Spring Festival Lager
Chicago Brewing Company

Sample at the brewpub. Served with an orange, this beer pours a clear pale yellow color with a thin and fizzy white head that burns away quickly. Spotty lacing. Light spice and citrus aroma. Light-bodied and mildly zesty with spice and citrus flavors along with some sweet malt. The finish is lightly spiced with a bit of citrus aftertaste. Average overall.

Had on tap at recent visit to the restaurant. Pours a golden oranges with 2 finger head that quickly dissolves. Served with slice of orange that I did not request. Great shade of orange, almost bright orange, smell is dominated by the orange in the mug so I wasnt able to get a good read on that. Slight hoppy flavor at first followed by a citrus aftertaste. Havent really had a beer like this before, fairly complex in flavor I would say. Light mouthfeel makes it an easy drinker and easily downed the 22oz mug. Would like to try another w/o the orange slice. Not their best beer but its in their top 4-5. I would recommend.

Edit: Recently tried again w/o orange and a good spicy/hoppy smell. Definite strong herbs and spices present in taste, almost a bit much so. Was able to get a much better reading w/o the orange.

Orange / copper in color with a 1/4" head. Very light in color. Others had an orange served in the beer, but I did not. The aroma was light, as citrus tones and malt were tough to pull out. The flavor was remarkedly stronger as the lighter malt was nicely met with orange and a very mild bitterness.

This is a medium bodied beer with nice carbonation. Extremely refreshing with little to no aftertaste. This is a serious thirst quencher.

pours a very nice, very clear deep golden with a soapy white head that dies down and leaves a nice lacing. aromas of floral hops, orange, light malt and straw all perk up, none dominating over the other. in the mouth it is clean, smooth and crisp. good carbonation. the flavor is pleasant, light bitterness, slightly spicy/floral hops, lightly fruity and really refreshing. a good thrist killer for sure.

Sampled on tap at the brewpub on two nights.

This spiced pilsner (made with coriander and orange peel) poured a clear golden color with decent white foam that settled, but left some lace. The smell was lightly malty with a hint of spice and orange. The taste was malty with hints of orange and coriander, and light hops with some citrus hop flavor. The mouthfeel was smooth and clean and crisp with a pleasant lingering, light flavor. The body was medium light with medium carbonation feel. This lager was very refreshing and drinkable.