Local Unfiltered Hoppy Lager
Tucker Brewing Company

Canned on date not readable. Poured into a Samuel Adams Perfect Pint.

A: Slightly cloudy yellow with big bubbled 1-finger off-white head with decent retention and a slender line of lacing.

S: Mostly herbal hop character with some bready pils maltiness

T: Flavor is modestly hoppy with some mild grapefruit citrus but mainly herbal hop notes on a background of light pils maltiness and a bit of sweetness on the back end.

M: Easy to drink with light body and light carbonation.

O: Tucker Local is a mildly hoppy lager but it could use a bigger hop dose.

Appearance: Cloudy, pale amber. Mousse-like head, off white with outstanding retention. (keep in mind this is an unfiltered beer, so you will see particles floating in it!)

Aroma: Oranges and spiciness

Flavor: Spicy/peppery with bready malt notes. Sweet with a moderate to low bitterness on the backend.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied and soft. Drying at the finish. Sticky moderate astringency after the bitter finish. Moderate length finish.

Overall: Consume this beer as soon as possible for best characteristics. It does have a fresh, young beer character to it that is a little hard to describe. Gives a sweet impression initially but has a notable bitterness on the back end for balance. I'm not getting much of the piney/resinous character from the Chinook hops, except from some stickiness or low astringency in the mouthfeel. It's medium bodied, but the creaminess gives impression of full bodiedness. Do get some orange-like citrus notes in the flavor BUT do not expect this to be like an IPA-like hops aroma and flavor. IPA fans will recognize this sticky, bitter finish from the many beers that use Chinook in combo with other hops. Not a true Kellerbier obviously, but about as close as you can get from a packaged beer. Nice effort from Tucker Brewing. My 500th beer rated on BA!