Long Day Lager - Red Hare Brewing Company

mikweir

Georgia

3.15/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Bought a growler at Whole Foods recently. Hazy gold appearance with a decent but not over the top head. Good and fresh flavor. A step above the mass produced adjunct lagers for sure. Not in the top tier but a very drinkable lager for a hot day in Georgia. This Marietta brewery seems to know their climate, customers, and beer.

Serving type: growler

07-07-2012 22:21:14 | More by mikweir

elgiacomo

Georgia

3.73/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

On tap. Served at around 40F.

Pours clear gold/amber with a one finger white head that dissipates to a light ring and leaves some spotty lacing.

Aroma is herbal, grains, light citrus, grassy, cereal, corn?. Good strength.

Flavor is nice, good citrus notes, grassy hops, mild malt sweetness with some bread, grain and cereal, finishes with crisp bitterness.

Mouthfeel is light/medium bodied with good carbonation.

Nice clean lager, real nice hoppiness. Aroma is average but the flavor is excellent for this style.

Serving type: growler

02-29-2012 23:15:49 | More by elgiacomo

Groucho75

Georgia

3.45/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Picked up a growler of Long Day Lager from the good good folks at Ale Yeah this evening; meant to have it over the weekend but the cap got dented on the way home and the loss of pressure prompted me to give it an early go.

Poured a hazy gold from the growler into a pint glass; carbonation was good with a frothy head foaming, but dissipated quickly. If this was due to the loss of pressure from the cap, fair enough. Looked good though and bubbles held nicely.

Faint hops, yeast, slight grass and lemon zest on the nose.

Taste was rich with smooth grassiness and mellow hop characteristic. Very pleasing.

The mouthfeel was very good; ABV wasn't highly pronounced on the pallet so this would be a great session lager.

Good first impression from Red Hare in Marietta; I was hoping to give their IPA a try, but they ran out at AY before I got there. A nice autumn lager with plenty of character. If you're introducing your BMC buds to craft beer, this would be a great way to bring them over to the dark side...

Serving type: growler

10-01-2011 01:57:29 | More by Groucho75

M_C_Hampton

Georgia

3.14/5  rDev -12.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

A: poured from a 12 oz can into a pint glass, golden colored with a large white head that dissipates leaving some lacing, hazy

S: light smell of grain and grass

T: light flavors of bread, grain, slight hops, very mild

M: light with high carbonation

O: one of a few Georgia brewed craft lagers, fairly average for the style

Serving type: can

05-05-2013 01:37:21 | More by M_C_Hampton

IamwhatIdrink

4.6/5  rDev +27.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Red Hare Long Day lager is one of the best lagers I have tasted since moving her from Europe twenty years ago.
Before you drink it savor the great lager smell. I took me back to my early years of drinking beer in Europe.

At almost 5% it gives you a nice kick while still tasting fresh and like a real lager. Definitely the best lager in the Southeast of the USA. Great that I can now buy it at retail in a can, even the Atlanta Krogers are carrying it now.
I heard that Red Hare micro brewery is going to sell their Gangway IPA in cans pretty soon as well.

Serving type: can

11-11-2012 18:29:53 | More by IamwhatIdrink

busterwhite

Georgia

3.88/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a nice yellow/gold with a 2 finger head that dissipates quickly and leaves little lacing.

Smells malty with a little yeast. Faint smell spiciness from the hops.

Tastes of biscuit and malte with a nice crisp, dry finish. A hint of bitterness on the finish.

Mouthfeel is light and carbonation is good.

Overall this is a very good lager. Refreshing and easy to drink. As the first local beer in cans this one will be in my fridge for the rest of the summer.

Serving type: can

08-17-2012 14:53:50 | More by busterwhite

BeerDawgs

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A can from a 6 pack picked up at Green's Buford Hwy. 1st craft beer in a can from a GA brewery

A - A clear golden pilsner color, with 1 finger of head and nice sticky lace left on the glass

S - Lots of grainy malts, maybe hints of citrus from the hops

T - Big grainy malts, biscuit flavor. A hint of citrus hops at the end. Well balanced, smooth.

M - light bodied, decent amount of carbonation

O - As the can says, it is very refreshing after a long day in the sun in the summer time. Excellent beer to take a 6 pack or 2 with you up to the lake on a hot summer day. Also great to find a local brewery getting into the canning movement...

Serving type: bottle

07-28-2012 02:09:16 | More by BeerDawgs

alk3kenny

Georgia

4.65/5  rDev +29.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Had this on draft quite a few times but never reviewed it... Was released in cans yesterday and I got one of the first 6 packs only 2 place in GA got it in yesterday :) Pours a clear golden color, foamy white head. Doesn't stick around a long time but what do you expect from a lager? Taste is slightly sweet, biscuit, some hop bitterness on the back of the tongue... could easily drink all I have in the fridge tonight if I didn't work tomorrow lol Just a great beer from a brewery right down the street from me. Overall great beer and if you live in the Marietta, GA area be sure to stop by for a tour there over the weekend.

Serving type: can

07-25-2012 05:42:54 | More by alk3kenny

Cyberkedi

Georgia

4.22/5  rDev +17.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Comes out of the tap a hazy honey golden with a thin off-white head - but the latter may be an artifact of the pour. The bartenders at Summits like to make sure you get maximum beer. It is darker than most lagers I have sampled, a good sign. As it turns out, the head does leave some decent lacing. Malty, fruity aroma has apple and cherry notes and a hint of hops, unusual for a lager in my experience. Malty and surprisingly hoppy flavor has a fruity tone and subtle hop bitterness. Smooth, firm-bodied, fizzy, edgy texture leaves a malty and rather hoppy finish, somewhat more like an IPA than a lager. I’ve had plenty of lagers, and this is one of the best, if not the best!

Serving type: on-tap

09-28-2011 02:58:36 | More by Cyberkedi

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

2.63/5  rDev -26.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

16 ounce pour $5.25 at Taco Mac in Woodstock, Georgia.

Appearance: Hazed, darkened, burnished gold body in appearance with a scant, white head, but that's due to the usual heavy Taco Mac pour.

Smell: A profuse graininess in the nose with pithy, citric American-born hop notes, though there's a very small slightly herbal, spicy trace in there tipping off some noble hop usage.

Taste: Grainy, husky upfront with restrained hints of biscuit and sweetness. Hops largely display a citric, fruity character, overshadowing the far subtler, faintly spicy noble hop qualities. Moderate bitterness. Drying, grainy, and lightly bitter into the finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation.

Overall: This lager carries across more bitterness than, for me, is desired and has a conspicuous raw graininess throughout, leaving me without the crisp, refreshing, inviting lager I'm looking forward to after a long day.

Serving type: on-tap

09-19-2011 15:47:11 | More by ChainGangGuy