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New Anthem Beer Project

 

A: Pours a very lightly hazy pale golden yellow in color with moderate amounts of active visible carbonation rising quickly from the bottom of the glass and moderate bright yellow + pale honey colored highlights. The beer has a two finger tall dense sudsy foamy white head that reduces to a large patch of slightly mottled thin film covering the entire surface of the beer and a medium thick ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Slightly stronger than moderate aromas of bready + biscuit malts with very light amounts of grainy sweetness and light to moderate aromas of spicy + floral + citrus/orange zest hops. Light aromas of lager yeast.

T: Upfront there are slightly stronger than moderate flavors of bready + biscuit malts with very light amounts of grainy sweetness. That is followed by light flavors of lager yeast. Finally there are slightly heavier than light flavors of spicy + floral + citrus/orange zest hops which impart a light amount of bitterness which fades away leaving a relatively clean finish.

M: Just shy of medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Crisp with a relatively clean finish.

O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol and a refreshingly pleasant crisp + clean mouthfeel. Enjoyable with a slightly different hop profile than other (I'm not sure that I have come across Opal hops in any lagers yet) lagers. Refreshing on a hot summer evening.