Two Women Lager - New Glarus Brewing Company

312HopBomb

Illinois

4.28/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: Crystal clear deep golden, light head. Spotty lacing.

Smell: Crisp, dry malt with light toffee. Earthy hop aroma.

Taste: Balance of light malt and hop flavor. Not too dry with subtle malt sweetness. Fresh hop flavor. Everything about this beer tastes fresh.

Mouthfeel: Crisp and smooth. Very refreshing with light/medium carbonation.

Overall: A nice lager beer and a good choice for sessioning.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2012 20:30:06 | More by 312HopBomb

barczar

Kentucky

3.58/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a brilliant medium brown with a one inch study white head that slowly dissipates, leaving spotty lacing.

Floral hops, corn, pilsner malt, and toasted bread form the aroma.

There's an underlying fruity character in the flavor, which becomes toasted breadcrust mid palate, finishing earthy and dry. Lacks the cracker-like flavor of pilsner malt, which was overtaken by the kilned malts.

Body is a touch watery, with carbonation on the high side.

Not your typical pilsner. Fairly light in mouthfeel, but the darker malts and unclean fruity character add more complexity than anticipated.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2012 18:42:57 | More by barczar

Braseltonage

Missouri

4.25/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz. bottle poured into a standard pint.

Gorgeous light copper beer with one of the finer dense, classic white pilsner heads I've seen in a while.
Malt dominates the aroma, bready, slight hints of corn. Moderate noble hop presence.
This is a fine example of a dead on old world pilsner, minus the green bottle. Wonderfully simple, yet fabulously complex. Really malt dominated but crisply and cleanly finished.
First New Glarus I've gotten my hands on and I look forward to more.
Well done.

Serving type: bottle

12-29-2012 03:50:44 | More by Braseltonage

beerrock

4.13/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This beer is crisp and clean, much closer to a Vienna Lager. It very creamy and rich on the mouthfeel.The hops give it nice bitterness that I didn't think i would like but it fits the beer very well. I can crush this beer all day long while watching a football game.

Serving type: bottle

12-27-2012 04:23:29 | More by beerrock

tempest

Pennsylvania

3.63/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Had this back to back with Home Town Blonde, and this is smoother, while also far less hoppy and crisp. This tastes closer to a Vienna Lager by my palate. The barley is almost creamy, with subtle caramel and toffee. You might even mistake it for an Irish red. The hops just provide balancing bitterness to this amber lager. Maybe I taste a touch of citrus in the finish, I can't say for certain. As it warms, I get a touch of grass in the aroma. There's a little fruit, but I think it's coming from the malt. This is an easy-drinking crowd-pleaser, but also a finely-crafted lager. It's closer to Spotted Cow than Home Town.

Serving type: bottle

12-25-2012 01:30:46 | More by tempest

zeledonia

Minnesota

4.3/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Yet another New Glarus lager.

Pours surprisingly dark, a clear medium amber. Has some orange, some pinkish hues. One finger of almost-white head, good retention, fine lacing. Pretty good.

Smells like a pilsener! Crisp, spicy herbal hops, laying over a delicate, almost invisible malt base. Those noble hops are the star, peppery, effervescent. Quite nice.

This is dang tasty. Comes on clean, finishes dry and crisp. In between there's a touch of buttery malts, but mostly it's just clean, pure, grassy. Has a light bitterness like carbonated water. Only a hint of spice. And something watery that actually works really well.

Medium-light body, fizzy tingly jumping carbonation. Light, delicate, with a delightful dry evaporative finish. Wow.

I really like this beer. Startlingly refreshing, crisp, clean. Spiciness is delicate, pleasant, but could be a bit higher. Just an all-around good pilsener.

Serving type: bottle

12-21-2012 02:00:01 | More by zeledonia

Chaney

District of Columbia

4.05/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Currently ranked #8 in the German Pilsener category here on BA. Thanks for sending this one, BeerFMAndy!

Served in a shaped glass.

A: Poured a crystal clear, peppery orange brown color with a robust finger to finger + head that clung to the glass as the beer was siphoned.

S: The German malt was particularly strong here, with a bit of a sweet, tomato juice quality that was strange but seemed to work to my mind.

T: Lots of layers here: Initially, I got sourdough bread, after a few sips, it got a bit sweeter and sticker, then, at the end, a yeasty, almost carrot juice component kicked in, followed by a twang of bitterness. Really nice.

M: Just the right amount of sweetness, which was spaced out nicely by the moderate carbonation. Mild, splotchy lacing.

O: Definitely one of the stronger entries in this style class that I've tried. New Glarus does it again!

Serving type: bottle

12-15-2012 04:28:40 | More by Chaney

MattyG85

Minnesota

4.23/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a tall New Glarus Signature Pilsner Glass.

Appearance: Pours a deep copper golden orange color with a moderate amount of bubbles. About two fingers of off white head that recede into a thin patchy layer. Leaves a lot of lacing around the glass.

Smell: A bready malt and grain driven aroma with subtle spice. Bready malts with good hints of biscuit, yeast, hay, crackers, and cereal grains. Subtle hint of apple fruit. Also some lemon. Fairly grassy and earthy with some noble hops providing some spice. A solid crisp Pilsener aroma.

Taste: Nicely crisp, malty, and spicy like the smell hints at. Toasted malts with a taste of biscuit, crackers, hay, yeast, and cereal grains. Notes of apple and lemon fruit. A decent Noble hop backing adds some spicy earthy and grassy tastes. A very good and balanced classic Pilsener taste. The apple taste is a nice touch.

Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with a moderate amount of carbonation. Very crisp and smooth with a fairly drying finish.

Overall: A very good all around take on a Germain style Pilsener. Good bready malts with a nice soft fruit kick and hop spice.

Serving type: bottle

12-12-2012 07:11:46 | More by MattyG85

mdaschaf

Washington

4/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Review from notes, had on tap at New Glarus.

A: Two Women was a light golden straw color, rather clear with a foamy white head on top. Decent retention with thin lacing down the sides.

S: Light grainy malt, a bit of sweetness, apple, lemon, and some earthy hops.

T: Light fruit flavors, lemon and apple, with some grainy and bready malt.

M: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Easy drinking and smooth.

O: A solid pilsener, always a fan of these easy drinking and tasty lagers.

Serving type: on-tap

12-05-2012 04:15:40 | More by mdaschaf

KTCamm

New Jersey

3.38/5  rDev -12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a pint glass.

Pours medium dark amber with 1/4 inch white foam. Almost see through. Very light malt smell - like a an ale trying to fight through the lager. Maybe mild corn too. Very mild light flavor, with a light hop. Everything in moderation. Flavorful lager, simple.

Serving type: bottle

11-12-2012 22:02:16 | More by KTCamm

Boto

Connecticut

3.98/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz. bottle: This one pours a crystal clear lighter amber color. There was a small off-white head that didn’t linger long at all. Just a little lacing. The aroma is nice: a little musty, bready, malts and biscuits. The taste is pretty good. Bready, some malts, touch of bitterness and dryness. Another good beer from them!

Serving type: bottle

11-12-2012 03:14:47 | More by Boto

jaasen64

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz bottle thanks to thebigredone. Poured into Founders snifter.

A- Pours a translucent reddish golden amber that's a little bit on the darker side for a pilsener. Thin layer of white head that dissipates fairly fast. Fairly low carbonation, but consistent rising bubbles.

S- A little bit of bready malts, a hint of tea leaves and herbal hops, about average aroma strength. Smells like a typical pilsener. Not my favorite beer aroma, but smells pretty good for a German Pilsener.

T- Decent amount of bready malts mixed with some light herbal hops, finishes with a slight tea-like taste and some light hop bitterness. Tastes like a typical german lager.

M- Fairly light, easy drinking, nice carbonation, goes down easily.

O- Pilsener's aren't my favorite beer in the world, but this one was very well done for the style. For the style there was a decent amount of flavor and aroma and is much better then most of the mass-produced pilseners that tend to dominate the style. If you like lagers I definitely recommend trying this out, but not going out of your way to seek it.

Serving type: bottle

11-12-2012 00:24:47 | More by jaasen64

harrymel

Washington

2.93/5  rDev -24.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Bottled: unk

Pours golden with a solid sheet of fine white foam, a little dark for the style. Smells of apple, grain, crsytal malt, some sweet corn and some bits of bitter, noble hops. Taste is smooth with some apple juice, some metal, some grain and bits of white grape juice over hay and standard lager flavors. Thin with low carb and a semi dry yet wet finish. An okay beer, very drinkable but lacks the assertiveness and lightness a fine pilsner should have. This is a lager, but not a pilsner.

Serving type: bottle

10-29-2012 04:08:09 | More by harrymel

BlackBelt5112203

South Carolina

3.98/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Special thanks to my buddy Taylor who brought a New Glarus variety pack straight from Wisconsin all the way down here to Charleston. Thanks, Taylor!

12 oz bottle poured into a pint glass at fridge temperature.

L – Medium amber color with a 4-finger bubbly, frothy white head. Really nice retention and some good patchy lacing. Clear with lots of bubbles. The head characteristics and the clarity are there, but let’s face it – this is too dark for a German pils.

S – Bready, grainy, and cereal-like malts with earthy and herbal hops.

T – Starts off sweet with bready, grainy, cereal, graham cracker Pils malts. Spicy, herbal, earthy, floral noble hops start to appear mid-taste and build toward the finish.

F – Medium-bodied with great carbonation, a crisp mouthfeel, and a bitter and very dry finish. Spicy and dry herbal bitterness lingers nicely.

O – This is a really tasty pilsner, but I’m not sure how well it fits the German pilsner mold. Good German pilsners are very pale and have a touch of grainy malts, but most of the taste and mouthfeel is dominated by bitter hops. This particular beer, as evidenced by the color, has a much stronger malt presence than is indicated. Don’t get me wrong – it’s still a really good and drinkable beer. However, I think it would fit better in the Bohemian pilsner category. After checking New Glarus’ website, I can’t fault them on trueness to style (even on the appearance) since they list the beer as a “classic country lager.” The “German pilsner” is probably just the BA category that it happened to be boxed into. Regardless of any of that nonsense, this is a solid pilsner. Nice job, New Glarus.

Serving type: bottle

10-29-2012 02:55:09 | More by BlackBelt5112203

czfreeman

Michigan

4.33/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Into my shiny new New Glarus pilsner glass.
Brown, copperish golden color. Nice carbonation, medium thick pils head. Head retention is good, slightly darker a typical German Pils.
Smell is great. Bready, weyermann malt, biscuit, Hallertau Hops to boot. Grass, grains, and pepper to add in the mix. A great lemony/ baked bread aroma.
Taste is truly beautiful.Dan Carey must have quite a bit of German blood in his veins after having this and the Dancing Man...clean, grassy, bread, pepper, lemon, Hallertau hops, perfect amount of maltiness mixed with a crisp pepper bite, and carbonation.
Mouthfeel is light, clean, bready, citrus refreshment..
Everything I look for in a great Pils.

Serving type: bottle

10-26-2012 19:40:17 | More by czfreeman

FreshHawk

Illinois

4.3/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A - Fairly dark for the style. Bronze color with a small, bubbly, foamy, white head. Disappears fairly fast leaving patches of lace.

S - Grainy and slightly caramel malt. Strong earthy and herbal hop aroma. Hints of floral and tea hop aroma with subtle orchard fruit.

T - Very tasty. Similar to the nose. Starts with a fairly strong malt base along with the tea and orchard fruit flavors (stronger than the nose). More herbal and earthy hops come out mid sip with a slightly bitter flavor. Slight tart apple underneath that as well. Sweetness from the malt comes on strong at the end with just a slight bitter bite.

M - Light to medium body. Plenty of carbonation. Wet and slightly sptritzy on the finish.

D - Very easy to drink and tasty as well. Flavors compliment each other well and the beer is well balanced. Great hop presence.

Notes: Really enjoyable, albeit different pilsener. Darker and slightly different flavors than what I expected. Hop profile is dead on and very tasty (also the hops have a significant presence/bite here). Really enjoyable and easy to drink beer. Recommended.

Serving type: bottle

10-20-2012 04:35:36 | More by FreshHawk

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

Goblinmunkey7

Massachusetts

4.1/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Burnt gold. Almost no head, but what does exist is bright-white. Thin collar and wispy cap. Perfectly clear. Moderate carbonation.

Smell: Husky. Roasted. Nice toasted grain. Apples, cooked malts. Grass, a touch of hay. Nice backing herbal. Slight earthiness as well. Very clean. Bready.

Taste: Toasted malts in abundance. Loads of fresh grass. Some underlying earthiness, but it's minimal. Hints of bitterness. Incredibly clean. Some biscuity caramel sweetness. Mild nuttiness coupled with some floral elements.

Mouthfeel: Light and clean with a nice moderate carbonation. So very clean.

Overall: This is a drinking lager and then some.

Crazy good malts and a deft use of noble hopping. Drinks like a champ. Do they have enough summer in Wisconsin to drink this many delicious summer/lawnmower beers? Who cares! Drink it.

Serving type: bottle

09-12-2012 20:13:52 | More by Goblinmunkey7

tigg924

Massachusetts

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

Poured into a Sam Adams perfect pint glass

Appearance: 1 inch head, high carbonation, copper in color, clear

Smell: caramel, rye, and toasted malt

Taste: grass, caramel, pale malt, meadow, and a touch of rye

Mouthfeel: super light body, sweet with a touch of bitterness, high carbonation

Overall: A nice malty, and light treat. I like the caramel and the complexity of this one. I would certainly have this stocked in my fridge if I could get it easily.

Serving type: bottle

09-06-2012 18:39:05 | More by tigg924

Jparker37

Wisconsin

4.3/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz bottle poured into a pint glass. No freshness dating.

A - Brilliant light amber beer. Good sized vanilla colored head. Left no lacing on the glass.

S - I can pick out the light pilsner malt and the nice blends of light toasty munich malts. The hops are spicy/earthy and I can also pick up a hint of cinnamon.

T - The flavor follows suit starting with beautiful munich malts that are never sweet on my palate. Mid-taste you will find the great noble hop flavors that never reach too high of bitterness. The hop flavor lasts a little bit after the finish pleasantly.

M - Semi-dry, lIght body. The carbonation is moderate. Clean throughout and has a crisp finish.

O - The munich malts in this beer reminded me much more of a German Oktoberfest. The color through me off a bit also. The cinnamon I perceive gives the beer complexity yet nowhere near stole the show. The beer tasted fantastic but I find it difficult categorizing the creative twists this offers. I scored the beer well because I recognize this beer is intentionally brewed out of style and I appreciate the craft exemplified.

Serving type: bottle

09-04-2012 02:23:06 | More by Jparker37

ferrari29

Illinois

4.08/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from bottle into a Pilsener shaped glass

A - Beer pours with a beautiful white colored frothy head, about one finger in size; very well carbonated; body is very transparent and has a nice copper color to it; no lacing at all; head holds pretty well

S - Roasted and bread malt nose; semi-sweet; classic lager crisp airiness and refreshing smooth malt scents; corn and touch of scotch or oak; nutty

T - Smooth roasted malt taste; bread; biscuit; touch of floral rose; nut flavor washes away rather quickly; taste like a lager should

M - Smooth and thin, not very effervescent; touch of bitterness rests at the end of the sip

D - Very easy drink; pleasant roasted malt taste; a fantastic lager experience

Serving type: bottle

09-02-2012 22:42:05 | More by ferrari29

4DAloveofSTOUT

Illinois

3.93/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

poured into a glass stein.

Appearance: orangish amber bodied beer almost has a copper hue. Huge white fluffy head thats easily 3 fingers high. Head drops slowely and looks clumpy; stick every where on the side of the stien.

Smell: Its a fairly malt forward lager. It reminds you of an octoberfest lager. Little grainy and bready. Touch of sweetness and fruitiness. Corn and rice hulls.

Taste: It starts with a light fruit note of apples and maybe white grapes. Transitions quickly to the grainy malts about the middle of the drink. Its a touch bready while still remains sweet. Maybe a faint honey note in there too. Finishes with a touch of bitterness thats both grassy and floral. Little fruity sweetness sneeks back into the finish as well.

Mouthfeel: light bodied beer with moderately high carbonation. Crisp, refreshing beer. You can tell its bottle conditioned beer since it is very well carbonated. Super easy drinking beer and thirst quenching.

Overall: A great german lager, not boring at all. Wonderful option here from New glarus for a hot summer day that you are out being active. You can tell that Dan Carey learned how to brew in Germany.

Serving type: bottle

08-10-2012 19:34:38 | More by 4DAloveofSTOUT

garymuchow

Minnesota

3.78/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Tad of sulfur, kinda' sweet malt and a soft blending of German hops.
Rather dark, almost brown but still brilliantly clear with a tan cap and fairly active carbonation.
Kind of a hard water quality. Mild malt with a touch of sweetness. Mellow hop flavors show in middle and help finish the drink. Some drying that holds a bit of astringency.
Ample bubbles, but holding no sharpness or bite. Rather light feel but delightful anyway.
This is solid and enjoyable. Drinks well.

Serving type: bottle

07-29-2012 01:24:08 | More by garymuchow

phishsihq

Colorado

4.23/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This German-style Pils pours a clear, golden-amber color, and is capped by a big, frothy white head with a light amount of lacing. Grain, sweet malt and noble hops are all welcoming in this clean lager's nose. Sweet and bready malt flavors meet a light hop bitterness, nothing overpower, but hoppy enough to provide great balance. Medium body and moderate carbonation round out this crisp and smooth lager. Anyone else drooling?

Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

07-15-2012 00:19:50 | More by phishsihq

sauron681

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pour a nice copper-ish color with a good, but quick, head and low lacing that disappeared. Very clean with low carbonation. Aroma of campfire and charcoal with hints of citrus.

Medium mouthfeel, kinda grassy tasting with emphasis on malt. Also finishes a tad on the sour side.

Serving type: bottle

07-01-2012 16:53:06 | More by sauron681