Local Acre Lager Wisconsin Wet Hop
Lakefront Brewery, Inc.

Local Acre Lager Wisconsin Wet HopLocal Acre Lager Wisconsin Wet Hop
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From:
Lakefront Brewery, Inc.
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
Imperial Pilsner
ABV:
7%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.89 | pDev: 12.34%
Reviews:
25
Ratings:
53
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 28, 2016
Added:
Oct 25, 2010
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  1
By taking hops directly from the field to the brewery, we preserve the original flavor, some of which is lost in the usual drying process. The result is an incredibly fresh hop taste and aroma balanced with our Wisconsin-grown malted barley, giving this unfiltered lager its hearty body and hazy straw color.

27 IBU
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

2.54/5  rDev -34.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Yellow pour, not the highest amount of clarity but a full on inch of white head. Aroma was like a shandy moreso than a straight beer. The aroma was a huge letdown, one of the weakest hopped 'fresh' hop beers I've ever had.

Taste again was missing the hops, much less the fresh green hops. Even with a very light pilsner malt, the hops just couldn't come through. Nothing else is really a problem, just the ever absent hops and lemon flavors/smells in their place instead.
Jan 28, 2016
 
Rated: 4.45 by milwaukee512 from Wisconsin

Apr 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Jho3325 from Indiana

Oct 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by sonofliberty2 from South Carolina

Jul 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by MrBeige from South Carolina

Jul 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by jdkitchi from Wisconsin

May 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by robear from Wisconsin

May 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by GABrew from Georgia

Apr 25, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Localdrinklax from Wisconsin

Mar 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Hendrick24 from Wisconsin

Mar 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by jscheuf from Illinois

Feb 28, 2014
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Reviewed by Beric from Massachusetts

3.84/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Serving: On tap, 6oz sampler from brewery tour
Served: 3 Jan 2014

Appearance: Golden yellow with a pure white head that collapses pretty quickly, yielding just a ring of white foam around the beer.

Smell: Not as hoppy on the nose as I would expect from a wet-hopped beer.

Taste: Pretty good imperial pilsener. You can certainly tell this is a lager from the crisp, dry taste here. Bready malt backbone with an overlay of hops. Tasty.

Mouthfeel: Prickly carbonation seems to die off rather quickly. The carbonation initially emphasized the dryness of the taste.

Overall: A good, hoppy lager. One needs to keep in mind that this is a lager when drinking so it's going to have a different taste than wet-hopped pale ales also popular in fall/winter.
Jan 04, 2014
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Reviewed by guityler83 from Wisconsin

3.63/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: A normal pour into a NG Pilsner glass created a nice two finger head made of mixed sized bubbles and bright white in color. Foam retention is great, as it receded it left spider web looking lacing on the edge of the glass. The beer is a light copper to darker blond color with just a touch of haze.

S: Light aroma overall. Slight grassy and noble scented hop notes on top of a bready malt character. I'm also getting lemon and a slight soapy character.

T: Moderate and round grassy tasting bitterness on the first sip. It's followed by the bready, slightly toasty pilsner malt flavors combined with a hint of alcohol. The lemon vibe I was getting in the nose is also coming through in the flavor but I'm only noticing it in the aftertaste. The flavor that sets this apart from a normal pilsner would be the more grassy hop character throughout the beer.

M: A touch of alcohol warming with moderate carbonation levels. The beer feels dry but it has a decent body to carry the alcohol level.

O: An interesting take on a trad pilsner. I'm a fan of the style and of wet hop beers, but this one was kind of disapointing. Maybe an American style pilsner or an IPL with the wet hops would be more up my ally.
Dec 14, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by derkfromwi from Wisconsin

Dec 02, 2013
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

3.59/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
22 oz bottle served in a snifter.

Pours a slightly hazy apricot-amber with a modest, bubbly head that has limited retention.

Grassy-floral-bready-citrusy aroma.

The wet-hop flavor comes through loud and clear, although not everyone will think this is a good thing. In any case, the flavor is quite herbal and vegetative compared to a typical pilsner or PA, and not as sharp or crisp. There’s a foreboding bitterness mid-taste that fades to a moderate-mild level by the finish rather than increasing as expected. Lasting hoppy aftertaste with hints of grapefruit peel, grass and citrus fruit.

Feel: full and smooth for style.

O: An imperial pilsner for hop heads. I was glad to have the chance to try this special beer but not eager to make it a regular.
Dec 01, 2013
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Reviewed by Ri0 from Wisconsin

4.06/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
poured 22 oz. bottle into snifter. Bottled on 10/3/13

A - Dark apricot with a 2 finger white head. Great retention and loads of lacing line the glass.

S - Sweet malts or caramel and cereal. Plenty of fresh, green hop scents that are floral and earthy. Not much for a citrus or pine aroma.

T - Starts off with sweet malts or caramel, cereal, and cracker. Moves into the fresh , green hops. A bitterness comes in, but is not distinct. This has a wonderful flavor and excellent balance.

M - Light to medium-bodied, smooth and nice carbonation, some lingering bitterness.

O - This may be one of LFB's best beers. I really like the wet hops added to the Pilsener malts. I'm going to get another bottle of this since I enjoyed it so much.
Nov 16, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by fatboy91 from Illinois

Nov 14, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Westuh from Wisconsin

Oct 01, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by BrownAleMale from Wisconsin

Apr 06, 2013
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Reviewed by Halcyondays from California

3.68/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
22 oz. bomber,

A: Pours a light amber with a medium frothy white head, good head retention, spotty lace.

S: Sweet caramel, almost a Munich malt type feel, with grapefruit and lawn clippings.

T: Heavy bitterness on the front end, earthy and floral. The malt catches up with a nice balance to finish the beer. Never extremely hoppy, yet a nice flavour overall.

M: Light to medium-bodied, frothy creamy carbonation, moderate aftertaste for the style.

O: A well done lager, a more balanced Impy pils than I've seen in the past. Nice new bomber find.
Jan 20, 2013
Local Acre Lager Wisconsin Wet Hop from Lakefront Brewery, Inc.
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 53 ratings