Florida Lager - Florida Beer Company

stakem

Pennsylvania

3.08/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

12oz bottle poured into a standard pint. Enjoyed proper sitting on Jax beach. The brew appears a hybrid sort of clear golden amber color with a white head about a finger strong.

The smell is sweet with caramel malt and a bit of toasty appeal. The aroma seems exaggerated with a corn-like sweetness. Other than that, there isnt much to take in.

The taste is sweet with toasty caramel malt. An aftertaste of corn and a yeasty quality fills the mouth. Some rinds and cantaloupe flavor come in mid-palate but with no perceived bitterness.

This is a medium bodied, lightly carbonated offering. It is fairly easy drinking adjunct lager of sorts that was worth it to say I had it. Under other circumstances I probably would have hated this but in the hot sun, it wasnt bad.

Serving type: bottle

09-11-2012 15:15:45 | More by stakem

rfgetz

New Jersey

3/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Brown tinted amber, minimal head on the pour. Scent brings notes of sweet malt extract with faint stale hopping. Taste carries over from scent, lightly bitter and earthy, sweet but not overly flavorful. Medium bodied, some heft and lacking in carbonation. Nothing to see here folks...

Serving type: bottle

11-28-2012 16:14:33 | More by rfgetz

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.55/5  rDev +19.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured from bottle into pint glass

Appearance – Pours a golden color with a one finger white head. The head fades moderately fast to leave a lighter level of lacing.

Smell – The smell is quite heavy of a bready and corny aroma. While these smells are the main aroma there is a lighter sweet smell of caramel mixed within.

Taste – The taste begins with a bready and caramel flavor. As the taste moves forward the sweetness increases some with the caramel getting stronger as well as some flavors of corn coming to the tongue. In the end the sweetness fades some, leaving a slightly drier and bready flavor on the tongue.

Mouthfeel –The body of the beer is rather moderate in terms of thickness and creaminess with a carbonation level that is just slightly above average. The characteristics of the beer are really quite nice for the style, making it very drinkable but yet still allowing the malty flavors to shine through.

Overall – A pretty tasty lager. Very drinkable and a nice blend between sweet and malty. Not bad.

Serving type: bottle

11-02-2012 01:18:43 | More by Darkmagus82

secondtooth

Indiana

3.45/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Pours a clear gold with amber tones. Light head and no lace discernible.

Nose is subtle toasty grains and yeast. Nothing special.

Flavor brings this one back, though, with an odd tinge of tropical fruit rounding out the toasted grains. Seems quite well-balanced and not over-malted as some lagers can be. I say, this one's solid and well worthy.

Serving type: bottle

06-03-2013 12:48:36 | More by secondtooth

KajII

North Carolina

2.68/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

[Suggested Glassware: Lager Glass]

The pour was a clear golden amber with a huge (3-4 finger) white pillowy head that receded at a slow steady pace down to a thick film and large collar with excellent sheets of lacing.

The aroma was of a light grain malt, grassy hops and a moldy yeast with a hint of caramel and a touch of honey.

The taste was lightly malty sweet with a hint of caramel from the start and had a mild bitterness with slight honey sweetness at the end. The flavor lasted an average duration following the swallow, with a slightly metallic bitter taste left to linger a bit longer.

Mouthfeel was light in body and watery in texture with a fizzy carbonation.

Overall a pretty basic American Lager, that had a crisp feel to it with a lingering aftertaste...

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Serving type: bottle

09-11-2012 16:18:00 | More by KajII

Lemke10

Wisconsin

3.04/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

This pours a clear, amber color with a slight, foamy head. The aroma has grains, malts, and a bit of spicy hops. The flavor is full of cheap grains reminding me of Busch or Genuine Draft but this is a little better tasting. Very simple and plain as it’s nothing out of the ordinary other than a basic local beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-05-2013 17:07:22 | More by Lemke10

Labeorphile

Texas

3.19/5  rDev +7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

Poured from a bottle into a pint glass. Pale gold color with a sizeable head and good lacing.

Somewhat run of the mill malty nose and typical lager smell and taste. Mouth feel is appropriate. Not a bad beer, but nothing really stands out.

Picked this up at a resort in Florida. Better than most of the stuff in the fridge, but well below some of the good lagers I have had.

Serving type: bottle

06-07-2013 02:10:53 | More by Labeorphile

jjchristiano

New Jersey

2.38/5  rDev -20.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Really couldn't distinguish this from one of my early homebrew recipes. These guys must be starting out in the craft business if this is their lager offering. Got 3 bottles as part of a monthly beer club. I guess I'll drink them...? Also got Key West Ale in the shipment which is also by Florida Beer. Hope it is an improvement.

Serving type: bottle

11-17-2012 03:16:40 | More by jjchristiano

gatorguy

Virginia

3.08/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

A - Clear red hue with a 1.5 finger white head. Leaves some laces as it gradually disappears.

S - Not too much on the nose, some piney hops, but it's faint.

T - Comes in with caramel and two row malts first, then is followed by more of a bittering hop presence, mostly Northern Brewers as the description states. Hops are moderate but still noticeable. Finishes slightly bitter. Balance is generally good.

M - Fairly light for the style, easy enough to drink multiple beers in one sitting. Not quite sessionable though.

O - A decent Vienna lager. Nice to try to see the local take on the style, and a good update to their Ybor Gold Amber Lager. You can find better takes on the style though.

Serving type: bottle

08-26-2012 15:42:11 | More by gatorguy