Premium Export Lager
Whistler Brewing Company
- From:
- Whistler Brewing Company
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- American Lager
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 71
- Avg:
- 2.9 | pDev: 20.34%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 34
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Dec 15, 2014
- Added:
- Aug 02, 2006
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
71
Okay
71
Okay
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Reviewed by SmashPants from Australia
3.48/5 rDev +20%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev +20%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Format: an embossed 330mL clear bottle with a stylish Canadian label.
Appearance: a nice light amber colour with a great creamy head that dissipates a little too quickly.
Aroma: an interesting pine, wood, resin and molasses aroma. Hopefully a portent of things to come.
Taste: some caramel and that molasses along with definite pine and resin. Works quite well.
Aftertaste: lingers for quite a while - mainly the pine and resin bitterness without the caramel malts.
Mouth feel: medium in body with a medium carbonation that brings the flavours through nicely.
Overall: definitely worthwhile having again. Comes across as more of an American Pale Ale rather than a lager, just with a higher than usual caramel and molasses malt profile. Quite nice and interesting flavours. A bit dear at AU$70 a case, but I'll take a 6-pack or whatever.
Dec 15, 2014Appearance: a nice light amber colour with a great creamy head that dissipates a little too quickly.
Aroma: an interesting pine, wood, resin and molasses aroma. Hopefully a portent of things to come.
Taste: some caramel and that molasses along with definite pine and resin. Works quite well.
Aftertaste: lingers for quite a while - mainly the pine and resin bitterness without the caramel malts.
Mouth feel: medium in body with a medium carbonation that brings the flavours through nicely.
Overall: definitely worthwhile having again. Comes across as more of an American Pale Ale rather than a lager, just with a higher than usual caramel and molasses malt profile. Quite nice and interesting flavours. A bit dear at AU$70 a case, but I'll take a 6-pack or whatever.
Reviewed by soju6 from Missouri
3.16/5 rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.16/5 rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A: Poured a nice golden color with a big head that faded to some lacing.
S: Aroma is a bit on the mild side with some citrus, malt sweetness and fresh grain.
T: Taste is has a mild malt sweetness, bit of citrus and fresh grain. Mild bitterness and a clean finish.
F: Fairly light body, smooth and refreshing.
O: This is a much better beer that I expected. Enjoyable beer that goes down very easy
Jun 01, 2013S: Aroma is a bit on the mild side with some citrus, malt sweetness and fresh grain.
T: Taste is has a mild malt sweetness, bit of citrus and fresh grain. Mild bitterness and a clean finish.
F: Fairly light body, smooth and refreshing.
O: This is a much better beer that I expected. Enjoyable beer that goes down very easy
Reviewed by BigBry from Canada (AB)
2.85/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.85/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
It is a cold, snowy day - perfect for catching up on some reviews from my notes.
341 ml clear bottle (as pictured above) from a mixed Whistler case.
"Naturall brewed and carefully aged without preservatives or additives. A pure and truly refreshing lager. Brewed exclusively with Whistler Glacier Water. Born in the pristine icefields, naturally filtered by the mountains themselves. Whistler Glacier Water is brought directly to the Whistler Brewing Company to create a pure and truly refreshing brew."
This beer is clear, bright yellow color. Hard pour coaxed out half an inch of fizzy, white head. No retention or lace. It smells of sweet corn syrup, and sour grain malt.
The taste has the similar sweetish start and sour finish. Slightly skunk-like hops (hate the clear bottles, regardless of the brewer). The carbonation is on the fizzy side, the body is thin and light. Average at best, but I will give it another go.
Oct 22, 2012341 ml clear bottle (as pictured above) from a mixed Whistler case.
"Naturall brewed and carefully aged without preservatives or additives. A pure and truly refreshing lager. Brewed exclusively with Whistler Glacier Water. Born in the pristine icefields, naturally filtered by the mountains themselves. Whistler Glacier Water is brought directly to the Whistler Brewing Company to create a pure and truly refreshing brew."
This beer is clear, bright yellow color. Hard pour coaxed out half an inch of fizzy, white head. No retention or lace. It smells of sweet corn syrup, and sour grain malt.
The taste has the similar sweetish start and sour finish. Slightly skunk-like hops (hate the clear bottles, regardless of the brewer). The carbonation is on the fizzy side, the body is thin and light. Average at best, but I will give it another go.
Reviewed by Kulrak from Australia
2.44/5 rDev -15.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2.44/5 rDev -15.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Pours a bright golden color with 2cm of head that is slowly fading, but lacing the glass. Doesn't have much aroma, a little spicy and a little yeasty. Tastes very clean, a little yeast (to go with the aroma) and not much else. No hop flavor or bitterness, no malt that I can taste. Mouthfeel is watery and flat. Overall, it's a very good attempt at a bland macro by a microbrewery.
Jul 13, 2012
Reviewed by CrazyDavros from Australia
1.86/5 rDev -35.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
1.86/5 rDev -35.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Pours amber with a large, lasting head.
Nose shows hay, sweet cereal-like malt and corn. Not bad but not what you'd call nice either.
Similarly sweet flavours, more hay and cooked vegetables. Pretty much no bitterness. Cloying.
Could use more carbonation.
Jan 15, 2012Nose shows hay, sweet cereal-like malt and corn. Not bad but not what you'd call nice either.
Similarly sweet flavours, more hay and cooked vegetables. Pretty much no bitterness. Cloying.
Could use more carbonation.
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