Light Lager
District ChopHouse & Brewery
- From:
- District ChopHouse & Brewery
- District of Columbia, United States
- Style:
- Light Lager
- ABV:
- 4.1%
- Score:
- 79
- Avg:
- 3.23 | pDev: 13.62%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 8
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 31, 2016
- Added:
- Jul 14, 2005
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
79
Okay
79
Okay
This straw-colored brew is fashioned after great American light Lagers. Flavorful while being easy to drink makes this Lager a year round favorite.
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Reviewed by Guppy314 from District of Columbia
3.53/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
3.53/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Harvest gold and nicely chilled from the tap, this "light" beer had an unexpectedly full body and all the refined flavors that you'd expect from a "normal" lager. Don't know how they do it. Honestly, I'm never going to go for a light beer, but I don't think I'd resent missing-out if I got stuck somehow having to drink this one all night.
May 31, 2016
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.29/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.29/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
On tap at the brewpub.
Light amber body with a weak head.
Robust and malty for style but certainly mild.
More satisfying than average, with af relatively full body and the usual crisp carbonation.
Jun 21, 2015Light amber body with a weak head.
Robust and malty for style but certainly mild.
More satisfying than average, with af relatively full body and the usual crisp carbonation.
Reviewed by Thorpe429 from Illinois
3.68/5 rDev +13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.68/5 rDev +13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Reviewed from notes.
Pours a clear yellow straw color with plenty of visible carbonation bubbles and a nice white head. The nose brings some light grain and not too much else. No vegetables or cardboard, which is a plus here. Taste is similar with mild grain. Light body and really nice drinkability, especially when compared against its "peers."
Nov 09, 2010Pours a clear yellow straw color with plenty of visible carbonation bubbles and a nice white head. The nose brings some light grain and not too much else. No vegetables or cardboard, which is a plus here. Taste is similar with mild grain. Light body and really nice drinkability, especially when compared against its "peers."
Reviewed by sholland119 from Pennsylvania
3.45/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
For a light lager, this does not suck at all. I would not go out of my way to drink it, but it is perfectly pleasant. Nice color, a bit of malt in the nose and the taste. Light and a bit crisp in the taste and mouthfeel. I could drink it if I had to. That's about as good as this style gets for me.
HV
Aug 09, 2008HV
Reviewed by tgbljb from Pennsylvania
2.95/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2.95/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Served as a pale yellow colored beer with modeat white puffy head. Fair retention.
Smell is light, as would be expected. No off-notes detected.
Taste is also light. Some malt is present to give a light fruit sweetness, but a=only marginally.
Rapidly dissapearing flavor with poor taste retention.
Nothing offensive about this beer, just not much there.
Jun 04, 2008Smell is light, as would be expected. No off-notes detected.
Taste is also light. Some malt is present to give a light fruit sweetness, but a=only marginally.
Rapidly dissapearing flavor with poor taste retention.
Nothing offensive about this beer, just not much there.
Reviewed by clayrock81 from Florida
3.28/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.28/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
A light, seethru gold body with minimal head but it actually left a few lacings. An airy, grassy, hoppy smell but not much else. A sharp, hoppy taste that goes down extra smooth, slightly watery. Maintained a medium body so I knew I was drinking a beer. Not my first choice at all here, but better than any American macro, especially macro light, that I have ever had.
Mar 15, 2008Reviewed by Braudog from Virginia
2.98/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2.98/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Draft pint at the District Chophouse; ridiculously light in color, even for a "light beer." But somewhat surprisingly theres a nice smooth malty biscuity-ness to this, very reminiscent of a good Koelsch, this brings me home to Germany. Well done, pretty enjoyable light beer, I must say. (#2779, 4/7/2007)
Apr 09, 2007Reviewed by Dithyramb from Maryland
3.75/5 rDev +16.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.75/5 rDev +16.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Served on tap at the brewery while talking to the brewer.
Pours a light golden with an sticky eggshell head. Great lacing.
Quick, crisp and clean lager. Flavor is pretty straight up here. What saves it is the hearty body to the brew. No scrimping on it with the quality ingredients. Any budweisel fan in the group could be sidetracked with this one. Finished clean.
Very nice representation of the style.
Feb 19, 2006Pours a light golden with an sticky eggshell head. Great lacing.
Quick, crisp and clean lager. Flavor is pretty straight up here. What saves it is the hearty body to the brew. No scrimping on it with the quality ingredients. Any budweisel fan in the group could be sidetracked with this one. Finished clean.
Very nice representation of the style.
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