Kidd Lager - Fort Collins Brewing

maddogruss

New Jersey

3.55/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Got a bottle of this from a friend.

A: Pours a very dark amber body with a small, tannish head with pretty nice retention and lacing.

S: A sweet, malty smell with some robust, roasted undertones with some smokiness as well.

T: A slightly, roasted toffee and slight coffee tastes with some bacon and smoky undertones that were not overbearing. The sweet, roasted malts returns in the aftertaste and as the beer warmed up.

M: A fairly thin mouthfeel that was also slightly watery, but overall the feel was pretty good for the style.

D: A good mouthfeel and taste combination made this beer very drinkable. I was hoping for a bit more smokiness to really balance out the sweeter malts, but it was still very nice.

Serving type: bottle

07-22-2009 19:41:47 | More by maddogruss

EagleTalon

Arkansas

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

This is a smoked schwarzbier, so it really is a rauchbier. Pours to a beige head that lasts, not much lacing. Aroma is smoky, roasty and malty. Nos fruity esters to get in the way because it is a clean, steely lager. Flavor is a delicious blend of smoke, coffee, chocolate and a spicy, smoky bitter finish. Mouthfeel is light-medium with a warming sensation. Overall, a very tasty but lightly smoked rauchbier. Not really a schwarz. But damn good!

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2013 00:02:28 | More by EagleTalon

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.59/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Poured from bottle into a pint glass

Appearance- The beer pours a dark brown color with a two finger brown colored head. The head fades rather fast to leave a lighter level of lace on the sides of the glass.

Smell-The aroma is sweet of caramel and has a nice backbone of roasted malt and a touch of smoke.

Taste- The taste begins with some roasted malt and some sweet caramel upfront. As the flavors advance, some flavors of coffee and a bit more roastedness come to the tongue with the dwindling of some of the caramel. A toffee like sweetness replaces the caramel though, maintaining the sweetness of the brew. In the end a light smokiness comes to the tongue leaving a pleasant sweet and roasted flavor to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel- The body of the beer is average to light with a carbonation level that is on the average side. A slightly thicker body may have been better for the roasted flavors of the brew, although the carbonation level was rather fitting for the drinkability and strength of the beer.

Overall- A rather decent black lager with a decent flavor and mix between sweet and malt. Rather easy drinking overall.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 18:57:42 | More by Darkmagus82

addison1203

Mississippi

4/5  rDev +7.5%

06-03-2013 04:07:32 | More by addison1203

Polarslag

Kentucky

3.25/5  rDev -12.6%

06-03-2013 02:36:57 | More by Polarslag

ChrisKayler

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -12.6%

05-30-2013 21:40:06 | More by ChrisKayler

Bill235

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -5.9%

05-11-2013 00:27:02 | More by Bill235

bshiban

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%

05-06-2013 00:44:07 | More by bshiban

Cam5sf49

Colorado

4/5  rDev +7.5%

04-23-2013 06:53:11 | More by Cam5sf49

TheBeerAlmanac

Kentucky

3/5  rDev -19.4%

03-21-2013 00:03:09 | More by TheBeerAlmanac

DrunkinYogi

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -5.9%

03-20-2013 01:04:16 | More by DrunkinYogi

grahamboudreaux

Tennessee

3.25/5  rDev -12.6%

03-18-2013 21:32:42 | More by grahamboudreaux

TheMcTwaten

Colorado

4/5  rDev +7.5%

03-14-2013 02:28:42 | More by TheMcTwaten

Herky21

Iowa

3.5/5  rDev -5.9%

03-13-2013 14:41:22 | More by Herky21

jonathaniler

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +27.7%

03-07-2013 02:10:49 | More by jonathaniler

TwoForty

Florida

5/5  rDev +34.4%

03-04-2013 21:54:19 | More by TwoForty

CMOrak

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -12.6%

02-19-2013 01:18:09 | More by CMOrak

bcsbeer

Florida

3/5  rDev -19.4%

02-16-2013 04:53:03 | More by bcsbeer

phishsihq

Colorado

3.41/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

The beer pours a deep, dark brown color. A decent, light-tan head provides a decent lacing. Smoky aromas dominate the nose, and hints of chocolate and cocoa poke through as well. Roasted malts mix with smoke on the palate while a thin earthiness and a touch of nuttiness make an appearance before fading into a spicy hop bitterness. Medium-light in body, Kidd is moderately carbonated.

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2013 01:48:32 | More by phishsihq

kb2250

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +21%

01-31-2013 01:22:29 | More by kb2250

Larrydoherty

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -19.4%

01-16-2013 01:40:23 | More by Larrydoherty

WDJersey

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%

01-12-2013 03:46:03 | More by WDJersey

mckenderson

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%

01-06-2013 16:09:51 | More by mckenderson

schoolboy

Ohio

4/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This is a roasty black that is almost a rauchbier. It is black and nearly opaque but with very little head.. The aroma is close to that of a smoked beer.

The taste is of smoke as well, roasty to an extreme. Otherwise it has a clean crisp taste, and the aftertaste works the same way - very cleanly.

Kidd is one of many Colorado beers we are drinking this week while skiing in Vail. Like many of the others, it is a credit to the state.

Serving type: bottle

12-13-2012 01:53:50 | More by schoolboy

Stwinchy

Colorado

3/5  rDev -19.4%

12-11-2012 01:03:40 | More by Stwinchy