The Union
Lamplighter Brewing Company

 

 

Canned 4/25
Pours a nice creamy head 1 finger head that fades at a med pace, little lacing, mostly clear honey golden color

Nose creamy wheat, toasted grain, biscuity raw bread dough, little sweet, hint grassy herbal hop and esters

Taste sweet toasted grainy malt, bread dough, sweet malt, cracker, mild phenol spices and herbal grassy hop notes, grassy hop with fair bitterness increasing, bit sticky, touch of booze, sticky sweet finish bit more alcohol, fruity esters and weird nagging bitterness lingering

Mouth is med bod a bit sweet syrupy, decent but lighter carb, hint of alcohol

Overall ok but not a great maibock

Taste was cloyingly sweet

 

Poured from a 16 oz can dated 4/25/18 into the Spaten test glass
A - Excellent dark straw color, clarity is wonderful, typical lager carbonation of small determined spheres. The cap is linen white and frothy
S - Sweet medium malts, biscuit, a strange vegetal element in there, no grassy or noble hop, a bit of Aspirin dominates
T - Out of the gate, a nice balanced malt base, package print conveys the use of Pilsner, Vienna, and Munich malts. Add to the flavors a really off putting chemical taste. with a few sips this ruins the experience
M - Medium in body, carbonation is clean, the slick feel seems to comes in next, not pleasant as it compounds with that Aspirin flavor
O - Well this is an unpleasant offering, Initial appearance was excellent, and then down hill. I hope for another chance to try this, I will approach that with trepidation