Z Lager
Poured from 12oz brown bottle to mug. A - The beer pours a deep copper/red/amber perfectly clear color with a thin white 1/2 finger head that quickly fades to a thin silk film and little lacing. I have come to find that Fort Collins Brewery does not have much in terms of head or lacing ;/ S - There is a mild smoke character to the aroma with a bit of toasted malt. That's it. Not much to report here. T - The beer has an interesting flavor. The beer starts with the mild smoke flavor found in the nose. The middle of the beer brings in the malt character. There are toased notes with the light yeast flavor. To be honest, the beer tasted like grain smoked and thrown in some tea. Really not coming together and really not smooth. Very unsatisfying. The beer finishes with the mild smmoke flavor. Somewhat crisp? M - Light mouthfeel with little carbonation. At average, this is the best quality of the beer. D - Not really. Overall, I was pretty excited to try this beer. I was really disappointed. Lack of flavor, aroma, head, mouthfeel, etc. I expected more. I would not recommend. I would not buy again. I don't mean to be too critical but this is really not good. Perhaps this is a bad bottle, thought I bought the pack directly from the rep and had the freshest brews of the brewery, beers that weren't on the shelf yet. Really disappointing.