1811 Lager

This beer's aroma is of cornflakes, lemon with honeydrop candy, very low Mexican vanilla bean, biscuits and low herbaceous rosemary. This light golden beer is topped by a yellowish, creamy head with fine effervescence that clings to the sides of the glass. Flavors start out as plain dinner roll bread quality with a low pine and medium-low resin hop character. Malt and hop flavors are balanced nicely, with the hops taking slight prominence. This beer finishes with a dry, crisp bitterness and aftertastes of lemon pith, chalk and grits. Mouthfeel is medium with medium-high carbonation, very low alcohol, a milk froth creaminess and pleasant hop astringency. Overall, this was a very drinkable lager, but it would have been better with brighter aromas and flavors and a lifting, active carbonation.