Natural Liberty
Black Acre Brewing Co.

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From:
Black Acre Brewing Co.
 
Indiana, United States
Style:
India Pale Lager (IPL)
ABV:
5.4%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.06 | pDev: 12.32%
Reviews:
22
Ratings:
74
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 16, 2023
Added:
Mar 20, 2015
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  11
An aggressively Citra hopped American pale lager refreshing and perfect for the summer!
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Ratings by darktronica:
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Reviewed by darktronica from Indiana

4.06/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I enjoy this, it's light and moderately crisp, but be aware that it doesn't really conform to style guidelines. The can description as an American Pale Lager suggests they fiddled with an APA recipe and threw lager yeast at it. The result is brighter up front, with "aggressively hopped" Citra flavors and only a modest suggestion of lager character arising on the midpalate. Not as highly carbonated or effervescent as expected from a traditional lager, either.
Apr 03, 2019
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.5/5  rDev -13.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
16 ounce can from Tavour. Medium golden pour, clear, small tight foamy head. Aroma and test taste reflect the maltygrain bill of the beer, bitter bite from the Hops coming in at the tail end. Crisp and clean. Lingering bitterness.
Nov 16, 2023
 
Rated: 4.09 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Nov 01, 2020
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Reviewed by rapayn01 from Kentucky

3.96/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
I purchased a can from my local liquor store in late June 2019. The beer did not produce much head, but it had a tasty lemon hop. I'm not a fan of lagers, but sometimes purchase IPLs -- basically, hybrids of IPA and lager. This is listed as APL, presumably an hybrid of APA and lager. It packed plenty of flavor for 5.4%, but that's because it seemed more like a pale ale than a lager.
May 04, 2020
 
Rated: 4.31 by Wisconsin_IPA_Lover from Wisconsin

Mar 03, 2020
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Reviewed by Cylinsier from Pennsylvania

3.78/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
16 oz can

Pours clear straw golden, fluffy white head dissipates to a lacing.

Aroma of grassy and cereal malts and dry hop.

Flavor is of cereal malts, citrus, and mild dry hop.

Light body, tingly carbonation on the tongue.

Light, refreshing, easy drinking lager. No complaints.
Feb 02, 2020
 
Rated: 4.31 by jmbeerdude91 from Arizona

Feb 02, 2020
 
Rated: 2.89 by mig100 from Texas

Feb 02, 2020
 
Rated: 3.9 by mdaschaf from Indiana

Sep 27, 2019
 
Rated: 4.06 by Thirstygoat from Illinois

Aug 20, 2019
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Reviewed by russpowell from Arkansas

4.02/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a bright effervescent gold with 3 fingers of whippy ivory colored head. Very good lacing & head retention

S: Bready, grassy

T: Breadyness, pears, green melon & dryness up front. Grassy & soapy with a little honey crisp apple & dryness as this warms, a little orange & lemon as well. Finishes dry with a little lime, some pear & pomelo & more grassyness

MF: Light/medium body, crisp carbonation, good balance

Easy to drink, clean tasting & flavorful at the same time
Aug 06, 2019
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Reviewed by jkblr from Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
16oz can stamped BEST BY 11/10/19 poured into a becher glass at fridge temp 5.4% ABV 35 IBU 3.5 SRM. The beer pours barely hazy orange amber in color with off white head. The head recedes to a thin cap and leaves a little lacing. The aroma is Citra forward with tangerine, orange and a hint of pine. The taste is mildly to moderately bitter and hop forward with orange rind and grapefruit jumping out before easing away to reveal a pleasant pils body underneath. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, adequately carbonated and mostly dry in the finish. No off flavors or flaws. There is a bit of stickiness from the hops, but it all comes together nicely. Overall, very good. If you're traveling through central Indiana and find this one fresh & cold, pick it up.
Jul 30, 2019
 
Rated: 3.88 by vrbulldog22 from Ohio

Jul 09, 2019
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Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois

4.16/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
BBD: 11/10/19

Bright gold with visible carb trails, thin layer of foam and broken skim.
Aroma is fruity with tropical hints, Citra comes through.
Fruity with a bit of apple and mango, mild bitterness that lingers.
Not much of a malt presence as the hops dominate somewhat.
Light bodied and drinkable, unobtrusive carbonation.
Overall this was pretty good, thanks to Chris for this one!
Jul 07, 2019
 
Rated: 4.28 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois

May 09, 2019
 
Rated: 3.99 by Curt3 from Ohio

Apr 25, 2019
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Reviewed by MutuelsMark from Kentucky

4.03/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Thought I was buying an IPA, surprise was on me. Not a bad beer despite not being an ipa. Really clear golden color. Lots of carbonation. Head quickly dissipated.
Good to above average beer.
Mar 29, 2019
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Rated by Maloney from New York

1.12/5  rDev -72.4%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Totally off style. Over hopped, no other flavor. It is a thin bodied IPA wannabe, not an American Lager.
Jan 06, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by paulish from New York

Oct 25, 2018
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Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado

3.99/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Fine amber color; aggressive rise of carbonation; relatively thin yet fluffy and sticky white head. A fine powdery, floral hop aroma. Mildly juicy flavor; intense hop bitterness riding over a light malt base. Medium-heavy body; crisp and sharp on the pallet; mostly dry finish.

The taste makes this pale lager -- deceptively light and pleasingly satisfying with a mild malt base initially providing the entryway and then the hop bitterness smacks you between the eyes. The mouthfeel is glassy smooth and gently shifts to a mild dryness. Very good overall...
Oct 24, 2018
Natural Liberty from Black Acre Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 74 ratings