "rank." Let’s see: Lemonade smell right under the cap as expected. Giving this a bump in aroma for being as advertised, and for not smelling like Lemon Pledge. Large bubbled foam at the top, just a very few bubble in the beer itself, which is a very pale yellow. Taste, though, is way too thin to match its promise. Feels like it’s been diluted and then had the flavor added. The citrus flavor itself is all right, but there is no beer to back it up. I guess the choice was to make a light summer beer instead of adding the sugared lemonade of a true Radler, but the result is just not very filling or satisfying. I prefer the Stiegl radler, and even the Amstel one.