Lakeport Honey Lager
Lakeport Brewing Company

Lakeport Honey LagerLakeport Honey Lager
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From:
Lakeport Brewing Company
 
New Brunswick, Canada
Style:
American Lager
ABV:
5%
Score:
66
Avg:
2.58 | pDev: 26.74%
Reviews:
27
Ratings:
43
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 29, 2020
Added:
Nov 07, 2002
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  2
Lakeport Honey Lager is a 5% alcohol lager with a hint of honey. It provides an exceptionally smooth finish and is brewed to Lakeport’s highest quality standards.
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Ratings by al_al1357:
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Rated by al_al1357 from Canada (ON)

2.9/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3

Nov 19, 2015
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Reviewed by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)

3.46/5  rDev +34.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a clear gold colour with a loose but plentiful head on top. Not much of a smell to it, perhaps corn if anything. The taste is metallic at first but mellows out into a gentle sweetness somewhat reminiscent of honey. Not a bad beer but not a great one either.
Oct 4 2020
Aug 29, 2020
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Reviewed by Drew_wilks81 from Canada (ON)

2.9/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3
Bought a 48 pack for a party because it was the cheapest thing at the beer store. Expected it to taste sweet but to me had no honey flavour at all. Not a bad beer for the price though.
Nov 18, 2017
 
Rated: 2.75 by fortyfield from Canada (ON)

Jan 27, 2016
 
Rated: 2.74 by CRObighit2 from Canada (ON)

May 01, 2015
 
Rated: 1.25 by MayonakaStout from Canada (ON)

Aug 12, 2014
 
Rated: 1.5 by ToddMopps from Canada (ON)

Aug 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Magibeg from Canada (ON)

May 17, 2014
 
Rated: 1.5 by Hoppy_McGee from Canada (ON)

Jan 09, 2014
 
Rated: 2.33 by ZachT from Canada (BC)

Oct 11, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by harpus from Alabama

Oct 07, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by csmartin6 from New York

Aug 12, 2013
 
Rated: 2 by TheBeeraholic from Canada (ON)

Jun 15, 2013
 
Rated: 1 by Lobstertainment from Canada (ON)

Apr 24, 2013
 
Rated: 1.75 by Wordslinger from Canada (ON)

May 05, 2012
 
Rated: 2.5 by beerhunter13 from Canada (ON)

Apr 04, 2012
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

3.32/5  rDev +28.7%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This represents the best part of The CANQuest (TM) - CANadian beer in a CAN sent to me by a CANuck! BigBry and I have been trading for a while and I am always glad to receive and open one of his packages.

I am disappointed to realize that all of their CANs, not just the Light, now feature the lighthouse. Still, more visually appealing to this jaded CAN Man.

Aha, we may be onto something, following the Crack & Glug! I was faced with a dense two-plus fingers of tawny head with notable retention. Color was a deep amber with NE-quality clarity. BUPGOO! Nose evinced the same metallic twang as the previous beer, which leads me to suspect their brewing practices. Mouthfeel was medium and it had a mellow sweetness on the tongue. I am not sure that I could/would identify it as honey, but it was seemingly adjunct-free, which made it that much more appealing to me. Finish was clean, semi-dry with just a hint of sweetness lingering after the swallow. I could see an afternoon of this at the beach or hiking, especially at the price point mentioned by others.
Feb 05, 2012
 
Rated: 2.5 by ThinkAgain from Canada (ON)

Jan 06, 2012
 
Rated: 2 by kelvarnsen from Canada (ON)

Jan 03, 2012
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Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)

3.16/5  rDev +22.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
[Updated Jan 23 2013]

473 mL can from the LCBO; packaged June 2012. I used to drink this all the time as a student - mostly because it's absurdly cheap, available everywhere, and isn't nearly as terrible as most of the other beers that also meet those two prerequisites. Time to give it another go.

Pours a deep golden colour - perhaps not coincidentally, very similar to the hue of actual honey - topped with more than one finger's worth of puffy, foamy white head that recedes fairly quickly over the next few minutes. A pretty appealing-looking lager. Unfortunately, I can't say the same of the aroma - it's extremely weak, with some vaguely sweet malt, brown sugar sweetness and not much else. I'd like to give it a compliment and call it clean-smelling, but it's honestly so faint that I don't think it matters one way or another.

Now for the important part - this stuff actually doesn't taste all that bad for what it is, though you can still sense the cheapness. It starts off with pale grain malts, leading into a light honey-and-corn sweetness. The finish is sweet, but not cloyingly so. Light-bodied and watery, with heavy carbonation - easy to throw back quickly, though this stuff tends to make me a little bloated.

Final Grade: 3.16, a mediocre C+. Lakeport Honey Lager probably made up at least a quarter of my caloric intake during university, though I rarely drink it these days. If I recall correctly, it even occupied a spot on The Beer Store's "Big 10 Brands" list for quite a while, a testament to its former popularity. I remember seeing empty cases of the stuff stacked to the ceiling in friends' garages. Today, I honestly can't remember the last time I saw anyone drink or buy this.

Needless to say, Lakeport Honey has waned a bit in popularity over the last half-decade. While I don't necessarily think this is a terrible thing (since it's a mediocre beer that is now owned by a giant international umbrella corporation), I will probably always have a soft spot in my heart for this brew. If you are in the mood for a sweeter macro-style lager to imbibe, but aren't willing to splurge on Sleeman Honey Brown, this stuff is an acceptable substitute. Take that as you will.
Jul 30, 2011
Lakeport Honey Lager from Lakeport Brewing Company
Beer rating: 66 out of 100 with 43 ratings