beer_name: El Oso
text: On-tap at The Gingerman, NYC: Pours deep golden with a thin white head that stays. Trailing, mostly vanishing, lacing sticks. The smell is floral/slightly tropical with a whiff of alcohol. This isn't "bad", but is out of style. The taste is even more out-of-style. Honey sweetness with floral/almost medicinal bitterness. Not much of a finish. A touch of alcohol comes through. Light-bodied, slightly coating despite thinness. Not quite as crisp at a lager should be. Not a fan of this one, and I don't know that I enjoyed it as much as the score shows. They tried to do too much, but not enough in the right direction of the style. A bit out-of-control and not the thirst-quencher it should be. A disappointment, especially considering the brewery.