Lumpy Dog Light Lager
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery

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Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
 
United States
Style:
Light Lager
ABV:
4.4%
Score:
76
Avg:
3.17 | pDev: 22.4%
Reviews:
22
Ratings:
31
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 18, 2020
Added:
Feb 03, 2002
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Ratings by Dogbrick:
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Reviewed by Dogbrick from Ohio

2.1/5  rDev -33.8%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Bottle from Rock Bottom in Denver: Lightly hazed straw color with a thick and rocky white head that fizzes away quickly. Very little lacing is apparent. The aroma is of weak hops and grass. Light-bodied and fizzy with sweet malt amd slight hops. The finish is bubbly and relatively flavorless. All in all this is pretty typical of the Brewpub Chain Light Lager Style. That is to say: "Eh".
Oct 04, 2006
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Reviewed by Arithmeticus from Maryland

3.58/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 2 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
A: inert; very thin head; no lacing; light yellow
S: beautiful smell--lemony and savory
T: light lemon, banana, very light bottle conditioning; taste lingers nicely; the light alcohol content is very detectable
M: ok feel, but provides no significant buzz
D: very drinkable
Jan 25, 2011
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Reviewed by rfgetz from New Jersey

2.68/5  rDev -15.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours a light golden yellow, minimal head. Scent is mild, fresh and dried grass, some metallic notes. Taste is also very light, same grassy flavors with some minor twangy off notes. Medium bodied and strangely creamy, very light carbonation. Part of a sampler, nothing i would seek out on its own.
Dec 06, 2010
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Reviewed by Thorpe429 from Illinois

3.43/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Reviewed from notes. On tap at the Rock Bottom in Bethesda, MD.

Pours a clear yellow straw color with some visible carbonation. Pretty billowy white head and some good lacing on the way down. The nose brings a bit of light grain along with some light hops. Taste is straw and grain; nothing else. Mouthfeel is light and a tad bit creamy. Nice and nothing artificial or addictive; drinks fairly well.
Oct 24, 2010
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Reviewed by drabmuh from Maryland

3.47/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Light lager, 4.3% ABV according to the menu. This is yet another error for beers at this brewery. Light lager style. Beer served in a shaker pint. Beer is yellow and clear. Has a thin white head that break but manages to leave A LOT of lacing on the glass. Carbonation is moderate to low.

Aroma is almost non-existent. Unfortunate.

Beer has an interesting flavor. The first thing I detect is banana esters, strong fruity taste. The beer is really smooth and creamy but it has a slight graininess to it, almost an aftertaste that bites at the back of the mouth with some tannic bitterness.
Jul 13, 2010
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Reviewed by 1050Sudz from Colorado

3.48/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Rock Bottom's Lumpy Dog Light Lager
Loveland, Colorado

I am more into the darker beers and probably would not have ordered one of these had I not tried the sampler first. I was impressed...

At first I tried the 4 oz sampler, it was a little warm, but I could tell it would be a good one so I ordered up!

Not much of a head, but it had a unique color and the glass was ice cold making it look very good.
It smelled average but tasted good. It had a slightly malty flavor with a equally hoppy zing.
It went down smooth leaving a clean fresh taste.
I could have sat there and drank several more.

I heard the buzz on several of the other beers, but was not sold on the hype as much as this one.

Good session beer. Even at 4+%!

Cheers!!!
Mar 17, 2009
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Reviewed by zach8270 from New York

2.6/5  rDev -18%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
(draft @ Rock Bottom Pittsburgh - Homestead, PA) Very pale yellow with a medium head and lots of bubbles. Light aroma, mostly hops. Initial taste was one of hops. Easy to drink, went down smooth, and left no aftertaste, mainly because of the thin body and watery consistency. Not a bad light beer however. This was the first of my tour of the Rock Bottom Brewery. I had to make it a two part tour or else I wouldn't be able to remember what I tasted.
Nov 20, 2008
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Reviewed by treehugger02010 from Pennsylvania

3.08/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
I had this on-tap at Rock Bottom Restaurant and Bewery in King of Prussia, Pa.
Appearance: It was poured with a light yellow body and a big frothy white head having poor retention and light lacing.
Smell: Very light malt.
Taste: Very very light malt.
Mouthfeel: Uncaracherstically smooth for a lager, not the typically crisp feel.
Drinkability: Depending on what kind of mood you are in, it wasn't bad. Very refreshing in you are parched, but not much flavor for a dinner beer.
Don't drink and review.
Jun 21, 2007
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Reviewed by Mebuzzard from Colorado

1.4/5  rDev -55.8%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
Poured a watery straw color, almost straight water. Little head, very thin.
Smelled like old vinegar, some stale malt and rice.
Taste was even less enjoyable. Ugly malt and barley mix. I could not finish this.
Left a filmy finish, not crisp or clean. As it warmed it did not get better.
I do not like this brew.
Feb 22, 2007
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Reviewed by TheSarge from Virginia

2.85/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
I accidentally got Lumpy Dog Light through the bartender's misunderstanding of what my wife wanted, so I did my part and drank it for her.

Lumpy Dog poured with much carbonation, but didn't produce much of a head at all. Very golden in color, Lumpy Dong produced aroma comparatively to that of a pilsner. This may be produced with pilsner yeast, as apposed to lager, which to me gives it a kind of unripe orange taste. This brew goes down smoothly; it's of course a light beer. I found that putting a lemon in it went well.


TheSarge
Jun 19, 2006
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

3.48/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
I've never really been impressed with the Lumpy Dog, irregardless of the location it was brewed at, and I find a decent enough been but nothing special. And that's not because of the style; on the contrary, I think it could be a little more refined and even lighter for a light beer. It offers a nice enough color that's more golden than most; and I'll even suggest that the head retention is better than some of the best selling American made macro's. It's clean in the nose and the flavor, and yet it seems as if there's just a little bit too much there. Or perhaps that's a good thing. Overall, it can act as a decent stand-by beer if they run out of everything else (let's hope that never happens!), and even the macro beer drinkers I've taken to Rock Bottom have enjoyed it - and even been impressed that it was good.
Oct 30, 2005
Lumpy Dog Light Lager from Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
Beer rating: 76 out of 100 with 31 ratings