Old Irving Brewing Company Franconia

Franconia

 

Old Irving Brewing Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸

Collab with: Goldfinger Brewing Company
  Lager - Amber / Vienna Regular
Score
6.98
ABV: 5.5% IBU: - Ticks: 3
Franconian-Style Lager brewed with lightly roasted malts and all noble hops giving this malt-forward, full-bodied lager a mild sweetness, notes of biscuit and caramel, and a beautiful amber color. Collab with Goldfinger Brewing Co.

They started with a smooth base accentuated by subtle additions of lightly roasted malts. Then they reached for the same old-world Noble Hops that European brewers have used for centuries.

Tasting Notes
Look for hints of wheat bread and just a touch of honey folding into subtle wildflower nuances. And that finish comes through as smooth as a spring breeze.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16oz can. Really nice beer. Awesome malt tone, smooth caramel. Perfect body. Excellent stuff.

Tried on 06 Sep 2025 at 00:01


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7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Can from Tavour. Pours clear copper/amber with a transient white head. Aroma is quite malty. Med body. Flavor is toffee/caramel with some grass/spice. Malty, but seems dry. Bitterness is moderate. Not quite like other ambers I can recall. Much stronger flavor than many. Good.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 27 Jun 2025 at 00:03


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6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Color of an iced tea work a puff of foam that dissipated as I tried to frame that photo. Nose is plenty of kilned malt, maybe some Werther caramel. Taste is even bigger on malt. More Amber beer character than, say, a Vienna, or the East Coast old-fashioned lagers. Bold with a side of molasses. Hope come in very sharp and keep the taste dry. Robust!

Tried from Draft at Goldfinger Brewing Company on 02 May 2025 at 22:27