Angel City LAger
Angel City Brewery
- From:
- Angel City Brewery
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Lager
- ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.5 | pDev: 13.14%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 9
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 04, 2020
- Added:
- Jan 17, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
Angel City Lager is a delicate, slightly sweet honey grapefruit lager, with a strong citrus aroma and subtle tart bite.
You work hard. Let’s face it – if you want to make it in Los Angeles, it requires sacrifice, endurance, and strength. But in the end, it’s a labor of love. We at Angel City understand this passion and commitment, and believe the hard work of our fellow Angelenos deserves to be met with a reward. Our Angel City LAger – a slightly sweet honey lager, with a strong citrus aroma and subtle tart bite – is brewed for that very reason. For you. Take a break. Unwind. Put your feet up and pour yourself a cold one. You’ve earned it.
You work hard. Let’s face it – if you want to make it in Los Angeles, it requires sacrifice, endurance, and strength. But in the end, it’s a labor of love. We at Angel City understand this passion and commitment, and believe the hard work of our fellow Angelenos deserves to be met with a reward. Our Angel City LAger – a slightly sweet honey lager, with a strong citrus aroma and subtle tart bite – is brewed for that very reason. For you. Take a break. Unwind. Put your feet up and pour yourself a cold one. You’ve earned it.
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Reviewed by Alexc11 from Canada (QC)
3.56/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
3.56/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Color is pale gold with foamy lace. Aroma is malty with hint of citrus; not easily detected. Hoppy/fizzy and some sourness but not overpowering. Taste: toasted cereal and malt. Hint of citrus. A bit of a lingering bitter after taste. Direct and light.
Aug 11, 2018
Reviewed by Profundobaso from New York
3.53/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Look - poured from a 12 oz bottle. Clear, amber in color with a generous head and good lacing retention.
Smell - malts and some citrus notes. Light, but nothing unpleasant.
Taste - a good dose of malt flavor with a hint of sweetness, with a tart and fruity aftertaste. fairly clean finish.
Feel - light bodied, average carbonation, and low on ABV at 4.8%.
Overall - this is a nice refreshing pale lager that is easily drinkable and is a bit fruitier than some of its counterparts from other breweries. Not phenomenal, but enjoyable.
Aug 06, 2018Smell - malts and some citrus notes. Light, but nothing unpleasant.
Taste - a good dose of malt flavor with a hint of sweetness, with a tart and fruity aftertaste. fairly clean finish.
Feel - light bodied, average carbonation, and low on ABV at 4.8%.
Overall - this is a nice refreshing pale lager that is easily drinkable and is a bit fruitier than some of its counterparts from other breweries. Not phenomenal, but enjoyable.
Reviewed by crimsonfloyd from California
4.29/5 rDev +22.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev +22.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
A cloudy amber lager with clean white head. Smells of lemon, grapefruit, and fresh-cut grass. Taste mostly follows smell with tart grapefruit and grass flavors that are followed by a muted, but still solid, classic lager malt finish. Definitely not a traditional lager, but strong in its own right.
Mar 22, 2017
Reviewed by shiu-chan from Singapore
3/5 rDev -14.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
3/5 rDev -14.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
From bottle to pint glass, clear copper tone with little foam.
A refreshing hint of orange peel and honey on the nose.
Clean refreshing on palate with some artificial kind of orange~y after taste. Fizzy.
Overall, not really my type of lager.
Nov 28, 2016A refreshing hint of orange peel and honey on the nose.
Clean refreshing on palate with some artificial kind of orange~y after taste. Fizzy.
Overall, not really my type of lager.
Reviewed by BucBasil from Rwanda
3.25/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Tried this "lager brewed with grapefruit and honey" as a gift from my mom, who knew I liked "different" beers haha. I can't really detect much of the grapefruit and honey in the smell. It has a light bready smell and a slight tang of something, but mostly an average smelling pale lager. The taste is very smooth and easy to drink. There is a slight taste of citrus in the aftertaste that gives it just a hint of extra bitterness, but overall it's just an average lager.
Nov 25, 2016
Reviewed by MeanMotaScootah from California
3.09/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
3.09/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
this has a very clear orangy taste mixed with traditional lager malt/hops combo - nothing offensive but definitely a tangy lager. I think they should have named this something other than just "lager" cuz it ain't just a run of the mill lager. It's good but not great but - hey - that's what lagers are all about right???
Sep 25, 2016
Reviewed by DrinkThemAll from California
3.03/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.03/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This was mixed in with some singles I acquired. Figured might as well give it a try.
Looks relatively decent, but smells and taste like mouthwash. Has a fake sweetness about it that taste like chemicals. You can taste the honey, but it taste fake, with sour grapefruit. Nice try with this one, but I'll have to pass next time.
Aug 27, 2016Looks relatively decent, but smells and taste like mouthwash. Has a fake sweetness about it that taste like chemicals. You can taste the honey, but it taste fake, with sour grapefruit. Nice try with this one, but I'll have to pass next time.
Reviewed by beershrine from Idaho
2.53/5 rDev -27.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.53/5 rDev -27.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Purchased as a 6 pack in bottles. It says Grapefruit and Citrus and added flavors on the label on a lager beer.
Little mouth feel and not very pleasant after the third or fourth swallow. Citrus grapefruit flavors in beer suck.
I wish brewers will stop the mistake thinking this is a hit because they can ship 8 pallets of a product.
Doesn't taste like beer......El Yucco
Aug 04, 2016Little mouth feel and not very pleasant after the third or fourth swallow. Citrus grapefruit flavors in beer suck.
I wish brewers will stop the mistake thinking this is a hit because they can ship 8 pallets of a product.
Doesn't taste like beer......El Yucco
Rated by Bali_hi from California
3.89/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Keg of LA Lager drank.
May 07, 2016
Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California
4.26/5 rDev +21.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.26/5 rDev +21.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
On tap at Angel City Brewery in Los Angeles, CA.
Pours a hazy golden-yellow with a foamy bone head that settles to a wisps of film on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace from around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of citrus fruit, citrus juice, and citrus zest aromas. Taste is much the same with grapefruit, grapefruit juice, and citrus zest flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a very good beer with great grapefruit forward flavors that make this one super tasty.
Serving type: on tap.
Jan 17, 2016Pours a hazy golden-yellow with a foamy bone head that settles to a wisps of film on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace from around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of citrus fruit, citrus juice, and citrus zest aromas. Taste is much the same with grapefruit, grapefruit juice, and citrus zest flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a very good beer with great grapefruit forward flavors that make this one super tasty.
Serving type: on tap.
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