Far Star
Half Acre Beer Company
- From:
- Half Acre Beer Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Lager
Ranked #117 - ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #25,234 - Avg:
- 3.82 | pDev: 8.9%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 25, 2026
- Added:
- Nov 01, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Far Star Cold Weather Lager is a luminous, pale lager with a moderate 5.2% ABV that brings full flavor in a lighter bodied beer. Brewed for the cold weather months from Autumn through Winter, this easy drinking lager is a perfect complement for the high caloric season of holiday meals and parties. And when we cross into the new year, Far Star lets you add a light layer of lager for those long winter nights.
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Reviewed by NeutroMan from Illinois
3.92/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz can in to a pint glass. Clear golden color with a small bumpy white head. Faint toasted malt and medicinal hop aroma. Flavor is much heavier on the medicinal hop bitterness but the maltiness still manages to round it off a bit. Medium feel. Nice lager!
Dec 12, 2025Reviewed by Jerg from Illinois
3.94/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.94/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Enjoyed on a cold and snowy Chicago night as intended. Easy drinking and forgiving in a season laden with spiced up suds. The can is easy to stare at while contemplating my feelings about its contents. Will be having another.
Dec 08, 2025
Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
3.93/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz can, painted label. No dating information found.
Clear, pale gold colored body. Two fingers of white colored head with the pour, and this sticks around as a full cap and high reaching ring. Leaves behind some scattered lacing spots.
Aroma of toasted malts, bready, with some floral hops.
Taste is toasted malt that is full of caramel. Honey sweet. Floral and grassy hops. Has a mineral note. Aftertaste ends with toasted grains.
Medium mouthfeel. Crisp with a clean finish. Bitterness is low but there is a hop bite. Very good carbonation.
Tasty lager with a depth of flavors for its ABV% and easy drinkability.
Dec 03, 2025Clear, pale gold colored body. Two fingers of white colored head with the pour, and this sticks around as a full cap and high reaching ring. Leaves behind some scattered lacing spots.
Aroma of toasted malts, bready, with some floral hops.
Taste is toasted malt that is full of caramel. Honey sweet. Floral and grassy hops. Has a mineral note. Aftertaste ends with toasted grains.
Medium mouthfeel. Crisp with a clean finish. Bitterness is low but there is a hop bite. Very good carbonation.
Tasty lager with a depth of flavors for its ABV% and easy drinkability.
Reviewed by crazyspicychef from Pennsylvania
4.47/5 rDev +17%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.47/5 rDev +17%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Cold Weather Lager, huh?
Anyhoo, it's a pretty solid pale Lager.
Pours very lively with a vigorous head above a slightly cloudy orange tinged golden body.
Great lacing and a nice marmalade aroma with some fruitiness, but nicely balanced by the hops.
It's pretty good overall.
Nov 07, 2025Anyhoo, it's a pretty solid pale Lager.
Pours very lively with a vigorous head above a slightly cloudy orange tinged golden body.
Great lacing and a nice marmalade aroma with some fruitiness, but nicely balanced by the hops.
It's pretty good overall.
Reviewed by kevanb from Illinois
3.97/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz can, dated 10.22.2024, poured into a Half Acre 'occult' snifter glass. Enjoyed on 11.23.2024, reviewed from Tasting Journal.
The beer pours a bright golden orange color, crisp and clear with a fluffy, foamy white head that offers excellent retention and lacing. The aroma is nice, soft pale grain, wildflower, pine, earthy noble hop, light citrus, and mineral water. The flavors are good, doughy pale grain, mineral water, citrus peel, pine, grass, and herbal tea. The mouthfeel is good, coating, lively medium body, super smooth, with a crisp and dry finish.
Verdict: A very nice pale lager from Half Acre. Bright, clean, crisp, balanced, and refreshing. A nice beer for the cold season.
Jul 31, 2025The beer pours a bright golden orange color, crisp and clear with a fluffy, foamy white head that offers excellent retention and lacing. The aroma is nice, soft pale grain, wildflower, pine, earthy noble hop, light citrus, and mineral water. The flavors are good, doughy pale grain, mineral water, citrus peel, pine, grass, and herbal tea. The mouthfeel is good, coating, lively medium body, super smooth, with a crisp and dry finish.
Verdict: A very nice pale lager from Half Acre. Bright, clean, crisp, balanced, and refreshing. A nice beer for the cold season.
Rated by TheBigBoy from Pennsylvania
3.23/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.23/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Decent Pale Ale but nothing leaving a mark. Drinkable and some crafty personality but even Half Acre has better options.
Mar 08, 2025
Reviewed by Qbert from Illinois
3.52/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Half Acre seemed to aim for a slightly malty, people-pleasing lager. Didn't aim super high with this one but delivered a fairly tasty, highly drinkable beer.
Jan 10, 2025
Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois
3.57/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
12oz can, date stamped 102824B. Thanks to Ken for the can to try!
L: bubbly golden body with a persistent off-white head
S: biscuity/crackery pale grain, spicy & herbal hops
T: pale malt, biscuit, cracker; hops are grassy, earthy, and herbal
F: lighter body, moderate carbonation, balanced and clean finish
O: easy drinking lager
Dec 24, 2024L: bubbly golden body with a persistent off-white head
S: biscuity/crackery pale grain, spicy & herbal hops
T: pale malt, biscuit, cracker; hops are grassy, earthy, and herbal
F: lighter body, moderate carbonation, balanced and clean finish
O: easy drinking lager
Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois
3.81/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
3.81/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Having just returned from the land of winter lagers (Copenhagen), I was curious to see Half Acre's interpretation of this sub-style and see if similarly miserable climates drank the same beer in winter. They do. But, I have to say that Half Acre's rendition has more flavor.
Opening with a thick and white foam on a blonde bod, Far Star Looks impressive and inviting. Smells are more mute, mostly malt. Really the same for Tastes; they are balanced, but the hops definitely close. Out of nowhere, almost semi-dry. Light to medium-mouthed, nice bubbles.
I give Half Acre very good Overall Hugs because they deserve more business from me than I have time for. Cheers !
Dec 12, 2024Opening with a thick and white foam on a blonde bod, Far Star Looks impressive and inviting. Smells are more mute, mostly malt. Really the same for Tastes; they are balanced, but the hops definitely close. Out of nowhere, almost semi-dry. Light to medium-mouthed, nice bubbles.
I give Half Acre very good Overall Hugs because they deserve more business from me than I have time for. Cheers !
Reviewed by Luscious_Malfoy from Illinois
4.22/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Draft pour into standard shaker pint glass. Fairly clear golden color with a thick white foam cap. Pretty hoppy on the nose. Some bready malts mixed in there too. More malty and bready in the taste. Full mouthfeel with a little lower carbonation to it. Not bad. Definitely get the ‘cold weather lager’ description as it seems like it is built for cooler months. Little heavier but still drinkable. Solid.
Nov 29, 2024
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