Legendary Lager
MadTree Brewing
- From:
- MadTree Brewing
- Ohio, United States
- Style:
- American Lager
Ranked #271 - ABV:
- 4.2%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #31,211 - Avg:
- 3.62 | pDev: 9.94%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 8
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 05, 2024
- Added:
- Mar 03, 2021
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
A balanced and crisp lager with light kettle hop aroma and floral notes followed by a dry finish. Legendary Lager balances the line between a craft Pilsner and Macro American Lager so crack one open and keep the story flowing. The stuff of legend doesn’t happen overnight. It’s putting in hard work, day in and day out, coupled with the moments of triumph over adversity. This beer features legendary stories of the past to encourage you to create your own epic story.
Hops: Loral, Czech Saaz
Malts: Pilsen, 2-Row Brewers, Carapils
A Walk To Remember. Emma "Grandma" Gatewood. An Ohio native, she was the first person to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail in 1955 at the age of 67. It all started from a National Geographic article she read depicting the Appalachian Trail as beautiful, well-marked, and open-spaced with shelters waiting at the end of a day's hike. What sounded like a "lark" ended up being a much more treacherous go and an absolutely tremendous feat of hiking 2,050 miles in 146 days from Georgia to Maine. She encapsulates what it means to be legendary and her story continues to inspire people to this day.
The Cincinnati Cobra. Introducing Ezzard Charles. One of the greatest fighters ever, Ezzard Charles was crowned heavyweight champ while he smashed glass ceilings outside of the ring. Jazz musician, tailor, veteran, community activist, family man - Ezz's talents were unrivaled. His story is legendary.
Hops: Loral, Czech Saaz
Malts: Pilsen, 2-Row Brewers, Carapils
A Walk To Remember. Emma "Grandma" Gatewood. An Ohio native, she was the first person to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail in 1955 at the age of 67. It all started from a National Geographic article she read depicting the Appalachian Trail as beautiful, well-marked, and open-spaced with shelters waiting at the end of a day's hike. What sounded like a "lark" ended up being a much more treacherous go and an absolutely tremendous feat of hiking 2,050 miles in 146 days from Georgia to Maine. She encapsulates what it means to be legendary and her story continues to inspire people to this day.
The Cincinnati Cobra. Introducing Ezzard Charles. One of the greatest fighters ever, Ezzard Charles was crowned heavyweight champ while he smashed glass ceilings outside of the ring. Jazz musician, tailor, veteran, community activist, family man - Ezz's talents were unrivaled. His story is legendary.
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Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota
3.6/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz can into a 12 oz straight glass.
L: SRM 2 Pours a lightly yeasted straw light lemon pulp yellow with a crusty rocky eggshell white head, light steady carbonation, head recedes to froth, light scattered lacing.
S: Light citrus, a hint of fruit bread.
T: Light lemon, pastry dough, a hint of pear, Pilsner malts, it is gently pale and has light sweetness.
F: Slightly crisp, bright medium-light bodied feel with a short and lightly drying finish.
O: A tasty semi-wild kind of Lager that has a nice light fruit notes that carries over to a fruit pastry taste. It is quenching and is good in its style.
Aug 05, 2024L: SRM 2 Pours a lightly yeasted straw light lemon pulp yellow with a crusty rocky eggshell white head, light steady carbonation, head recedes to froth, light scattered lacing.
S: Light citrus, a hint of fruit bread.
T: Light lemon, pastry dough, a hint of pear, Pilsner malts, it is gently pale and has light sweetness.
F: Slightly crisp, bright medium-light bodied feel with a short and lightly drying finish.
O: A tasty semi-wild kind of Lager that has a nice light fruit notes that carries over to a fruit pastry taste. It is quenching and is good in its style.
Reviewed by MAB from Canada (AB)
2.83/5 rDev -21.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.83/5 rDev -21.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
In the 2023 beer advent calendar.
Legendary? In the words of Andre the GIant in Princess Bride: "I don't think that word means what you think it means."
It's piss yellow, light on flavor, and completely characterless. Have a Stoudt's Gold or a Noon Whistle Bruski beside this and you'll soon see how to make a lager that is worth celebrating.
Mar 23, 2024Legendary? In the words of Andre the GIant in Princess Bride: "I don't think that word means what you think it means."
It's piss yellow, light on flavor, and completely characterless. Have a Stoudt's Gold or a Noon Whistle Bruski beside this and you'll soon see how to make a lager that is worth celebrating.
Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky
3.52/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Step aside mass marketed industrial light lager makers, MadTree is coming for your customers in a legedary way. Commemorating Cincinnati's noteworthy heros, their light lager is a beer for the people.
Pale straw and teeming with bubbles, the nearly champagne looking Legendary Lager fizzes up with a foamy cap while bringing a hop spice and a brisk breadiness to the nose. A gentle grain sweetness greets the tongue with communion wafer, cereal and dry husk.
As the sweetness dissolves effortlessly on the middle palate, the creaminess of cereal persists and provides a buffer from the floral and grassy hops. Hints of apple, lemon and melon develop into a spicy grassiness in terms of lemongrass, green tea, parsley and mint.
Light, crisp and generally refreshing, this is an all-purpose beer for the less adventurous drinker as its fades away with a low, quick and concise aftertaste.
Nov 29, 2023Pale straw and teeming with bubbles, the nearly champagne looking Legendary Lager fizzes up with a foamy cap while bringing a hop spice and a brisk breadiness to the nose. A gentle grain sweetness greets the tongue with communion wafer, cereal and dry husk.
As the sweetness dissolves effortlessly on the middle palate, the creaminess of cereal persists and provides a buffer from the floral and grassy hops. Hints of apple, lemon and melon develop into a spicy grassiness in terms of lemongrass, green tea, parsley and mint.
Light, crisp and generally refreshing, this is an all-purpose beer for the less adventurous drinker as its fades away with a low, quick and concise aftertaste.
Reviewed by Dr_Gonzo from Kentucky
3.75/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a tall clear pint glass. Appearance is a hazy, light golden color with about a finger's worth of head.
Aroma: smells grainy and nutty. Notes of straw, little bit of yeast, cracker malt, lemon zest/juice, maybe some corn.
Taste: follows the aroma, can taste the corn more than smell it, straw is the main note. Nice little bit of lemon juice to balance the other notes. Body is medium-light.
Jan 10, 2023Aroma: smells grainy and nutty. Notes of straw, little bit of yeast, cracker malt, lemon zest/juice, maybe some corn.
Taste: follows the aroma, can taste the corn more than smell it, straw is the main note. Nice little bit of lemon juice to balance the other notes. Body is medium-light.
Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
3.75/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
nice refreshing lager crisp nice old lager taste
Nov 25, 2022
Reviewed by MikeWalters from Ohio
3.79/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This is probably only useful for native Cincinnatians, but the nutty taste immediately brought back memories of the "old" Hudepohl. Smell is grain and hops. Nice head. The taste carries a distinctive note of nuts. Hudy was never my favorite beer, but a 4 for nostalgia value.
Aug 27, 2022
Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.75/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I tried a pint of this off the tapper at the brewery. It poured a clear golden with very thin white ring head that is not leaving much lace. The scent had notes of grain and finishing hop. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with good grain presence. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a great beer.
May 20, 2022
Reviewed by Manta200 from Kentucky
3.78/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Single can from Party Source
Pours a clear pale golden color with a thin white head.
Slightly bready malts, clean and crisp.
This is an easy drinker, like it!
May 04, 2021Pours a clear pale golden color with a thin white head.
Slightly bready malts, clean and crisp.
This is an easy drinker, like it!
Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio
2.73/5 rDev -24.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.73/5 rDev -24.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
look - slight have pale pale yellow color with a nice skimming and head
Smell - really dont get much smell
Taste - really light bready citrus
Feel - Thin water with a slight carb
Overall- not by beer
Mar 25, 2021Smell - really dont get much smell
Taste - really light bready citrus
Feel - Thin water with a slight carb
Overall- not by beer
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