Powder Mountain Lager
Whistler Brewing Company
- From:
- Whistler Brewing Company
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- American Lager
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 75
- Avg:
- 3.11 | pDev: 13.5%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 14
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Dec 10, 2016
- Added:
- May 19, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 13
SCORE
75
Okay
75
Okay
Voted by Whistler residents as their preferred lager, this lightly hopped North American style lager has become our top seller in the Whistler area. It’s crisp as a moonlit night, cool as a mountain stream and clear as a howl at midnight.
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Reviewed by TerryW from Canada (ON)
3.1/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.1/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Slightly hazy golden yellow. Moderate head to a ring. Apple nose. Plenty malt, also quite hoppy, fruity finish. Slightly doughy. Ordinary stuff, but drinkable.
Dec 10, 2016
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.4/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
330 mL bottle from a mixed 12-pack, picked up at TBS. Served well-chilled and reviewed on my phone.
Pours a somewhat hazy golden-yellow colour, topped with an inch of soapy, bone white-coloured froth. A bubbly collar of foam is the only remnant after a minute or two. Grain husks and gritty, doughy whole grain bread on the nose, with hints of grassy hay and lemon.
Nothing to get too excited about here. The backbone is pure grainy pale malts; gritty, crackery and doughy, with light honey biscuit sweetness. Hints of red apple at the midpoint, followed by some spicy, grassy hops accented by suggestions of citrus zest and floral undertones. Off-dry finish with a bit of lingering doughy malt. Light-bodied, with fairly assertive carbonation that feels crisp and lively on the palate. Excellent drinkability, but overall it's a little on the dull side.
Final Grade: 3.4, a B-. Whistler's Powder Mountain Lager isn't bad, but it's not exactly all that memorable, either. A pretty typical Canadian craft pale lager - malt-driven, though with a respectable amount of hop scaffolding to keep things balanced - it's fine to drink, but not much more than that. I wouldn't turn one down.
Nov 07, 2016Pours a somewhat hazy golden-yellow colour, topped with an inch of soapy, bone white-coloured froth. A bubbly collar of foam is the only remnant after a minute or two. Grain husks and gritty, doughy whole grain bread on the nose, with hints of grassy hay and lemon.
Nothing to get too excited about here. The backbone is pure grainy pale malts; gritty, crackery and doughy, with light honey biscuit sweetness. Hints of red apple at the midpoint, followed by some spicy, grassy hops accented by suggestions of citrus zest and floral undertones. Off-dry finish with a bit of lingering doughy malt. Light-bodied, with fairly assertive carbonation that feels crisp and lively on the palate. Excellent drinkability, but overall it's a little on the dull side.
Final Grade: 3.4, a B-. Whistler's Powder Mountain Lager isn't bad, but it's not exactly all that memorable, either. A pretty typical Canadian craft pale lager - malt-driven, though with a respectable amount of hop scaffolding to keep things balanced - it's fine to drink, but not much more than that. I wouldn't turn one down.
Reviewed by Chmilhouse from Canada (AB)
2.67/5 rDev -14.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2.75
2.67/5 rDev -14.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2.75
Light straw in colour, thick white head. Slight citrus and malt on the nose. Hopped to the point of pilsner level flavour which leaves a bitter aftertaste that I don't expect from a lager
Jan 15, 2016
Reviewed by GrumD from Japan
3.16/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.16/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Nose is a little soapy and thin head soon fades. First taste revealed little but afterwards there was a pleasant fruity hop presence and a prominent biscuity malt character. Drinkable but unremarkable.
Oct 24, 2015
Reviewed by Bunman3 from Canada (AB)
3.1/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.1/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A decent lager. If lagers are your "thing", you might be pleasantly surprised by Powder Mountain. I sampled this as part of a mixer pack of cans, but I didn't leave this one until last. It is definitely better than your standard adjunct, with more substantial malt and crackery/pepper notes.
Aug 08, 2015
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