Kutztown Lager
Saucony Creek Brewing Company + Gastropub

 

Kinda confused how with why this beer rates low. It is so flavorful and smells great. Not many times do I call a lager yummy. But this one sure is. It doesn’t have much of a look through, it is a cloudy brown with not much head. But the mouth feel is great flavorful and refreshing just like it smells of caramel, apples and pears. I am sad I only have one of these beers.

Wegman’s in Warrington, PA

On tap at Little Brown Barrel in Minersville pa this evening.

Looks good in the glass. Pale clear amber coloring with a decent white head. Shrinks to a covering, scattered lacing.

Malty, grainy aroma, not unpleasant.

On tasting, has some character. There is a nice mild spice hit to it, along with a little sweetness and some grassy grain.

Mouth just about reaches medium, but a little watery. Finishes thin

Overall, other than the mouth and finish, a serviceable session lager. Could see having a few of these on a much warmer day.

Draft at Lucky's. Clear amberpour, light wispy head. Aroma is malty, dry sweet. Taste is malty also, grainy, crisp, clean. Really nice body and weight

 

It's body has a deep reddish brown color with good clarity and topped off with just off white colored head. This head hangs on well for a higher abv beer. The aroma is definitely your basic fall pumpkin spice beer. It's flavor has a mellow spiced rum character with light sweet squash notes mellow vanilla and just a slight maple flavor in background. Overall it is sweeter than expected and I was expecting a much sweeter beer based on the name. I think they did a very good job on this beers balance.

Decent lager, about what you’d expect, nothing really “off” about it, just tastes like any number of amber lagers - malt was fresh & bready, can’t say I noticed anything from the smoked bologna it advertises but it was fine

12 ounce bottle into a pilsner glass. No date on bottle, but I believe it’s way, way past fresh. Had 5/14/18.

Pours a classic golden color, clear, with a massive, foamy head on a gentle pour. Active carbonation, lots of foamy cling. Smells classic, too- yeast, hops, malt. Also some smoke, caramel, light black pepper. Has a bit of a sweet aroma. The taste is a little more subdued and starts with the hops, then malt, some caramel, light yeast, faint smoke, some hop bitterness that builds to the finish. Mostly smooth, a decent light body, well carbonated on the high side.

This actually held up well. Really not much smoke here, unless the age stripped that down. Pretty well balanced, and the smoked malts give it a very nice aroma. This may not be a style leader, but it’s certainly better than the rating it has.

A - Medium amber color with nice clarity and very little head or lacing.

S - Toasted caramel malt with slight smokiness.

T - Light earthiness, toasted caramel, light smoke, and ends with a piney bitterness with a little bit of citrus buried in the back ground.

M - Big medium body and slightly watery on the back end. Very little carbonation.

O - If you're really thirsty, this is an easy drinker that's very quaffable and hits the spot. I was very thirsty.

 

 

 

A: The beer is relatively clear amber in color and has a slight amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high beige head that died down, leaving lacing on the surface, a narrow collar running around the edge, and some specks of bubbles down the sides of the glass.
S: Faint aromas of smoked pork are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell and has stronger flavors of smoked bologna along with notes of mild caramel malts.
M: It feels medium-bodied and clean on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: For a lager made with smoked meats, I found this to be rather interesting. The smokiness was not overdone.

Serving type: bottle