Lager - Howe Sound Inn & Brewing Company

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.83/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

355ml can. Sort of weird seeing a Howe Sound offering outside of those 1L bottles.

This beer pours a hazy medium golden amber hue, with two fat fingers of tight foamy ecru head, which leaves some sudsy blips of island profile lace around the glass as it steadily subsides.

It smells of softly sweet biscuit malt, a wee bit of honeyed toffee, and lilting grassy, earthy hops. The taste is more prominently crisp biscuity, grainy malt, some mild dry citrus notes, a stony mineral character, and sturdy grassy, leafy hops.

The carbonation is a bit prickly, but generally agreeable and thoroughly supportive, the body on the light side of medium weight, and fairly smooth in its bearing. It finishes more or less dry, the biscuit quality of the grain and the lingering hops seeing to that.

A rather full-flavoured lager, with a decent aromatic structure. Leave it to this brewer to make a complex, quite drinkable, and simply packaged lager. But here it is.

Serving type: can

06-30-2012 03:53:51 | More by biboergosum

WoodBrew

Illinois

3.3/5  rDev -14.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to my boss who brought a can back from his whistler vacation...I had a chance to part take! The beer pours a slightly hazy golden color with a fluffy white head. Aroma is faint, from what is present, there is a bready tone. Good flavor of malt and nuts with some light bitterness. Nice mouthfeel, medium bodied and well carbonated. Drinkability is quite good, and I could have several if given a chance!

Serving type: can

04-14-2012 03:22:37 | More by WoodBrew

wordemupg

Alberta (Canada)

4/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

355ml can poured into pint glass 28/1/12

A slight haze in a dark copper body, two finger head hangs around for a few sips leaving a couple partial rings of lace

S a little earthy and grassy hops with some faint honey and some biscuit

T as it smells really, a little malty flavours come through

M thick for the colour, creamy from bubbles and a nice earthy after-taste

O I rather liked this one, nice flavours for a lighter brew

for style I thought it was pretty good, I'm not saying this is going to make your day like a giant stout or DIPA but its a satisfying I could drink again

Serving type: can

01-29-2012 00:29:36 | More by wordemupg

McBastard

British Columbia (Canada)

3.9/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from an old school looking can, with a schooner on it... badass.
Pours a light honey color, with a fluffy head that mostly disappears, leaving a minimum of lacing. Smells sweet, with some bread, mineral, and hops. The flavor is all noble hops, with some bitterness balanced out by sweet malts and a nutty finish. Has a light mouthfeel, with moderate carbonation. This is a very easy-drinking and refreshing lager, probably my favorite from BC. I could definitely knock back a few of these on a hot afternoon. It beats ass over any of the macros, any day of the week.

Serving type: can

01-20-2012 03:24:25 | More by McBastard

evlu1441

Alberta (Canada)

3.68/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

I picked this up on a trip to BC. I was really excited to see another craft beer in a can! Howe sound does some great things, hopefully this is no exception.

The beer pours a nice hazy amber colour that almost reminds me of apricot. The head was substantial to start, but has settled down to a foamy centimeter on top with lots of carbonation rising up.

The aroma is slightly fruity with some citrus notes complimented by piney hops. There is a light grainy background smell as well.

The taste is grainy to start, but the hops come through quite suddenly and then dominate as they give way to some of the citrus flavour I mentioned earlier. It isn't a very intense beer, but it kind of lacks the refreshing lager taste I was expecting. There isn't a lot of carbonation on the tongue despite the appearance. It's very smooth

Overall, this is a good beer and certanly worth trying. For me, it isn't really worth seeking out again, but it was definitely worth a try.

Serving type: can

08-27-2011 05:06:49 | More by evlu1441

chickenm

British Columbia (Canada)

3.88/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a fluffy white head. Aroma is sweet and bready with some nuttiness. Good flavor of malt and nuts with some light bitterness. Nice mouthfeel, medium bodied and well carbonated. Drinkability is quite good, this is probably the best BC produced lager I've tried so far!

Serving type: can

08-24-2011 05:02:45 | More by chickenm

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.23/5  rDev -16.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Enjoyed on tap at the brewpub. Nothing to look at, neutral colour. Neutral aroma. The taste is a little lagerish with a fizzy carbonation. Like a macro with organic like ingrediants. They do make better beer. Moer drinkable than the canned version. Newer, summer product.

Serving type: on-tap

07-29-2011 23:14:48 | More by northyorksammy

Derek

British Columbia (Canada)

4/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

"A refreshing Dortmunder style lager brewed with Lublin and Hallertau hops. 13º Plato 18 IBUs."

A: Yellow bronze with a white head, light retention & lace.

S: Earthy mineral, grass, steelie & floral.

T: The bitterness is upfront and surprisingly assertive for 18 IBU. It must be the plethora of (low alpha-acid) nobel hops. Earthy mineral, steelie grass, light breadiness and a pleasant hint of sulfur from the lager yeast.

M: Well-attenuated moderate body is smooth (a nice protein feel from quality malt), with a crisp finish.

D: A really good drinker.

I love their 1L bottles, but I also love a good craft in a can. Hopefully the do some more lagers!

Serving type: can

05-24-2011 03:11:37 | More by Derek