Jug Lite
Jughandle Brewing

 

Picked this up recently at Joe Canal's in Woodbridge as I got a chuckle out of seeing the label. No, this wasn't on par with Bud Light as it was a refreshing, easygoing beer that was a good representation of the style without being skunky or filling!

Of course, this poured golden and bright with a ton of thick head topping it off. Lots of thin streams of bubbles came up as this had a nice look and carbonation to it. Lots of bread, floral notes, and Noble Hops in the aroma as there's a bit of macro filler, grass, and potato chip in the taste as this was this was nicely crisp, balanced, and slick on the palate with a decent bite to it and smooth finish.

Alcohol? It's in here but you'd be hard-pressed to find it as this was as textbook a session beer that you'll ever find. I wasn't sure if the "2106LITE10" that was stamped on the bottom of the can was the date for this beer, but if it was, it held up well over the last seven months. I'd reach for this on the Jersey Shore over any macro lager as this was fun and accessible and in the end, isn't that what a good beer should be?

Dry Hopped American Lager.
Pours straw gold with a thick white head. Aroma is hay and some hop floral notes - it's that typical lager yeasty/crisp smell (and good). Taste is more hoppy than the look, though not the style. Good bitterness with the malty/grassy notes too. Feel is good, nice body and clean finish. Overall an easy drinking dry hopped lager and at 4.5%, easy to have more than one.