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Labrador Lager
Thirsty Dog Brewing Company
- From:
- Thirsty Dog Brewing Company
- Ohio, United States
- Style:
- European / Dortmunder Export Lager
Ranked #29 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #23,138 - Avg:
- 3.7 | pDev: 15.68%
- Reviews:
- 81
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 17, 2023
- Added:
- Dec 28, 2008
- Wants:
- 26
- Gots:
- 49
A traditional German lager brewed with all German grain and yeast.
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Rated by Jule17 from Ohio
3.51/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.51/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pretty nice!
Sep 17, 2023Reviewed by mvanaskie13 from Pennsylvania
3.98/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
3.98/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured into a wide mouth, grip shaped goblet: color is gold, transparent, quick 1/2 inch head appears and then dissipates to nothing, no lacing.
Smell is subdued but sweeter malt with notes of biscuit, toast, honey, very light earthy hops.
Taste is similar with upfront sweetness - biscuit, crackers, toast, light honey, then earthy dry hops, maybe some light grassiness.
Mouthfeel is low/moderate carbonation, high sweetness, low/moderate bitterness.
Overall a fairly to style brew with a big maltiness, moderate sweetness and moderate bitterness.
Aug 31, 2023Smell is subdued but sweeter malt with notes of biscuit, toast, honey, very light earthy hops.
Taste is similar with upfront sweetness - biscuit, crackers, toast, light honey, then earthy dry hops, maybe some light grassiness.
Mouthfeel is low/moderate carbonation, high sweetness, low/moderate bitterness.
Overall a fairly to style brew with a big maltiness, moderate sweetness and moderate bitterness.
Reviewed by Cylinsier from Pennsylvania
3.75/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 oz can
Beer is clear deep golden, white film for a head.
Aroma is of roasted caramel malts, hints of chocolate and a nutty bitterness.
Flavor is of roasted caramel, chocolate, toast, bready malts, and a mild dry hop bitterness.
Medium body, tingling carbonation on the tongue.
Pretty decent, drinkable lager. Good roasty notes. It borders on a cloying richness. Worth trying though and fine for what it is.
Apr 10, 2022Beer is clear deep golden, white film for a head.
Aroma is of roasted caramel malts, hints of chocolate and a nutty bitterness.
Flavor is of roasted caramel, chocolate, toast, bready malts, and a mild dry hop bitterness.
Medium body, tingling carbonation on the tongue.
Pretty decent, drinkable lager. Good roasty notes. It borders on a cloying richness. Worth trying though and fine for what it is.
Reviewed by Manta200 from Kentucky
3.84/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Single can from Party Town
Deep golden color with a thin white head.
Bready aroma and some sweet notes.
Light to medium body with a smooth mouthfeel. Moderate carbonation.
I like it!
Nov 19, 2021Deep golden color with a thin white head.
Bready aroma and some sweet notes.
Light to medium body with a smooth mouthfeel. Moderate carbonation.
I like it!
Reviewed by DrBeergood from Ohio
4.25/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: Amber. Clear. Lively.
S: Roasty toasty malts. Caramel candied sweetness.
T: It's really nice. The malts are well balanced and the hops let the roastiness shine. It's mellow and gives the real ingredients room to shine. There's no extract present--This is the real deal.
F: Crisp carbonation, wholesome roasty malts, and mild hops on the finish. It's heavy and sits at 6.0% ABV. A bit of a residual. Would pair well with food, tobacco, or another one.
O: Year round Octoberfest. It's German styled and quite passable, but the water is from Akron and not quite the same as Germany's. Rhinegeist's Cheetah is another German styled lager from Ohio. It's good, but not quite as righteous as Labrador Lager.
Mar 20, 2021S: Roasty toasty malts. Caramel candied sweetness.
T: It's really nice. The malts are well balanced and the hops let the roastiness shine. It's mellow and gives the real ingredients room to shine. There's no extract present--This is the real deal.
F: Crisp carbonation, wholesome roasty malts, and mild hops on the finish. It's heavy and sits at 6.0% ABV. A bit of a residual. Would pair well with food, tobacco, or another one.
O: Year round Octoberfest. It's German styled and quite passable, but the water is from Akron and not quite the same as Germany's. Rhinegeist's Cheetah is another German styled lager from Ohio. It's good, but not quite as righteous as Labrador Lager.
Reviewed by BB1313 from Ohio
3.73/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bottled on 4/9/19. 12oz bottle poured into a tulip. Pours golden with nice clarity and transparency with bubbles racing upwards; creamy eggshell white head that falls leaving nice retention and sticky lacing. The aromas have a nice amount of malts along with some crackers and fresh dough. Some fresh grass as well. The flavors basically follow the nose for the most part. More bread and crackers. Some caramel and toffee. More hints of fresh grass. Mild hints of citrus. Grains are there. Low bitterness. Solid malt backbone. Alcohol basically goes unnoticed. Mouthfeel is medium-bodied with moderate to active carbonation. It's slightly sharp, fluffy, smooth and easy to drink.
This is a nice lager. It's more or less what you would expect from the style. It's enjoyable stuff. I like it.
Aug 11, 2019This is a nice lager. It's more or less what you would expect from the style. It's enjoyable stuff. I like it.
Reviewed by Gajo74 from New York
3.93/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a clear golden color, visible carbonation and a modest head that retains well as a creamy film throughout.
In the nose there is initially a light apple like aroma. This is followed by a biscuity malt aroma that dominates throughout. A light trace of DMS towards the end is subtle and acceptable for style.
Well balanced taste with the sweetness of the pilsner malts shining through at first, bready, biscuity, and slightly nutty. Yeast flavors hint at apples. A modest noble hops presence adds a nice spice. The finish is on the sweet side, dry and with a mild lingering bitterness.
Medium bodied, moderately carbonated and smooth. Nicely balanced, malt forward but with a nice touch of spice.
Tasty and easy to drink. I would definitely have this again.
Jun 10, 2018In the nose there is initially a light apple like aroma. This is followed by a biscuity malt aroma that dominates throughout. A light trace of DMS towards the end is subtle and acceptable for style.
Well balanced taste with the sweetness of the pilsner malts shining through at first, bready, biscuity, and slightly nutty. Yeast flavors hint at apples. A modest noble hops presence adds a nice spice. The finish is on the sweet side, dry and with a mild lingering bitterness.
Medium bodied, moderately carbonated and smooth. Nicely balanced, malt forward but with a nice touch of spice.
Tasty and easy to drink. I would definitely have this again.
Rated by hels2 from Pennsylvania
4.04/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.04/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Wow, love this beer! Great smell and feel on the pallet. Can't wait to have another one
Mar 27, 2018Reviewed by Dmac99 from Ohio
2.7/5 rDev -27%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.7/5 rDev -27%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Big fan of Thirsty Dog, but this brew misses the mark for me. Not really a Lager in my view. Tastes like something was over-roasted. Not a Dortmunder style like the label says.
Jan 14, 2018Reviewed by YoungMtn52 from New York
3.92/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Picked this up at my new Total Wine outlet that just opened where you can out mixed six packs....Good looking lager from Akron, Ohio (home of Lebron James) pours from the bottle with beautiful golden hue but the head dissipated a little too quickly...crisp and smooth, from a traditional German hops recipe. Worth a try!
Jan 04, 2018
Labrador Lager from Thirsty Dog Brewing Company
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
241 ratings
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