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Lila
Hair Of The Dog Brewing Company / Brewery And Tasting Room
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- From:
- Hair Of The Dog Brewing Company / Brewery And Tasting Room
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Maibock
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.87 | pDev: 10.85%
- Reviews:
- 16
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 23, 2020
- Added:
- May 17, 2012
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 5
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Notes:
First introduced at FredFest 2012. The brewery's first lager is named for brewer Alan Sprints' mother, Lila.
Sprints calls the beer a 'pale bock'. Lagered for 12 weeks.
Dry hopped with spicy Noble Saaz.
Sprints calls the beer a 'pale bock'. Lagered for 12 weeks.
Dry hopped with spicy Noble Saaz.
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Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington
3.96/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured into a Celebrator pokal. Pours a lightly hazy, medium golden amber with a one inch white head that dissipates to patches with light lacing. Aroma of grainy and bready malt, grassy noble hops and a touch of lemon. Flavor is bready malt with a little graininess, mild caramel, grassy hops; finishes with a little grain, mild sweetness and dry grassy hops. Medium bodied with light creaminess. A pleasant maibock with a bit of pilsner hop character, but still finishing slightly sweet as per style. The hops are clearly continental, subdued, but flavorful. Nice malty base. Easy drinking and reminiscent of German lagers while still having its own character.
Oct 23, 2020
Reviewed by Lingenbrau from Oregon
4.03/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2019 draft...
Bronze and brass, crystal clear with a gorgeous and unpretentious bone white foam.
Simple notes of toasted bread crusts and dried freshly mowed grass.
Flavor follows with a sweet and sugary white bread, the slightest touch of caramel, and an herbal dried grass finish.
Light and crisp with a bitter favoring over a rustic and simple sweetness. Very easy to drink.
A wonderful example of the style. Clean, simple, delicious, and easy to drink. Can't ask for much more for a Vienna style lager.
Cheers.
Jun 19, 2019Bronze and brass, crystal clear with a gorgeous and unpretentious bone white foam.
Simple notes of toasted bread crusts and dried freshly mowed grass.
Flavor follows with a sweet and sugary white bread, the slightest touch of caramel, and an herbal dried grass finish.
Light and crisp with a bitter favoring over a rustic and simple sweetness. Very easy to drink.
A wonderful example of the style. Clean, simple, delicious, and easy to drink. Can't ask for much more for a Vienna style lager.
Cheers.
Reviewed by Tucquan from Pennsylvania
4.08/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Had this on 2019-05-26 in Portland, OR at the brewery on tap.
A - Clear gold
S - Vienna malt,
T - Rich malt and earthy spice. Tangy with a touch of bitter.
M - Light-medium body and carb
O - True to German style.
May 26, 2019A - Clear gold
S - Vienna malt,
T - Rich malt and earthy spice. Tangy with a touch of bitter.
M - Light-medium body and carb
O - True to German style.
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4.09/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Draft at taproom. Soft and silky, tons of lacing. Pleasant, light malty aroma. Dances on the tongue. Grainy, heady, piquant and savory. A real treat for sure.
Feb 23, 2018
Reviewed by fizzician from Illinois
4.23/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Tasting glass at the brew pub, hazy gold color with nice lacing. Sweet, bready aroma. Smooth, creamy, malty taste, sweet without being cloying. Nice on a cool fall day.
Sep 24, 2016
Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
3.78/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
I had this beer on-tap in a tulip at the brewery.
Appearance: light golden hue with a moderate haze. Head is a thin layer of creamy ivory foam leaving a nice lace on the glass.
Smell: quite sweet and malty, which is appropriate to the style. Not complex, but nice.
Taste: light and malty, with a bit of a raspy, herbal hoppiness. Pretty refreshing.
Mouthfeel: medium body with a good carbonation and creaminess. I like it.
Overall: refreshing, though the bitterness is just a tad harsh.
Jul 05, 2015Appearance: light golden hue with a moderate haze. Head is a thin layer of creamy ivory foam leaving a nice lace on the glass.
Smell: quite sweet and malty, which is appropriate to the style. Not complex, but nice.
Taste: light and malty, with a bit of a raspy, herbal hoppiness. Pretty refreshing.
Mouthfeel: medium body with a good carbonation and creaminess. I like it.
Overall: refreshing, though the bitterness is just a tad harsh.
Reviewed by Stevedore from Oregon
3.53/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
On tap at Hair of the Dog in Portland, Oregon.
Pours a lighter golden yellow body, one finger white head. Not much retention or lacing. Smells of grass, earth, sweet caramel, citrus, fairly bready. Slightly perfume-y. Flavour is similarly bready, a bit of caramel, mild citrus, a fair amount of grass and earth, with a slight earthy bitterness. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, slightly syrupy and sticky, a bit on the sweeter side on the finish. Overall, a different type of beer but not my style. Sweet and a bit perfume-y.
Jun 26, 2015Pours a lighter golden yellow body, one finger white head. Not much retention or lacing. Smells of grass, earth, sweet caramel, citrus, fairly bready. Slightly perfume-y. Flavour is similarly bready, a bit of caramel, mild citrus, a fair amount of grass and earth, with a slight earthy bitterness. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, slightly syrupy and sticky, a bit on the sweeter side on the finish. Overall, a different type of beer but not my style. Sweet and a bit perfume-y.
Lila from Hair Of The Dog Brewing Company / Brewery And Tasting Room
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
104 ratings
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