Loose Lips Lager
Longslice Brewery
- From:
- Longslice Brewery
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Vienna Lager
Ranked #122 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #33,343 - Avg:
- 3.55 | pDev: 12.11%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 21, 2021
- Added:
- Sep 23, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
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Reviewed by ChrisCage from Canada (AB)
2.66/5 rDev -25.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.66/5 rDev -25.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Quick review tonight....
A- Pours clear, with super aggressive carbonation. Dark yellow/orange/golden coloration and the head is super frothy, dense and white in color. Lacing is minimal, as nothing sticks to the inside of the glass....only leaving behind a watery/oily film in its wake. Overall a decent, if not outstanding looking vienna lager.
S- Doesn't smell like anything special overall, with perhaps some extra malt robustness as opposed to the macro variety that I am used to for this kind of style. Dry graininess and/or grassiness, some yeast and bread/cracker dryness mixed in as well as some fruity sweetness. The finish is of floral soapiness....a scent that I am not familiar or impressed with....it is a subpar aroma, and doesn't contain much in terms of rich toasted/roasted malt.
T- Not much for flavor here really....tastes like a maltier version of a macro lager to be honest.....muted cooked sugars, slight nuttiness, dry grassy/graininess and a finish that is just shy of anything bittering.....a slight upgrade from a standard macro lager, with a lingering sweetness after the swallow.
M/O- Light bodied, and hugely carbonated, this is drinkable enough and I have no issues having a couple of these in a sitting. What I find about this, is that is is bland and simple....I struggled to find anything that made it stand out. If I'm enjoying this style, I want robustness and roasted qualities....this one does not have it. Overall this is average and I'd drink again, but wouldn't seek it out
Dec 21, 2021A- Pours clear, with super aggressive carbonation. Dark yellow/orange/golden coloration and the head is super frothy, dense and white in color. Lacing is minimal, as nothing sticks to the inside of the glass....only leaving behind a watery/oily film in its wake. Overall a decent, if not outstanding looking vienna lager.
S- Doesn't smell like anything special overall, with perhaps some extra malt robustness as opposed to the macro variety that I am used to for this kind of style. Dry graininess and/or grassiness, some yeast and bread/cracker dryness mixed in as well as some fruity sweetness. The finish is of floral soapiness....a scent that I am not familiar or impressed with....it is a subpar aroma, and doesn't contain much in terms of rich toasted/roasted malt.
T- Not much for flavor here really....tastes like a maltier version of a macro lager to be honest.....muted cooked sugars, slight nuttiness, dry grassy/graininess and a finish that is just shy of anything bittering.....a slight upgrade from a standard macro lager, with a lingering sweetness after the swallow.
M/O- Light bodied, and hugely carbonated, this is drinkable enough and I have no issues having a couple of these in a sitting. What I find about this, is that is is bland and simple....I struggled to find anything that made it stand out. If I'm enjoying this style, I want robustness and roasted qualities....this one does not have it. Overall this is average and I'd drink again, but wouldn't seek it out
Reviewed by Tony787 from Canada (ON)
3.85/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I bought 2 cans of this beer at loblaws at $ 2.70 each there are no brew dates or expired dates under the can they have codes
Anyways the beer tasted fresh and was easy drinking and enjoyable like a good Vienna style lager should be.
When poured into a glass the head quickly evaporates. overall a good lager beer.
cheers
Mar 28, 2020Anyways the beer tasted fresh and was easy drinking and enjoyable like a good Vienna style lager should be.
When poured into a glass the head quickly evaporates. overall a good lager beer.
cheers
Reviewed by Motski from Canada (ON)
4.08/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Really tasty Vienna Style Lager. Pours a slight cloudy amber, with an off white, foamy head. Some glass lacing. Forward toasted bread malts with a subtle hint of hops to give it a dry, crisp finish. Great session beer for the game(s).
Feb 27, 2018
Rated by JPNesker from Canada (ON)
3.41/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.41/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Great Great Great.
Jan 10, 2018
Reviewed by pootz from Canada (ON)
2.92/5 rDev -17.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.92/5 rDev -17.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Can, LCBO - decants a golden clear lager with a diminutive white cap which is instantly lost --- aroma is faint, grainy,....missing the toasty Vienna malt presence and malt complexity, hopping undetectable...mouth feel is watery and characterless...flavor is much like a light commercial Dortmunder helles - malts are fluid, noble hopping almost non existent....no malt complexity and missing the deep drying in the finish from proper attenuation...certainly NOT a Vienna which should be a milder version of a Marzen with red malts - Anton Dreher would tell you to pass this one up if you are looking for a Vienna true to style.
Jan 06, 2018
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.58/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.58/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
473 mL can from the LCBO; dated Aug 21 2017 and served slightly chilled.
Pours golden-amber with some faint chill haze, capped off with roughly one inch of smooth, foamy white head that seeps away within the next 2-3 minutes. A wide collar of froth is the primary remnant, fringing a wispy, soapy film and a thin band of lacing. Looks fine. The aroma is rather low-key, with notes of grainy malt, doughy bread and caramelized malt sweetness giving it a fairly traditional 'Vienna' nose. Suggestions of orchard fruit esters and grassy, floral hops.
A pretty standard amber lager: the malts are in the driver's seat for the most part, with flavours of caramel, toasted nuts, grain husk and bready biscuit carrying through to the finish, where they are eventually countered by some lightly floral, grassy Saaz hop bitterness. Clean, off-dry aftertaste without much in the way of lingering flavour. The fruity esters that I was getting on the nose do not really figure into the flavour profile (which is a plus; Vienna lagers aren't supposed to be fruity). Light-medium in body, with moderate carbonation levels that soften quite a bit as you make your way through the glass. Very high drinkability.
Final Grade: 3.58, a B grade. Loose Lips Lager ain't half bad, but I think deeming it to be "Ultra Premium" is a bit of a stretch. I can think of a few Ontario Viennas that supersede this one (Thornbury's comes to mind, as does Beau's), yet this is still a serviceable, relatively well-made amber lager that I tossed back with no difficulty. I enjoyed the clean malt backbone, as well as the finish - I usually find that ambers/Viennas have too much residual sweetness, but Loose Lips did not have this problem at all. Still a bit of a mixed bag; I don't drink a lot of amber lagers either way, but this is one that I wouldn't mind returning to on occasion.
Nov 23, 2017Pours golden-amber with some faint chill haze, capped off with roughly one inch of smooth, foamy white head that seeps away within the next 2-3 minutes. A wide collar of froth is the primary remnant, fringing a wispy, soapy film and a thin band of lacing. Looks fine. The aroma is rather low-key, with notes of grainy malt, doughy bread and caramelized malt sweetness giving it a fairly traditional 'Vienna' nose. Suggestions of orchard fruit esters and grassy, floral hops.
A pretty standard amber lager: the malts are in the driver's seat for the most part, with flavours of caramel, toasted nuts, grain husk and bready biscuit carrying through to the finish, where they are eventually countered by some lightly floral, grassy Saaz hop bitterness. Clean, off-dry aftertaste without much in the way of lingering flavour. The fruity esters that I was getting on the nose do not really figure into the flavour profile (which is a plus; Vienna lagers aren't supposed to be fruity). Light-medium in body, with moderate carbonation levels that soften quite a bit as you make your way through the glass. Very high drinkability.
Final Grade: 3.58, a B grade. Loose Lips Lager ain't half bad, but I think deeming it to be "Ultra Premium" is a bit of a stretch. I can think of a few Ontario Viennas that supersede this one (Thornbury's comes to mind, as does Beau's), yet this is still a serviceable, relatively well-made amber lager that I tossed back with no difficulty. I enjoyed the clean malt backbone, as well as the finish - I usually find that ambers/Viennas have too much residual sweetness, but Loose Lips did not have this problem at all. Still a bit of a mixed bag; I don't drink a lot of amber lagers either way, but this is one that I wouldn't mind returning to on occasion.
Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)
3.34/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
473 ml can served cold into a Flying Monkeys pint glass. Enjoyed with the appetizers pre-Christmas dinner. Thanks to Dan for the share.
Appearance - Pours a thin reddish-orange beer with great clarity and capped with a finger of off-white head.
Smell - Very lager-ish with plenty of grains and a subtle crackery butteriness. Not a lot else, but thankfully nothing vegetative.
Taste- Pretty much like the nose, grainy, some crackeriness, mild bitterness and absolutely nothing off-putting.
Mouthfeel - Smooth, medium carbonation, very easy to drink. High on the drinkability scale.
Overall - While this isn't my favorite Vienna lager (I prefer something a little more hop forward), it tastes pretty good and ticks a lot of the boxes for a good beer. Very good drinkability and certainly worthy of a try.
Dec 26, 2016Appearance - Pours a thin reddish-orange beer with great clarity and capped with a finger of off-white head.
Smell - Very lager-ish with plenty of grains and a subtle crackery butteriness. Not a lot else, but thankfully nothing vegetative.
Taste- Pretty much like the nose, grainy, some crackeriness, mild bitterness and absolutely nothing off-putting.
Mouthfeel - Smooth, medium carbonation, very easy to drink. High on the drinkability scale.
Overall - While this isn't my favorite Vienna lager (I prefer something a little more hop forward), it tastes pretty good and ticks a lot of the boxes for a good beer. Very good drinkability and certainly worthy of a try.
Rated by spinrsx from Canada (ON)
3.25/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Can from the lcbo for around $3.
Dec 17, 2016
Reviewed by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
3.53/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pours caramel coloured with little to no head. Metallic and bready on the nose. Taste is slightly sweet, grainy with more metallic notes. Smooth mouthfeel.
Dec 18 2020
Dec 14, 2016Dec 18 2020
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