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Lake Brothers Lager
Lake Brothers Beer Company
- From:
- Lake Brothers Beer Company
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Vienna Lager
Ranked #5 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #8,378 - Avg:
- 4.09 | pDev: 13.94%
- Reviews:
- 14
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 07, 2022
- Added:
- May 25, 2016
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 8
Our traditional lager is brewed with only four all-American ingredients: hops (cluster and liberty), Midwestern malted barley, yeast and Great Lakes water. Amber in color, this beer pours brilliantly clear with a rich malt aroma, subtle hop character and a pleasant finish.
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Ratings by JimboBrews54:
Reviewed by JimboBrews54 from Michigan
5/5 rDev +22.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +22.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Malty is the best word to describe this beer, perfect sweet finish with little hops and complex malt flavors. They keep it simple enough where it is not anything that is overwhelming, definitely worthy of a summer lager.
Nov 23, 2018More User Ratings:
Reviewed by mfnmbvp from Illinois
4.35/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.35/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
12 oz. can. no date. My first beer from Lake Brothers Beer Company.
Golden orange body, shades of copper. Finger of off-white frothy head that leaves good lacing. Looks excellent.
Aroma is floral, herbal, grassy. Good caramel / brown bread crust presence. Smells wonderful.
Super balanced and crushable. Notes of berries, mangoes, peaches, brown bread crust, caramel. Ridiculously balanced stuff.
Smooth, crisp, crushable. Ridiculously light & easy-drinking. Semi-dry finish, makes me want more.
Was not expecting to like this one as much as I did. Not hard to see why it is currently listed as the #5 Vienna Lager.
Oct 07, 2022Golden orange body, shades of copper. Finger of off-white frothy head that leaves good lacing. Looks excellent.
Aroma is floral, herbal, grassy. Good caramel / brown bread crust presence. Smells wonderful.
Super balanced and crushable. Notes of berries, mangoes, peaches, brown bread crust, caramel. Ridiculously balanced stuff.
Smooth, crisp, crushable. Ridiculously light & easy-drinking. Semi-dry finish, makes me want more.
Was not expecting to like this one as much as I did. Not hard to see why it is currently listed as the #5 Vienna Lager.
Reviewed by TMoney2591 from Illinois
3.44/5 rDev -15.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -15.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Served from the can in a Lagunitas mason jar.
Pours a clear sunrise amber topped by a finger of glowing off-white foam. The nose comprises orange peel, light pine needle, and a touch of dried caramel. The taste generally brings in more of the same, the caramel stronger and sweeter now, and everything enjoying a nice balance. the body is a rather light medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a wet, fluid feel. Nice enough Vienna, nothing special but rather drinkable.
Mar 13, 2022Pours a clear sunrise amber topped by a finger of glowing off-white foam. The nose comprises orange peel, light pine needle, and a touch of dried caramel. The taste generally brings in more of the same, the caramel stronger and sweeter now, and everything enjoying a nice balance. the body is a rather light medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a wet, fluid feel. Nice enough Vienna, nothing special but rather drinkable.
Reviewed by BigGold from Mississippi
3.94/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
What a find. Had at The Gage, Chicago, apparently the Lake Bros. biggest proponents, on draft into a pint mug.
Golden amber lager with a beautiful but soon gone head, subtle hop and malt aroma, and then the perfect balance of light but serious malt and American noble-like hops.
Aug 09, 2019Golden amber lager with a beautiful but soon gone head, subtle hop and malt aroma, and then the perfect balance of light but serious malt and American noble-like hops.
Reviewed by Ceddd99 from Michigan
3.75/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This is a good lager. It reminds of Lake and Trail Copper Lager from New Holland, which I like slightly more but this is a great substitute/alternative.
Apr 30, 2019Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
4.34/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.34/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Great lager flying under the radar. Great cloudy golden appearance with a finger of white foam. Smell is yeast and grainy, with the malt coming through on the finish bringing in earthy hops. Taste has honey rich malt, grainy barley, and the hops was bready and slightly metalic but in a good way. Slightly heavier but drinks smooth and chewy.
Mar 21, 2019Reviewed by BlackBeerPirate from Illinois
3.34/5 rDev -18.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -18.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Taste: crisp spiced floral bright hope bite, cracker notes. Grain yeast nose.Gold, clear, with delicate head and lace. Medium to med/full body. Filling. 24 IBUs
Aug 13, 2018Rated by foundersasap from Michigan
4.19/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Nice sustaining head that looks fantastic, very malty, aroma a bit sweet, crisp finish. Outstanding lager, seek this one lager heads!
Jun 09, 2018Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois
3.95/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
3.95/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
I'm impressed. A one brew shop and they do a great job with what they do. More like it.
I'm Looking at a crystal clear lager with a fluffy head that goes away (kind of like me every spring, the fluffy part.)
Smells are mostly malt with enough grassy hops in there. Tastes are genuinely the same... with the hops making their presence more known. Is what it is. Clean finish. Semi-dry and nicely semi-sweet.
Uncharacteristic of me, I like this carbonation; cleanses the palate cleanly without after-taste.
OA: A sincere beer whose sincerity shows and shines. Old school made good. Good job..... And stick to your knitting.
The only thing to improve is the mistake that BA perpetuates by allowing this to be called a Vienna which is sweeter and softer and has fewer hops. Send The Bros a copy and I bet this gets corrected.
5/5/18 Gave a copy to a friend who grew up in Detroit. He loved this lager. I had it with Indian leftovers for lunch and it had just enough hops and bubbles and hops to cleanse the palate. A good pairing. There will be others. This lager is a winner.
7/22/22 It's been a while since I got around to this. Edited the above review. Went looking for Lake Bros website and only Facebook (hiss!) turned up. But it seems Lake Bros is still part of Brew Detroit, a contract brewery incubator. Every city needs one to regenerate its culture and so does Detroit. So I give decent Overall Hugs for that.
Apr 25, 2018I'm Looking at a crystal clear lager with a fluffy head that goes away (kind of like me every spring, the fluffy part.)
Smells are mostly malt with enough grassy hops in there. Tastes are genuinely the same... with the hops making their presence more known. Is what it is. Clean finish. Semi-dry and nicely semi-sweet.
Uncharacteristic of me, I like this carbonation; cleanses the palate cleanly without after-taste.
OA: A sincere beer whose sincerity shows and shines. Old school made good. Good job..... And stick to your knitting.
The only thing to improve is the mistake that BA perpetuates by allowing this to be called a Vienna which is sweeter and softer and has fewer hops. Send The Bros a copy and I bet this gets corrected.
5/5/18 Gave a copy to a friend who grew up in Detroit. He loved this lager. I had it with Indian leftovers for lunch and it had just enough hops and bubbles and hops to cleanse the palate. A good pairing. There will be others. This lager is a winner.
7/22/22 It's been a while since I got around to this. Edited the above review. Went looking for Lake Bros website and only Facebook (hiss!) turned up. But it seems Lake Bros is still part of Brew Detroit, a contract brewery incubator. Every city needs one to regenerate its culture and so does Detroit. So I give decent Overall Hugs for that.
Reviewed by Billet from Michigan
4.58/5 rDev +12%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.58/5 rDev +12%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
I had two of these tonight, on tap at a local restaurant. (one was just not enough). What a discovery, it is an excellent lager. I immediately noticed how nice it looked, extremely clear golden amber color. Then the smell was right on, a lightly sweet malt with a touch of hops. Taste was very smooth and extremely clean. It has a light body and mouthfeel, very easy drinking. It is hard to imagine a nicer tasting lager.
Dec 02, 2017
Lake Brothers Lager from Lake Brothers Beer Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
35 ratings
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