Amish Four Grain Pale Ale - Lancaster Brewing Company

ckaufman

Pennsylvania

3.38/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12oz. bottle into a pint glass...

I was looking forward to trying this beer... in hindsight (which always seems to be 20/20), I should have focused my attention elsewhere.

This beer poured a decent deep, reddish copper color with a 1/8 finger head. No lace and no retention??? The smell of the grains dominate the nose with very little of the hop aroma coming through. I did like the unique taste of this beer. The grains really stand out, especially the rye & oats! This beer was a little on the sweet side for my taste.

Amish Four Grain has a medium body with moderate carbonation, and is easy to drink. Not something I would seek out again, however I would partake if handed one at a party, or in a bar. An average beer at best.

Serving type: bottle

09-13-2008 18:13:51 | More by ckaufman

kb2250

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +11.7%

05-13-2013 01:08:11 | More by kb2250

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -9.2%

05-12-2013 21:36:04 | More by twenty5

TheNightwatchman

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +11.7%

04-09-2013 13:11:00 | More by TheNightwatchman

tom91281

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

03-24-2013 19:55:53 | More by tom91281

eabarth

New York

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

03-21-2013 21:46:43 | More by eabarth

TheBigBoy

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -30.2%

03-20-2013 01:44:12 | More by TheBigBoy

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -16.2%

03-10-2013 00:46:11 | More by ejimhof

pma7779

New York

3/5  rDev -16.2%

03-02-2013 02:10:56 | More by pma7779

calcnerd

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

02-02-2013 01:17:20 | More by calcnerd

mkh895

Arizona

2.75/5  rDev -23.2%

01-19-2013 01:46:00 | More by mkh895

chrishensley

Texas

4/5  rDev +11.7%

01-12-2013 15:08:43 | More by chrishensley

Sipchue

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +11.7%

12-29-2012 14:05:48 | More by Sipchue

TheMultiYeast

Pennsylvania

3.15/5  rDev -12%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours clear dark orange with two fingers of head

Smell is really malt forward. Sweet nutty caramel and brown sugar.. Hopa are really restrained

Taste also lacks hops but offers more sweet bready malts. Very little bitterness.

Medium bodied and easy to drink

Decent beer but not much of a pale ale

Serving type: bottle

12-26-2012 05:11:09 | More by TheMultiYeast

BWED

Pennsylvania

3.95/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Thanks to a promo at Exton Beverage, Exton, PA I came home with a variety pack of Lancasters, along with a Winter Warmer (which I've also reviewed) pint glass! So, a few more Lancaster reviews soon to come.

Poured into a tumbler from a 12 oz. bottle.

A- nice burnt orange, with a light haze, and a creamy two-finger, just barely off white head. Retention fantastic, seemingly being able to stick around for days, if I'd let it. Lumps of foam stick around the glass, and even a pile of the head lies at the bottom when I'm finished.

S- Strong malt and grain, which was expected. The thing that really struck me was the aroma of the mashing process, a homebrewer's kitchen on brewing day. It's great. Sweet, breadlike, but distinct to the brewing world. Hops aren't very apparent, maybe a little dryness.

T- Up front with the malt again. I think it is a good balance sweetness, then a bit of a rye bite to spice it up. Again, hops are well hidden, but I can sense them in there somewhere.

M- Smooth, medium-light body, good light carbonation.

O- This beer is damn good. It looks, smells, and tastes great. Emphasis on the smell. I like how the mash has converted all the way to the end. Sometimes hops spoil the smell and flavor for me, but they don't here. Seasonally, I would drink this in the late summer/early fall; kind of a farewell to summer beer. It's a crisp smooth ale, but the grain gives it a light heaviness that welcomes cooler weather.

Serving type: bottle

12-18-2012 21:30:44 | More by BWED

jschwamb

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -9.2%

12-18-2012 20:41:34 | More by jschwamb

cliff1066

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

12-17-2012 00:49:11 | More by cliff1066

tmars13

2/5  rDev -44.1%

12-12-2012 00:06:46 | More by tmars13

bugiscooby03

2.75/5  rDev -23.2%

12-02-2012 19:53:24 | More by bugiscooby03

mccleandr1

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev +4.7%

11-25-2012 01:17:55 | More by mccleandr1

kangarooAdam59

Maine

2.33/5  rDev -34.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75

Nice to be back in PA for the time being, time to get some stuff knocked off my list:

Into a pint glass:

A: copper colored body that left a film of a white that appeared and immediately died. No lacing was left. The body was fairly transparent but no carbonation was seen rising.

S: some faint breadiness, nothing else there

T: bland metal, aftertaste was plain and dry.

M: light to medium with some light harshness on the tongue. This beer was fairly drinkable.

O: there wasn't much flavoring to this pale ale, and I am slightly disappointed. I probably won't come back to this.

Serving type: bottle

11-15-2012 19:38:01 | More by kangarooAdam59

bacher468

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

11-10-2012 21:59:00 | More by bacher468

MikeConklin

New York

4/5  rDev +11.7%

11-06-2012 02:40:49 | More by MikeConklin

shockrocker65

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +18.7%

11-04-2012 21:56:02 | More by shockrocker65

Navalartichoke

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +4.7%

10-24-2012 18:29:19 | More by Navalartichoke