Sympathy For The Lager
Karbach Brewing Co.
- From:
- Karbach Brewing Co.
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- European Pale Lager
- ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.59 | pDev: 15.6%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 52
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 03, 2026
- Added:
- Sep 29, 2011
- Wants:
- 22
- Gots:
- 120
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Casey_L:
Rated by Casey_L from Texas
3.48/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
May 04, 2017
3.48/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
May 04, 2017
More User Ratings:
Rated by ttoadee from Texas
3.65/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
RB transfer
Mar 03, 2026
Reviewed by mjurney from Texas
4.25/5 rDev +18.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +18.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Appearance:
Deep golden color, clear. Lots of carbonation rising. Thick bright white head.
Aroma:
Bready, grainy, sweet, slight spicy, clean lager yeast.
Taste/Finish/Body:
Sweet malts, bready, grainy, slight toast. Clean lager yeast. Hop bitterness is mild, mostly spicy. Finish is very crisp and clean. Light-medium bodied, slight creamy, crisp, refreshing, well carbonated.
Overall:
Oh wow! This is Euro Pale Lager? This is great!!
Oct 10, 2017Deep golden color, clear. Lots of carbonation rising. Thick bright white head.
Aroma:
Bready, grainy, sweet, slight spicy, clean lager yeast.
Taste/Finish/Body:
Sweet malts, bready, grainy, slight toast. Clean lager yeast. Hop bitterness is mild, mostly spicy. Finish is very crisp and clean. Light-medium bodied, slight creamy, crisp, refreshing, well carbonated.
Overall:
Oh wow! This is Euro Pale Lager? This is great!!
Reviewed by puck1225 from Texas
3.78/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Another beer that has a relatively low rating that I think is better that its rating. I got a beautiful pour from a can into a tulip glass. Nice head and lacing. Sweet bready smell and taste. A bit of sweet spice like cinnamon. Nice beer.
Jul 27, 2017
Reviewed by DenverHopHead from Colorado
3.3/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.3/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a can with a born on date of 5/17/17; into a pint glass.
Appearance- gold, highly carbonated with a medium, soapy white head that receeds to a thin layer. Lacing is poor.
Smell - weak nose, typical lager.
Taste - a lot of German flavor stands out, giving this some strong character.
Feel - crisp, light and fairly refreshing.
Overall - not a big lager fan, but I like the spin on this one.
Jul 04, 2017Appearance- gold, highly carbonated with a medium, soapy white head that receeds to a thin layer. Lacing is poor.
Smell - weak nose, typical lager.
Taste - a lot of German flavor stands out, giving this some strong character.
Feel - crisp, light and fairly refreshing.
Overall - not a big lager fan, but I like the spin on this one.
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
3.57/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Pours clear golden, with a frothy head that does a good job in the lacing department
Smell: Biscuity, with honey tones
Taste: Biscuity forward, with a growing honeyed sweetness that builds through the middle; slightly herbal and a modest amount of bitterness that lingers into the finish; graham crackers in the aftertaste
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with moderate carbonation
Overall: A sweeter style larger; not for me
Mar 29, 2017Smell: Biscuity, with honey tones
Taste: Biscuity forward, with a growing honeyed sweetness that builds through the middle; slightly herbal and a modest amount of bitterness that lingers into the finish; graham crackers in the aftertaste
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with moderate carbonation
Overall: A sweeter style larger; not for me
Reviewed by Rainbird from Texas
3.93/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Living in San Antonio, Karbach beers are a standard everywhere since we're only 2.5 hours from Houston. All their beers are very good because they are well made and the recipes are very balanced. Sympathy grows on you because it is so flavorful and balanced for a 4.9% lager. My favorite styles are all ales, but Sympathy has become my 'every day' beer. I've had 2 1/4 barrels at the house so far and have not gotten tired of it yet. You'll pick up different hop or malt flavors day to day based on how you pallet is working that day. Nothing stands out; its just good beer.
Mar 18, 2017
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