Walleye Chop
Bank Brewing Co.
- From:
- Bank Brewing Co.
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Lager
- ABV:
- 5.9%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.49 | pDev: 13.47%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 13
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 05, 2022
- Added:
- Jul 17, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Dustin015 from Maryland
4.5/5 rDev +28.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +28.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L- Light Amber straw with light quickly dissipating head.
S- Light Malt intermingled with subtle sweet hop character
T- Sweet light malt delicately balanced with noble hop character? unexpectedly toasty malt flavor as well. and a sweet finish.
F- Medium- Light Body, Moderate high carbonation.
O- Fantastic lager that really exemplifies the style.
Jan 24, 2022S- Light Malt intermingled with subtle sweet hop character
T- Sweet light malt delicately balanced with noble hop character? unexpectedly toasty malt flavor as well. and a sweet finish.
F- Medium- Light Body, Moderate high carbonation.
O- Fantastic lager that really exemplifies the style.
Reviewed by H-TownMcBuck from Texas
3.42/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Not sure why status shows retired poured from 12 oz bottle. Minimal head. Nice, attractive copper, slightly cloudy look. Nose was mild, like a sweet malty biscuit, finishes on the pale side of things. Taste was okay for me for a lager beer. Has more flavor than most lagers, definitely finishes with bitterness and dry.
Jan 08, 2022
Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois
3/5 rDev -14%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
3/5 rDev -14%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
12oz bottle
no apparent freshness date
thanks to MaryLou & Kim for getting me the Original Craft Beer Club membership - this was in the December box
L: copper body, thinner ivory head
S: sweet grain, caramel, floral hops
T: caramelized grain, toffee, oats, spicy & floral hops
F: medium body, ample carbonation, kind of a sour aftertaste
O: disappointing & I’ll leave it at that
Jan 07, 2022no apparent freshness date
thanks to MaryLou & Kim for getting me the Original Craft Beer Club membership - this was in the December box
L: copper body, thinner ivory head
S: sweet grain, caramel, floral hops
T: caramelized grain, toffee, oats, spicy & floral hops
F: medium body, ample carbonation, kind of a sour aftertaste
O: disappointing & I’ll leave it at that
Rated by golf4collet from West Virginia
3.93/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Surprisingly very good since lagers aren't one of my favorite styles.
Dec 31, 2021
Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
3.76/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
great refreshing lager - easy to drink a few at a etting
Dec 20, 2021
Reviewed by Victory_Sabre1973 from Minnesota
3.47/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pours a clear golden color. Minimal white head. Head retention is moderate.
There's not much aroma to this beer. Just a slight malt.
Taste- nice lighter flavor. Then it does have a malty aftertaste. There's also just a hint of hops.
Decent body. Some crispness to this beer.
This is a decent lager.
May 21, 2019There's not much aroma to this beer. Just a slight malt.
Taste- nice lighter flavor. Then it does have a malty aftertaste. There's also just a hint of hops.
Decent body. Some crispness to this beer.
This is a decent lager.
Rated by Pmellen210
4.12/5 rDev +18.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.12/5 rDev +18.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Hop Lager, what more should I say?
Apr 17, 2015
Reviewed by morimech from Minnesota
3.68/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.68/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Ignored this beer for far too long as this is really a very enjoyable lager. Pours a clear amber color with a nice two finger head that had good retention before settling to a thick cap. A couple rings of lacing is left down the glass. Already is better than 90% of the pale lagers out there.
Nothing really exciting about the aroma except for some floral/spicey hops that adds to the pale, grainy malt.
Clean grain taste that is slightly sweet. Hops brought some floral/spice flavor and bitterness but did not really surpise me with the levels. Little bit of lingering spice in the finish. It does make me want more.
They added oats to this brew and it does come through in the mouthfeel. Real smooth despite the lively carbonation. They walked a fine line and pulled it off.
This is a worthy lager that is worth trying. Could possibly pass this to BMC drinkers and they would enjoy it as well. Nice pint cans.
Aug 19, 2012Nothing really exciting about the aroma except for some floral/spicey hops that adds to the pale, grainy malt.
Clean grain taste that is slightly sweet. Hops brought some floral/spice flavor and bitterness but did not really surpise me with the levels. Little bit of lingering spice in the finish. It does make me want more.
They added oats to this brew and it does come through in the mouthfeel. Real smooth despite the lively carbonation. They walked a fine line and pulled it off.
This is a worthy lager that is worth trying. Could possibly pass this to BMC drinkers and they would enjoy it as well. Nice pint cans.
Reviewed by FightingEntropy from Minnesota
3.3/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.3/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I had a pleasant surprise to the end of the day when a co-worker had two cans for me because he knew I like to taste beers. My obsession with my major pursuits in life often prevents me from being this nice, and I should learn from Dave's fine example.
The beer to taste is Walleye Chop by Bank Beer Co in Hendricks, MN. I had a less that satisfactory sample last fall at the Autumn Brew Review. Being a light lager, a beer festival is hardly the place to get a good sampling of the lager. Guessing it was later in the day when I got to it, so it didn't fair well. Glad to have the opportunity to try a full can to give it a better evaluation.
Amber lager that's shimmering gold around the edges. Stark white head of irregular bubbles lingers lightly before falling to a thin film with no lace at all. Second glass had a solid lace though. Nose is a straight forward American lager that has a sweet biscuity malt and corn with a caramel backbone to support a stronger than average apple note along with a hint of spice from the hops. Very sweet base with an earthy hoppiness in the taste followed with a corn twang off the back. Light and easy to drink, but not thin. It has enough body to give it some heft for the style. From the website, I missed the oats, but the smooth flavor clearly reflects the addition. Aftertaste is pleasant and avoids the negative leftover from most macrolagers. If I found myself in a Northwoods hunter bar and Walleye Chop was in a tap line of macros, I'd ask for a pint. Clearly a better better than my initial taste, I'm glad I got this opportunity.
Directly west of the Twin Cities and barely short of the South Dakota line, Bank Beer Co follows some of your basic brew story: a homebrewer turned pro from dreaming around pints, but this one includes a Finnegans-like consciousness to make the world a better place. In this case, a portion of the profits go to preservation of land for hunting and local history. While I'm not a part of their primary hunting or beer demographic, I applaud Bank's effort to make their corner of the world a better place.
Picture at http://pintsizedrevelations.blogspot.com/2012/04/walleye-chop-lager-bank-beer-co.html
May 01, 2012The beer to taste is Walleye Chop by Bank Beer Co in Hendricks, MN. I had a less that satisfactory sample last fall at the Autumn Brew Review. Being a light lager, a beer festival is hardly the place to get a good sampling of the lager. Guessing it was later in the day when I got to it, so it didn't fair well. Glad to have the opportunity to try a full can to give it a better evaluation.
Amber lager that's shimmering gold around the edges. Stark white head of irregular bubbles lingers lightly before falling to a thin film with no lace at all. Second glass had a solid lace though. Nose is a straight forward American lager that has a sweet biscuity malt and corn with a caramel backbone to support a stronger than average apple note along with a hint of spice from the hops. Very sweet base with an earthy hoppiness in the taste followed with a corn twang off the back. Light and easy to drink, but not thin. It has enough body to give it some heft for the style. From the website, I missed the oats, but the smooth flavor clearly reflects the addition. Aftertaste is pleasant and avoids the negative leftover from most macrolagers. If I found myself in a Northwoods hunter bar and Walleye Chop was in a tap line of macros, I'd ask for a pint. Clearly a better better than my initial taste, I'm glad I got this opportunity.
Directly west of the Twin Cities and barely short of the South Dakota line, Bank Beer Co follows some of your basic brew story: a homebrewer turned pro from dreaming around pints, but this one includes a Finnegans-like consciousness to make the world a better place. In this case, a portion of the profits go to preservation of land for hunting and local history. While I'm not a part of their primary hunting or beer demographic, I applaud Bank's effort to make their corner of the world a better place.
Picture at http://pintsizedrevelations.blogspot.com/2012/04/walleye-chop-lager-bank-beer-co.html
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