Dry-Hopped Vienna Lager
Hi-Wire Brewing
- From:
- Hi-Wire Brewing
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- American Lager
- ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.24 | pDev: 12.65%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Aug 03, 2020
- Added:
- Jun 06, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by teromous from Virginia
2.83/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.83/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
From the bottom of the can, in stretched out text: "PACKAGED 05/18/20"
Appearance: The body is slightly hazy and dirty-amber colored. The head is medium-sized with a frothy white cap. It leaves good lacing and has decent retention.
Aroma: There is a light aroma of cabbage and garlic. It has a catty aroma that comes out more as it sits under the nose. 3.0
Taste: Up front there is a lot of mango flavor with a hint of peach, and this flavor carries through all the way to the end. Towards the middle there is a light bit of grain flour taste. The aftertaste is pretty empty aside from teh mango and peach, but after a while there is a bit of cooked corn flavor that starts to build up and detracts from the flavor quite a bit.
Mouthfeel: It feels light with very little bitterness. It finishes wet.
Overall: The can states that this is a "dry-hopped vienna lager W/ SIMCOE & CITRA & BREWED W/ CAROLINA MALT HOUSE BARLEY." The classic catty and garlic aroma combined with the mango flavors of Simcoe hops really stood out. There was a nice peach flavor which also really showcased the hops. The malts took a back seat in the beer and it really didn't taste much like a Vienna Lager. Although it does state "vienna lager" on the can it is closer in style to an American Lager. There was also a bit of vegital aroma to the beer which could be off-putting to some. It's a decent enough beer to drink but the odd aftertaste that starts to build up wears on the palate, so I would recommend drinking it with a palate cleanser to keep the fruity flavors fresh. As a whole I wouldn't recommend for or against, but I wouldn't buy it again.
Jun 06, 2020Appearance: The body is slightly hazy and dirty-amber colored. The head is medium-sized with a frothy white cap. It leaves good lacing and has decent retention.
Aroma: There is a light aroma of cabbage and garlic. It has a catty aroma that comes out more as it sits under the nose. 3.0
Taste: Up front there is a lot of mango flavor with a hint of peach, and this flavor carries through all the way to the end. Towards the middle there is a light bit of grain flour taste. The aftertaste is pretty empty aside from teh mango and peach, but after a while there is a bit of cooked corn flavor that starts to build up and detracts from the flavor quite a bit.
Mouthfeel: It feels light with very little bitterness. It finishes wet.
Overall: The can states that this is a "dry-hopped vienna lager W/ SIMCOE & CITRA & BREWED W/ CAROLINA MALT HOUSE BARLEY." The classic catty and garlic aroma combined with the mango flavors of Simcoe hops really stood out. There was a nice peach flavor which also really showcased the hops. The malts took a back seat in the beer and it really didn't taste much like a Vienna Lager. Although it does state "vienna lager" on the can it is closer in style to an American Lager. There was also a bit of vegital aroma to the beer which could be off-putting to some. It's a decent enough beer to drink but the odd aftertaste that starts to build up wears on the palate, so I would recommend drinking it with a palate cleanser to keep the fruity flavors fresh. As a whole I wouldn't recommend for or against, but I wouldn't buy it again.
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