Lug Tread Lagered Ale
Beau's All Natural Brewing Company

Lug Tread Lagered AleLug Tread Lagered Ale
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From:
Beau's All Natural Brewing Company
 
Ontario, Canada
Style:
Kölsch
Ranked #121
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
84
Ranked #22,615
Avg:
3.72 | pDev: 13.71%
Reviews:
103
Ratings:
339
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 24, 2023
Added:
Jan 16, 2007
Wants:
  20
Gots:
  88
Golden-hued, crisp and finely balanced, Lug Tread is our tribute to the classic beer of Cologne, Germany. Lug Tread is top fermented (like an ale) and then cold aged (like a lager) for a lengthy period. This gives our beer some light ale notes complemented by a lager-like crispness. Lug Tread displays interwoven malt and hop flavours, subtle fruit flavours and a crisp, lingering finish.
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Ratings by cratez:
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Reviewed by cratez from Canada (ON)

3.68/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
600ml bottle from the Cooper Street LCBO in Toronto, Ontario. Pours into the stange a golden straw yellow with a ring of white head that persists for the duration of the beer. Aroma and flavour are yeast, sweet and grainy malts, honey, a bit of funk, lemon grass, soapy and herbal hops, and a parched, wheat cereal aftertaste. Mouthfeel is crisp and medium bodied with a spicy, peppery bite and dry finish. Very clean and refreshing. One of the best session beers in the province, great for quaffing on a sunny afternoon!
Mar 21, 2010
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Reviewed by foamy-afterglow from Canada (ON)

3.25/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Interesting lagered ale.

Yellow-gold colour, lemon and grass on the nose. Good carbonation. Kind of an odd but not unpleasant flavour moving from slightly sweet to slightly sour.
Dec 24, 2023
 
Rated: 4.05 by Watty88

Apr 23, 2023
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Rated by spanny from Canada (ON)

3/5  rDev -19.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A good lager from Vankleek Hill, Ont.
Apr 15, 2023
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Rated by BuschIsBest

1.67/5  rDev -55.1%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
Just not what I look for in a beer and for over a dollar more a can really didn't hold up.
Jan 01, 2023
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Reviewed by davidward from Florida

3.5/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A nicely balanced Kolsch. Very drinkable. Pours a pale yellow with white lacing head. Highly carbonated. The nose is grassy. Flavors are of grass, grain, malt and biscuits. Slightly bitter.
Aug 21, 2022
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Reviewed by TerryW from Canada (ON)

3.95/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Moderate head that settles to a film that still manages to give up splotchy lace as it goes. Clear rich gold colour. Malty sweet nose over grassy hops. Noticeable grain and some fruitiness (apples). Appetizing. Mouthfeel is slightly heavy, but not oppressive like some others of the style. Hops give the brew enough sharpness to cut through some underlying sweetness. Drinkable, but maybe a little too weighty to be drinking a ton of. Well made.
Jul 12, 2022
 
Rated: 4.32 by JanglezB19 from Canada (ON)

Jul 02, 2022
 
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Reviewed by ideaplex

4.03/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
This is a great tribute to the descriptions of a Kolsch. The beer has great clarity, no sulphury smell. The taste is pretty crisp with a great mouth feel. There is a slight sharpness detected at the end.
May 19, 2021
 
Rated: 3.84 by madhungarian90 from Canada (ON)

Aug 06, 2020
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Reviewed by InspectorHound from Canada (ON)

3.44/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Look: Pale yellow, crisp white head 1 finger. Disapates to a small head across the top at 5 minutes. Very carbonated.
Smell: Grassy and grainy. Green apples, and maybe some cloves. Could use a bit of strength.
Taste: Grassy, tastes like a standard macro brewery lager on the front end. Interesting after taste of toast with a hint of spearmint.
Feel: Light, with a bit of cream. Very crisp and snappy.
Overall it's OK. A little nicer as it warms but pretty pedestrian. Thiis beer earns a strong B- or weak B.
Jul 21, 2020
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Reviewed by Alexc11 from Canada (QC)

4.03/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
As it pours, it's highly fizzy, clear and pale straw color. The head is initially thick but recedes to a thin line. Aroma has a peach punch to along with the grain/cereal overtones. The beer is nice balance of slight bitterness, citrusy flavours finished off with sweet smoothness. High carbonation.
Apr 14, 2020
 
Rated: 3.2 by Bigbeerman from New York

Apr 10, 2020
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Rated by Vinylrules

4.43/5  rDev +19.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I love it.
Apr 01, 2020
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Reviewed by Tony787 from Canada (ON)

3.98/5  rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
One of my favorite beers in Ontario they use a german recipe to brew this beer
very tasty and very enjoyable beer poured into glass with a nice 2 finger head yes I usually pick up the bottles for special occasions.
Lug Tread lagerd ale it's in the top 10 for sure for Ontario craft beers.
Cheers enjoy it
Mar 01, 2020
 
Rated: 3.5 by bikko from Canada (ON)

Feb 06, 2020
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Reviewed by GingerFinn from Canada (ON)

2.56/5  rDev -31.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
Look: straw yellow with a one-finger head.
Smell: overwhelmingly citrusy. The entire room smelled lemons or limes when I opened the can.
Taste: citrusy, crisp and kind of pleasant at first, but not reminiscent of a kölsch at all. Got almost undrinkable on the back half, it got so sour. No lightly bitter clean finish that I like in the style.
Mouthfeel: nicely carbonated, a little dry.
Overall: Not what I think of in a kölsch.
Dec 02, 2019
 
Rated: 4.49 by Livevil9912 from Canada (ON)

Oct 01, 2019
 
Rated: 4.04 by Mpawliuk from Canada (AB)

Sep 02, 2019
Lug Tread Lagered Ale from Beau's All Natural Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 339 ratings