The head is good, and it dissipates in a reasonable amount of time while sitting. There's a nice ring of bubbles left around the top, and that steeples fairly well down the sides as you drink. The aroma is ALL lager. I mean, if I were to cast a smell in the role of lager, I would just as surely pick this as I would pick the Steelers to win on Sunday - any Sunday, even if they weren't playing.
There's a tiny bit of hops and a wee wisp of citrus or something similar in the taste. It's surrounded on all sides by the malt. It's a decent malt. Heck, it's a decent beer. When you compare this to other American lagers, it's a very good beer, but that isn't really a fair comparison. That's comparing a Ford Fusion and a Nissan Versa - there's not much to compare, as few would cross-shop them.
The beer has more flavor than I had expected, and it's not a bad one. It's got a bit of an unexpected finish, but it's not too harsh or jarring. As lagers go, again, it's solid.
3.0/5