Bearface Lager
Drygate Brewery

I tried a third pint of this Gluten Free beer off the tapper at the brewery. It poured a clear golden with white head that did not leave much lace. The scent had grain notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with bright crystal malt base with grain presence and a dry finish. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a great beer.

 

 

 

L - I haven't figured what's with the lable yet, pretty dramatic! Quite dark amber with a slight haze. Pours with a 5mm white head clearing slowly.
S - Fresh and hints of mild citrus.
T - Hoppy dry [wow], some rather overwhelmed middle ,and dry through the end.
M - Dry, as dry as a modern fashionably over-hopped (thus) mono-dimensional IPA.
O - I'm getting very tired of modern over-hopped IPAs, so much so I've started avoiding buying them. So for example that's why I bought this lager to try, and here we are again, another mega hop-bomb. Where has the art of refined balance gone, everything seems to solely be about OTT hops these days; bored of it already.
Bought from Sainsbury's, London. 500ml. 4.4% ABV. B/B end 4/19.

 

Bottled
pours a pale yellow coloured body with 4mm of thick white head
quite a dry aroma of dry polenta and semolina
corn batter, more dryness and a bit of pepper

 

 

500ml bottle brought back from Scotland via friend. Cool artwork on the label.
A: pours a crisp clear golden body, frothy white +1 finger foam head, heavy stringy lacing, carbonation
S: light citrus fruit, pear, hints of a fruity tea blend, light malt
M: light body that leaves the tongue wet in the finish
T: pale malt, hints of citrus hop,mango, wet hay, some fruity tea blend, pear, hints of hop bitterness
O: easy drinking, classic euro pale malt with fruity hints of hops, label says heavy on the hops but don't think a west coast ipa haha... good brew!

 

 

Pours very light gold, small head that dissipates quick

aroma of new world hops, zest, fresh. fairly low aroma

lowish amount of flavour too but light malts and the hops come through again, citrussy

Decent enough, step up from your standard euro lagers


some prickly carbonation, low bitterness, drying finish

 

On tap in Edinburgh, Scotland at a random pub.

Pours a hazy golden yellow color with one inch of white head and high carbonation as it is a keg not cask beer. Floral hops and fruity malts. Medium body and moderate carbonation, some bitter hops in the taste.

Overall better than the Innis and Gunn Euro lager but not great. Stick with the cask ales.

 

Pours clear golden with 2-finger white foam, rather nice retention.
Smell - grain, lemon zest, herbal hops.
Taste - malty with nice citrusy bitterness.
Highly drinkable and refreshing, light-bodied, soft carbonation, excellent as for standard lager.