Sessionable “no nonsense” golden straw cleared dry lager with corn-flaked cereal graining reaching honeyed dough bottom as salty lemon-spiced herbage stays relegated.
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ALLAGASH SECONDS TO SUMMER
On tap at Ambulance, limited soft-toned summer ’23 moderation deemed a ‘slightly hoppy’ Czech lager retains murky yellow fruiting and musky Saaz-hopped pilsner malting. Bottom-fermenting Belgian lager yeast awakens citric phenol hop esters.
MUKONA HONEY LAGER
Clover-honeyed Uke lager relies on malt liquorish corn sugaring, molasses breaded treacle and sticky wheat gluten to create idiosyncratic mix. Mild grassy hop astringency provides mild bittering.
EBBS LAGER NO. 1
Brusque German lager with grain breaded pilsner malting anchoring lemon-dried grapefruit tartness, hay-like straw wheat astringency and raw-honeyed floral herbage. Mannered, simple and underwhelmingly satisfying.
SINGLECUT FREQUENCY RUSTIC LAGER
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, ‘nuanced, classic and simple’ German-styled lager brings musky lemon souring, grassy Noble hop herbage and mild floral spicing to fresh-baked French breading. Raw grained rusticity emboldens its bottom end.
ORION THE DRAFT
Quintessential semi-dry Okinawan lager maintains richer rice-grained thrust than most lighter bodied canned/bottled Jap draughts. Lemony floral-spiced orange peel whim and sourdough restraint also separate Orion’s lager from Asahi-Sapporo-Kirin competitors, but corn-dried pilsner malting countering muted hop musk beneath the surface will appeal to less discriminating mainstreamers.
KOSHIHIKARI ECHIGO BEER
Clean gold-cleared rice lager (circa 2022) with zesty lemon spritz flinging thru pilsner-malted toasted French bread spine depleted somewhat by cardboard base that disrupts pasty rice sweetness.
SINGLECUT SOMEWHERE I CAN WALK ALONE COUNTRY LAGER
On tap at Ambulance, thin aluminum yellowed lager lets implied rusticity take hold as dry hay-like barnyard musk and musty herbal restraint retain light earthen acridity securing mild lemon peel zesting above delicate whole grain breading.
HOBOKEN MILE SQUARE LATE LAGER
On tap at Plank Pizza, stylishly robust lager retains dry raw-grained rusticity, herbal perfumed lemon musk and leafy hop astringency.
STONE BUENAVEZA SALT & LIME LAGER
On tap at Jealous Monk, crisply easygoing Baja-inspired Mexican lager places sea-salted lime zesting next to peppery agave perfuming in dry corn malt setting.
FLYING MACHINE PIECES OF YOU LAGER
Crisp ‘East Coast’ lager with hoppy IPA-like citrus luster brings dry lemon-wedged grapefruit tang to floral-bound grassy hops above doughy bread base.
JACK’S ABBY PRIDE AND PARQUET HOPPY LAGER
Easygoing yellow-cleared cumulus-headed dry lager brings mild lemony grapefruit-orange tang to wood-toned grassy hop astringency over delicate pale malting of IPA-inspired Celtics fodder. Floral citric spicing tingles dry finish.