Riverfront Lager
Port Orleans Brewing Co.
- From:
- Port Orleans Brewing Co.
- Louisiana, United States
- Style:
- American Lager
Ranked #251 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #32,053 - Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 9.89%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 9
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 04, 2024
- Added:
- May 27, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
The river shapes more than our great city, it shapes our lives… the food we eat, the music we love, how we live our life in the Cresent City. All that we enjoy flows from the rich waves of culture that have flooded us with pride. We salute the river and the city with our flagship beer. Our golden lager starts with a fruity, peach nose. The flavor is moderately sweet with a soft malty character and a crisp clean finish.
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Ratings by SmellsofMahagony:
Rated by SmellsofMahagony from Texas
3.49/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Oct 09, 2019
3.49/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Oct 09, 2019
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
3.75/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a straw color with a slight head and lacing
Aroma has malt hints
Taste has a malt flavor
A light bodied decently carbonated beer
A good light Lager
May 04, 2024Aroma has malt hints
Taste has a malt flavor
A light bodied decently carbonated beer
A good light Lager
Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
4.14/5 rDev +13.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.14/5 rDev +13.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Clear honey amber with a moderately short but dense off-white blanket settling to a bubbly film and collar that leaves spongy lacing.
Clean, lightly toasty malt and slightly grainy cornmeal meats a crisp tang with hints of citrus rinds.
The medium body finishes just paper dry, developing a touch of grassy bitterness to balance.
Nov 18, 2021Clean, lightly toasty malt and slightly grainy cornmeal meats a crisp tang with hints of citrus rinds.
The medium body finishes just paper dry, developing a touch of grassy bitterness to balance.
Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
3.6/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz can
clear, yellow golden color, white head. aroma is pale malt, fairly mild. taste is clean, pretty good balance, not too sweet. thin to medium bodied.
Nov 12, 2021clear, yellow golden color, white head. aroma is pale malt, fairly mild. taste is clean, pretty good balance, not too sweet. thin to medium bodied.
Rated by OompaMentor from Georgia
4/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
7/26/21
Aug 07, 2021
Reviewed by jadpsu from Georgia
2.91/5 rDev -20.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.91/5 rDev -20.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
In Laurel:
LOOK: Pours a clean light gold with a slightly off white head that has fairly good retention before settling to a thin
skin with a 360 degree light side glass lace.
AROMA: Fairly strong corn husk, some sourdough breads, a little cold mettle.
TASTE: Not a lot of flavor, there is a less than pleasant sour after taste.
Not a beer I expect to look for ever again.
Mar 24, 2021LOOK: Pours a clean light gold with a slightly off white head that has fairly good retention before settling to a thin
skin with a 360 degree light side glass lace.
AROMA: Fairly strong corn husk, some sourdough breads, a little cold mettle.
TASTE: Not a lot of flavor, there is a less than pleasant sour after taste.
Not a beer I expect to look for ever again.
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
2.55/5 rDev -29.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.55/5 rDev -29.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
12 fl oz pull-tab can comped to me by a coworker:
5% ABV. Consumed straight from the can (as conditions forced):
Creamy yet overcarbonated. I think I taste corn adjunct, which surprises me in what I thought was an all-malt American lager. 6-row/cheap barley. Some graininess. A hint of unexpected peach (I don't know what is imparting this flavour given the lager yeast shouldn't be throwing out any fruity esters). Minerality.
A bit harsh on the palate mouthfeelwise given its bitingly crisp overcarbonation. Unrefreshing as a result, but it is a wet and smooth brew despite the overcarbonation.
Finishes on a lingering note of cheap malt sweetness and a scintilla of creamed corn.
I don't taste any off-flavours or obvious faults, but it's not a particularly well balanced brew and I wouldn't call it a good expression of an American lager...hell, even Michelob Lager is leagues better (and costs less).
Drinkable, though, and far from Port Orleans' worst beer. Still, I'd sooner buy Michelob Lager, Boston Beer Co. Sam '76, or even Simpler Times...
Low C- / BELOW AVERAGE
Feb 19, 20215% ABV. Consumed straight from the can (as conditions forced):
Creamy yet overcarbonated. I think I taste corn adjunct, which surprises me in what I thought was an all-malt American lager. 6-row/cheap barley. Some graininess. A hint of unexpected peach (I don't know what is imparting this flavour given the lager yeast shouldn't be throwing out any fruity esters). Minerality.
A bit harsh on the palate mouthfeelwise given its bitingly crisp overcarbonation. Unrefreshing as a result, but it is a wet and smooth brew despite the overcarbonation.
Finishes on a lingering note of cheap malt sweetness and a scintilla of creamed corn.
I don't taste any off-flavours or obvious faults, but it's not a particularly well balanced brew and I wouldn't call it a good expression of an American lager...hell, even Michelob Lager is leagues better (and costs less).
Drinkable, though, and far from Port Orleans' worst beer. Still, I'd sooner buy Michelob Lager, Boston Beer Co. Sam '76, or even Simpler Times...
Low C- / BELOW AVERAGE
Reviewed by Squire from Mississippi
3.69/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Attractive clear gold color with creamy white cap and lacing.
Pleasant grain scent with some light melon notes.
Flavor is straight forward AAL in it's approach. I don't know what makes up the grain recipe in this brew but it really reminds me of PBR in taste, feel and finish. Flavor leans toward the fuller bodied style and the beer is better for that, I also notice some richer malty elements as the beer warms up a bit.
Medium texture with balancing carbonation.
Tourist beer is the phrase that comes to mind which is to say one of those things that taste best on it's home turf.
Jun 16, 2018Pleasant grain scent with some light melon notes.
Flavor is straight forward AAL in it's approach. I don't know what makes up the grain recipe in this brew but it really reminds me of PBR in taste, feel and finish. Flavor leans toward the fuller bodied style and the beer is better for that, I also notice some richer malty elements as the beer warms up a bit.
Medium texture with balancing carbonation.
Tourist beer is the phrase that comes to mind which is to say one of those things that taste best on it's home turf.
Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.91/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
I tried this at the brewery. It poured a clear golden with white head that is leaving a spotty lace. The scent had nice grain presence. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink finished crisp and clean. The mouthfeel is lighter in body with good carbonation .Overall it's a good lager.
Feb 07, 2018
Rated by Malacant from Louisiana
3.74/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.74/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Solid, drinkable, and local.
Dec 05, 2017
Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
3.53/5 rDev -3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Light gold color and crystal clear. Nearly no head and only a few spots for lace.
Fairly nondescript toasted malt aroma.
The flavor is very close to the Oktoberfest with a low hop and toasty malt. Slightly creamy with no notable hop. Moderate body and elevated carbonation. Short malty aftertaste.
Nov 01, 2017Fairly nondescript toasted malt aroma.
The flavor is very close to the Oktoberfest with a low hop and toasty malt. Slightly creamy with no notable hop. Moderate body and elevated carbonation. Short malty aftertaste.
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