Americana Lager
Terre Haute Brewing Company

This is the third in a run-through of beers that came to me CANtesy of @jkblr for inCANsion in The CANQuest (tm). I remain grateful for the hook-ups!

From the CAN: "An American Original"; "Liberty"; "Drink Beer From Indiana"; "Since 1837"; "America’s 19th State. We bleed red, white, and blue. You don’t get much more American than the hardworking folks of Indiana. We have towns named Liberty, Patriot, and America. We brew our Americana Lager as a crisp and refreshing full-flavor beer for all Americans in pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness."

My Crack! of the vent revealed CANother brimful craft CAN as evinced by a fingertip spritz when the tongue had nowhere to go. I responded by CANducting a slow, gentle C-Line Glug into the awaiting glass. I was rewarded with the formation of two-plus fingers of foamy, soapy, rocky, bone-white head with decent retention. Color was an oh-so-slightly-hazy Straw-Yellow (SRM = > 2, < 4). Nose had a light sulfurousness to acCANpony its bready maltiness. Mouthfeel was thin-to-medium. The taste was lightly sweet, very bready with hardly any hop bitterness in evidence. Finish was in that Twilight Zone between semi-sweet & semi-dry. Its basic innocuousness made it highly quaffable & the sort of thing that a hardcore AAL drinker could have without CANplaint when visiting the brewpub. It was the sort of thing that goes with hot, humid days & coolers filled with ice. YMMV.

12oz undated can just in to my LBS (brewery is an hour away) poured into a shaker pint at fridge temp 5% ABV. The beer pours mostly bright golden straw yellow with nearly white head. The head recedes to a thin ring and island of tiny bubbles. The aroma is minimal with just a hint of grain. The taste is very nuetral malt with a touch of toasted malt to give some character, but not enough to offend the local BMC lovers. Minimal bitterness. The mouthfeel is thin bodied with average carbonation and a dry finish. Overall, ok. This beer was designed to be inoffensive, not to deliver an experience. It is not flawed and has no off flavors or aromas.

I'm trying this beer at the brewery. It poured a clear yellow with no head and no lace. The scent had faint grain notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with bold grain start and crisp hop finish. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation . Overall its a decent beer.