Aroma: cereal grain, all your typical lager-y smells, not much from rye or from malt. Bland, inoffensive.
Taste: It's wet, and it's smooth, light bodied and easy-drinking. Not at all what I'd expect from a rye malt lager. I anticipated a little more color, and a lot more flavor. Okay, wait, here comes some spicy rye flavors, ...but just a touch, a tinge. Hardly enough to give it it's name.
Here's what the website has to say:
DESCRIPTION:
A clean, crisp lager with a yellow hue. This beer is
lightly hopped to bring out the pilsner and rye malts.
It is refreshing enough for a hot summer day, yet bold
enough to be enjoyed year round.
It is brewed with 3 different malts and a single variety
of hops.
Pairs well with: Bratwurst, Gruyere
ABV: 5.6%
IBU: 19
SRM: 5
I skipped the first part, a paragraph about the historical importance of Lake Sandy. What was interesting about this description is that a week ago, it said it had a "reddish hue", leaving me to think we had the wrong beer. They told us that no, it was correct, that the website description was wrong, and it looks like they went and fixed that, since I pointed it out to them.
So, how is it? It is crisp, it is refreshing, but it lacks a lot for me. There's just not enough here. I'll hold out on judging, maybe their others are better.
After these notes, I opened up a growler of NE Nectar, a honey kolsch, and shared it with staff. Thought about a review. Thought better of it. Unpleasant.Two more beers of their out there that just may be decent. Odds aren't good, though. Sorry.
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