Doña Fría
La Doña Cervecería

 

 

 

Had on tap. Clear light brown body with a cream colored head. Smell is mild with corn and malt. Taste adds light toast and a whisper of toffee, corn and malt get bigger through the sip in their stardom. Feel is crisp, clean, and light but so mild in general, good crusher on a hot day.

 

Appearance: Pours a clear, deep orange to bright amber color with a mild white head. SRM of 15. (4.25)

Aroma: Moderate aromas of toasted bread malts and bread crust, some amber malts within. (3.75)

Flavor: Mild flavors of toasted white bread, bread crust, honey, and corn malts. Some sweet amber malts develop as the beer warms. (3.50)

Feel: Medium to heavier bodied. Lower carbonation. Finish is smooth and slightly heavier. (3.75)

Compared to Ottakringer Vienna Lager 4/25/22: Pours a darker color. Stronger aromas. More bread crust, honey, and amber malts. Less authentic toasted and earthy Munich malt. Larger and sweeter.

Overall: A pretty good Vienna lager here. It has strong bread malts, honey, corn, and some rich amber malts off the end. Heavier and sweeter for the style. A little bit too much rich, corn maize, and amber notes. Sort of reminds me of a cheap American Marzen. Not something I would pick out of the bunch, but enjoyable for a night. (Rating: 3.66)

 

 

16 oz can with illegible date poured into a .3L glass mug.
Pours deep cooper/red, almost non-transparent with a slight haze, thin head and medium low carbonation.
Light malt nose. Not much aroma.
Tasting a crisp, firm bitter snap then a whip crack of hoppiness followed by a malt wave, a bit of lingering corn but not sweet corn, more maize-like. Vienna malt again with caramel then slightly dry. Clean tasting considering it's color and malt depth.
It feels bittersweet with a malty dry mouth feel which is subtly commanding. Not unlike Dos Equis amber or even Bohemia but has much more body and a sweet depth and is a bit drying at the end. Feels heavier than 5.1ABV. It's kind of a dry, light Oktoberfest but ethereal and not randy or lumpish.

16oz can. Stamped on can bottom canning date of '09/22/20'.
Slightly cloudy, medium amber colored body. Two fingers of off white white on first pour. Maintains as a thin cap. Leaves some circles of lacing.
Aroma of corn and subtle hops.
Taste of corn, and floral/flowery hops. Mid point and beyond has a slightly sweet caramel flavor. Tails off quickly in the aftertaste.
Medium mouth feel. Very good carbonation.
Crisp and clean, as the labels says. No off tastes, refreshing.

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Brewery taproom - 16oz

A nice clean light lager.