Samuel Smith's Organically Produced Lager Beer
From a distinctive 550 ml. Samuel Smith bottle with a coded freshness date on the shoulder, sampled at cellar temperature in a lager glass. Poured a clear pale lager golden with a frothy, rocky white head, good retention, small amount of ringed sticking. A largely clean aroma, sweet malty, grainy, lightly citric and floral. Good tiny bubble carbonation and a crisp, dry, clean, smooth, tight light bodied mouthfeel. This is better tasting than I remember, it's been awhile, I decided to pick this up when I realized it was a newer, fresh bottle, tastes of sweet grainy pale malts, a very light green grape fruitiness, a citric flavored hoppiness that has a soft bitterness, and a dry grainy, lightly fruity finish, a pretty clean finish with a very soft herbal leafiness cleansing the palate. I don't know if it is because today was another hot, with some humidity, spring day, or if it is because I had this right after playing golf, but I found this to be quite refreshing, highly enjoyable. I'm thinking I need to do a side by side comparison with the Pured Brewed Lager, to see if there is any differences.