Old 56
Brau Brothers Brewing Co.
- From:
- Brau Brothers Brewing Co.
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Light Lager
Ranked #91 - ABV:
- 4.2%
- Score:
- 77
Ranked #38,181 - Avg:
- 3.19 | pDev: 19.12%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 12
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 19, 2022
- Added:
- Jan 03, 2011
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
77
Okay
77
Okay
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin
3.61/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.61/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Pours a clear, pale light golden color with a moderate white head. SRM of 5. (3.75)
Aroma: Mild aromas of pale malts, potato starch, and some yeast. (3.75)
Flavor: Moderate to mild flavors of pale malts, cracker, stale cracker, some soggy potato starch with a then balanced finish. (3.50)
Feel: Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. A smooth finish. (4.00)
Compared to Bud Light 1/17/22: Pours a slightly lighter color. Milder aromas. More potato starch and stale cracker. Less crisp pale malt.
Overall:
Jan 18, 2022Aroma: Mild aromas of pale malts, potato starch, and some yeast. (3.75)
Flavor: Moderate to mild flavors of pale malts, cracker, stale cracker, some soggy potato starch with a then balanced finish. (3.50)
Feel: Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. A smooth finish. (4.00)
Compared to Bud Light 1/17/22: Pours a slightly lighter color. Milder aromas. More potato starch and stale cracker. Less crisp pale malt.
Overall:
Reviewed by hoptheology from South Dakota
3.62/5 rDev +13.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.62/5 rDev +13.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Been waiting to review this one for awhile. Not that it wasn't ever available, I just kept skipping on it!
12 oz bottle
White Elm Willi Beecher
Straw gold with a bleach white head of 2 fingers that recedes to a thin fingernail at a moderate pace. No visible lacing left behind.
Aromas are faint but feature some fruity esters but mostly lean on corn, hay, and floral notes. The fruit aspect leans more towards Froot Loops and maybe a kiss of blueberry or tangerine.
Flavor is grainy and slightly dusty, with elements of bread dough, barley malt, copper malt, blueberry, blueberry muffin top, and slight bitter dry grass.
Feel is crisp and clean, with some lingering starches and resins but at a pleasant level. Carbonation is high as expected, minimal warming alcohol, coating of the tongue.
Overall, a nice enjoyable lager for pretty much any occasion. Stacks up to the big boys - now as to whether I'd buy this over a case of Coors or Bud (like I ever do that), probably not unless it was $10 / 12 pack. This bottle cost me $1.34, so I guess it's not that far off. As a lager, in this category, I'd say good to very good.
Oct 22, 201912 oz bottle
White Elm Willi Beecher
Straw gold with a bleach white head of 2 fingers that recedes to a thin fingernail at a moderate pace. No visible lacing left behind.
Aromas are faint but feature some fruity esters but mostly lean on corn, hay, and floral notes. The fruit aspect leans more towards Froot Loops and maybe a kiss of blueberry or tangerine.
Flavor is grainy and slightly dusty, with elements of bread dough, barley malt, copper malt, blueberry, blueberry muffin top, and slight bitter dry grass.
Feel is crisp and clean, with some lingering starches and resins but at a pleasant level. Carbonation is high as expected, minimal warming alcohol, coating of the tongue.
Overall, a nice enjoyable lager for pretty much any occasion. Stacks up to the big boys - now as to whether I'd buy this over a case of Coors or Bud (like I ever do that), probably not unless it was $10 / 12 pack. This bottle cost me $1.34, so I guess it's not that far off. As a lager, in this category, I'd say good to very good.
Reviewed by garymuchow from Minnesota
3.53/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A perfectly quaff-able lawnmower beer. Nothing more and noting less.
Very light color and mostly clear. Really a minimal head.
Soft aroma and fairly non-distinct. More malt and no apparent hops.
Soft malt and distinct yeast characteristics of this brewery. I'm left with the impression this is a hybrid yeast as it doesn't run as clean as I'd expect a typical lager yeast to run. But the yeast flavors, once adapted to, do not ruin the beer. Hopping is largely to cut sweetness and there is not apparent flavor contribution that I can pick up.
Light body as expected and not heavily carbonated.
As noted a perfectly fine beer for a hot day, with a distinct local quality. I'll give another go to this and see if I pick up anything else, meaning I will try this again.
May 25, 2014Very light color and mostly clear. Really a minimal head.
Soft aroma and fairly non-distinct. More malt and no apparent hops.
Soft malt and distinct yeast characteristics of this brewery. I'm left with the impression this is a hybrid yeast as it doesn't run as clean as I'd expect a typical lager yeast to run. But the yeast flavors, once adapted to, do not ruin the beer. Hopping is largely to cut sweetness and there is not apparent flavor contribution that I can pick up.
Light body as expected and not heavily carbonated.
As noted a perfectly fine beer for a hot day, with a distinct local quality. I'll give another go to this and see if I pick up anything else, meaning I will try this again.
Reviewed by ZAP from Minnesota
4.53/5 rDev +42%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.53/5 rDev +42%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
A-Nice light golden color...good clarity...minimal head....decent lacing
S-Bready/crackery malts...Brau Brothers yeast strain impression as well.
T-Decent malt flavor for a light lager. Bready...hints of caramel from the yeast I believe..
M-Real impressed here....clean...decent weight for a light lager...just slightly watery on the finish.
O-One of the better light beers you can find particularly if you like the flavors imparted by the Brau Brothers yeast strain....nice malt forward light beer that drinks clean and is thirst quenching. I know these guys are small but would love to see this in affordable 12 packs of cans. Light beer crowd won't be into this and doubt there are enough craft beer lovers who would support that as well so it is probably a pipe dream. Ratings are per style (aka ompared to bud light, coors light, etc)
Apr 08, 2014S-Bready/crackery malts...Brau Brothers yeast strain impression as well.
T-Decent malt flavor for a light lager. Bready...hints of caramel from the yeast I believe..
M-Real impressed here....clean...decent weight for a light lager...just slightly watery on the finish.
O-One of the better light beers you can find particularly if you like the flavors imparted by the Brau Brothers yeast strain....nice malt forward light beer that drinks clean and is thirst quenching. I know these guys are small but would love to see this in affordable 12 packs of cans. Light beer crowd won't be into this and doubt there are enough craft beer lovers who would support that as well so it is probably a pipe dream. Ratings are per style (aka ompared to bud light, coors light, etc)
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