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The Veteran
Veteran Beer Company
- From:
- Veteran Beer Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Lager
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 78
- Avg:
- 3.29 | pDev: 12.77%
- Reviews:
- 4
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 19, 2016
- Added:
- Dec 19, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
No description / notes.
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Ratings by 1000lbgrizzly:
Reviewed by 1000lbgrizzly from Illinois
3.59/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.59/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: Darker brown, dulled somewhat. Coarse head that fades quickly and leaves very little lacing. A few loose bubbles rise.
S: Warm caramel, malt. Not much else, but it is appetizing.
T: Same as the nose, with a touch of raw malt/wheat in the background. The flavor is prominent and clear, and deep- surprising for a lager.
M: Creamy, full bodied. Faint but appropriate carbonation. This is a little heavier than I'd expect from the lager style, but it's better than choosing to go lighter.
O: A great lager, a few steps above what you'd typically associate with 'lager'. The color, smell, and flavor are all full and warm, and the mouthfeel is up there with some great stouts. There is quality in this, much to my surprise and appreciation. I'm getting a six pack for Independence Day.
Apr 29, 2014S: Warm caramel, malt. Not much else, but it is appetizing.
T: Same as the nose, with a touch of raw malt/wheat in the background. The flavor is prominent and clear, and deep- surprising for a lager.
M: Creamy, full bodied. Faint but appropriate carbonation. This is a little heavier than I'd expect from the lager style, but it's better than choosing to go lighter.
O: A great lager, a few steps above what you'd typically associate with 'lager'. The color, smell, and flavor are all full and warm, and the mouthfeel is up there with some great stouts. There is quality in this, much to my surprise and appreciation. I'm getting a six pack for Independence Day.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by TMoney2591 from Illinois
3.15/5 rDev -4.3%
3.15/5 rDev -4.3%
Served in an Ohio State shaker pint glass.
I met this guy once before in human form. Weird bus ride... Anyway, this stuff pours a clear pale sunrise amber-brass topped by a finger or so of lightly dirty white foam. The nose comprises dry caramel malts (right out o' the bag), light green apple, hard water, and a kiss of corn. The taste brings in more of the same, the apples and hard water fighting a bloody battle for distant second fiddle, much to everyone's dismay. The body is a hefty light, with a light moderate carbonation and a wet feel. Overall, I don't really know what to think of this. It's too dark and "flavorful" (in today's television commercial parlance) to work as a crafty-seeming replacement for adjunct lagers, and it's too bland and unassuming to work for much of the craft crowd. I don't see myself drinking this again, regardless, though not because it's awful. I kinda nothing this...
Aug 26, 2014I met this guy once before in human form. Weird bus ride... Anyway, this stuff pours a clear pale sunrise amber-brass topped by a finger or so of lightly dirty white foam. The nose comprises dry caramel malts (right out o' the bag), light green apple, hard water, and a kiss of corn. The taste brings in more of the same, the apples and hard water fighting a bloody battle for distant second fiddle, much to everyone's dismay. The body is a hefty light, with a light moderate carbonation and a wet feel. Overall, I don't really know what to think of this. It's too dark and "flavorful" (in today's television commercial parlance) to work as a crafty-seeming replacement for adjunct lagers, and it's too bland and unassuming to work for much of the craft crowd. I don't see myself drinking this again, regardless, though not because it's awful. I kinda nothing this...
The Veteran from Veteran Beer Company
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
38 ratings
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