Samuel Smith's Pure Brewed Lager Beer
Beer poured from 18oz bottle, no freshness date. Beer appeared fresh. Nose--none to speak of, possibly a slight sulphur lager note. small head quickly dissipated into clumpy lacework. Appeared light straw colored, with moderate carbonation. Flavor profile is very neat and tidy. Slight English-style hops notes play against a practically nonexistent malt flavors. In this environment, any small imperfection would be immediately noticeable, but amazingly all is balance and perfection. Despite the slightness of malt character, the beer is not particulary dry. The flavor has none of the astringency that one associates with North American all-malt lagers, but there isn't the malty-breadyness of many of the German lagers. There's nothing like a well-balanced beer.