1516 Bavarian Lager - Okanagan Spring Brewery

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.35/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a pale golden hue, with a few fingers of thin white head, that falls away quite quickly, leaving very little lacing. The smell is very much like refined white grain, a soup cracker essence. The flavour starts with a tiny bit of a floral hop bite, then becomes awash in bready, yeasty malt tones. The carbonation is moderate, and the breadiness carries through the finish, leaving it off-dry. This is a decent example, if a little mild, of the style, but I remember tiring of its one-dimensionality when sessioning it a while ago in the pub.

Serving type: bottle

11-28-2008 23:47:35 | More by biboergosum

KStark

British Columbia (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev +2.6%

06-13-2013 13:56:36 | More by KStark

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -4.7%

06-04-2013 23:19:32 | More by Kmat10

kitsgrad84

Alberta (Canada)

3.59/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Have been drinking 1516 for a few years now , and really enjoy this lager. Crisp carbonation (could even use more ) medium hop, fresh clean taste slightly grainy and goes down smooth with very nice aftertaste. I like this brewery. Looks good in a 16 oz. glass and has nice remnants, as you watch it go down. As always, check your bottle best before dates as some retailers don't rotate like they need to if it doesn't sell quick enough. Sure there are better, but i am sold on this one.

A good beer in fairly true tradition to southern German lagers. I will continue to enjoy this beverage on a regular basis.

Cheers

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2013 01:36:04 | More by kitsgrad84

iSip

Colorado

3.49/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Okanagan Spring 1516: This brew pours with a clear golden color. Not much in the aroma department. The flavor is a very pleasant layer of malts and a clean finish. Overall, I rate this as a decent beer, refreshing. I discount that the tasting was done on a ski trip to Canada. A day of skiing great powder does make any beer taste good. Having factored in the positive environment, the Okanagan 1516 still does shine.

Serving type: on-tap

01-25-2013 15:28:52 | More by iSip

KalanM

British Columbia (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -4.7%

11-29-2012 02:39:06 | More by KalanM

andrenaline

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev +2.6%

11-18-2012 03:50:42 | More by andrenaline

TheBeermin

Saskatchewan (Canada)

2/5  rDev -41.3%

11-12-2012 06:02:07 | More by TheBeermin

LagerHOGGER

Alberta (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev +2.6%

11-03-2012 16:14:22 | More by LagerHOGGER

Serge

Alberta (Canada)

2.75/5  rDev -19.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Bottle. Mild aroma offers a lightly herbal hop note over creamed corn like sweetness. Clear golden body is topped by a low, white, fine bubbled head that recedes to ring. Flavour is simple and sweet with some cornlike DMS. Light body is somewhat gassy with a texture that is a bit on the watery side. A mild butterscotch note of diacetyl appears as it warms.

Serving type: bottle

10-12-2012 05:10:42 | More by Serge

4ster

Quebec (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -4.7%

09-30-2012 20:59:07 | More by 4ster

nicsman

4.5/5  rDev +32%

09-29-2012 03:43:32 | More by nicsman

chickenm

British Columbia (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -4.7%

09-01-2012 15:44:32 | More by chickenm

BigGruntyThirst

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev +2.6%

08-24-2012 19:25:56 | More by BigGruntyThirst

MylesMac

Manitoba (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -4.7%

08-14-2012 23:47:23 | More by MylesMac

sAws

3.33/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

This starts out as a very average lager in terms of appearance and smell. Has a nice thin feel of a lager and a good crisp taste. Where the beer sets its self apart from most lagers is the nice smooth finish with little after taste. Its a great beer for a hot day and the quality ingredients of Reinheitsgebot make for a smooth delicious lager.

Serving type: bottle

08-14-2012 16:32:21 | More by sAws

Coastal_Brew

British Columbia (Canada)

4/5  rDev +17.3%

07-15-2012 16:06:50 | More by Coastal_Brew

schopenhauerale

British Columbia (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -4.7%

07-07-2012 22:44:32 | More by schopenhauerale

Bockerdoppel91

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -12%

06-26-2012 21:48:03 | More by Bockerdoppel91

rodrigueZflyingf0x

British Columbia (Canada)

2.75/5  rDev -19.4%

06-11-2012 08:11:30 | More by rodrigueZflyingf0x

MattPS

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev +2.6%

06-06-2012 02:57:32 | More by MattPS

bumchilly25

British Columbia (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev +2.6%

05-11-2012 00:08:56 | More by bumchilly25

leaddog

Alberta (Canada)

3.53/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance - Pours a clear straw gold with a finger width of bubbly white head. Lots of bubbles present.

Smell - Barley, yeast, apple/pear, sweet smelling.

Taste - Barley and grains with a crisp apple tartness at the finish. Clean flavour kept simple, not overly complex.

Mouthfeel - Light-to-medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Crisp and dry.

Overall - An easy drinking Bavarian Lager by Okanagan Spring. Clean, crisp, a very simple brew that doesn't try to over-complicate flavour. Could easily be a session brew.

Serving type: bottle

05-04-2012 02:47:27 | More by leaddog

A221V

5/5  rDev +46.6%

03-27-2012 22:47:57 | More by A221V

sansho

Tennessee

3.25/5  rDev -4.7%

03-26-2012 18:39:48 | More by sansho