Summer Of Lager - Cisco Brewers Inc.

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rAvg: 3.69
pDev: 11.38%
Reviews: 82
Hads: 76

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Brewed by:
Cisco Brewers Inc.

Massachusetts, United States

Style | ABV
Munich Helles Lager | 5.60% ABV

Availability: Summer. bottle (68), can (10), on-tap (3), growler (1).

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Jason

Massachusetts

3.43/5 rDev -7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

12oz brown bottle with no freshness date. One can only assume that if it is still summer the summer seasonals are still good.

Pale yellow color glows in the light, chunky white lace. Smells of fresh animal feed grain, thick grassy nose with some fresh herbs in the back. Smooth with a crisp snap. Very grainy but not too rough and certainly not astringent. Mouthful of fresh grass, hint of apple skin ... mealy. A lot of flavor packed into this lager, lots of grassy flavor. Semi-dry finish.

Not too shabby, perhaps not rough but still pretty raw tasting. Worth a try though one was good enough for me.

Serving type: bottle

07-26-2011 01:56:40 | More by Jason

BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

4/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

From BeerAdvocate Magazine Volume II, Issue VI:

The "lightest" of their beers, it's brewed in October with Belgian lager malt, German Munich malt, some wheat malt, Mt. Hood hops and Hallertau hybrid hops, lagered and then sold the following summer.

Pours a hazy golden color with tons of carbonation that creates a billowy and tight foam that seeks to escape the glass. The nose is soft and bready, with a slight musty and husky character, faint vinous and herbal notes. Body is thicker than expected--full and round and a bit viscous, very creamy and smooth on the palate too. More bready malt characters--bready dominates the brew--followed by a light sweetness, grape note from the Munich malt and herbal hop flavor that's got a slight spicy kick to it. Sweet cereal grains toward the finish, which turn a bit coarse, dry and grainy ... oh, and moreish--Cisco was right.

Summer of Lager is a fantastic lager that comes in at just under 6 percent alcohol by volume and is full of flavor, while maintaining its balance and subtleties--as a good lager should. Definitely a must try for lagerheads or anyone wanting to try a solid interpretation of a German Munich Helles.

Serving type: bottle

09-10-2010 13:42:43 | More by BeerAdvocate

More User Reviews:

MistahBeah

Massachusetts

3/5 rDev -18.7%

06-19-2013 02:10:23 | More by MistahBeah

VelvetExtract

Massachusetts

3.54/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.25

A-Pours a glimmering golden hue. Thin, frothy white head pops away. Stingy with its lacing. Body is a bit hazy.

S-Lager yeast is aggressive. Crackery malt. Doughy too. Complemented by a grassy and flower stemmy hoppiness.

T-The yeastiness is quite coercive. It does play quite well with the grassy hops and baker's blend of malts.

M-Crisp despite the fact that I find the yeast to be too strong. Lively carbonation.

O/D-A nice lager but its quite expensive. Good move putting it in a 12 pack of cans. The older, large format bottles were far too pricey for a good, yet fairly simple Lager.

Serving type: can

06-16-2013 22:23:51 | More by VelvetExtract

tbeer40

New Jersey

3.75/5 rDev +1.6%

06-16-2013 20:57:56 | More by tbeer40

tbonci

Massachusetts

3.5/5 rDev -5.1%

06-14-2013 20:29:32 | More by tbonci

markgoodman10

Massachusetts

3/5 rDev -18.7%

06-14-2013 03:52:18 | More by markgoodman10

philaduffia

New York

3.5/5 rDev -5.1%

06-11-2013 05:50:16 | More by philaduffia

skaboom420

Pennsylvania

3.5/5 rDev -5.1%

06-10-2013 02:32:53 | More by skaboom420

BRYeleJR

Massachusetts

3.5/5 rDev -5.1%

06-08-2013 16:02:57 | More by BRYeleJR

avalon07

South Carolina

3.83/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

A: Had this beer on-tap at Gene's Haufbrau, poured into a pint glass. Had a copper color and a clear consistency. There was an inch of foamy, fairly long-lasting head. Good lacing.

S: Smelled of citrus, malt, and some esters. Not quite what I expected considering the style, but good nonetheless.

T: Tasted of malt (quite a bit as you might expect), a tinge of citrus (but not too much), and a slight estery quality as well. Like the aroma, this wasn't what I expected, but not bad otherwise. Not particularly complex but pretty tasty.

M: A well-carbonated beer with a dry finish. Light-bodied.

O: Not your typical Munich Helles Lager, but worth a shot. A good summer beer.

Serving type: on-tap

06-08-2013 12:28:43 | More by avalon07

Mark5252

Pennsylvania

3/5 rDev -18.7%

06-07-2013 03:08:07 | More by Mark5252

ghowehattrick

North Carolina

4/5 rDev +8.4%

06-05-2013 20:35:10 | More by ghowehattrick

Jimmys

Pennsylvania

3.71/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

12 oz bottle. dated 0803 13:19

A: golden, bright golden body. good clarity. lots of carb can be seen going to the top. head is frothy and bright white.

S: some pils malt and some fantastic lager esters. smells pretty clean and I am digging the strong yeast component.

T: slightly metallic, minerally. finish gets some more corn/pils-like flavor. virtually no hop flavor, bitterness is minimal as well. the metal flavor is a bit of a turn-off, but otherwise not too shabby.

M: moderate amount of carb. I expected more from how much I saw in the glass. light bodied.

D: nice to have a little more balls on this munich hellles, but still needs a little refining imo. worth trying however and nice to see an American craft brewing this style.

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2013 00:48:25 | More by Jimmys

Chugs13

New Jersey

3.75/5 rDev +1.6%

06-03-2013 00:46:34 | More by Chugs13

shand

Florida

4.09/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Summer of Lager offers nice grainy malt and citrus aroma on the nose. The taste is extremely well-balanced, with a citrus and herbal hop punch just strong enough to be thirst quenching over the well-composed grainy pilsner-esque malt base. The mouthfeel is light and refreshing, and the drinkability is good. A very good lager.

Serving type: bottle

06-03-2013 00:38:59 | More by shand