I have, in the past, commented on the purity of a brewery committing to a single beer as their flagship for that style. The fact that this isn't Wrexham "Devil Lion" Lager or something like that makes me think they have confidence that this is the exact version of their lager that I should be drinking, as it is the bast version of a lager they have to offer. Assuming they're good, I will drink to that.
I think I have made the observation before that some lagers really just look like lagers. This is one of those kinds of beer. After pouring it, I thought that the head was going to stay around a lot longer than it wound up staying. As a result, lots of points of nucleation are showing off the carbonation inside the beverage, but they can't even hold a partial ring around the sides. The beer is a delightful golden color, but I can't remember what the head looked like whenever it had one. The aroma is bread dough and citrus. And that bread dough really seems wet.
First sip brings tanginess that I think is coming from the yeast; I don't normally see that in a traditional American lager. I'm not going to pitch it immediately, but I'm not really sure I want to have this taste in my regular, everyday lager. It seems like it overshadows the other flavors in the beer, and it's not really a sensation I'm typically going to be looking for my beer. It's kind of like those sour beers. I don't look for sour in my beer. Bitterness, sure! Sweetness? Sometimes. Sour? No. You can stick that in your coffee beer.
Tip-in is tart right off the bat with grains and citrus struggling to find purchase. The middle evens out, but it doesn't really manage to bring a whole lot of any flavors. The finish is more tartness on top of the bread malt that I barely get a wink from before the beverage is over, and tartness trails off.
Bottom Line: Certainly not the beer for me.
1.25/5
