Village Lager
Night Shift Brewing

 

Mr connecticutpoet sent me this fine, bright, fire-engine-red can from the owl brewery out in massychuusetttssss. Poured into the 16 oz straight walled shaker pint he also generously supplied.

Can date 11/16/17, 4.5% ABV, here we go.

Bright golden pee-pee color, with a dense foamy, rocky head with creamy lacing up the walls of the glass.

Not getting much aroma on this, so let's give it a swirly-swirl. And there we are. Still not much, but some sweet cereal lifts up to the passages with green hay and light molasses.

Flavor is a bit faint as well, I'm attributing that to the age most likely, but I feel what WAS there was pretty grand. I'm getting the remnants of sweet grains, hay, molasses, squishy lemon, and candied orange. Almost zero bitterness save for the fruit peels. Seems to be a lot of complexity buried under the initial water burst here.

Feel is carbonated and lively, with a to-style starchy tongue-gripping choke hold on the finish.

Overall, a decent Zwickel, but it has been sitting lonely at the back of my fridge for a good while and I should've tried it fresher.

Pours golden with quarter inch head. Herby, malty lemon nose. Bready, malty, yeasty, earthy taste. Pretty well balanced. Medium-light bodied. Tasty. Trying to get back into lagers, and this doesn't disappoint.

 

 

Poured the pint can into a Champagne pilsner glass

Straight golden color, excellent carbonation...champagne style. A light, fluffy white cap forms, spreads out quick to minimal coverage.

A heartty and herbal classic lager aromatics, a nose full of spicy hops, grains, golden wheat, corn on the cobb, crispy but honey scented malt. Just right. Xpot on for tbe style.

Gulp, gulp! Crispy malt, all genuine earthy tones, liquid from the fields, like John Barleycorn himself. Traditional spicy hops kick, with green herbal notes, sour and sweet style lager yeast, excellent light malty bite. Very light and refreshing mouthfeel and texture. Nice depth of complexity for the style and a seemless, perfect balance.

An exceptional, classic approach to this excellent lager style.

Can from colonial spirits
Medium yellow with a fluffy white head that persists. Crisp almost sharp taste with bready pilsner and lemony earthy hops. Decent Largah.

Appearance: golden yellow in color with a 1/4" head that breaks apart quickly.

Smell: grass and a hint of lemon comes through to the nose.

Taste: grainy malt, grass, some mild lemon zest, and a mild bitterness.

Mouthfeel: light-medium in body. Lightly crisp throughout. Refreshing.

Overall: a mild mannered lager that is easy to drink and hits the spot.

 

 

 

Poured from a recent can purchase dated 11/16/17 into the test glass
A - Dark straw color, clarity is excellent, steady carbonation, and a nice white cap
S - Light grains, a hint of grassy hops, nice biscuit element
T - Hint of wheat, graininess is excellent, muted hop bite
M - Medium in body, excellent carbonation, a linger that has just enough sweet to it
O - A very nice lager, this offering is quite good, I will seek out a fresh version

 

 

 

 

 

Absolutely solid lager. Mouthfeel is nice, soft and refreshing. Carbonation is high. Beer is orange golden colored, white head with good retention. Has nice malty body, toasty. Floral hops and mild hop bitterness. Hits all the marks for the style and quenches the thirst well

Nearly clear, straw color. Reasonable head with an initial ring of lace. Some spots thereafter.

Light hop and light sweetness. Low graininess to the nose.

The flavor is both more hoppy and more grainy. The low sweetness seems to be constant. Good body with a slightly elevated carbonation. The finish is refreshing. And the aftertaste is malty and lingering.