Going Nowhere at Light Speed
BKS Artisan Ales

Received from @harrison8 in the NBS BIF #14. Poured into a Pilsner glass. It pours a clear, pale, grassy yellow with a large, fluffy, bright white head and thick lacing. It's effervescent and the volume of bubbles is almost champagne-like. For a Lager it has a great nose: lots of dry cracker and lemon peel and just a hint of spice. The initial taste is fairly sweet, bready malt but it's quickly overtaken by dry cracker, tart lemon peel, and grassy herbal notes. It's very well-balanced and packs a lot of flavor for the style. As expected the mouth feel is lite and crisp with lively carbonation, and it drinks super easily at 4.2% ABV. Overall, Going Nowhere at Light Speed is a great version of a style that isn't very popular with craft brewers. It's an ideal lawn mower beer. I wish it were available in New Jersey.

Pours light yellow. A large, white head forms and collapses quickly. More lacing than is typical for a light lager. Lots of carbonation initially, then fades.

The aroma has undifferentiated grain elements. The taste is well-balanced between a grainy, slightly syrupy sweetness with just enough hop bitterness to prevent it from being too sweet. The mouthfeel is surprisingly full for the style and ABV, it has none of the usual watery thinness. Finishes slightly sweet.

This would be a great beer for a hot summer day; I hope that it’s made again next year.

Can purchased from the brewery 10/20/2021.

Pours a pale yellow with a clear transparency. Head is two fingers of white foam. Aroma is light, and delicate, but manages to pack in some notes. Grassy, floral, and citrus hops hit, mostly in that order. Bready, biscuity, wafery, and crackery malts follow it up, giving it a dry finish. Flavor profile brings forward those same notes - grassy, floral, and citrusy hops, in addition to earthy and herbaly. Malts are biscuity, wafery, crackery, and bready with an emphasis on the more lightbodied notes. Finish is dry, drawing the show to a clean conclusion. Mouth feel is thin with a crisp, but light, effervescence. Overall, crisp and light while remaining playful and vibrant. It may not sing for long, but when it does, it sings well.

Served in a 15.5oz Speigalau tulip from a 16oz can.