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Judge's Review: 90 Rating - Scrag Mountain Pils - Salt & Lime by Lawson's Finest Liquids

June, 2022

Scrag Mountain Pils - Salt & Lime

Scrag Mountain Pils - Salt & Lime

Vermont
United States
Scrag Mountain Pils - Salt & Lime, Lawson's Finest Liquids
Description 

This special version of our traditional Czech Pilsner, known affectionately as “Scragarita,” is infused with lime juice and sea salt for a well-balanced dance of crisp and tart.

Beverage Profile
ABV: 
4.8

 

 


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Judges Rating: 
90
Aroma: 
20 / 24
Appearance: 
6 / 6
Flavor: 
36 / 40
Mouthfeel: 
10 / 10
Overall Impression: 
18 / 20

Scrag Mountain Pils - Salt & Lime by Lawson's Finest Liquids is being evaluated as a Czech Pils with salt and lime, which places it into the Spice, Herb, Vegetable category 30A (BJCP Style Guidelines 2015).

It poured a beautiful burnished gold with brilliant clarity. A small bone-white head was persistent. The nose prominently featured the additional ingredients with the base beer taking a bit of a backseat. Light floral hops mingled with restrained grainy, cereal, hay-like malt. The moderate lime has a pithy/bitter edge while there's a noticeable salinity. However, this beer is cleanly fermented without any faults nor diacetyl. 

Akin to the aroma, the flavor displays lime and then salt a bit more than the base beer but to a slightly lesser extent. Moderate floral, black pepper hops are balanced with cereal, grainy malt. The moderate bitterness has a slightly rough edge that the salt and pithy lime nature accentuate. Dry finish with lingering lime, salt, and hops. Medium-low-bodied with above average carbonation. No alcohol, creaminess, nor astringency were perceived.

Overall, Scrag Mountain Pils - Salt & Lime is a solid offering if you're looking for something a bit different than many summer-time offerings and is quite easy to drink with plenty of character. However, the base could be one of many different bases including a few clean ales such as a blonde ale for example. I also thoroughly enjoy beers that have a fresher, bright, lime zest aspect to them.