Remsen Social Club
Woodland Farm Brewery

just my second beer from these guys, quite a bit less ambitious than the first one i had, and quite a bit better overall. this is a really excellent example of the style, no frills, no fluff, just a really solid dark german lager. it has a deep brown ale tone to it, a tall white head from the tap, great retention. the aroma is a pinch of cocoa, european lager yeast nicely used, light wood character, and toffee and richer crystal malt, autumnal to me, lightly nutty, toasted, but still light somehow. there is nice complexity to the flavor, and despite all the malt character, its just as much yeast driven to me, high breadiness in here, very clean in the finish for what it is, and a very old world vibe to the thing, except for how fresh it tastes, very organic and hand made to me. notes of raisin and brown sugar in here, but this isnt heavy, relatively dry to finish and with peppy carbonation that makes it almost refreshing. excellent as a morning beer, but really an all season drinker here. nice work in a tricky style, great job with the lager yeast, solid recipe.