District of Champions
Beltway Brewing Company

4.8% ABV
Crisp and sessionable.

Poured from the can into a Libbey pilsner style glass.

Nicely forming beer here. Color is more in the chestnut brown more marzen looking character. Minimal redness with a dark brown and orange body. Simple khaki colored head two fingers with some medium bubbles, ok retention, with minimal lacing.

Aroma goes for a bit gooey caramel, a little bit of hop action somewhere between noble spice and basic pine. There's a bit of sharp minerality possibly on the nose, but does come off as clean.

Palate seem to lack slightly. Light and a bit wet bodied, with a hint of papery caramel flavor. Good hop finish that lightly accents with a bit of spice to the malt caramel hinting base. Muted touches of pine and a bit of hop warmth in the back tongue with this guy. Clean and responsive, but a still hints wet with the flavors dissipating somewhat quickly.

An ok red lager, nice to find these rare animals once in awhile, but unfortunately other than the awesome can logo and design (no bias there right!), not much more of the base beer is greatly memorable. Certainly drinkable at least.