Southern Gold
Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company

12 oz bottle picked up from the brewery, dated an astonishing August of 2018 (see what I mean?) into Pipeworks Willie.
Tisk, tisk Mississippi.

Super dark gold, somewhat caramel, with an off-white head of 1 finger, pretty creamy, recedes moderately, leaving lots of lace.

Aroma of honey comb cereal. A bit of tin can. Some toasted malt and pale malt dust.

The beer has loud notes of sticky honey, but competing notes of metallic bitterness and/or blood. Some toasted grain peeks through every now and again. It's a tug of war between blood and honey. They should call this beer "the battle for the promised land".

Feel is pleasantly crisp, with a hint of honey stickiness and a hint of hop resin. Medium body. Good cream. I like this.

Overall not a stunner and not a runner. It falls in the middle. Good job, not great job. Would go great with some cream cheese stuffed peppers. Might not have again unless I was sitting at a bar in Kiln.

Price paid : $2.19 / bottle

Finally tried Southern Gold in August 2020 poured from a 12-oz. bottle, label edged with old-fashioned date, month and year bottled on scale, with 30, July and 2020 notched, into nonic pint.

This is an attractive beer, deep-gold with clarity and 1-finger of off-white head that sticks around and shows a little lace. Aroma is nicely floral and sweet honey to start, before an earthiness takes over. A well-constructed honey ale, a little carbonation leads, then sweet malt and honey, before a bit of hop bite for the finish.

From notes 4/29/13: Pours clear deep coppery/gold producing 2 fingers of finely bubbled, white, short-lived head that recedes into a thin cap of lasting foam but leaves only strings and motes of lace. Aroma is light toast, grain, yeast, hints of honey and cocoa with low hop presence. Taste is similar with toast, grain, a hint of honey and a peppery finish. The aftertaste is short-lived. Mouthfeel is light bodied with moderate carbonation, light an prickly.

Deep amber gold color with good white cap and lacing.

Aroma of rich, toasty malt and honey. The honey, fermented with the malt I understand, does come across as honey like but is rather dry giving off only a sense of sweetness without being overly sweet. There is a low key hop presence but this brew isn't about hops so they are there just for balance. Finish is clean with touches of sweetness in the aftertaste.

Taste is more roasty than toasty malt but without roasted bitterness.

Medium full texture with balancing carbonation.

I can actually see this as a companion for spicy food in the same way that amber lagers work with Mexican style food.

 

 

It pours a rich amber color with a nice head that soon fades. Smell is of bread and honey. The taste is same a nice sweetness to it with no aftertaste. A really good offering from Lazy Magnolia.

 

Nice and smooth beer, recommend

 

 

I loved this beer. I did not have an after taste. I could taste the honey, but it was not an over bearing sweetness, kinda like a "just the right amount" taste.

 

 

 

Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a dark golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is strong of honey. Taste is honey, bready, mild sweetness, very refreshing. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a good summer beer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lazy Magnolia Southern Gold has a very thick, cream-colored head, a hazy, honey color, lots of bubbles, and a few stray tan chunks suspended about. There is a little bit of splotchy lacing left on the glass. The aroma is very low profile, but sweet, bready malt and a touch of honey are detected. Taste is of lightly-toasted malt, bread crust, and honey. I could not detect any bitterness. Mouthfeel is light to medium, and Lazy Magnolia Southern Gold finishes semi-wet, easy drinking, and quite mild.

RJT

 

I enjoyed this. A little sweet, but that's probably to expected with a honey beer.

 

 

Thank you Mrs. Duffextracold

Not gold but clear amber colored. Thin head kept barely alive by constant plumes of bubbles from the bottom of my glass. Bread crust aroma. Smells “clean” for whatever that’s worth. Tastes toasted, slightly sweet with mild bitter bread crust in back. Gentle and balanced.