Cottage Lager
Bobcaygeon Brewing Company
- From:
- Bobcaygeon Brewing Company
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American Lager
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.71 | pDev: 3.77%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 21, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 19, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Escape to the tranquil serenity of Bobcaygeon with our newest offering, Cottage Lager. Inspired by the laid-back atmosphere of cottage country, this refreshing lager is the ultimate companion for your summer retreat. Dive into the smoothness and crispness of this golden brew, that will quench your thirst on even the hottest summer days. 10 IBU.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by talisen-crw from Canada (ON)
4/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
At my lady Pamela's house; canned and chilled, 473mL in a pint glass. From my favourite LCBO at Tecumseh Mall in nearby Windsor. No date stamp or lot number. My 12th beer from the Peterborough, Ontario brewery, and 5th for 2025. Respected by Gracie the cat...
Nov 21, 2025
Reviewed by Tony787 from Canada (ON)
3.75/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I bought 3 cans 473ml at 5 %
Poured right into glass with a 1 finger head that quickly dissolved but my beer now was flat and looked flat
But the taste was chill, crisp and very refreshing.
Very easy to drink and clean .
I usually like a beer with a good head leaving a lace but this beer doesn't do that but it's ok because it's tastes good.
Cheers
May 17, 2024Poured right into glass with a 1 finger head that quickly dissolved but my beer now was flat and looked flat
But the taste was chill, crisp and very refreshing.
Very easy to drink and clean .
I usually like a beer with a good head leaving a lace but this beer doesn't do that but it's ok because it's tastes good.
Cheers
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.54/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.54/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
473 mL can from the LCBO, included in Bobcaygeon's Winter Cottage Escape mixed pack; no packaging date. Served slightly chilled.
Pours a clear pale golden colour, briefly sporting an inch of loose, fizzy white head that sizzles off within ninety seconds or so. A tight collar of suds is the only survivor, with no cap and scant flecks of lacing - looks normal enough. It smells of whole grain bread and straw, with hints of grassy, herbal, slightly weedy hops.
It's not bad - graininess and honey cereal come through early on, as does some doughy sweetness. Hints of herbal, earthy hop bitterness come forward on the back end, receding into a slightly malty, grainy aftertaste that lasts for a moment or two. Light in body, with moderate carbonation and a crisp, refreshing mouthfeel. Good drinkability, but just a little too sweet for me.
Final Grade: 3.54, a B grade. Bobcaygeon's Cottage Lager is decent, and that's being a little generous. While it's a definite step up from something like Blue or Canadian, I don't think this matches up all that well with some of the better Ontario craft lagers I've had in recent memory. I mean, I can drink it without complaint, plus this came in a sampler pack (so I expect there to be some filler)... but it's not a brew I'd deliberately seek out again. Lager lovers should give it a try and decide for themselves.
Feb 02, 2024Pours a clear pale golden colour, briefly sporting an inch of loose, fizzy white head that sizzles off within ninety seconds or so. A tight collar of suds is the only survivor, with no cap and scant flecks of lacing - looks normal enough. It smells of whole grain bread and straw, with hints of grassy, herbal, slightly weedy hops.
It's not bad - graininess and honey cereal come through early on, as does some doughy sweetness. Hints of herbal, earthy hop bitterness come forward on the back end, receding into a slightly malty, grainy aftertaste that lasts for a moment or two. Light in body, with moderate carbonation and a crisp, refreshing mouthfeel. Good drinkability, but just a little too sweet for me.
Final Grade: 3.54, a B grade. Bobcaygeon's Cottage Lager is decent, and that's being a little generous. While it's a definite step up from something like Blue or Canadian, I don't think this matches up all that well with some of the better Ontario craft lagers I've had in recent memory. I mean, I can drink it without complaint, plus this came in a sampler pack (so I expect there to be some filler)... but it's not a brew I'd deliberately seek out again. Lager lovers should give it a try and decide for themselves.
Rated by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
3.64/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.64/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Nov 5 2023
Oct 03, 2023
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