Vienna Lager
pFriem Family Brewers

 

 

04/30/25 can @ home

 

16oz can from Boise Co-op. Clear, golden pour, lasting frothy white head, clumps of lacing. Biscuity, grainy aroma. Taste is malty and clean, gentle sweetness. So tasty and quaffable. Delicious!

Lovely coppery color with fine-grained foam in the Zundert globe. Mild but pleasing aroma of cereal and honey in the nose. Sudsy and mellow in the mouth. Flavor is malty and only slightly sweet, not as sweet as a Helles, typically. Then there is some gummy stuff, a resiny finish, and some astringency in the aftertaste. There's a hint of butterscotch, too. I'm not actually crazy about this stuff, but as with all pFriem brews is well made, clean, and handsome. And for the Vienna style it's only bested by the Chuckanut version. From the 16 oz can purchased at the beer store. Jan 2025 date.

 

their lagers have just been on point, japanese, canadian, now this vienna, a style i dont even generally love, but this is paler than most, more deep golden than amber, and its light without sacrificing flavor, really good, gold standard even, super nice with both spicy food and the classic burgers and fries thing, drinking beer, palate cleansing without being boring in the least, this deserves some real accolades. good clarity, brightness, and obvious carbonation, with a fizzy and fluctuating head that fades quick but is also replenished quickly by the rising bubbles. the nose is nutty on the grain side, mineral forward, lager yeast evident, european but less rich to me than a lot of these are. the flavor is less sweet than most and with a lighter body, cheerios cereal, maybe chex too, light honey, soft toast, definitely a german grain element, trace almond and biscuit, but simple in the right ways, fast in feel, especially for the style, and overall really drinkable and well done. its crazy how good pfriem is at so many things, i might not have even ordered this style from most other breweries, but these guys have once again rewarded my trust. as good (and as crushable!) a vienna lager as any american brewer is making right now as far as i am concerned. these guys are on a deep tear!

edit: enjoyed recently on the side pull faucet, which is choice dispense method for this, two inches of creamy permanent off white head, caps a dimp0led mug perfectly, and i just have to improve the appearance score a bit, stunning in this format, and still one of the best examples of this style available in the northwest...

Very good Vienna Lager. Head is a bit quick to leave the party but this one delivers the toasted caramel malt with a touch of citrus floral that keeps me coming back to Vienna Lagers again and again. I don't think I've had a bad or mediocre pFriem, great brewery!

 

 

Look: A gorgeous clear copper in the glass with a nice off-white head that swells up and settles to a lid, leaving good lacing behind
Aroma: Freshly baked bread, floral notes, raw bread dough, toffee, toasted grains, and some caramel
Taste: Toasted bread, flowers, and toffee jump start the palate, along with some doughy notes, caramel, and even a light nuttiness that I wasn’t picking up on the nose. Breadiness, sweet flowers, and toffee return to the forefront and lead to the finish
Mouthfeel: Full but light feeling, very clean and crisp throughout, medium-high carbonation, and clean and crisp but slightly soft on the finish
Overall: This is outstanding. It’s hard not to like a beer this well-made and tasty, plus added to that is the fact that I love Vienna lagers and also everything these folks brew. Awesome toasted bread, dough, toffee, caramel, and flowers throughout plus a killer mouthfeel help showcase how skilled these brewers are and how much we all benefit from it. Highly recommended

Pint at Westside Taphouse in West Salem OR.
$6
Pours a light brown, clear with a small bubbly off white head.
Aroma lightly toasted brown bread with a touch of grassy hops.
Taste similar to the nose. Bit of hazelnut and light fruits.
Very good mouth feel. Light medium. Medium carbonation.
Very good Vienna.

Pours a lovely crystal clear amber color. Thin velvety white head dissipates pretty quickly but not completely.

Aroma has notes of lightly toasted bread, a touch of sweet bread and some grassy herbal hops on the back end.

The taste is just perfection - light toasted bready malts with a slight sweetness that avoids just coming across like caramel malts. Slight spiciness comes through on the back end with some grassy bitterness.

Feel is light, pretty crisp, with a semi-dry finish. Moderately carbonated. Supremely drinkable.

This one is really well done and quite impressive - if you like the style or lagers in general, this is a must try.

 

 

 

 

Got one on tap at bottlecraft Little Italy, SD.

An excellent beer! extremely malty with good hop balance

Had this on 2019-06-04 in Portland, OR from a fresh 500ml bottle.

Delicious. Killer take on the style. More please.