Buffalo Craft Lager
New Helvetia Brewing Company
- From:
- New Helvetia Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Adjunct Lager
- ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.35 | pDev: 19.4%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Aug 22, 2019
- Added:
- Jun 22, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
A modern interpretation of a classic Sacramento brew, and the inspiration for creating New Helvetia Brewing Company. This Helles-style lager pays homage to the historic Buffalo Beer, and serves as a reminder that Sacramento is, and always will be, a beer town.
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.44/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.44/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
A: The beer is a little hazy yellow in color and has a slight amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high white head that died down, leaving a thin head covering the surface.
S: Light aromas of adjunct malts are present in the nose with corn present along with hints of green apples.
T: The taste has flavors of corn adjuncts and pale malts along with a slight bit of associated sweetness.
M: It feels light-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer has some flavors of adjuncts and pale malts and seems to be lighter in body compared to what I would have expected.
Serving type: can
Aug 22, 2019S: Light aromas of adjunct malts are present in the nose with corn present along with hints of green apples.
T: The taste has flavors of corn adjuncts and pale malts along with a slight bit of associated sweetness.
M: It feels light-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer has some flavors of adjuncts and pale malts and seems to be lighter in body compared to what I would have expected.
Serving type: can
Reviewed by Offa from California
4.97/5 rDev +48.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.97/5 rDev +48.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
This is an outstanding helles/pale lager and one of the absolute best I have ever had.
Straw gold with a medium white head steadily thinning to foamy ring with some lace.
Aroma is wonderful bready grain and apple, herb, citrus.
Taste is similar, with bread, apple, lemon, some herb, well balanced with light but firm sweetness and zesty bitterness, not too sweet, not too bitter, not too dry.
Feel is outstanding - lively and engaging. It's light and refreshing enough for a warm-weather refreshment yet characterful and full-bodied enough for any time, with or without food. This is a light session beer par excellence.
Mar 08, 2018Straw gold with a medium white head steadily thinning to foamy ring with some lace.
Aroma is wonderful bready grain and apple, herb, citrus.
Taste is similar, with bread, apple, lemon, some herb, well balanced with light but firm sweetness and zesty bitterness, not too sweet, not too bitter, not too dry.
Feel is outstanding - lively and engaging. It's light and refreshing enough for a warm-weather refreshment yet characterful and full-bodied enough for any time, with or without food. This is a light session beer par excellence.
Rated by Cyclingdad from Oregon
2.75/5 rDev -17.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
2.75/5 rDev -17.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
A pretty thin Helles style lager. Good head, but unremarkable.
Nov 14, 2015
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