The 77
Hidden Hand Brewing
- From:
- Hidden Hand Brewing
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Lager
Ranked #264 - ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #29,765 - Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 9.07%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 24, 2024
- Added:
- Nov 20, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
This can contains genuine Hidden Hand beer, expertly brewed to our own exacting formula which calls for only the finest sun-ripened grain and hops. A reliable and original lager crafted in homage to this unbreakable fortress city forged together as a collection of 77 communities. Crisp, refreshing, and naturally carbonated. The preferred beer of Chicago.
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Reviewed by bristol2120 from Illinois
3/5 rDev -17.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -17.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Nothing special here. Taste and aroma are underwhelming, but what is there is inoffensive. This tastes very much like a microbrewery's best impression of a standard macro lager. I honestly bought the beer more for the can than anything else.
Dec 24, 2024
Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois
3.23/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
3.23/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
For me to give this beer this rating, I must be getting to be a gentle old man.
First, I consider 3.25 to be average and I rarely rate a characteristic below the average.
But when a brew strays so far from the standard as this one does, it pains my soft-heart to give it even a 3.
This doesn't Look like a lager as they are clear and 77 is cloudy. Smells and Tastes are very bland, even for an American lager. This is only my second brew from Hidden Hand and I was not soft-hearted in that first review either. Nor have I developed affections for Solemn Oath who houses Hidden Hand. Maybe I'm just a crabby old man.
I do give points for Hidden Hand's good marketing and interesting cans. I also give decent Overall Hugs because 77 (named after Chicago's 77 historical neighborhoods) is a fine gesture coming from Naperville, now Chicago's largest suburb.
Sep 09, 2024First, I consider 3.25 to be average and I rarely rate a characteristic below the average.
But when a brew strays so far from the standard as this one does, it pains my soft-heart to give it even a 3.
This doesn't Look like a lager as they are clear and 77 is cloudy. Smells and Tastes are very bland, even for an American lager. This is only my second brew from Hidden Hand and I was not soft-hearted in that first review either. Nor have I developed affections for Solemn Oath who houses Hidden Hand. Maybe I'm just a crabby old man.
I do give points for Hidden Hand's good marketing and interesting cans. I also give decent Overall Hugs because 77 (named after Chicago's 77 historical neighborhoods) is a fine gesture coming from Naperville, now Chicago's largest suburb.
Rated by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
3.43/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On-draught @ Hopleaf, Chicago, IL USA. $5 per pint.
Refreshing.
B- / WORTHY
Jun 06, 2023Refreshing.
B- / WORTHY
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