Chain Link Lager
Clifford Brewing Co.
- From:
- Clifford Brewing Co.
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Vienna Lager
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.66 | pDev: 2.73%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 09, 2022
- Added:
- Dec 05, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)
3.56/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
473 ml can served cold into a pint glass. LCBo purchase for abut $3.50 CDN.
Appearance - clear bronze lager with a finger plus of white cap and spotty lacing around the edges of the glass.
Smell - Grainy notes, with earthy undertones, some caramel and fairly grainy.
Taste - Lots of grainy flavors, middling bitterness. Some buttery qualities.
Mouthfeel - Smooth and medium mouthfeel. Middling carbonation. Slightly buttery.
Overall -Decent vienna lager, good body with some leafy bits, caramel notes and buttery flavors.
Aug 30, 2021Appearance - clear bronze lager with a finger plus of white cap and spotty lacing around the edges of the glass.
Smell - Grainy notes, with earthy undertones, some caramel and fairly grainy.
Taste - Lots of grainy flavors, middling bitterness. Some buttery qualities.
Mouthfeel - Smooth and medium mouthfeel. Middling carbonation. Slightly buttery.
Overall -Decent vienna lager, good body with some leafy bits, caramel notes and buttery flavors.
Reviewed by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
3.67/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours apple juice colour with a reasonable head that disappears very quickly. Very plain on the taste and the smell. Grainy, cereals, a bit of hops, but nothing else unnecessary. Mouthfeel is crisp and light.
Feb 5 2021
Feb 05, 2021Feb 5 2021
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.75/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.75/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
473 mL can from the LCBO; dated Oct 14 2020 and served slightly chilled.
Pours a clear golden-amber hue, sporting one centimetre of foamy white head that fizzles away within a minute or two. A thin collar is the only survivor, with no cap or lace to speak of; looks like a typical amber lager to me. Rather subtle on the nose - grainy malts, toasted bread and lightly caramelized sugars, with hints of floral hops and grassy hay.
Clean flavours, not bad at all - caramelized malts, bready sweetness and toasted grains comprise the bulk of the flavour profile. Hints of nuttiness and honey are joined by a touch of grassy noble hop bitterness near the finish; this doesn't last for long, as the sip concludes with bready malts and light caramel dissipating into a gently sweet aftertaste. Light in body, with moderately low carbonation that weakly agitates the surface of the tongue; feels very smooth and a little slick on the palate. Quite good for what it is.
Final Grade: 3.75, squeaking out a B+. Chain Link Lager is a very clean-tasting, inoffensive lager with just the right amount of malt sweetness IMO. Viennas are not a favourite style of mine - they're hard to nail, and the shoddier examples are usually too sweet for me - so don't mistake my lack of enthusiasm for anything other than personal bias. In fact, I think I'd rank Clifford's offering above a significant chunk of its Ontario-brewed peers... of course, I'd need to compare them side-by-side to know for sure. Time to make a mental note - scrounge up as many other local Vienna lagers as possible for a comparative ranking.
Jan 29, 2021Pours a clear golden-amber hue, sporting one centimetre of foamy white head that fizzles away within a minute or two. A thin collar is the only survivor, with no cap or lace to speak of; looks like a typical amber lager to me. Rather subtle on the nose - grainy malts, toasted bread and lightly caramelized sugars, with hints of floral hops and grassy hay.
Clean flavours, not bad at all - caramelized malts, bready sweetness and toasted grains comprise the bulk of the flavour profile. Hints of nuttiness and honey are joined by a touch of grassy noble hop bitterness near the finish; this doesn't last for long, as the sip concludes with bready malts and light caramel dissipating into a gently sweet aftertaste. Light in body, with moderately low carbonation that weakly agitates the surface of the tongue; feels very smooth and a little slick on the palate. Quite good for what it is.
Final Grade: 3.75, squeaking out a B+. Chain Link Lager is a very clean-tasting, inoffensive lager with just the right amount of malt sweetness IMO. Viennas are not a favourite style of mine - they're hard to nail, and the shoddier examples are usually too sweet for me - so don't mistake my lack of enthusiasm for anything other than personal bias. In fact, I think I'd rank Clifford's offering above a significant chunk of its Ontario-brewed peers... of course, I'd need to compare them side-by-side to know for sure. Time to make a mental note - scrounge up as many other local Vienna lagers as possible for a comparative ranking.
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