Soft hop sass, dainty crystal malt caress, and buttery diacetyl flow of pale-toned light-bodied lager gets a wee bit trite by moderately bitter off-dry finish.

Not one of those processed American”lite” beers, but instead peppy, pliant, polite Euro lager with fewer calories – making it better than all domestic “lites,” if that’s progress. Soft, bubbly, lemon hop signature will be laughed off as lightweight and inconsequential by serious drinkers. In search of better yeast penetration, malt pungency, and citrus infusion, but not bad for saltwater.

America’s first Italian-styled brew, a flaccid pale lager, suffers from musty sourness, cloy corn malts, and dank gluten finish. Scotch notes tingle caramelized wheat base. Brewery defunct: 2004.

Grain-laced water-based lager nearly vanquishes sweet yeast elegance. Gentle wheat sweetness lingers to moderate pale malt finish for a classy little Spanish treat.

Decent straw-hued lightweight from mass market brewer allows dry J & B-like Scotch malts and rye wheat to influence doughy abundance. Wheat cracker sweetness and toasted barley crease peak through wet-grassed hay-horsehide earthiness.

Lighter whitish pale version of traditional American macrobrew is void of flavor, making it less offensive than bourgeois crap marketed on television. Fizzy hop-maize washout depletes faintest sour acridity.

Impossibly pale-bodied, clear-bottled, gimmicky Miller Chill knockoff released ’08 (one year after Miller’s equally dull alternative malt beverage). Salty margarita astringency, lemon lime-y fizz, and mild agave twist leave throat instantly parched. Dull white bread midst debunks watered down citric club soda/ ginger ale nuisance.

Finally available on these shores by 2001, the original Czech-based Budweiser pilsner (a.k.a. Budvar) is now sold in America as a ‘lager’ for greater consumer access. Consistent spice-hopped bitterness and fizzy carbonation tantalize up-front as reclining barley roast and subtle crystal malting boost full-bodied character. With much more sweet yeast thickness and grain penetration than nearly all of its pilsner-lager competition, this Bud’s first class and totally efficient.

Cold filtered off-dry lager opens with soured yeast splurge and leathery horsehide penetration as peppery hops perk up moderate-bodied resin grain finish. Similar to politely embittered American harvest wheat beers.

Translucent pale Molson offshoot brings wheat-backed sour malt affinity to crisp lemon-hopped briskness. Orange rind bite deepens grainy bitterness, but washed-out soapy finish scales back any dank sweetness.

Sterling golden amber bitter provides juicy lemony orange tang to floral-spiced cherry-apple-grapefruit conflux as dry wheat husk folds into sedate perfumed hop comfort. Thanks to its fruity opulence, it’s an unconventional lager bordering on pale ale styling.