Island Reserve: Lager (Oak Aged Bohemian-Vienna Style Lager) - Cisco Brewers Inc.

emerge077

Illinois

4.15/5  rDev +4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Hazy orange with a voluminous head of foam that rises above the rim of the glass in a convex dome. Plenty of chunky lace all around the glass.

Clean grassy aroma, fairly nondescript. Some malt sweetness and vague oak traces.

Big woody oak in the taste, vanilla and light bitterness. Firm grassy hop bitterness that lingers long into the finish. Light bodied and smooth, medium carbonation. Light toast and grassy botanicals. Really nicely melded together.

Serving type: bottle

09-02-2012 00:49:55 | More by emerge077

GarthDanielson

New Hampshire

3.8/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured on-tap and served in a tumbler pint, the beer is a crystal clear, orange-gold coloring with a thin, white filmy coating on the surface. The nose has some caramel and buttery blending throughout, with a hoppy presence highlighting. The flavors are typical of a Lager, both light and toasty in the backbone, but with an earthy and woody overtone imparted on the crisp mouthfeel. Toasty aftertaste with a crisp, slightly filmy finish. Not my favorite style, but the beer is good. More conspicuous use of hops than other Lagers.

Serving type: on-tap

08-12-2012 18:51:23 | More by GarthDanielson