Audio/Visual Lager
Collective Arts Brewing
- From:
- Collective Arts Brewing
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American Adjunct Lager
Ranked #68 - ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- 80
Ranked #36,651 - Avg:
- 3.46 | pDev: 16.18%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 17
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 26, 2024
- Added:
- Sep 27, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
80
Good
80
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by BPVandenbroek from Canada (AB)
3.2/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.2/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Audio Visual Lager might just be the palest lager I've seen so far. It's pale to the point of being lighter in color than ripe hay. They head is rocky, white, and shows half decent retention.
Aroma is slightly more malt forward than I expected of such a pale lager. On the one hand, Audio Visual's aroma has the typical notes of soda craker and the sweet aroma of fresh baked bread. There's an added element that took me a minute to nail down, though. That mystery element wound up smelling like Granny Smith apple before moving into a finish of floral hoppiness.
AV's mouthfeel starts out smooth enough but becomes thin and dry too quickly for its own good. Malt flavors are less fresh baked bread and more pale malt and soda cracker. In the center I taste Granny Smith apple and something vaguely lemon dipped in honey. Not enough to detract from the overall dryness, though.
Not a lot of great character here. What character there is seems overpowered by thin, dry mouthfeel. Unfortunately this detracts from AV's overall refreshing power.
May 31, 2021Aroma is slightly more malt forward than I expected of such a pale lager. On the one hand, Audio Visual's aroma has the typical notes of soda craker and the sweet aroma of fresh baked bread. There's an added element that took me a minute to nail down, though. That mystery element wound up smelling like Granny Smith apple before moving into a finish of floral hoppiness.
AV's mouthfeel starts out smooth enough but becomes thin and dry too quickly for its own good. Malt flavors are less fresh baked bread and more pale malt and soda cracker. In the center I taste Granny Smith apple and something vaguely lemon dipped in honey. Not enough to detract from the overall dryness, though.
Not a lot of great character here. What character there is seems overpowered by thin, dry mouthfeel. Unfortunately this detracts from AV's overall refreshing power.
Rated by Steckdoesfish from Vermont
1/5 rDev -71.1%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
1/5 rDev -71.1%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
I’ll give it a David Crosby “meh”.
Feb 11, 2021Reviewed by SSS from Canada (QC)
3.44/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A-Clear strata yellow is a nice white head and very good lacing
S-There is a lacklustre aroma of traditional yellow beer, in the form of stale cardboard.
M-Higher end carbonation and watery mouthfeel brings me back to my College days...
T-Sweet and peppery upfront with a puckered sourness that remains at the back of the throat
O-Yellow beer.
Jan 18, 2021S-There is a lacklustre aroma of traditional yellow beer, in the form of stale cardboard.
M-Higher end carbonation and watery mouthfeel brings me back to my College days...
T-Sweet and peppery upfront with a puckered sourness that remains at the back of the throat
O-Yellow beer.
Reviewed by Kevin94th from Pennsylvania
3.66/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.66/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Very solid, easy drinking lager. Notes of citrus found with the malts, and very nice body, color, and smell. I love Collective Arts IPAs, and this was the first lager I've had from them. It doesn't show off, but it hits the spot.
Jan 13, 2021
Reviewed by Cylinsier from Pennsylvania
3.53/5 rDev +2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev +2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
16 oz can
Pours mostly light golden, sugar white head retains as a film.
Aroma of cereal and citrus with grassy undertones.
Flavor is of mild cereal, citrus, maybe a bit of banana.
Lighter body, tingly carbonation on the tongue.
Decent, mild lager. Very drinkable. Flavor is fine. No complaints.
Jan 02, 2021Pours mostly light golden, sugar white head retains as a film.
Aroma of cereal and citrus with grassy undertones.
Flavor is of mild cereal, citrus, maybe a bit of banana.
Lighter body, tingly carbonation on the tongue.
Decent, mild lager. Very drinkable. Flavor is fine. No complaints.
Reviewed by Kipper2004 from Canada (AB)
3.32/5 rDev -4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.32/5 rDev -4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
First ever review so no brewmaster vocab here, but it’s a fresh and light tasting lager with a faint gold colour and limited carbonation.
A fruity/flower light initial taste with hints of honey as others have mentioned, light taste and clean although weak finish/aftertaste.
Nice and light lager for a hot day with a bit more originality than a typical American beer, I would buy again and try other beer options from this Canadian brewery.
Dec 24, 2020A fruity/flower light initial taste with hints of honey as others have mentioned, light taste and clean although weak finish/aftertaste.
Nice and light lager for a hot day with a bit more originality than a typical American beer, I would buy again and try other beer options from this Canadian brewery.
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