Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Reviewed from notes. On tap at the brewpub. This was poured into a pint glass. The appearance looked like their golden lager but just a touch darker. Same sort of head and no lace. The aroma was slightly the same as their golden lager except just a touch more floral/herbal and grassy hopped. The flavor was basically the same as the aroma and noting the aftertaste and finish with a little more biscuit sweetness. On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a great sessionability about it. Exceptionally smooth all around. Overall, I didn’t mind this beer, it’s clean and rounded.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
On tap at the brewpub.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a dark brown close to black in color with a creamy almost eggshell white foamy head, looked nitrogenated, but I didn’t see the bartender pour it from that, also I forgot to ask. Sly lace, just slides into the beer.
The aroma had some sweet creamy to roasty sweet dark malts with just a touch of some chocolate milk trying to come out.
The flavor seemed to copy the aroma pretty much spot on with an exceptionally smooth sweet aftertaste and a light herbal hoppy finish.
On the palate, this one sat between light and medium bodied with a great sessionability about it. Extremely smooth all around my tongue.
Overall, seems like it’s a Guinness rolled into a porter. Some may say this is watery, well, if anything, it is a porter, so go figure.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Not sure what an Irish golden lager truly is, but this is reviewed from notes.
On tap at the brewpub, this was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a semi-golden somewhat transparent color with a thin cap of a white foamy head that quickly died off. No lace.
The aroma had some sweet creamy malts with sweet corns and then delicately hopped with some grassy tones.
The flavor was basically the same with a really smooth sweet creamy sort of aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a very good sessionability about it. Exceptionally smooth as it is.
Overall, good for what it is, whatever an Irish golden lager is.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draft at the brewpub. Clear straw to light orange-brown body, medium dense off-white head. Catty, herbal, resinous nose. Catty, leafy, hop-dominated body with a bitter finish, backed by soft bready malts. Not bad.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draft at the brewpub. Hazy medium orange body, thick creamy off-white head. Toasty nose with caramely notes. Light, sweet, cerealy body, nutty with soft sugars and slightly metallic hops. Toasty. Light and pleasant.