Cherry Lager
Lakefront Brewery, Inc.

Cherry LagerCherry Lager
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From:
Lakefront Brewery, Inc.
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
ABV:
6%
Score:
77
Avg:
3.32 | pDev: 16.87%
Reviews:
84
Ratings:
171
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 29, 2017
Added:
Mar 24, 2003
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  12
An inaugural batch in 1989 makes this the first U.S.-brewed fruit beer since Prohibition. The medium-light body is jam packed with bright Wisconsin Montmorency cherry tartness, followed by two-row pale malt and Mt. Hood hops. The initial burst of flavors wane, leaving a distinctive lager crispness and mild cherry tartness.

10 IBU
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Ratings by JEdmund:
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Reviewed by JEdmund from Kansas

4.03/5  rDev +21.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance
Purple-tinged amber; fluffy pink head that sits comfortably for a long time

Smell
Berries, minerals, a bit sulfur

Taste & Mouthfeel
Good cherry flavor throughout, though not cloying; nice bitterness in the finish to cut back the sweets; light bodied, but it has a good, high level of carbonation.

Overall
Pretty tasty though not on par with a true Belgian kriek.
Aug 22, 2009
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.46 by ffshore545 from Illinois

Nov 29, 2017
 
Rated: 3.35 by DanGeo from Michigan

Aug 29, 2017
 
Rated: 3.55 by npendres from Wisconsin

Jul 13, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by zkoehn from Wisconsin

Jun 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.65 by Krusader from Wisconsin

Apr 25, 2017
 
Rated: 1.43 by mpgrif2 from Illinois

Jun 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.44 by FreshHawk from Illinois

Apr 05, 2016
 
Rated: 4.23 by Stezz420 from Illinois

Nov 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.71 by oldvines from Illinois

Sep 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.42 by italianstallion from Wisconsin

Jul 08, 2015
 
Rated: 2.77 by Cotton_27 from Michigan

Jul 01, 2015
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Reviewed by gmossii

4.24/5  rDev +27.7%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
This is a great fruit beer that unless you live in Wisconsin, you are not going to taste it. What is unique about this beer is that it is a sour cherry instead of sweet.
Jun 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.48 by mcthfg from Korea (South)

Jun 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.43 by AlbertVogler from South Carolina

May 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.79 by mickmanhattan from Indiana

May 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.18 by crobinso from Colorado

May 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.62 by Waveoff from Pennsylvania

May 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.73 by Whitey_from_Remedy from Pennsylvania

May 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.28 by ummswimmin from New Jersey

May 02, 2015
Cherry Lager from Lakefront Brewery, Inc.
Beer rating: 77 out of 100 with 171 ratings