Lager
Franconia Brewing Company

Look, very cloudy dark amber, not what you expect from a “German lager”. Smell was mostly sour grain and dirty sox. After high expectations this was a total letdown. I was literally shocked at how bad this was. I managed two sips and I poured out the rest. This is a complete embarrassment, did they not even taste the final product? I am a total Pilsner/lager guy and I know what they are supposed to taste like. This is complete garbage. So glad I bought a single and not a sixer. Avoid at all cost.

20oz draft - first beer pulled off a freshly tapped keg at the Butcher Board in Mckinney.
Amber color, good clarity. 1/2" off white head retained for a minute then fell to a cap. Big carbonation bubbles here.
Bready, caramel-y malts dominate the aroma.
The caramel runs thru in the flavor, toffee as well, rich and malty. Slim hops here but enough to keep
it from ever being too sweet.
Clean but not quite crisp..medium body...toward the end the toffee flavors give just a little butter but not out of control.
Decent at $4.50 a pull with a pork sandwich.

 

 

Not digging taste.

Pours out to a thin white head and minimal lace. Color is rather dark for style. Aroma is clean and crisp, grainy, vinous and malty. Flavor is clean, crisp and balanced. A good helles.

On tap at the brewery. Bright and clear with nice head. I'm so glad Franconia has branched into this style, as it's one of my favorites. The flavors are true to the traditional brews found in Germany.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Franconia Lager pours as a perfect clear golden amber with a medium white foamy head that is exactly what I expect from a best in class lager. The smell floods the nose with sweet fruity goodness that reflects exactly what you are about to taste. The taste is delicious sweet grain that lingers with a nice hop punch in the sequence. The drink is smooth, refreshing and just the right potency for it's class.

If you are looking for a sweet treat beer to break up the monotony of strong IPAs this Franconia does the job.