Sweet-scented lager offers dominant honey coughdrop essence for refreshing carbolic change-up. Creamy malted barley-oats spruce up ashy mouthfeel to sweet caramel finish. But light water texture and dank grain indulgence ruin its combustion. Still, preferable to Sleeman’s Honey Ale.
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KING’S I.P.A.
Frothily viscous penny-coppered ale lacks body and complexity, but caramel malt sweetness, perfume-y floral accents, and frisky seltzer-like carbonation will please softer palates just fine. Tamped down hops reveal diluted grapefruit rind-orange peel bitterness.
KMICIC PILSNER
Frivolous bubbly white-headed pale-bodied pilsner imbued by dank grain minerality and hard water flow. Threadbare barley-hop finish can’t recoup early losses. Website www.beerme.com reports brewery closed 2005.
KOTAYK LAGER
Musty sour yeast aroma, moderate hop bitterness, and dank cloy finish mark this light watery Armenian. Less bread-like than Rolling Rock but with a bitter Heineken-like aftertaste (minus the much needed malt pungency).
KUHNHENN SIMCOE SILLY ALE
Tremendously juicy sienna-hazed fruit ale brings ripe cherry-tangerine-peach-melon-strawberry abundance to white ale-like nutmeg-coriander spicing. Floral dusting and minor pumpkin hint found in maple malt midst.
LA BARBERIE BLONDE BIOLOGIQUE
Tangy grapefruit-lemon persuasion brightens white-peppered dark-spiced hop bitterness of golden-hazed moderate body. Mild citric vibe overlays brisk water flow. Not as experimental or bold as biological handle claims.
LABATT’S STERLING LIGHT LAGER
Indistinct clear-toned light lager retains dry-bodied crispness, bland watery flow, and mildly bitter hopping. But obstructive carbonation, fleck popcorn tedium, and solvent nature put this one step above useless Lite beers and cloy Bud.
LAGUNITAS CZECH STYLE PILSNER
Robust amber-hazed pils extends deep grain penetration and sharp spice-hop fizz to sugary wheat biscuit luster. Richer than its light class suggests, but flat dank finish picks up harsh acidity underlying astringent fruity esters.
LAKEFRONT CATTAIL ALE
Unbalanced barnyard-wafted clear straw pale ale haplessly overrides butterscotch malt sweetness with acidic sour orange pucker. Flawed cracked wheat base falters and tart pineapple reminder remains diffident.
LAKE PLACID INDIA PALE ALE
Initially labeled ‘Frostbite Pale Ale,’ crisp IPA gains luster as it pours. Floral-hopped red-fruited sweetness coats woodsy cedar-spruce-pine veneer and charred grain spine of coppery ale, gaining loud currant bitterness by creamy maple malt finish. Faraway apricot-tangerine-grapefruit delusion diminishes slightly over course.
LANCASTER AMISH FOUR GRAIN PALE ALE
Grain-framed reddish copper ale gains impressive rye emphasis promptly underscored by earthy wheat chaff, toasted biscuit nuance, and dry hop fizz. Minimal tobacco leaf and citrus notes fortify sweet finish, enhancing overall distinction.
LATROBE AMERICAN PALE ALE
Following in the British tradition despite American auspices, rich pine-fruited ale balances casual cascade hop bittering with subtle malt sweetness. Strangely reminiscent of some Canadian ales due to its briny salt-watered finish. Not unique, but damn fine nonetheless.
