Third Shift Amber Lager - Coors Brewing Company

Darkmagus82

Montana

2.96/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

Poured from can into a pint glass

Appearance- The beer pours a nice amber-orange color with a big white billowy head. The head has great retention, slowly fading over time to leave a nice level of lace on the sides of the glass.

Smell – The aroma is of cereal and grain with some aromas of caramel sweetness. Mixed with these aromas are some notes of a citrus and herbal hop providing a nice balance for the maltier smells.

Taste – The taste begins with a sweeter caramel and bready flavor up front. Some notes of a citrus hop then come to the tongue as well as a slightly corny and metallic flavor. The off metallic flavor is well hidden by more citrus hop, bready, and caramel flavors as well as by a light earthy hop taste that comes to the tongue more toward the end. While hidden, the metallic flavor is still detected and in the end one is left with a somewhat lightly hopped malt liquor like taste to be left on the tongue.

Mouthfeel -The body of the beer is on the slightly thinner to average side in terms of its creaminess and thickness with a carbonation level that is average to possibly just above average. Both the carbonation and body suit the blend of caramel, bready, and light hop tastes well with both also making for a quite drinkable brew.

Overall – While a step above many, alas it is just a slightly hoped version of more standard American adjunct lagers.

Serving type: can

02-26-2013 02:05:54 | More by Darkmagus82

Wrigfen

South Carolina

3.25/5  rDev +5.2%

05-26-2013 01:36:59 | More by Wrigfen

Handy50322

Iowa

2.5/5  rDev -19.1%

05-25-2013 23:44:57 | More by Handy50322

KYGunner

Kentucky

3.05/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Despite what you've heard this is not an amber anything. The color was quite orange with a thin fleeting head.

Quite weak but interesting enough, I caught burnt malt red ale like like qualities in the aroma. Slight caramel malt richness and a little burn makes it interesting enough.

The taste reminds me of Budweiser Black Crown, which is an amber lager, I believe. Somewhat malty with a little red ale tinge, it's very smooth and easy with no harsh adjunct flavor.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 22:11:57 | More by KYGunner

laramis

South Carolina

3/5  rDev -2.9%

05-25-2013 21:34:25 | More by laramis

Wservati

Oklahoma

3.5/5  rDev +13.3%

05-25-2013 17:30:13 | More by Wservati

Cris4545

Indiana

2/5  rDev -35.3%

05-25-2013 13:26:53 | More by Cris4545

MadWolf

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +21.4%

05-24-2013 20:01:56 | More by MadWolf

mcewesr

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -19.1%

05-24-2013 16:59:11 | More by mcewesr

ColSanders123

Georgia

2.5/5  rDev -19.1%

05-24-2013 04:48:40 | More by ColSanders123

mjurney

Texas

3.5/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance:
Golden-amber color, clear. Lots of carbonation rising up. Thick frothy head.

Aroma:
Faint. Sweet malts, bready, a little caramel.

Taste:
Sweet malts, bready, slight toasted and caramel. Bitterness is mild. Finish is dry, crisp. Body is light, crisp, refreshing, medium carbonation.

Overall:
It's a good beer, but nothing special.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2013 07:18:10 | More by mjurney

Hallertau

Wisconsin

3/5  rDev -2.9%

05-23-2013 02:24:11 | More by Hallertau

JC333

New York

3/5  rDev -2.9%

05-23-2013 02:19:05 | More by JC333

cet128

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev +21.4%

05-22-2013 17:31:48 | More by cet128

BryantForestry

Texas

3.25/5  rDev +5.2%

05-22-2013 00:58:27 | More by BryantForestry

mralphabet

Virginia

3/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

12 oz bottle poured into Sam Adams Perfect pint glass

A: Clear golden color with a good 2 fingers worth of head that disappears about as quickly as it appeared, with no lacing.

S: Sweet malts with just a small hint of hops, not much else.

T: First thing I'm getting is the sweet toasted malt, then pretty much the same at the end.

M: Medium carbonation, a little thin and dry in the finish.

O: Not a bad beer, pretty easy to drink and not a bad ABV, just not exciting enough to make it a session beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 00:08:02 | More by mralphabet

ericdailey

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev +21.4%

05-21-2013 19:28:49 | More by ericdailey

Dank26

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -2.9%

05-21-2013 18:54:14 | More by Dank26

bigpoppa67

Wisconsin

3/5  rDev -2.9%

05-21-2013 03:15:07 | More by bigpoppa67

tfsimpkins

Florida

3/5  rDev -2.9%

05-20-2013 02:27:18 | More by tfsimpkins

Tjvan2

Iowa

3.5/5  rDev +13.3%

05-20-2013 01:24:05 | More by Tjvan2

Moby

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev +5.2%

05-20-2013 00:05:01 | More by Moby

KerryCummins1977

Kentucky

3/5  rDev -2.9%

05-19-2013 01:19:28 | More by KerryCummins1977

nickfl

Florida

3/5  rDev -2.9%

05-18-2013 20:47:30 | More by nickfl

wiseguywood

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev +21.4%

05-18-2013 16:48:12 | More by wiseguywood