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Steuben Brewing Company

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From:
Steuben Brewing Company
 
New York, United States
Style:
German Pilsner
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
4.31 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 12, 2019
Added:
Oct 11, 2019
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Bloom of the Lion. A collaboration with MacGregor Vineyards. Our NY Pils lagered in one of their Black Russian barrels.
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

4.31/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Steuben Brewing in Hammondsport, NY.

This one pours a golden clear yellow color, with a small head, and not much lacing.

This smells like oak, light berry tartness, wine, pilsner malt, grassy hops, and biscuits.

This works extremely well. The wine barrel lagering adds a light fruitiness and a light tartness, while also adding a delicious oaky bitterness to the strong pilsner base. There's grassy hops, and a nice biscuity and crackery malt backbone, with a nice crisp flavor on the finish.

This is light bodied, clean, and with a soft natural carbonation to it. It's very drinkable.

This was an ambitious project, and it worked very well. I'm glad to see Steuben taking risks like this, and succeeding.
Oct 12, 2019