Gypsy Lager
Fordham Brewing Company

Gypsy LagerGypsy Lager
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From:
Fordham Brewing Company
 
Delaware, United States
Style:
Helles
ABV:
5%
Score:
79
Avg:
3.44 | pDev: 12.79%
Reviews:
15
Ratings:
89
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 27, 2020
Added:
Feb 27, 2014
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  28
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Ratings by Gajo74:
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Reviewed by Gajo74 from New York

3.67/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours a straw yellow color, very clear, foamy head and lacing that retains.
In the nose there is a slightly earthy and fresh cut hay aroma. It is mostly clean and not funky.
A bit more malt forward, less crisp and bigger body than what I'm accustomed to in a lager. Graham cracker sweet on the tongue, however, some spicy hops qualities take over mid palate that provide some balance.
Not a bad lager; tasty enough. I'd like the body to be lighter and crisper and the sweetness more balanced in order to rate it higher.
Aug 15, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.61 by cgrunin from Texas

May 27, 2020
 
Rated: 2.95 by T66tah from Pennsylvania

May 27, 2020
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Reviewed by PathofChaos from Maryland

2.73/5  rDev -20.6%
look: 1 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 2
Appearance:
Pours a disquieting, dark yellow that makes my bladder uncomfortable. A flock of big bubbles press their loony, misshapen faces against the glass in an attempt to escape a beer that looks like it resulted from a horse with a UTI. No head, no lacing, nothing classy going on here. To make matters worse, an unappetizing, sandy grit has settled at the bottom of the glass

Bouquet:
I hesitantly lowered my nostrils to gather more intel on what awaited my tongue, expecting the dry, sulfide-laden B.O. of Corona Extra. You can imagine my relief, when instead, my olfactory was greeted by the heady scent of honeyed wheat. The sticky sweet honey aroma is layered thick atop an unobtrusive presence of soft wheat bread.

Feel:
A pelting, hailstorm of hyper-aggressive carbonation that swarms and stings on the way down, like you swallowed a handful of hornets. This unwelcome barrage dissipates in mere minutes, but offers no improvement because once those angry bubbles are gone, the lager is instantly flattened like a sad balloon. What remains is a stone-smooth, light bodied ale that lacks vibrance... but at least it doesn’t hurt anymore.

Taste:
Like biting into a crisp, wheat pretzel that’s been exuberantly dipped in clover honey. While practically lip-smacking upfront, the sweetness dulls down to damn-near dreary after just a few minutes of air time.

Overall:
A remarkably capricious lager that goes out of its way to make any enjoyment difficult.
Apr 26, 2020
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

4.61/5  rDev +34%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
This DelMarVa (+ DC) adventure of mine has morphed into my latest CANQuest (tm) focus! I really had no idea that MaryCANd, especially, was putting out so much beer. 8=O It seems as though every time I feel like I a close, some more beers from that area Pop! up from out of hiding to surprise me. Further, I am back to work so I CANnot keep up the pace that I set during the Christmas/Winter Break. 8=( On top of all of that, even New Beer Sunday is off-limits due to prior CANmitments. 8=( Inna meantime, a shout-out to my local, in-person trader, @tone77 who recently dropped this off for me.

From the CAN: "Fordham & Dominion [-] A Mid-Atlantic Tradition Since 1995"; "This Munich-style Helles Lager is brewed in the tradition of great German Lagers. Munich and Vienna malts provide a honeyed backbone that is contrasted with the clean bitterness of Perle Hops."

This one had me won from the time that I plucked it from the box in which it arrived. First, it came in a Slimline CAN, which was supposed to be the CANming trend, but pint CANs won the day. 8=( SeCANdly, the Crack! of the vent gave me a light spritz, revealing a brimful craft CAN. Next, the slow, gentle C-Line Glug resulted in the formation of two-plus fingers of fizzy, foamy, rocky, light-tan head with modest retention, quickly falling away to wisps. Color was a gorgeous Golden-Amber (SRM = > 5, < 7) with NE-quality clarity, forcing The Gelt Gang of Midas, Mammon & Croesus to have to get off my couch where they were watching the Penguins at the Montreal CANadiens on TV & come into the kitchen for a taste. Haha! Nose was definitely honey & biscuit malt with a light grassy hoppy undertone. Mmm. Mouthfeel was medium, big for a Lager. The taste was like honey drizzled over fresh biscuits at supper after an afternoon of helping my maternal grandfather mow the upper lot! OMFG, this was great! Finish was in that twilight zone between semi-sweet & semi-dry. You CAN have your pick. I don't feel like arguing when I am really enjoying myself. YMMV.
Jan 05, 2020
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

3.35/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
My old neighbor and good friend from The 'Wego gave me a bottle of this beer. It poured a slightly hazy copper with no head and no lace. The scent had faint yeast notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with sweet malt base and some grain finishes. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall its a decent beer.
Sep 02, 2019
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Reviewed by Aerocraft67 from Maryland

4.04/5  rDev +17.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Good craft helles is terribly hard to find. This is a pretty good specimen. Nothing "off" with this one. Could use more head and crusty bready goodness. Seems a wee bit dark in color for a helles. But that's just getting picky. I'll take it.
Jul 22, 2019
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Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota

3.29/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Gypsy Lager pours a copper color, with no head. Grainy and cheap chemically aroma. Flavor starts with a off, chemically flavor, but finishes with a smooth creamy bright and malty flavor: Very sweet. Lighter body, fizzy. Overall, off flavors, but a nice finish, on the sweeter side.
Jan 09, 2019
 
Rated: 3.25 by BeenTired from Pennsylvania

Dec 26, 2018
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Reviewed by kimlhurst from Ohio

3.85/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
Hazy gold color, barely covering white collar that reduces quickly to edge-only. Good carbonation. Slightly bread aroma. Nice beer/bread taste with slight bitter aftertaste.
Dec 07, 2018
 
Rated: 3 by djrn2 from New Jersey

Dec 02, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Dface from Texas

Oct 28, 2018
 
Rated: 3.74 by Kubishark from Maryland

Nov 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.44 by VABA from Virginia

Aug 19, 2017
 
Rated: 3.44 by hozersr from Pennsylvania

Aug 11, 2017
 
Rated: 2 by Trentt2 from Alaska

Jul 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.35 by Budlum from Maryland

Jun 29, 2017
 
Rated: 2.84 by joberlander from Massachusetts

Jun 04, 2017
 
Rated: 3.94 by rclangk from West Virginia

Jun 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3.15 by nmann08 from Virginia

May 20, 2017
Gypsy Lager from Fordham Brewing Company
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 89 ratings