Roof Rack Vienna Style Lager
Bent Paddle Brewing Co.
- From:
- Bent Paddle Brewing Co.
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Vienna Lager
- ABV:
- 5.7%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 7.44%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 14
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jan 04, 2019
- Added:
- Sep 11, 2015
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
3.94/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz can. Poured out a clear, golden amber color with a small, off-white head of foam. It smelled of toasted caramel, toffee and floral notes. Nice toasted caramel taste with bread crust and a sharp bitter bite.
Jan 04, 2019
Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota
3.75/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap at the brewery.
White head. Clear golden copper color.
Bready and biscuit malts with a bit of caramel. Earthy hops and bitterness. Medium bodied. Smooth. Well done.
Aug 24, 2017White head. Clear golden copper color.
Bready and biscuit malts with a bit of caramel. Earthy hops and bitterness. Medium bodied. Smooth. Well done.
Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota
3.43/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Roof rack pours a hazy amber color with a small lacing head. Sweet crisp malty aroma. Taste is a little earthy with a malty backbone. A little flat. A decent malty and earthy beer.
Nov 13, 2016
Reviewed by ZAP from Minnesota
3.02/5 rDev -22.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.02/5 rDev -22.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Americanized overhopped version of a Vienna.
Aroma is citrus laden with herbal/floral notes as well.
Flavor begins with a lot of citrus, orange marmalade, vienna malt really strains to emerge. Just some light toasty notes. Very light. Finishes with a decent amount of hop dryness. Good hop burps as well.
Too heavy handed on the hops. Drinks like an IPL rather than a Vienna. It's not a terrible beer but not what I was hoping in a beer promoted as a Vienna Style Lager.
Nov 06, 2016Aroma is citrus laden with herbal/floral notes as well.
Flavor begins with a lot of citrus, orange marmalade, vienna malt really strains to emerge. Just some light toasty notes. Very light. Finishes with a decent amount of hop dryness. Good hop burps as well.
Too heavy handed on the hops. Drinks like an IPL rather than a Vienna. It's not a terrible beer but not what I was hoping in a beer promoted as a Vienna Style Lager.
Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona
3.77/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 oz Can. Pours a slight hazed dark yellow color with a fresh staying head and a small amount of lacing. Smells of malt and citrus with herbal dankness . taste was a sweet honey and hop citrus start with bready caramel malts notes of tofee/caramel a nice balance. Sweet and creamy mouth feel slight citrus and a touch of bitterness. Bent Paddle makes quality drinkable brews and this one is no exception.
Sep 24, 2016
Reviewed by Wer34truh from Minnesota
3.94/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
Hazy amber color, with a moderately large foamy head. Appearance is quite calm for a lager, with little visible carbonation.
Taste is full of malts, which notes of pine and citrus. A very full flavor for a lager. Mouthfeel is light, with low carbonation.
Not quite as drinkable as the impeccable Venture Pils. Yet, another fantastic brew from Bent Paddle.
Jan 13, 2016Taste is full of malts, which notes of pine and citrus. A very full flavor for a lager. Mouthfeel is light, with low carbonation.
Not quite as drinkable as the impeccable Venture Pils. Yet, another fantastic brew from Bent Paddle.
Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4.25/5 rDev +9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: Pours brilliant gold to straw gold under a 1” rapidly dissipating lacy white foam collar.
S: Malty, a trace of DMS, spicy hops, light sugars.
T: A rich malty palate with some malt based tartness and a mild bitter finish.
F: Very creamy medium body with medium carbonation.
O: A creamy, full flavored lager.
Dec 29, 2015S: Malty, a trace of DMS, spicy hops, light sugars.
T: A rich malty palate with some malt based tartness and a mild bitter finish.
F: Very creamy medium body with medium carbonation.
O: A creamy, full flavored lager.
Reviewed by CraigP83 from Minnesota
4.12/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Lighter in color, slightly malty, slightly floral. As it warmed you get a bit of the hop bitterness which left a dry aftertaste and detracted from the experience. It's not bad but I'll probably won't buy it again
Dec 02, 2015
Reviewed by maedhros09 from Minnesota
4.12/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.12/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Look: Deep golden amber with lovely fluffy white head that leaves some nice lacing.
Smell: Light malty and citrusy grassy aromas
Taste: Following the smell, malty and caramelly with a citrusy almost tropical fruity note, finishing with a mild to moderate herbal bittertness
Feel: medium body with typical carbonation - very nice
Overall: As expected from Bent Paddle this is a great beer all around. My only quibble is that it seems to have little to nothing in common with the vienna lagers that I am familiar with. It seems to me it makes a very good American Pale Lager. even if the ingredients are sourced from Europe. Very reminiscent of Indeed's Dandy Lager.
Nov 12, 2015Smell: Light malty and citrusy grassy aromas
Taste: Following the smell, malty and caramelly with a citrusy almost tropical fruity note, finishing with a mild to moderate herbal bittertness
Feel: medium body with typical carbonation - very nice
Overall: As expected from Bent Paddle this is a great beer all around. My only quibble is that it seems to have little to nothing in common with the vienna lagers that I am familiar with. It seems to me it makes a very good American Pale Lager. even if the ingredients are sourced from Europe. Very reminiscent of Indeed's Dandy Lager.
Reviewed by JamesMN from Minnesota
3.75/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.75/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
No canning date.
Appearance: Medium caramel with good clarity and a thin off white head of suds.
Aroma: Bread and some caramel.
Taste: Nice showcase of vienna malt. Bready with a touch of spice yet still some sweet caramel notes poking through in the malt bill. Hops really only provide balance and a light traditional bitterness. The finish is pleasantly dry and crisp. Good depth of flavor.
Mouthfeel: About medium in body with soft carbonation. Good drinkability.
Final Thoughts: Another enjoyable beer from a great brewery. They once again nail it by playing within style guidelines. Would I drink it again? Sure.
Nov 10, 2015Appearance: Medium caramel with good clarity and a thin off white head of suds.
Aroma: Bread and some caramel.
Taste: Nice showcase of vienna malt. Bready with a touch of spice yet still some sweet caramel notes poking through in the malt bill. Hops really only provide balance and a light traditional bitterness. The finish is pleasantly dry and crisp. Good depth of flavor.
Mouthfeel: About medium in body with soft carbonation. Good drinkability.
Final Thoughts: Another enjoyable beer from a great brewery. They once again nail it by playing within style guidelines. Would I drink it again? Sure.
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