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Ribstone Creek Lager
Ribstone Creek Brewery
- From:
- Ribstone Creek Brewery
- Alberta, Canada
- Style:
- American Lager
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.61 | pDev: 15.79%
- Reviews:
- 4
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 03, 2019
- Added:
- Apr 14, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 5
No description / notes.
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Rated by BusinessSuitBonfire from Canada (AB)
4.9/5 rDev +35.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
4.9/5 rDev +35.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
This is my favorite lager! It's a premium lager, and very good.
Jan 09, 2019Reviewed by Hat_Fulla_Beer from Canada (AB)
3.67/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
355ml can poured into tulip.
Pours a clear golden yellow with one fat finger of lfoamy eggshell head that leaves chunky coral reef lace as it recedes.
Smells of delicate pale malt and distant flower garden hops.
Tastes of more light doughy pale malt, apple skin and more mild flowery hops.
Feels light and soft. Light bodied with mild carbonation. Finishes lightly sweet and malty.
Verdict: Recommended. Easy and refreshing.
Feb 05, 2016Pours a clear golden yellow with one fat finger of lfoamy eggshell head that leaves chunky coral reef lace as it recedes.
Smells of delicate pale malt and distant flower garden hops.
Tastes of more light doughy pale malt, apple skin and more mild flowery hops.
Feels light and soft. Light bodied with mild carbonation. Finishes lightly sweet and malty.
Verdict: Recommended. Easy and refreshing.
Rated by jemwu from Canada (AB)
3.96/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Normcore lager. I'm using it to self medicate my pulled lower back.
Jun 01, 2015Reviewed by Bunman3 from Canada (AB)
3.41/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.41/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This is a solid, locally brewed lager. It has excellent colour and clarity. It pours with a nice head and healthy carbonation. It may just be me, but I can taste and see big Alberta skies when I drink a Ribstone. This is a very sessionable lager that is a distinct cut above the usual macro.
Aug 07, 2014Reviewed by wordemupg from Canada (AB)
3.23/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.23/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
355ml can poured into tulip 18/12/13
A clear golden yellow, stream of big bubbles feed a fast falling, noisy thumbs width of foam that leaves no lace
S bread, apple juice, paper shredding, and some cooked veggies and sweet grains
T just a little herbal tea bag to go with what I smell, metallic notes added as it warms, basic but no off flavors
M a little foamy and thin, some apple on the finish
O a step above macros but that's about it, not much going on but drinkable nonetheless
shes a lawnmower beer and that's about it, another brewery in Alberta that I'm not all that excited about, yawn...
Dec 19, 2013A clear golden yellow, stream of big bubbles feed a fast falling, noisy thumbs width of foam that leaves no lace
S bread, apple juice, paper shredding, and some cooked veggies and sweet grains
T just a little herbal tea bag to go with what I smell, metallic notes added as it warms, basic but no off flavors
M a little foamy and thin, some apple on the finish
O a step above macros but that's about it, not much going on but drinkable nonetheless
shes a lawnmower beer and that's about it, another brewery in Alberta that I'm not all that excited about, yawn...
Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
3.7/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.7/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
The first offering from this new rural Alberta brewery. A lunchtime pint (or two) at Sherlock Holmes' downtown YEG location.
The beer appears a clear, glassy medium golden yellow, with one finger of soapy, loose white head, which leaves a nice dripping paint vista of lace around the glass as it duly settles.
It smells of sweet pastry malt, a bit of marzipan, and leafy, floral hops. The taste is grainy, sweet pale malt, a softened yeasty breadiness, some subtle orchard fruitiness, and more juicy, floral, earthy hops.
The carbonation is a tad frizzy at first, but in no real distracting manner, the body a solid medium weight, a little bit clammy, but really quite smooth. It finishes off-dry, the bready notes, while waning in sweetness, also face an equal clearing out of hop presence. I suppose this means that you're meant to go back to the well for a recharge.
An admirable groundbreaker for a brewer in a province where taking on BMC in the lager game has not proven tenable at any time of late. Like Yellowhead, and Maverick before them, Ribstone make an approachable all-malt, fairly hearty lager. I hope to see more of it challenging the hearts, minds, and livers of local Canadian and Bud fans, as well as the rest of us who appreciate a decent lager.
Apr 14, 2012The beer appears a clear, glassy medium golden yellow, with one finger of soapy, loose white head, which leaves a nice dripping paint vista of lace around the glass as it duly settles.
It smells of sweet pastry malt, a bit of marzipan, and leafy, floral hops. The taste is grainy, sweet pale malt, a softened yeasty breadiness, some subtle orchard fruitiness, and more juicy, floral, earthy hops.
The carbonation is a tad frizzy at first, but in no real distracting manner, the body a solid medium weight, a little bit clammy, but really quite smooth. It finishes off-dry, the bready notes, while waning in sweetness, also face an equal clearing out of hop presence. I suppose this means that you're meant to go back to the well for a recharge.
An admirable groundbreaker for a brewer in a province where taking on BMC in the lager game has not proven tenable at any time of late. Like Yellowhead, and Maverick before them, Ribstone make an approachable all-malt, fairly hearty lager. I hope to see more of it challenging the hearts, minds, and livers of local Canadian and Bud fans, as well as the rest of us who appreciate a decent lager.
Ribstone Creek Lager from Ribstone Creek Brewery
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
10 ratings
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