Rip City Lager
Deschutes Brewery

12oz can pkgd on 09/27/21 and served in pint glass. Pale yellow golden with pretty good clarity and a massive white head. Negligible aroma with maybe a hint of citrus zest. Flavor is mild, cold and refreshing with more of that lemon zest being the dominant flavor note. The finish is not as crisp or dry as I'd like, and the impression of macro American lager is real, though without too many obvious flaws. Thin mouthfeel, could be rice in the malt but maybe it's just unmalted wheat. Pretty bland in any case, meh. I might feel differently about this beer on a hot summer day but even then I'd probably not get all that excited.

Had on tap. Cloudy yellow pour with a large eggshell white head. The body is moderately crisp after the saturated corn malts. For an adjunct lager the smell and taste are actually ok, keeps it simple with the big corn and malt with light grass on the finish. Have had worse

2021-03-13
4oz sample poured at the brewery.

Pours clear, middling yellow, medium sized head, medium-high carbonation. Smell is lemon zest and lager yeast.

Taste is bready, rich, slight honey sweetness.

Mouthfeel is medium to thick, very smooth.

Clear golden with three fingers of white head. Rings of lace appear as the levels drop.
Smell is floral and grassy hops with bready malts.
Taste is floral and grassy hops with a good dose of malts.
Mouthfeel is light bodied good carbonation. The finish is crisp and lightly dry.
Overall a fine beer for the style. Makes me want more. Packaged on Nov. 16, 2020.

 

Unfiltered golden yellow body. Distinctly lemon poppyseed bread minus the poppyseed; nice mild crackery sweetness that smooths out with a touch of caramel and/or wheat. Moderate lemon and floral hop bite. Lighter medium bodied, nice carb, very solid.

12oz can (dated 10/8/20) poured into 14oz teku. Poured a lightly hazy, bright yellow color with an inch of white head that had good retention and moderate lacing.

The aroma was as expected; slightly grainy, slightly malty, and just a touch of floral/grassy hops.

Same on the tongue, a basic "American Beer" taste.

The body was typical for the style, light but not watery, smooth, and had a medium-ish finish.

Drinkability was fine, easy to quaff.

Overall, a solid brew. It'd be a good choice for introducing folks who drink the Industrial brews to Craft beer.

Look: Clear yellow with an excitable head that settles down, leaving good lacing
Aroma: Citrus notes, pilsner malt, a little grassiness, and crackery malt notes
Taste: Follows the nose well but the lemon-dominated citrus notes take center stage backed by cracker-like malt along with some grassy and floral notes. Finishes on a crisp, lemony note
Mouthfeel: Light but not watery, medium-high carbonation, and very clean and crisp throughout
Overall: I dig it. A well-made hoppy American lager that is quenching and definitely quaffable. I do wish that the floral and grassy hop components were a little more noticeable in the flavor as it’s mainly citrus but that is just my preference. Nothing mind-blowing but refreshing and drinkable

Lillard