Two Women Lager - New Glarus Brewing Company

stewart124

Ohio

4.85/5  rDev +25.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Brilliant copper color with a beautiful rocky white head.

Nose has plenty of toasted malt character and grape notes. Fresh hay and grass add to amazing nose.

Whoa! Simply amazing. Grass and toasted malts really shine. The malt character is out of this world. Medium mouthfeel and pleasant hop bitterness really round this out. Easy drinking and leaves a slight noble bitterness on the tongue.

I wasn't sure what to make of this lager at first but the label and description get the taste buds going. Thanks to Dave for bringing this down in the sampler pack. New Glarus made another stellar beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-28-2012 00:18:36 | More by stewart124

McCranky

Illinois

4.8/5  rDev +24%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

This is by far the best session beer i've ever had. Refreshing, crisp, clean and it also pairs well with many foods. i love this beer! thank you Dan Carey! It takes a lot of guts to do a beer like this because if you don't do it well there's nowhere for the negatives to hide. This beer is a winner through and through, grab one whenever you can.

Serving type: bottle

07-29-2011 02:31:34 | More by McCranky

cdkrenz

Wisconsin

4.72/5  rDev +22%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Thank you WVJII.

A - Crisp reddish orange body that's clear and bubbly. The head is white and thin as it starts out at about a half inch but when it recedes it never quite goes away. Very nice.

S - The pristine aroma of fine malt.

T - This is how I believe a good pilsner should taste. Real mild sweet flavor of malt with no pressure from the hops. In my opinion the brewers at New Glarus nail it.

M - Smooth and moderately thick with the perfect amount of carbonation present allowing for the beer not to gain weight.

~ I'm fairly certain my review up to this point has been pretty self-explainatory. This is a very well crafted German Pilsner... for that matter its just a great beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2011 01:10:25 | More by cdkrenz

mynie

Indiana

4.72/5  rDev +22%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

This is a cool concept around which to base a collaboration beer. Above that, it's neat to see New Glarus making a little bit of a deal out of the fact that they're run by a woman. The way I see it, pride is always justified if 1)You're proud of something truly exceptional and 2) You got the chops to back it up.

Anyhow, this is just a straight-up German pils, and wow does it deliver. Aside from Millstream's pils circa 2006, this is the best American-made German Pils I've ever had (remember, Czech pils are a completely different category).

Pours very dark with a big, retentive white head. The aroma is grassy and malty, really crisp and refreshing. The flavor is whiz-bang. Starts out mildly bitter, moves into very nice cereal barley, and ends with a giant dose of herbacious hops that'll make you feel like you're walking through a field at daybreak.

Excellent, excellent beer. I wish I had bought more than one!

Serving type: bottle

08-09-2011 01:18:43 | More by mynie

JohnQVegas

Tennessee

4.68/5  rDev +20.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

500 ml bottle into tulip pint. Massive thank you to Jeff (Alewatcher) for sending a couple of bottles of this my way - absolutely one of my top wants since its release. Huge gratitude, my friend.

Pours clear gold with a nice, solid finger-and-a-half, creamy white head. Falls fairly quickly into a wafer-thin layer of soapy suds. Sparse lacing.

Nose is beautiful - nice interplay between fresh, grassy hops and a beautiful, lightly sweet malt body that carries notes of grain, bit of honey.

Taste follows the nose, kicking it up a notch. Floral hops pair with lightly sweet grain, maybe just a bit of honey sweetness, and a dry cracker edge on the finish. Finish is floral, some honeyed grain, a bit grassy on the trailing edge, delicate bitterness. Absolutely beautifully put together.

Mouthfeel is stellar as well - medium-light body, crisp but light carbonation, off-dry. Fantastic.

Drinkability is stellar as well. Not much to say; Unplugged Bohemian Lager is one of the best lagers I've ever tasted, and this absolutely holds true to that experience. Brilliant beer.

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2010 02:02:26 | More by JohnQVegas

ktrillionaire

Florida

4.65/5  rDev +20.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

A - Beautiful brilliant golden Pilsner, with a stratospheric white head, and leaves an unusually big smattering of lace on the side of the glass.

S - Pristine mineral flavor, slightly sweet malt-grain aroma, plus floral and slightly fruity continental hops.

T - This is what I would expect from a reputable local Bavarian Stube, if I were to travel to one. Instead, I traveled to New Glarus, and got this brew. This is fresh Pilsner at its best. The best I've had, anyway. Perhaps when I go to Germany or CZ, then I'll feel differently. But my speculative opinion is that I have just witnessed the difference between a having German brew like Jever or Bitburger here, and having them in their homeland; I just had a badass local German Pilsner in its homeland, which happens to be mine too.

M - Very very slippery. It fell out of the glass and down my gullet with the greatest of ease.

D - I haven't drank a beer this fast in I don't know how long...

Serving type: bottle

07-26-2010 05:04:45 | More by ktrillionaire

orbitalr0x

Illinois

4.6/5  rDev +18.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

500ml bottle pours into my glass a brilliant clear golden yellow with good active carbonation and two fingers of bubbly, creamy white head sitting solidly on top of the brew. Aromas start off with bright, crisp malts upfront. The slightly sweet grain aroma is fresh and enticing. Herbal, slightly spicy hops along with a bit of an earthiness. Really nice.

First sip brings bright crisp malts upfront with a nice residual sweetness and a sun dried grain accent. Herbal, grassy hops meld in with a touch of spiciness. Super well balanced with a great flavor profile.

Mouthfeel is smooth and crisp with creamy carbonation. Overall it's just really refreshing and a pleasure to drink. I could drink a large amount of this very easily with a smile on my face. I know the ingredients and process for this one were a bit more expensive, but it would be a joy to have in six packs. A really well done lager.

Serving type: bottle

08-18-2010 02:16:49 | More by orbitalr0x

MarvinTheMarzen

Iowa

4.6/5  rDev +18.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I knew nothing of this beer when I picked it up but was intrigued by the label's claim of using Hallertau hops and bohemian malt was enough to catch my attention. The brew absolutely delivers, having a wonderfully blended flavor.

BA lists this as a pilsner but there is less brightness and more depth of flavor than is typically found in this style. The beer pours beautifully but has a muted scent. I would call this closer to a marzen than a pilsner. Definitely worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

09-05-2011 23:19:15 | More by MarvinTheMarzen

WYVYRN527

Minnesota

4.6/5  rDev +18.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Twelve-ounce bottle poured into a New Glarus Pilsener glass.

A: Pours a deep golden/amber hue, almost copper, with a fluffy off-white head that settles quickly to a thin foam on the surface. Lacing is sticky, but not so much that it dries on the glass. Etching in the bottom of the glass gives off fine carbonation, almost Champagne-like.

S: Biscuit-like malt profile blends with just a touch of caramel and hops lend floral, grassy aromas.

T: caramel and fresh, bready malt tones up front, with just a hint of fruitiness. Perfectly balanced out on the finish, with grassy, floral hop notes. Finish is exceptionally clean.

Notes: Fuller in body for the style with yet a very lively mouthfeel. The balance of hops and malt is unlike any lager I have ever had. This is a session brew for all seasons. An extremely well-made brew from the folks at New Glarus. Each sip has me wanting more.

Serving type: bottle

01-18-2012 00:53:50 | More by WYVYRN527

DefenCorps

Oregon

4.58/5  rDev +18.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

This is probably my most anticipated beer of the summer, and I finally managed to track down a couple thanks to asmokingoat, who also happens to be a very generous and patient trader. Thank you, Joel.

Pouring a crystal clear yellow with a dense, off-white head that has excellent retention and solid lacing, this is pretty close to spot on for a pilsner, apart from the lacing, which could be improved. The nose is a magnificent showcase of Hallertau hops. Mildly lemony, mildly hay-like, some lemon rind and some earthy character, this is delicate and nuanced. A rather rustic malt character is present in the back as well, with bread and graham crackers. Quite raw. This is darn near perfect.

The palate opens with a delicate hop character, with the aromas I picked up on the nose all being represented. Mostly hay-like with some wet earth, the hop character segues into the very rustic malt character. While this beer has a very light body, it isn't lacking for malt flavors - the raw grain, graham cracker and light toast bring to my mind what was (IMO) Dan's best beer, the Unplugged Bohemian Lager. Very, very clean, there are no off-flavors here. Again, despite being light, there's enough flavor to tingle every tastebud, making this seem about as far from watery as you can get. Carbonation is medium-light, lower than I'm used to but sufficient. The finish is long and delicate, with the lemon characteristics appearing along with the earthy and grassy flavors lingering a long, long time. This is on par with the Victory Braumeister Pils in terms of quality. Exceptional stuff.

Serving type: bottle

09-03-2010 02:06:24 | More by DefenCorps

Bighuge

Minnesota

4.58/5  rDev +18.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Clear golden yellow body. Bubbly white head. Lacing is quite full. Great hop aroma. Love the Mittelfrueh. Crisp and flowery. Biscuity malt nose blends in nicely. Flavor is very smooth and balanced. This is really holding up well with age. Crisp, crackery and biscuity malt base. Flowery hops balance everything out nicely. Nice accents of hay as well. Herbal and eathry. Body is medium full. Moderate carbaonation. Very good pilsener.

Serving type: bottle

10-26-2010 04:00:52 | More by Bighuge

matjack85

Illinois

4.58/5  rDev +18.3%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I got this 12oz brown bottle as part of a build your own 6-pack of New Glarus beers for $10. Unfortunately, New Glarus doesn't export their products outside the state, so if you want to try one of these you'll have to go up to Wisconsin to get one.

The beer poured a clear copper color with a 1½-finger white head that lasted about a minute. Very little lacing and no freshness date.

Wonderful smell of baked bread and rich caramel and roasted malts.

A delicious lager. Lots of bready flavor and toasted malt. Sweet caramel is also noticeable but the sweetness is tamed with a hefty dose of Hallertau hops which gives it just a touch of bitterness. Well balanced and very tasty.

Light to medium body withy crisp carbonation.

This is one of the best lagers I ever had. Another winner from New Glarus.

Serving type: bottle

09-28-2011 07:13:55 | More by matjack85

Pauly2X

Wisconsin

4.55/5  rDev +17.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

A- Clear deep gold with a one finger off white head.

S- Noble grassy hops dominate the aroma. Behind that is some solid grainy/bready malt character as well.

T- Great balance throughout. The malty sweet flavor is held in check perfectly by the generous hopping which also adds a great noble hop flavor conterpoint as well. The finish is wonderfully balanced as well not too sweet and not too dry.

M- Medium bodied with plenty of carbonation.

O- A fantastic all around session beer when you don't want to sacrifice substance for drinkabliity.

Serving type: bottle

06-30-2011 12:57:02 | More by Pauly2X

HopHead84

California

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

7/8/2010

An extra from the generous eyncognito, thanks Ian! This is incorrectly classified as a Czech Pilsner on the site, when it is in fact a German Pilsner. Take note. Poured into a Pilsner glass, the beer is yellow gold with a long lasting three finger head and great clarity. It's a beautiful beer, and this seldom used glass showcases the rapid ascension of bubbles to the frothy crown. Lacing is scattered.

My olfactory is greeted by a classic noble hop aroma, the glory of Hallertau, with a flowery and spicy profile that evokes images of a Bavarian summer. The malt is redolent of graham cracker, and is subtle enough to allow the great hop aroma to shine.

The flavor opens with a clean moderate level of bitterness and a big noble hop flavor with a light spiciness. The malt is crackery, toasted, and slightly bready, imparting a light sweetness. There's the slightest citrus presence in the form of lemon, but it's quite faint. The spiciness is more pronounced in the crisp and bitter finish. Carbonation is high, and the mouthfeel is crisp and dry.

A beautiful German lager bier. Crisp and refreshing, with an excellent hop profile. In a sea of ales, this style is often dismissed; what some call insipid and overt simplicity, I call nuanced and restrained complexity. I applaud New Glarus for creating another finely crafted lager. Please make more...

Serving type: bottle

07-09-2010 03:37:17 | More by HopHead84

Gueuzedude

Arizona

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A solid pour into my large Tripel Karmeliet tulip produces a fat-three-finger thick, pale tanned head that even leaves some lacing on the sides of my glass as it slowly subsides. The beer is a nice gold hue that shows a hint of haze and a brighter gold color when held up to the light. Once the beer fully warms up it is a brilliantly clear hue. Ahhhh, what a nice pale malt character, and wait there it is a spicy, lemon-leaning, herbaceous hop note that kicks in towards the finish. The malt character contributes a significant malted cracker note, whole grain chewiness, clean wheat crumb aromatics and something that reminds me of a freshly made, white corn tortilla fresh off the griddle; this last is not meant to suggest any cheap corn notes that are found in many a cheap lager. The hop character, while not aggressive, contributes a very refined herbal character and spiciness to this beer that is much softer than the grain character.

My first sip yields firmly bitter notes, then a solid grain / malt character, quickly followed by a big, herbaceous hop note and more bitterness that adds a lingering bite to the finish. This is much more hoppy in flavor than the aroma led me to believe. Lemon like hop notes mix with a subtle pale malt grain sweetness to produce a really nice combination. This is a fairly dry beer overall; the biting bitterness of the hops ensures this. This definitely has the texture and body from the malt that is so nice, yet it remains very quaffable; it is somewhere in between a good German Pils and a Czech Pilsener in the body, but it is so quaffable; I could drink liters of this beer (though much of that has to do with the flavor and not just the texture / body. While not as apparent at first, because of the balance from the hops, the really great malt character from the nose also plays a big role in the flavor; dried grassy, huge suggestions of freshly crushed pale malt of the highest quality, suggestions of sweet bread crumb and, again, a fresh white corn tortilla flavor.

The grain character of this beer in the nose is exceedingly exquisite and something I can't get enough of; I really can't shake that freshly griddled, white corn tortilla comparison, it seems so apt somehow and so appetizing. Sometimes even a Lager can be quite sublime, this has to be at least a bit past its prime and it is still quite fantastic.

Serving type: bottle

10-15-2010 16:34:07 | More by Gueuzedude

tavernjef

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Dusty, dirty, murky, darkish golden hay color with a small yet densely set firm crown of bone white foam. Keeps a nice fluffy collar and skim present the entire session, but brings little lace with it as only a few areas of spottyness stick.

Aroma is crisp and firm of some solid cracker-like biscuityness melded with a some lighter notions of sweet apple and floral, herbal, earthy hoppyness. Nice nose for a Pilsener!

Taste is more of the same, which is brilliantly layered with a nice crisp tone of lightly sweet dark apple and mild melon tones over a crisp, firm, crackery maltedness. Mellowing middlework with sweetness. Finishing well with nice rounded herbal notes of earthy tea-like hoppyness.

Body is medium-full with a easy going smooth carbonation that keeps a nice crisp tone at the front then sets a mellower sweetness in the middrange before the hops do a nice number of things within a tea-like herbalness.

Drinkable by the gallons and a near masterpiece for some Summer Pilsener drinkin'! New Glarus has a big time keeper with this stuff!

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2011 01:45:09 | More by tavernjef

hwwty4

Missouri

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to the in-laws for picking me up this last time the swung by Wisconsin.

Poured a 12oz bottle into my Troegs pint glass. This beer pours a golden amber with a big 3 inch cap that leaves just a bit of lacing down the sides of the glass. After about a minute, a good half a inch of head is still sticking around and does so for the entirety of the pull. The aroma is fairly complex for a pilsener. Candy apples mixed with caramel and toasted bread. Nice yeasty esters. Malt backbone is pretty prevalent with just a bit of earthy hops. The flavor tells you that this is a pretty malty lager. Caramel apples with toasted bread and yeasty biscuits. Underlying the malt is just a hint of earthy hops. Very clean and straightforward. Really tasty. The mouthfeel is clean and dry with a medium carbonation. This is a great lager by a great brewery. Definitely wish I could get this year round.

Serving type: bottle

09-08-2011 00:06:26 | More by hwwty4

ONUMello

Ohio

4.48/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

12oz bottle poured into a pilsner glass
A: Pours a copper orange with a thin head and quite a few bubbles.
S: Rich aromas of toasted malt, caramel, and a bit of grass.
T: Again very rich with toasted grain, caramel, and a long bready finish. Quite tasty.
M: Medium-bodied, crisp and a nice amount of carbonation.
O: This is really tasty and very well made. Definitely enjoyed it a lot.

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2012 00:11:31 | More by ONUMello

TurdFurgison

Ohio

4.47/5  rDev +15.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

12oz bottle, opened with some fanfare. I'm a huge fan of their Unplugged Bohemian Pilsner, so I had high hopes for the German Pilsner. And they were met.

Light golden color, clear, with a few fingers of thick foam. A very malt-forward aroma, bready and grainy, with light grassy hops. Very nice, this evokes memories of Germany and its wonderful brewpubs.

The grain and bready yeast character comes through strong in the taste, very smooth and a little sweet, just excellent. Some bitterness in the aftertaste, but it feels proper to me. Medium-medium plus body, full filling while still going down quickly. I loved this beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2011 01:27:38 | More by TurdFurgison

AlCaponeJunior

Texas

4.45/5  rDev +15%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

This is a great looking beer, copper-tan in color, crystal clear, with a great two finger head that lasted and lasted, leaving monstrous sheets of lacing behind as you sip, with tons of fine rising bubbles.

The smell is nice, grains come around first, followed by a nice herbal component, and some fresh crisp hops.

Taste is amazingly good! Just a touch of fruitiness accents a fantastic grainy, hoppy, biscuity flavor, along with a nice herbal quality and a little sweetness.

Body is about as perfect as a German pils can be. Great smooth carbonation and exceptionally creamy mouthfeel are followed with a lovely herbal, slightly dry finish.

Overall this is certainly an A quality beer and, as usual, New Glarus rocks everything I try from them. Makes me want to move to Wisconsin so I can drink their beers all the time.

Serving type: bottle

08-13-2011 14:31:48 | More by AlCaponeJunior

NuclearDolphin

Minnesota

4.45/5  rDev +15%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured into a Pilsner Glass

Appearance - Bright Clear Orange with quite a bit of carbonation and a slightly brown 2 finger head. Spotty Lacing

Smell - Yeasts, Bread, Barley, Slight Lemon, and Malts. For a Pilsener, this one really doesn't have a grassy/earthy scent to it. Smells crisp and pleasant nonetheless!

Taste - Bready Yeasts, Lemon Zest, Floral Hops and Malts. The grassy aspect is in the flavor but not in an over-encompassing sense. Very balanced flavor and quite tasty!

Mouthfeel - While it's medium bodied, it's quite heavy for a Pilsener. Carbonation levels are perfect and give it a crisp and refreshing feel.

Overall - An excellent tasting Pilsener. If you're ever in Wisconsin, pick this up; You will not regret it

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2012 18:35:54 | More by NuclearDolphin

wisrarebeer

Wisconsin

4.43/5  rDev +14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

$5.99 for a Euro (half liter) bottle.

A: clear straw color, great head
S: amazing, great traditional german malt with spicey hop finish
T: just like a great german pils, great malt and hops, balance, spritzey, clean, dry, and soft, well done
D: very, very drinkable
M: very good mouthfeel

Serving type: bottle

07-05-2010 23:19:03 | More by wisrarebeer

dhannes

Wisconsin

4.43/5  rDev +14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Had this last night on tap at a wedding reception. First glass (served in plastic cup) was just after drinking a home brewed APA...second glass was a bit different but still wonderful.

Brewers describes this as a "Classic Country Lager" and it does not resemble any Pilsener that I've ever had.

A=Nice amber color, leaning a bit towards the golden end.

S=Faint odor of sugar or sweetness.

T=Wow. Rather sweet with almost no taste of hops. Not at all bitter.

M=Excellent...a true session beer. Medium body and light carbonation means one could drink this all night.

O=The best lager that I've had in a long time. I'm not a huge fan of New Glarus beers, but this is enjoyable, especially between Spring and Autumn.

Serving type: on-tap

06-05-2011 19:21:42 | More by dhannes

KarlHungus

Minnesota

4.43/5  rDev +14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This beer pours a dark bronze color. The head is one inch in height, and recedes slowly into minimal lacing. The aroma is of toast, hints of light toffee, and a splash of spicy noble hops. The taste is very well balanced with a bunch of toasty malt, and ample hops. There is also a very faint metallic note in the background that adds to the flavor. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with a smooth texture and fairly high carbonation. Overall, this is a really good pilsener that I will surely drink again when the opportunity presents itself.

Serving type: bottle

07-11-2011 00:49:34 | More by KarlHungus

pweis909

Wisconsin

4.43/5  rDev +14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Updated Review - 3-28-12
I have had several bottles of this since my original review and I realize that the original review does not reflect my current perceptions of the beer. No idea why there is a change, but there is, and I did this beer a whole lot more now.

A. Darker than I remember. Creamy head and foam. Seems a little less pils like IN APPEARANCE ONLY than I recall.

S: German pils malt, so distinct. Is this the floor malting effect? And hops clearly evident in aroma. I get a slight licorice smell at the back of the whiff (if whiff's have backs).

T: Toasty sweet maltiness. Tingly, balancingly bitter finish.

I have changed my mind about this beer. They set the bar high for themselves, and they delivered. I don't know why my first experience seemed so minerally and apply, but since then, I have had this beer at least 5 different times (including 1x at the brewery) and I am endeared to it.

Old Review:
Orange gold, with a white head that dissapears sort of quickly, leaving laces on the glass.

Strong malt accompanied by a little bit of fruitiness, maybe apple, and a faint whiff of sulfur that is slightly reminiscent of skunked European lagers such as Becks, despite the fact that NG has a brown bottle. It's not off-putting, but a little surprising as this seems like a flaw.

Sweet malty flavor, with slight tart apple and mineral presence to the finish.

This is a likeable beer, but I think NG sets a high bar and I'm not sure they quite reached it with this one.

Serving type: bottle

12-03-2011 18:48:19 | More by pweis909