Loral Lager
Zero Gravity Craft Brewery
- From:
- Zero Gravity Craft Brewery
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- American Lager
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.07 | pDev: 6.88%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 14
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jan 26, 2021
- Added:
- Aug 21, 2018
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
A golden style lager was brewed with Pilsner malt. Light on the pallet this lager gives you depth and the added flavor of Loral hops.
25 IBU
25 IBU
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Reviewed by HoppingMadMonk from New Jersey
4/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Medium carbonation with a just below average body.
Aroma is bread,cracker, grain, buckwheat honey, malt
Taste is very similar to aroma, very mild sweetness with an equally mild hop bite. A subdued honey flavor that lingers in the after taste. Bread and crust with a bit of a sour bitter grain taste.
Very enjoyable beer
Jan 26, 2021Aroma is bread,cracker, grain, buckwheat honey, malt
Taste is very similar to aroma, very mild sweetness with an equally mild hop bite. A subdued honey flavor that lingers in the after taste. Bread and crust with a bit of a sour bitter grain taste.
Very enjoyable beer
Reviewed by Brad007 from Vermont
4.53/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.53/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Canned 10/7/20. Pours a mild golden hue with a frothy head into my glass. A pleasant floral hop essence greets the nose.The use of pilsner malt lightens up the overall mouthfeel, allowing the hop and malt to shine through. Sweet and doughy. Finishes clean too. Very enjoyable and I recommend you pick it up.
Nov 06, 2020
Reviewed by Bluecrow from New York
3.93/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This clear, golden can pour hosts a 2cm cap of white foam.
The aroma is faintly hay -like.
The flavor is of cracker like malt, a bit of pine and a hint of orange.
The finish is less dry than some other Pils Bitterness is low. This is quite pleasant.
Jul 19, 2020The aroma is faintly hay -like.
The flavor is of cracker like malt, a bit of pine and a hint of orange.
The finish is less dry than some other Pils Bitterness is low. This is quite pleasant.
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.33/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.33/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This one pours a light golden color, with a small white head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like flowers, honey, white grapes, blueberry, and grassiness.
Loral hops are a bold choice for a lager, but it definitely works here. This definitely a bit more like a pale ale than a truly traditional lager - but Zero Gravity definitely doesn't call it that. The grape and berry notes are intriguing, and not overwhelming. There's also herbs and flowers, and some grassy spiciness, along with a honey-like malt backbone.
This is very drinkable and clean, with a smooth and slightly creamy finish.
Zero Gravity is very underrated, as they tend to focus on less exciting beer than some of their other Vermont counterparts. I like them a lot, despite that, given their tendency to make really tasty lagers.
Apr 06, 2020This smells like flowers, honey, white grapes, blueberry, and grassiness.
Loral hops are a bold choice for a lager, but it definitely works here. This definitely a bit more like a pale ale than a truly traditional lager - but Zero Gravity definitely doesn't call it that. The grape and berry notes are intriguing, and not overwhelming. There's also herbs and flowers, and some grassy spiciness, along with a honey-like malt backbone.
This is very drinkable and clean, with a smooth and slightly creamy finish.
Zero Gravity is very underrated, as they tend to focus on less exciting beer than some of their other Vermont counterparts. I like them a lot, despite that, given their tendency to make really tasty lagers.
Reviewed by malrubius from Vermont
4.52/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.52/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Can. CLEAR gold with lasting fluffy head. Light bready pleasantly soapy perfumy floral lemon aroma. Light crisp crackery malt with dry clean lighlty piney bitterness. Very light body with lively carbo suited to style. EXCELLENT.
Mar 07, 2020
Reviewed by deleted_user_995920
4.14/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.14/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a translucent light gold with a substantial creamy/foamy head.Smells floral and earthy,some hop presence. Taste is mild citrus,crackers,the dry hopping with Loral hops gives it a stone fruit taste, cherry,plum. Feels light bodied,adequate carbonation, finishes juicy. This is a very unique lager. The dry hopping with Loral changes the profile of your typical lager.Overall very good to excellent.
Feb 06, 2020
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
4.01/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.01/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
A: The beer is clear yellow in color and has a light to moderate amount of carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high bright white head that left a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface and a narrow collar around the edge of the glass. The head and collar then mostly faded away, leaving some lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of floral hops and orange citrus are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell, with flavors of floral and citrusy hops standing out in front of underlying hints of pale malts. There is a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and a somewhat clean on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: The use of the Loral hops in this lager really adds some complexity to the smell and taste of this beer. In some aspects, it is like an IPL.
Serving type: can
Jan 30, 2020S: Moderate aromas of floral hops and orange citrus are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell, with flavors of floral and citrusy hops standing out in front of underlying hints of pale malts. There is a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and a somewhat clean on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: The use of the Loral hops in this lager really adds some complexity to the smell and taste of this beer. In some aspects, it is like an IPL.
Serving type: can
Reviewed by bobv from Vermont
4.31/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned 01/21/20.
5 days old.
Moderate pour yields a nearly two inch pure white head over a very bright, straw colored body with some lacing. Wonderful nose of hops with citrus, flowers, and herbs. Damn, wasn't expecting this at all! Nice floral flavors with some herbs, slight citrus, a bit of cracker and finishing very nicely with all of those and a bit of spice. Nice feel and overall, a great way to start drinking again after a 25 day abstinence. Cheers to the ZG crew in Burlington, VT!!!
Jan 26, 20205 days old.
Moderate pour yields a nearly two inch pure white head over a very bright, straw colored body with some lacing. Wonderful nose of hops with citrus, flowers, and herbs. Damn, wasn't expecting this at all! Nice floral flavors with some herbs, slight citrus, a bit of cracker and finishing very nicely with all of those and a bit of spice. Nice feel and overall, a great way to start drinking again after a 25 day abstinence. Cheers to the ZG crew in Burlington, VT!!!
Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
4.03/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Canned 8/02/19
Pours a medium foamy frothy head with lower retention, light lacing, crystal clear pale golden honey color
Nose light lager malts, little sweet malt, light floral flowery and herbal hop notes, honeysuckle, touch of sweet fruity note, fairly light overall
Taste light sweet lager malt again, little grainy sweet, soft, more honey and honeysuckle into floral flowery hops, a little herbal, light fruity note, nice soft clean lagering, medium hop bitterness getting a bit higher on the dry finish, bit of spicy floral hop
Mouth is med to lighter bod, medium carb, soft lager
Overall pretty solid, decent hop content with a good lager base, nothing too crazy although maybe a little on the lighter side
Sep 21, 2019Pours a medium foamy frothy head with lower retention, light lacing, crystal clear pale golden honey color
Nose light lager malts, little sweet malt, light floral flowery and herbal hop notes, honeysuckle, touch of sweet fruity note, fairly light overall
Taste light sweet lager malt again, little grainy sweet, soft, more honey and honeysuckle into floral flowery hops, a little herbal, light fruity note, nice soft clean lagering, medium hop bitterness getting a bit higher on the dry finish, bit of spicy floral hop
Mouth is med to lighter bod, medium carb, soft lager
Overall pretty solid, decent hop content with a good lager base, nothing too crazy although maybe a little on the lighter side
Reviewed by puboflyons from New Hampshire
3.3/5 rDev -18.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.3/5 rDev -18.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
From the 16 oz. can dated 08/02/19. Sampled September 21, 2019.
It pours a golden amber color with a modest and long-lasting foamy white head. Some haze.
The aroma emits cereal grains more than anything else and then there is a floral character sneaking up behind that. Hey! It's a lager.
Light to medium mouthfeel.
Same grainy taste but still mildly sweet. The hop finish is clean, crisp, and easy to take. Fits the style fine but not extraordinary.
Sep 21, 2019It pours a golden amber color with a modest and long-lasting foamy white head. Some haze.
The aroma emits cereal grains more than anything else and then there is a floral character sneaking up behind that. Hey! It's a lager.
Light to medium mouthfeel.
Same grainy taste but still mildly sweet. The hop finish is clean, crisp, and easy to take. Fits the style fine but not extraordinary.
Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
4.17/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Frothy, slowly dissipating head. Plenty of blanketing lace. Mild chill haze to the lightly golden color.
Clean, pale malt nose, like a classic Helles. Mild flowery hop aroma.
Smooth pale malt flavor with the lightest of bittering hop. Full bodied for a lager, although the carbonation is high enough to cut through. The finish gives the impression of bitter cream. An easy, but full flavored, lighter beer.
Sep 08, 2019Clean, pale malt nose, like a classic Helles. Mild flowery hop aroma.
Smooth pale malt flavor with the lightest of bittering hop. Full bodied for a lager, although the carbonation is high enough to cut through. The finish gives the impression of bitter cream. An easy, but full flavored, lighter beer.
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