Heineken crowd will gobble up versatile mild-malted bitter-hopped pilsner-like helles lager as less filling, lighter-bodied substitute. But lemony quince wince, uncertain caramel backdrop, and soapy dough finish mar its Euro-trash simplicity.

Silken pilsner-related honeyed wheat sweetness cloaks moderate hop-spiced mineral graining that recedes quickly as overriding lime-like fizz knocks back mild bitterness. Brisk water flow adds to refreshing nature. Perfect for Rebel Bohemian Pilsner or Budweiser fans.

All natural straw-hued lager with crisp water cleanness, vibrant Cascade hops, and filmy glass-clinging Brussels lace. Rich barleymalts, honeyed oats, and stone fruiting offer slight red ale sweetness to complete the simple grain finish. Well above mainstream lagers without getting fancy.

Unobtrusive light-bodied pale lager matches dank sour whiff to acrid orange peel bitterness, sunny lemon-lime twist, and fizz-hopped alacrity. Cloy corn cusp deceives husked wheat dryness and arbitrary roasted barley-toasted honey sweetness mid-palate. This was the approachable helles lager that started it all for Cricket Hill in 2002.

Slim grassy hop fizz and buttery malt creaminess meet honeyed oats sweetness for uninteresting medium-bodied Munich helles lager. Skunked cabbage-like aroma disrupts vegetal corn-husked earthiness.

Heavily hopped hazy golden medium body with raw-grained initiation leaves toasted barley sweetness at back-throat. Herbal-vegetal restraint adds wispy nuance to mildly astringent citric finish.

Spastic clay hop fizz and sour rye aromatics nearly overwhelm tangy lemon retreat as honey-toasted grains reinforce dry wheat backbone of glistening golden medium body.

Under-whelming pearly-headed straw-bodied German-styled lager with sulfuric barnyard-hay waft stays soft and unassuming. Doughy yeast leaves baked bread imprint on honeyed malts and sour lemon astringency. Phenol-hopped finish conceals lemongrass murk and fleeting floral flutter.

Mild amber-hazed Munich-styled lager sustains sharp citric-hopped bite, leaving dry lemony grapefruit tartness. At finish, dinky floral-spiced dash adorns bitter berry bluster and modest alcohol pungency.

Musty sour malt odor of white-headed amber-toned medium body disrupts well-hopped barley flaking. Weak orange dullness dries out to faint tinny finish. Needs creamier register.

Uncommon light-bodied pale lager brings aromatic charred wood impetus to complementary cedar-burnt smoked meat scheme. Dry-hopped sour lemon fizz tickles tongue, absorbing black pepper tease and ash-singed firewood peculiarities.

Easy drinkin’ off-dry ‘Original Bavarian’ lager gradually loses sugared cornmeal sweetness. Light grain-hopped astringency depletes mild citric spicing; finishing weak and cloy.