NGB Gluten Free Lager
Minhas Craft Brewery

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From:
Minhas Craft Brewery
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
ABV:
4%
Score:
63
Avg:
2.25 | pDev: 34.22%
Reviews:
15
Ratings:
31
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 22, 2018
Added:
Jul 29, 2013
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  5
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Reviewed by nickfl from Florida

2.38/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.25
Not bad exactly... not anything really. There is no smell, no flavor, no body, and almost no color, its almost impressive in its own way. I can't think of any reason for this to exist, if I couldn't have gluten I'd rather drink wine, whiskey, cider or just water instead.
Feb 22, 2018
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Reviewed by Harrison8 from Missouri

2.29/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
Pours nearly clear, and tint-less, there is only a slight tinge of yellow. Very, very pale yellow, perhaps more of an off white. The beer fizzes while it's being formed, but the only "head" formed are a few large bubbles that pop and disappear quickly. Aroma is medicinal syrup, grass, and brown rice. Almost like walking into a healthy, vegetable cafe. Flavor profile is brown rice, grass, and a strange medicinal syrup-like after taste. Mouth feel is crisp, light, and extremely thin. Overall, it goes down super smooth, and is light enough that it would make a wonderful beer after a hard long run in the heat. Not much fun to sip and savor, nor does it have as much smoothness as other lagers, but if you need gluten-free, this one isn't bad.

Served in a 12oz snifter.
Jan 04, 2017
 
Rated: 2.58 by Miami66 from Nebraska

Nov 13, 2016
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Reviewed by RonaldTheriot from Louisiana

2.16/5  rDev -4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
NGB has a thin, white head, a clear, bubbly appearance, some white sediment chunks, and no lacing left behind. The aroma is of odd medicinal, grassy syrup, and the flavor is of those elements, with a strange "zing" to it, at the end of each sip. Mouthfeel is medium, and NGB finishes medium dry. Tastes like a health food store item.

RJT
Oct 29, 2016
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Reviewed by geofflovesbeer from Oregon

4.88/5  rDev +116.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I love this beer. It's got a light, crisp, fruity taste without tasting bland. It lacks the bitterness of most gluten-free beers. I'd have to say this is the BEST gluten-free beers I've tastes, and is the closest thing to Corona (my favorite beer before I became gluten-intolerant) I've found. It's a wonderful beer for spring and summer, and especially after you've been doing yard work or working out.
Jul 10, 2016
 
Rated: 2.46 by papat444 from Canada (QC)

May 30, 2016
 
Rated: 2.25 by JoeCorleone from California

May 18, 2016
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Reviewed by mfnmbvp from Illinois

3/5  rDev +33.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
12 oz. bottle, no bottled on date present. Acquired a single bottle of this stuff as a gift from my cousin. Tick. 'Ingredients: Water, Sorghum, Brown Rice, Hops, Yeast'.

Poured into clear tulip-ish stemware.

A - Pours a thin pale watery fizzy yellow body, slightly hazed, one finger of quickly fading white bubbly fizz for a head that recedes to nothing. Has the appearance of a thin apple cider or apple juice.

S - Aroma is kind of hard to define: pale and fizzy, notes of apple juice. Subtle creaminess. I suppose I could detect the brown rice element if I really tried? No overt notes of hops or yeast.

T - Taste is the same: notes of apple juice, cider, and perhaps an earthy ricey sort of flavor. Again, no overt notes of hops or yeast. Ehh, it isn't the worst beer I've ever tried.

M - Feel is thin, clean, watery, fizzy. Crisply carbonated. Easy-drinking for our gluten intolerant friends.

Overall, it's gluten free sorghum beer, what can we say? All these that I have tried have virtually ran on the same track. Not terrible, but definitely not recommended unless you are gluten intolerant.

Minhas NGB Gluten Free Lager -----3/5.
Feb 20, 2016
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Reviewed by Zanico from Ohio

1.66/5  rDev -26.2%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.75
Picked this up at Trader Joe's the other day with a mixed 4 pack. I have never tried a gluten free beer so I didn't really know what to expect. It pours very thin and watery, kind of looks like apple juice. I can't put a finger on what it smells like, but I'm nit very fond of it. It has almost a hard apple cider taste. not much after taste at all. Like drinking water. Not sure if this is what a gluten free beer is supposed to taste like, but all I can say is I'm glad I only bought one.
Feb 01, 2016
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Reviewed by JaketheDrake from Nevada

2.46/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 4
i HATE nay. LOATHE reviews like the first one. dont give two shits if your a snobby asshole about your beer. anyway. the beer isnt bad.has kind of a sweet 7-up reminiscent flavor to it. dont mind it. significantly better than redbridge very hard to find though. the trader joes i went into only had one six pack (if you make gluten free beers, make a 12 pack! only recommendation..)
Oct 07, 2015
 
Rated: 2.93 by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

Oct 05, 2015
 
Rated: 1.98 by lemmy187 from Missouri

Jul 03, 2015
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Reviewed by gats111 from Minnesota

1.85/5  rDev -17.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.25
I've had several gluten-free beers and this one didn't taste terrible at first taste. Then it kept getting worse with each sip. I had my husband try it to let me know if I was going crazy or it was really that bad. He nailed the description on the head. "Take a 12 Oz glass of water, add 2 or 5 TBS of sugar, then open up a can of corn and pour in the water from the can and then drink that." Yep. Sums it up. I didn't taste notes of citrus at all. Maybe a hint of cherry? Anyways, more than half went down the drain. Glad I had the option to purchase one bottle instead of a whOle 6 pack. Sad.
Jun 30, 2015
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Rated by Downster from Wisconsin

1.24/5  rDev -44.9%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Not too good. Not able to finish more than three swigs from the bottle. If you're going gluten-free, OMission is much better.
Jun 14, 2015
 
Rated: 2.5 by brongladest from California

Sep 07, 2014
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Reviewed by bluejacket74 from Ohio

2.1/5  rDev -6.7%
12 ounce bottle. Served in a pint glass, the beer pours a clear gold color with about a half inch white head that has decent enough retention. Not much lacing. Aroma isn't exactly pleasing, the brew smells like watered down apple juice, bready malt/grain, white grapes, and a weird slightly tart smell. The brew mostly tastes the same way, like watery apple juice, white grapes, bready malt/grain, and some corn. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's a bit syrupy with low carbonation. I've had some other gluten free beers before, but this is probably the worst one I've had that I can remember. On the bright side, I picked this up for just $1.17 a single at Trader Joe's. Even for a Trader Joe's house brand beer, this one is bad. That's why I make a point to usually buy singles there. But with that being said, I drank the bottle without any problems so I guess it couldn't have been too horrible.
Sep 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by monkeybeerbelly from New York

Aug 26, 2014
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Reviewed by TappaKeggaBrew from Virginia

2.85/5  rDev +26.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
A: Clear and gold. Head is ver thin, fades immediately, and leaves no lacing.

S: The first whiff smells like a light cider. Sniffing more deeply reveals faint grain notes as well. There's nothing more to it than that.

T: Like the aroma, the taste is more cider than beer, with mildly tart fruit notes dominating. There are pale grain notes as well, and tangy bitterness in the finish that are probably hops, but not convincingly so.

M: Thin, with only mediocre carbonation. A hint of dry in the finish.

O: A little bit cider, a little bit pale ale, but not enough of either. It does not deserve the title of "lager" that it bears on the label. I've had worse, but I've also had much better, including from gluten-free beers.
Mar 23, 2014
 
Rated: 1.25 by PhilMiller from Indiana

Feb 26, 2014
 
Rated: 1.25 by Lucnifter from California

Feb 24, 2014
NGB Gluten Free Lager from Minhas Craft Brewery
Beer rating: 63 out of 100 with 31 ratings