Mankato 'Kato German-style Lager

Mankato 'Kato German-style Lager. 5.0 % ABV. 20 IBU. Mankato Brewing, Mankato, MN.

Clear, bright golden color, sturdy white head on top. '

In the nose: Light, slightly malty, clean. Cereal notes. Minimal hops.

In the mouth: Sweet maltiness hits the palate first. I don't mind it. It's clean, it's crisp, it's, as they say these days, crushable. Tasty helles, and you can sure as heck drink it.

Here's what they say on the can: "A crisp, refreshing German-style lager, as a nod the the classic beer from the old Mankato Brewing Company, Kato is a swift, easy-drinking, roundhouse kick to your palatte (they must mean "palate"). Kato is always alert and ready for action: the perfect anytime beer.

From the website: A Munich Helles Style Lager brewed in the German tradition, as a nod to the classic from the Mankato Brewing Company, that once brewed in our Key City. 
BEER FACTS:
Style: Munich Helles Lager
ALC: 5.0% by Vol
OG: 12.2° P
IBU: 18
Color: 3° STM, STRAW