North By Northwest Northern Light
North by Northwest Restaurant & Brewery

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From:
North by Northwest Restaurant & Brewery
 
Texas, United States
Style:
Light Lager
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
76
Avg:
3.19 | pDev: 11.91%
Reviews:
10
Ratings:
34
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 13, 2020
Added:
May 25, 2003
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  2
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Rated: 4 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Apr 13, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by bundy462 from Texas

May 24, 2018
 
Rated: 3 by Karibourgeois from Texas

Feb 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.58 by greenspointexas from Texas

Oct 16, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by NeverSettle from Texas

Apr 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by zbooks from Texas

Apr 25, 2015
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

2.6/5  rDev -18.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
It's always lovely to see more light lagers on the market - especially when they're from craft breweries. I nabbed this 22 fl oz brown glass bottle with an unbranded pry-off cap at NXNW a couple weeks ago. Bottled: 02/19/15. Batch: 1650. Bottle: 070.

Served cold into a pilsner glass. Expectations are average.

No bubble show forms as it's poured.

HEAD: ~2-2.5 inch head of white colour. Foamy and frothy. Appears soft. Decent creaminess. Leaves little lacing as it recedes. Retention is above average - ~3 minutes.

BODY: Clear yellow. Clean, with no visible yeast.

Looks typical of the style, but above average. There're no stand-out characteristics.

AROMA: Grassy hops and pilsner malts. Grains.

That's it.

Aromatic intensity is average.

Not a horribly appealing beer aroma, but decent for the style. It's not watery, adjuncty, or cloying.

TASTE: Grassy hop notes, crisp grains, clean barley, clean lager yeast (replete with no esters), and pilsner malts. That's really it; it's a crisp clean balanced light lager with mild depth of flavour and nice flavour duration. There's little to say about it given its simplicity, but I do like it.

TEXTURE: Smooth, wet, crisp, highly carbonated, light-bodied, unrefreshing, and approachable. Complements the taste decently, but doesn't elevate the beer.

OVERALL: Drinkable, absolutely, but ultimately underwhelming. It's not a stellar beer in its style, and I wouldn't buy it again. Worth trying I guess, but priced rather highly for its quality. The Horizon hopping isn't bad.

C- (2.6)
Mar 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by StArnoldFan from Texas

Feb 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by Roybert from Texas

Dec 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by DerekSmigelski from Texas

Sep 25, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by Dogleg from Pennsylvania

Aug 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by cgrunin from Texas

Aug 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by JohnBender from Texas

Jun 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by utfiero from Texas

Jun 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by gfg0020 from Texas

May 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Texasfan549 from Texas

Feb 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Fabiand from Texas

Feb 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by drummermattie02 from Texas

Feb 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by harpus from Alabama

Jan 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by LXIXME from New Mexico

Dec 04, 2013
North By Northwest Northern Light from North by Northwest Restaurant & Brewery
Beer rating: 76 out of 100 with 34 ratings