TGIF Friday
Wellington Brewery
- From:
- Wellington Brewery
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Helles
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.59 | pDev: 8.91%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Nov 25, 2017
- Added:
- May 01, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.87/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.87/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
355 mL bottle, one of four included in their second 'Welly Rebooted' mixed pack. Best before Oct 10 2017 (way to rotate that stock, LCBO) and served slightly chilled.
Pours a foggy straw-yellow colour, supporting one finger of soapy white head that remains in place for more than five minutes. It recedes at a painfully slow pace, with a thick, creamy cap and collar surviving atop amidst a modest swath of lace. Looks like a lager that I'd like to drink, and that's about all I can ask for. Grainy pale malts give the aroma a doughy, honeyed sweetness, with suggestions of shortbread and grassy hops.
Old stock notwithstanding, this is still drinking nicely. The flavours are clean and balanced, but generally subdued; barley grain and bready malt sweetness are most prominent, followed up with hints of doughy biscuit. Grassy hay and noble hop earthiness round out the back end with a mild bitterness; this is soon subsumed by more pale malt flavours, which precede a clean, dry aftertaste. Light-medium body, with moderate carbonation levels that provide a decent bite at first, but soften out significantly over the course of the glass (in my case, 15-20 minutes). Smooth texture; very easy-drinking.
Final Grade: 3.87, a B+. Wellington's TGIF Helles Lager is a decidedly solid example of a domestic German-style pale lager; one that I wouldn't hesitate to consume again. I usually defer to the imports when I'm in the mood for this type of beer, but TGIF is one of a handful of Ontario-brewed craft lagers that I'd consider to be worthy substitutes. I'd easily take this over their Trailhead Lager, as well as low-end Munich lagers (e.g. Lowenbrau) - and if I should spot some fresh stock, you can be sure I'll make a point of buying more (and updating this review as needed).
Oct 26, 2017Pours a foggy straw-yellow colour, supporting one finger of soapy white head that remains in place for more than five minutes. It recedes at a painfully slow pace, with a thick, creamy cap and collar surviving atop amidst a modest swath of lace. Looks like a lager that I'd like to drink, and that's about all I can ask for. Grainy pale malts give the aroma a doughy, honeyed sweetness, with suggestions of shortbread and grassy hops.
Old stock notwithstanding, this is still drinking nicely. The flavours are clean and balanced, but generally subdued; barley grain and bready malt sweetness are most prominent, followed up with hints of doughy biscuit. Grassy hay and noble hop earthiness round out the back end with a mild bitterness; this is soon subsumed by more pale malt flavours, which precede a clean, dry aftertaste. Light-medium body, with moderate carbonation levels that provide a decent bite at first, but soften out significantly over the course of the glass (in my case, 15-20 minutes). Smooth texture; very easy-drinking.
Final Grade: 3.87, a B+. Wellington's TGIF Helles Lager is a decidedly solid example of a domestic German-style pale lager; one that I wouldn't hesitate to consume again. I usually defer to the imports when I'm in the mood for this type of beer, but TGIF is one of a handful of Ontario-brewed craft lagers that I'd consider to be worthy substitutes. I'd easily take this over their Trailhead Lager, as well as low-end Munich lagers (e.g. Lowenbrau) - and if I should spot some fresh stock, you can be sure I'll make a point of buying more (and updating this review as needed).
Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)
3.69/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.69/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
355 ml bottle served cold into a pint glass. Part of Wellignton's most recent mixed pack. Cost came to $2.50 CDN for the bottle.
Appearance - Hazy unfiltered appearance. Very small fingernails worth of white head. Rich dark golden color otherwise.
Smell - Rather like buttery crackers, with a subtle earthiness. Upon repeat sniffs, very much like a well buttered fresh cracker or bread. Yum.
Taste - Clean and somewhat grainy with a touch of earthy hops and grass flavors thrown in. Some white pepper at the end. The graininess doesn't hold a candle to the nose.
Mouthfeel - Medium-light bodied. above average carbonation and a slight drying finish. Quite good, but unremarkable.
Overall -Despite a fantastic nose, TGIF Friday Helles Lager doesn't really have a lot to distinguish it from a host of other well constructed lagers. A serviceable companion for a mixed pack, but don't really expect to be blown away (except by the super buttery and crackery nose).
Oct 01, 2017Appearance - Hazy unfiltered appearance. Very small fingernails worth of white head. Rich dark golden color otherwise.
Smell - Rather like buttery crackers, with a subtle earthiness. Upon repeat sniffs, very much like a well buttered fresh cracker or bread. Yum.
Taste - Clean and somewhat grainy with a touch of earthy hops and grass flavors thrown in. Some white pepper at the end. The graininess doesn't hold a candle to the nose.
Mouthfeel - Medium-light bodied. above average carbonation and a slight drying finish. Quite good, but unremarkable.
Overall -Despite a fantastic nose, TGIF Friday Helles Lager doesn't really have a lot to distinguish it from a host of other well constructed lagers. A serviceable companion for a mixed pack, but don't really expect to be blown away (except by the super buttery and crackery nose).
Rated by spinrsx from Canada (ON)
3.49/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle from the mixed pack at the LCBO
Sep 21, 2017
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