Henry Weinhard's Boar's Head Red Lager
Blitz-Weinhard Brewing Company
- From:
- Blitz-Weinhard Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Lager
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3 | pDev: 1.33%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 16, 2020
- Added:
- Jun 16, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Ah man this one takes me back. So in the mid 90s you had a brief red craze. Red Dog (not a red) begat Red Wolf and then everyone was pushing their step dad homebrew tier red ales and lagers, right before the hop craze began.
This did have a dark red appearance, but stayed on the relatively thin side from your standard red ale/lager, both in terms of body and head (1/6"). Seemed more about the appearance at this point, but there were those red characters later on. The aroma had that dusty cotton and sawdust feel to it.
Taste was a bouyancy of bittering hops. More grapefruit than pine, way more. Like all the Weinhard beers, it was highly carbonated. Red ale malt (carared/crystal/maris?) seems on this to produce those bitter earthy cotton/sawdust combos that I tend to avoid. Look if its a red ale it gotta be one of those hella hoppy ones. This was just bittering hops.
I dunno I preferred the OG lager to this and prolly drank it 100x more often in the 90s.
Jan 16, 2020This did have a dark red appearance, but stayed on the relatively thin side from your standard red ale/lager, both in terms of body and head (1/6"). Seemed more about the appearance at this point, but there were those red characters later on. The aroma had that dusty cotton and sawdust feel to it.
Taste was a bouyancy of bittering hops. More grapefruit than pine, way more. Like all the Weinhard beers, it was highly carbonated. Red ale malt (carared/crystal/maris?) seems on this to produce those bitter earthy cotton/sawdust combos that I tend to avoid. Look if its a red ale it gotta be one of those hella hoppy ones. This was just bittering hops.
I dunno I preferred the OG lager to this and prolly drank it 100x more often in the 90s.
Reviewed by connecticutpoet from Connecticut
3.05/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.05/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Reviewed from notes. Had it a few years ago but I believe I saw some recently in a mix-a-six assortment.
Color was a nice reddish-amber, clear with a one finger head. No lacing but it did last a little bit.
Aroma was faint, but seemed to consist mostly of bitter-smelling hops. Didn't pick up much malt in this one.
Taste was rather average. Some clean malt flavors, and a little hop bitterness. Nothing spectacular.
Mouthfeel was smooth and crisp. Yeah, if this one was served at a party I could drink a few.
Overall this rates average or very very slightly better. Drinkable but there are better.
Jun 16, 2015Color was a nice reddish-amber, clear with a one finger head. No lacing but it did last a little bit.
Aroma was faint, but seemed to consist mostly of bitter-smelling hops. Didn't pick up much malt in this one.
Taste was rather average. Some clean malt flavors, and a little hop bitterness. Nothing spectacular.
Mouthfeel was smooth and crisp. Yeah, if this one was served at a party I could drink a few.
Overall this rates average or very very slightly better. Drinkable but there are better.
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