House Lager
Forest & Main - The Brewery
- From:
- Forest & Main - The Brewery
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Helles
Ranked #40 - ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #13,158 - Avg:
- 4.05 | pDev: 7.41%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 16
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 22, 2026
- Added:
- Mar 03, 2021
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
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Reviewed by jzlyo from Iowa
3.74/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Aroma is husky/grainy malts and a hint of sweetness. The flavor is husky/grainy/earthy malts, mild fruit and a very slightly nutty/mostly smooth finish.
Apr 10, 2025
Reviewed by Sinfull from New York
3.59/5 rDev -11.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -11.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Clear, yellow color. Medim-sized, white head. Grain, malt, and subtle herbal notes in the aroma. Malty, grainy, refreshing, and moderately bitter taste. A good lager.
Dec 14, 2024Reviewed by dd53grif from Michigan
4.1/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a gold color with a foamy white head that lasts quite a while. Aroma of grains and floral notes. Taste is peppery and slightly bitter at the end. Crisp and dry.
Sep 16, 2024
Reviewed by Jaycase from Illinois
3.9/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Undated can
a: two finger frothy eggshell white head. pale amber in color.
s: floral hops. breadiness.
t: floral hops. touch of honey. slightly grainy. mild breadiness. Skewing on the sweeter side initially. decent amount of spicy bitterness.
m: medium body, medium carbonation
o: A decent enough Helles.
Aug 24, 2024a: two finger frothy eggshell white head. pale amber in color.
s: floral hops. breadiness.
t: floral hops. touch of honey. slightly grainy. mild breadiness. Skewing on the sweeter side initially. decent amount of spicy bitterness.
m: medium body, medium carbonation
o: A decent enough Helles.
Reviewed by russpowell from Arkansas
4.17/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a slightly hazed gold with one finger of cream-colored head. Fairly average head retention & lacing
S: Some breadyness, floral hops
T: Follows the nose, some grassyness & hints of lemon, plus dryness up front. Breadyness becomes a little sweeter as this beer warms up, crackery notes, a little lime & more floral hops also. Finishes grassy with floral & perfumy hop, dryness & a cracker like dryness
MF: Medium body, soft carbonation, good balance
Easy drinking & on point
Jul 15, 2024S: Some breadyness, floral hops
T: Follows the nose, some grassyness & hints of lemon, plus dryness up front. Breadyness becomes a little sweeter as this beer warms up, crackery notes, a little lime & more floral hops also. Finishes grassy with floral & perfumy hop, dryness & a cracker like dryness
MF: Medium body, soft carbonation, good balance
Easy drinking & on point
Reviewed by HoppingMadMonk from New Jersey
4.14/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.14/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Just below average carbonation with a close to medium body
Aroma is yeast, yeasty crusty bread, grain and cereal
Taste is definitely yeast as well as yeasty bread upfront. Theres grain,cereal,earthy honey with some mild citrus.
Overall a very good top notch beer thats worth trying
May 19, 2024Aroma is yeast, yeasty crusty bread, grain and cereal
Taste is definitely yeast as well as yeasty bread upfront. Theres grain,cereal,earthy honey with some mild citrus.
Overall a very good top notch beer thats worth trying
Rated by pathman from Ohio
4.25/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
05/13/24 can from Craft + Carry Hell’s Kitchen
May 13, 2024
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
3.93/5 rDev -3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev -3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Murky golden body with a large billowing white head, moderate bands of lacing. Big lemon peel with grassy hops leading the smell, with fresh white bread. Taste has the hops even larger, more like lemon drops now, decently complimentary with the yeast, but comes across sweet and malty before bitters finish. Crisp and clean feeling, a little fuller in the body
Apr 24, 2024
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4.26/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.26/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Canned January 2024; drank 3/30/24 @ the Yarchives.
Cloudy orange/yellow appearance.
A rough pour yielded a huge, noisy off-white head; a thick curtain of frothy, tree-rung lacing remained.
Fresh wheat bread, & faint lemon notes in the nose.
Soft, medium mouthfeel.
Fresh honeyed wheat bread & faint lemon flavors.
Simple, and very quaffable; I could see this being a daily drinker. Well done.
Mar 31, 2024Cloudy orange/yellow appearance.
A rough pour yielded a huge, noisy off-white head; a thick curtain of frothy, tree-rung lacing remained.
Fresh wheat bread, & faint lemon notes in the nose.
Soft, medium mouthfeel.
Fresh honeyed wheat bread & faint lemon flavors.
Simple, and very quaffable; I could see this being a daily drinker. Well done.
Reviewed by hopsputin from New Jersey
3.9/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
A: slightly murky dark amber color with a fizzy 2 finger white head
S: tons of sharp grains and grass. Sweet citrus and Pepper spice. Touch of caramel and lemongrass along with coriander
T: lemongrass and sweet grains. Grass and coriander behind that. Crisp lager spice and sweet lemons
M: light mouthfeel with high carbonation
O: solid Helles, though on the spicer side of it. Doesn’t detract though and still a nice crisp drink
Mar 20, 2024S: tons of sharp grains and grass. Sweet citrus and Pepper spice. Touch of caramel and lemongrass along with coriander
T: lemongrass and sweet grains. Grass and coriander behind that. Crisp lager spice and sweet lemons
M: light mouthfeel with high carbonation
O: solid Helles, though on the spicer side of it. Doesn’t detract though and still a nice crisp drink
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.39/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.39/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This one pours a just slightly opaque golden yellow color, with a small head and lots of lacing.
This smells like tea and white pepper, honey, golden bready maltiness, hop spice, and some toastiness.
This is really nice, with a complex toasty, bready, and honey-esque malt backbone layered with firm grassy and spicy hop bitterness. It’s definitely an American lager through and through, hoppy and refreshing, but not overhopped to the point of just being a pale ale in lager clothing.
This is light bodied, clean, super crisp, and just stupendously refreshing.
This was extremely refreshing and supremely tasty.
Dec 27, 2023This smells like tea and white pepper, honey, golden bready maltiness, hop spice, and some toastiness.
This is really nice, with a complex toasty, bready, and honey-esque malt backbone layered with firm grassy and spicy hop bitterness. It’s definitely an American lager through and through, hoppy and refreshing, but not overhopped to the point of just being a pale ale in lager clothing.
This is light bodied, clean, super crisp, and just stupendously refreshing.
This was extremely refreshing and supremely tasty.
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