Third Shift Amber Lager - Coors Brewing Company

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

3.66/5  rDev +19.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Third Shift Amber Lager has an extremely thin, white head, which quickly dies away and very little lacing left behind. The appearance is amber and clear, with some streaming bubbles. Aroma is of sweet bread crust and is faint. Taste is of sweet, roasted malt, bread crust, a little bit of caramel, and a light hop bitterness. Mouthfeel is watery, and Third Shift Amber Lager finishes crisp, clean, refreshing, and mild. Overall, this is a good beer, and I would think it’s worth trying at least once.

RJT

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2013 14:05:44 | More by RonaldTheriot

SpAiReArGsEonNE

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -2.3%

06-18-2013 04:28:10 | More by SpAiReArGsEonNE

Kpitevl

Missouri

3/5  rDev -2.3%

06-18-2013 00:29:17 | More by Kpitevl

FLBeerGuy

Florida

3.25/5  rDev +5.9%

06-17-2013 22:44:50 | More by FLBeerGuy

bomberboysk

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev +5.9%

06-17-2013 01:34:54 | More by bomberboysk

307x

Ontario (Canada)

2.5/5  rDev -18.6%

06-16-2013 20:23:58 | More by 307x

olbubba

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +14%

06-16-2013 12:20:00 | More by olbubba

barnzy78

Illinois

2.51/5  rDev -18.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

12 oz bottle, pours amber with amazing clarity, tall bubbly white head fades slowly, no lacing is left on the glass. Minimal aroma, faint toasty grain, faint yeast, grass, earth. Tastes are toasted grain, earthy, grassy hops, caramel. Light-medium body, moderate carbonation, finishes semi bitter with a sourish earthiness. Overall, wasn't sure what to expect with this one, but it doesn't deliver.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2013 02:07:49 | More by barnzy78

mjw06

Pennsylvania

1.99/5  rDev -35.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 1.5

This is really a terrible beer. Maybe in the style of a marzen it would get a little bit of better rating from me. But it comes off as a Miller High Life with red food coloring, a few days over the best-by date. It's really a shame that the price point for this is inline with other premium craft-style BMC selections. Nobody should have to pay that much for this.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 04:56:34 | More by mjw06

LordTorgamus

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -10.4%

06-14-2013 05:26:56 | More by LordTorgamus

meschick

North Carolina

3/5  rDev -2.3%

06-13-2013 20:44:46 | More by meschick

archyquaffer

Montana

3.48/5  rDev +13.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 12 ounce twisty bottle into a Shaker pint glass. The label proclaims that the beer is a "Gold Medal Award Winner". A moderate pour produces about 3/4 inch of an off-white froth that hangs out for awhile, coating the glass with wispy remnants of lace. The beer is a pale copper or amber in color, with a fair amount of carbonation.

Faint floral hops are detectable in the aroma, along with perhaps a subdued cooked corn character along with the pale malt. There's some complexity in the taste, with biscuity malt tones, a slight bit of sourness/sweetness, and a splash of bitterness on the tongue before a pretty clean finish. The mouth feel is fairly thick and creamy for a lager beer.

This beer is easy drinking and refreshing, yet provides good complexity for the style.

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2013 02:13:12 | More by archyquaffer

Nolen12

Kentucky

2.75/5  rDev -10.4%

06-12-2013 23:34:10 | More by Nolen12

samibr

New York

2.25/5  rDev -26.7%

06-12-2013 23:31:15 | More by samibr

jamisonspitzer

Maryland

3.35/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

A buddy of mine brought this over for an evening BBQ.

I drank it out of the bottle the way I would any lager while I'm standing over my grill. In the vein of summertime beers I think this one holds its own. I'd put it on par with Fat Tire or Dos X. If you're filling a cooler with something to drink at the lake or a BBQ you could do a lot worse than Third Shift.

Appearance: Amber and translucent--what you'd expect for this type of beer
Smell: A pleasant sour maltiness
Taste: Solid lager taste, not amazing but very drinkable.
Mouthfeel: This is a very wet beer. There's not much body to it at all. When you're chugging it to rinse a jalepeno popper out of your mouth though, that's a good thing.

I'd buy this for a party where I needed low-cost but tasty beverage options for a crowd.

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2013 13:22:23 | More by jamisonspitzer

PatM

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +14%

06-11-2013 23:19:35 | More by PatM

GraduatedCashew

California

3/5  rDev -2.3%

06-11-2013 17:05:25 | More by GraduatedCashew

blastoderm55

Texas

2/5  rDev -34.9%

06-11-2013 00:29:25 | More by blastoderm55

BKBassist

New York

2/5  rDev -34.9%

06-10-2013 23:16:19 | More by BKBassist

CollegeStogie

Alabama

3/5  rDev -2.3%

06-10-2013 04:32:57 | More by CollegeStogie

LCannon4

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev +14%

06-09-2013 22:50:51 | More by LCannon4

BamfBacon

Ohio

3/5  rDev -2.3%

06-09-2013 21:06:41 | More by BamfBacon

mgernert

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -2.3%

06-09-2013 16:54:16 | More by mgernert

schaffer9252

New York

3.25/5  rDev +5.9%

06-08-2013 22:12:59 | More by schaffer9252

nmann08

Maryland

2.75/5  rDev -10.4%

06-08-2013 20:00:51 | More by nmann08