Half Acre Lager - Half Acre Beer Company

Treebs

Illinois

3.65/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Enjoyed on tap at the Half Acre taproom. Served in a pint glass.

A: Pours a golden amber color with a pure white head forming on the pour. It recedes slowly to a thin cap that leaves sticky sheets of lace down the glass.

S: Vienna malt with light fruity hops. Some mild citrus with a lager yeast sweetness.

T: Same as the nose. The Vienna malt is stronger and sweeter than the nose. Lagery yeast is present again with very light grass and fruity hops on the backend providing a touch of bitterness.

M: Light bodied with a medium carbonation level. Sweet malt finish.

O: Solid lager overall. Wouldn't order this too often, but it's very well put together.

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2013 19:16:29 | More by Treebs

ystazi

Illinois

4/5  rDev +12.7%

05-22-2013 00:46:59 | More by ystazi

thewimperoo

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

05-21-2013 03:18:24 | More by thewimperoo

Efay

Illinois

3/5  rDev -15.5%

03-10-2013 16:26:49 | More by Efay

kodt

Illinois

4/5  rDev +12.7%

03-08-2013 21:18:09 | More by kodt

JakeMorgan13

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

02-14-2013 03:54:26 | More by JakeMorgan13

DmanGTR

New York

2.75/5  rDev -22.5%

02-10-2013 16:22:39 | More by DmanGTR

JimGlonke

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

02-10-2013 01:41:11 | More by JimGlonke

jegross2

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

02-06-2013 21:40:15 | More by jegross2

dlello2

Illinois

4/5  rDev +12.7%

02-01-2013 21:34:31 | More by dlello2

RDW

Nebraska

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

10-27-2012 01:46:40 | More by RDW

Twifiter

3/5  rDev -15.5%

10-15-2012 21:41:39 | More by Twifiter

wfcubsfan

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

06-10-2012 23:25:54 | More by wfcubsfan

emerge077

Illinois

4/5  rDev +12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

2012:
Sampled on tap at Blind Robin, and this new "brewery-brewed" batch was far superior to the contract-brew I remember from 5ish (?!) years ago. Smooth and balanced with crisp light bready flavors and a hint of hoppy bitterness. Clean and sessionable, no hint of hawaiian punch this time ;)

08-29-2007 3.5/3/3/3.5/3

Sampled at the Charleston...

Well-designed label: white type on a faded grey-blue background, depicting a water tower that is a familiar symbol in the industrial landscape on the Near West Side of Chicago. A bright red star gives a nod to the Chicago city flag. It has the visual feel of a letterpressed show poster a la Hatch Show Print.

Pours a slightly hazy amber-orange, with a meager one finger head of foam. The head settles, but still manages to maintain itself. Malty aroma, hint of vague mystery fruit.

Decent amount of Munich and pale malts, cereal-like barley, with a dry bitterness in the finish. Hops are leafy and herbal, possibly of the Saaz variety. The fruit element seemed to add mild sweetness, but seemed a little out of place. It was like artificial pink grapefruit or passion fruit (not citrusy hops), which brought me back to the Hawaiian Punch I drank as a kid. It was hard to separate from this association once it hit me.

Adequate carbonation, finish is dry, sort of frothy. Malt load gives it an above average body. A pint was easy enough, but I didn't have another.

Contract brewed for Half Acre Beer Co., Chicago, IL.

Serving type: bottle

06-05-2012 17:01:31 | More by emerge077

Mick-e-d

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

04-05-2012 16:29:54 | More by Mick-e-d

KDawg

Illinois

3.13/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

poured from growler into a pilsner glass. Pours a medium gold color

very good aromas of grains, malts, and cereal. Nice balance, but lacking some depth

medium bodied with good balance and a good feel. This is lacking on the middle and finish though with notes of grains and malts

I was hoping for a bit better, but a very drinkable beer

Serving type: growler

03-27-2012 02:41:34 | More by KDawg

GbVDave

Illinois

4.05/5  rDev +14.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 64oz growler into a 20oz imperial pint.

A: Pours a rich cloudy gold color. A short lived 1 1/2 finger layer of foam quickly melts down to a thick creamy collar that is fed by some rather ample carbonation. Sadly, no lace was left behind.

S: Noble hops flash over a malt backbone that shows off aromas of toasted bread crusts and spicy yeast.

T: See above. Light lemon and toasy malt with white pepper. When I came back to the growler, after having opened it a few hours earlier, the taste took on a definite grassy/herbal tone.

M: Suprisingly spicy and peppery. A rich fullness spreads across the palate becoming a bit oily before it finishes prickly.

O: Waaay better than I remember. I was able to try this out of the bottle and on draft during its' first go around many moons ago. This is how it always should've been.

Serving type: growler

03-23-2012 23:31:57 | More by GbVDave

danolson312

Illinois

4/5  rDev +12.7%

02-16-2012 23:50:37 | More by danolson312

imperialking

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +26.8%

01-17-2012 05:09:13 | More by imperialking

whartontallboy

New York

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

01-16-2012 03:49:05 | More by whartontallboy

spycow

Illinois

3/5  rDev -15.5%

12-01-2011 04:36:10 | More by spycow

brandoman63

Illinois

3/5  rDev -15.5%

11-30-2011 02:29:06 | More by brandoman63

sgoro

Illinois

4/5  rDev +12.7%

11-15-2011 16:24:45 | More by sgoro

aerozeppl

New York

3.25/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Thanks to masterski/Sean9689 for this.

A: Not bad looking. A little bit of red highlights Mostly a hazy copper color with a little less than a half finger of white head. Some spotty lacing.

S: Smell is of faded grain and a fairly clean yeast smell. Little bit bready as well.

T: The taste is a little hollow. Truth be told it is what you want in the style. Lots of ceral grains. Its not bad at all just is lacking something to really make it stick out. Just the slightest hint of hops.

M: Medium body. Carbonation is interesting. One sip it is a little abrasive the next smooth.

D: A slightly above average lager. This would be a great beer for someone just getting in to craft beer. Too bad it is retired.

Serving type: bottle

09-16-2010 18:12:40 | More by aerozeppl

jrallen34

Illinois

3.58/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Thanks to Alex to bringing this retired beer to enable my ticking...12oz bottle into my Rochefort glass...A nice dark gold with two fingers of white head, ok retention, no lacing. An above average looking lager...Aroma is pretty malty and lacking in skunk which is a big plus for an American lager. Malty toffee and caramel mostly, tart apple, only a little hops on the back...Taste is pretty decent again pretty malty, coffee, corn on the back, some tea in the middle, no skunk again nice, a light bitter finish. Some sugar in the middle, this reminds of a homebrew in taste and quality...Light feel distracts but this is drinkable.

An above average lager, don't really care that is being retired because despite being drinkable this isn't something that I would get to have arond the house, at a bar maybe.

Serving type: bottle

08-29-2010 00:12:23 | More by jrallen34