What Our Panel Thought
Aroma: “A light sulfur aroma starts off but quickly fades. Soft and subtle bready malts, floral hops with a touch of spice.”
Flavor: “Balanced: toasty malt with a touch of caramel partnered with a pleasant floral hops character. Hops deliver both a spicy flavor and pleasant bitterness. Caramel pushes this into sweet territory mid-palate. Some lemon appears at the finish, but it’s clean all the way through.”
Overall: “Light bodied and poundable. The malt and spicy but floral hops play well together. It’s a year-round go-to.”
What the Brewers Say
“In a perfect world, each town would have access to a fresh, straightforward lager. For our neighbors, we built one around a typically bready helles malt bill fermented with classic yeasts. We made it unique by focusing on the defining bitterness and pleasant citric spice of Opal hops.”
