Alpine Glacier Lager
Tommyknocker Brewery

Alpine Glacier LagerAlpine Glacier Lager
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From:
Tommyknocker Brewery
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
American Lager
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
75
Avg:
3.25 | pDev: 15.69%
Reviews:
166
Ratings:
224
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 27, 2021
Added:
Feb 06, 2002
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  2
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Ratings by chiefydawg:
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Reviewed by chiefydawg from Ohio

3.29/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Pale yellow and fizzy like any American Macro, without the head retention adjuncts, and with some haze. No real lace either.

Smells sweeter than I expected, catching maybe some toffee.

Tastes much like it looks and smells without many surprises. Tastes like a macro with some extra care and a notch up on quality of ingredients.

This one could go either direction, depending on if you are a glass 1/2 full or half empty (pardon the pun). Either it gets the best of both worlds or it falls into the crack. I feel that it fell. It is advertised as "fresh", "clean", and "brisk" on the bottle. But then there's this toffee flavor and a stickiness to it. Maybe a higher quality beer could have pulled it off. My review, my opinion.

That said, this is sitll a brew that I would be happy to sit and drink a few of at any time for any reason. Just if I'm buying, I'd either spend half to get a Macro to wash some the wings, or grab a standby for a high-quality sipper.
Mar 12, 2008
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.1 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Nov 27, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by Elicoleman from Colorado

Jun 17, 2019
 
Rated: 3.45 by WickedBeer from Alabama

Mar 20, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by COBEERHUNTER from Colorado

Sep 01, 2018
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Reviewed by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
This is a very fruity and sweet type of beer that resembles and ale more so than a typical lager beer. The hop levels are very low and it is predominantly malty and fruity. Not a bad beer but not the thirst-quenching type of lager you want to pair with some spicy food.
May 24, 2018
 
Rated: 2.5 by oline73 from Maryland

May 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.34 by Squire from Mississippi

Jun 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.11 by COR8RFAN from Colorado

May 11, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

2.81/5  rDev -13.5%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Gold color, not much clarity, 2/5" white haze. Aroma was mute.

Taste was close to mute. Slight bitterness and toasted malt flavor going on, very minimal.

Basically this is gateway from light beer to light ale.
Mar 31, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by afsdan from Colorado

Sep 14, 2015
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Reviewed by jzlyo from Iowa

3.28/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Can tell its not pasteurized, with a rather murky hoppy flavor. If it was pasteurized, it would probably get rated much lower, because its middle of the road.
Jun 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by harpus from Alabama

May 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by DaveMiller from Minnesota

Mar 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.27 by shoretaxi from New Jersey

Feb 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Dec 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by a77cj7 from South Dakota

Nov 24, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by mvelilla from Puerto Rico

Oct 26, 2014
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Reviewed by dcscientist from Colorado

3.94/5  rDev +21.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Solid pale lager. Nothing too remarkable or unusual, but very tasty and one of their better beers. Not a very typical style any more, but worth having when you want something in this realm.
Sep 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Kevin_Young from Illinois

Aug 26, 2014
Alpine Glacier Lager from Tommyknocker Brewery
Beer rating: 75 out of 100 with 224 ratings