Blue Point Toasted Lager - Blue Point Brewing Company

rfgetz

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Pours an attractive dark copper-tinted amber, moderate head, some retention. Scent is light... some sweet caramely malt, dried grain husk, some watery fruit and earthy hop presence. Taste has a bit of sweet caramel but leans towards a more dried, husky and bready note, not really a grain profile I found in other beers that i would actually call toasted. Some light fruit and earhty hops round out the taste. Medium bodied but way too prickly. Drinkable but unmemorable.

Serving type: on-tap

03-18-2013 20:25:26 | More by rfgetz

pcguitarwzrd

Florida

3.15/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

Draft in a tall pilsner glass.

A: reddish amber, very clear. Thick foamy head that lasts.

S: malty and clean but not sweet.

T: burst of hops at the front, gives way to malt quickly. The aftertaste is the most notable feature of this beer, like pecans and toasted wafers.

M: modest carbonation, light enough to be refreshing.

O: a very drinkable but unremarkable beer, makes a good session or companion to a meal.

Serving type: on-tap

02-03-2013 18:39:50 | More by pcguitarwzrd

SGDJosh

2.93/5  rDev -17.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Tasted 9/14 on draft at the Sweet Grass Dairy Cheese Shop:

A - yellow-copper color with very little head. Just lace is left after a minute

S - honey, citrus, grains, pretty attractive nose.

T - Light malts, honey. Not much going on here.

M - Light-Medium Body, clean-crisp carbonation.

O - Not a fan of the style but its not terrible. If you like lagers then it might just be your thing.

Serving type: on-tap

09-14-2012 14:40:59 | More by SGDJosh

r3spanoyahoocom

New York

4.88/5  rDev +36.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Has an amber color and tastes of caramel. Smooth easy drinking and especially good on a spring day.

Had this beer on tap this weekend at Belmont Park in the Paddock Tent. As close to tasting as Sam Adams Boston Lager. Could not distinguish the difference between the two beers. An excellent micro-brew from Long Island New York. Would recommend it most highly.

Serving type: on-tap

05-15-2012 19:20:39 | More by r3spanoyahoocom

Dave1999

Virginia

3.45/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a transparent amber with a small white head.

The smell is very faint sweet malts.

The taste is malty with a small amount of hops. There's a slight apple flavour and just a hint of citrus.

The mouth feel is light/medium with a medium amount of carbonation.

Overall a very good lager, easy to drink with a better taste than most lagers.

Serving type: on-tap

05-01-2012 01:01:26 | More by Dave1999

merc7186

New York

3.5/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I had this beer on tap at Devine Wine Bar in Lockport NY, poured into a pint glass.

A: Light Amber Hue, Passes Most Light, White Head Ring, Very minimal Lacing

S: Sweet Malts, Bready, Mild Caramel

T: Malty, Caramel, Bread

M: Average Carbonation, Medium Bodied, Malty, Mildly Sweet

Overall, a very drinkable malty lager, nothing thatll blow you away but is great in a pinch.

Serving type: on-tap

04-20-2012 23:03:51 | More by merc7186

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

3.93/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

16 ounce pint - $6.00 at Taco Mac in Canton, Georgia.

Appearance: Lightly hued copper-gold body featuring good clarity underneath a small, fine, white head -- though they did pour this thing to very top.

Smell: A sweetish aroma of (very) lightly toasted, bready malts and caramel candy with low, light notes of spice and fruit.

Taste: Lightly bready, faintly biscuity malts with an initial opening salvo of sweet caramel. Minor spicy hop character, just a bit of citrus in there, too, and with a relatively light bitterness. Quick flash of baked apple. Renewed accents of toasted grain, bread, and the biscuit. All the while, there's that caramelly sweetness, and still, on the finish, it remains sweet.

Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium-plus carbonation.

Overall: A tasty, satisfyingly refreshing brew, though, for the price, I might have to give the edge to SABL.

Serving type: on-tap

04-12-2012 16:55:58 | More by ChainGangGuy

tdm168

North Carolina

3.08/5  rDev -13.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

On tap at Brixx in Brier Creek.

Pours a pale amber color with a thin lacing of white head that fades quickly. The nose is very faint; some caramel and toast. The taste is similar; faint caramel, a little sweet, faint toast, faint earthy hops for balance. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied, smooth, and just a little too carbonated.

This is very drinkable beer, but it has little flavor. This would be a nice substitute for someone who regularly drinks BMC, but for someone looking for big flavor, they won't find it here.

Serving type: on-tap

02-26-2012 03:01:14 | More by tdm168

HuskyinPDX

Washington

3.45/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap at Newark airport. Served in a 16oz conicsl pint glass.

A - Served a darker orange with llight edes. An average sized near white head forms. Good retention and tons of lacing is left on the glas.

S - very malty and roasted wheat. Very much like wheat toast.

T - Taste is similar but even more roasted, almost smoking.

D - Average carbonation and body. Perhaps a bit thicker than usual.

O - Light and easy drinking with a nice toasiness. Glad I tried it.

Serving type: on-tap

12-06-2011 20:27:20 | More by HuskyinPDX

Bigbadbudman

Florida

4.85/5  rDev +35.9%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

If you like Yuengling you will love this beer. And you'll never touch that beer again. Where Yuengling lacks Toasted makes up the toasted hops make for a great finish and little to no after taste. This beer is the Ideal pizza beer. this beer is my go to beer. I hope every one everyone enjoys this beer as much as I do.

Serving type: on-tap

10-20-2011 03:03:23 | More by Bigbadbudman

BeerManDanNYC

New York

3.65/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A very solid lager offering, both winter and summer drinking. Easy-drinking and very little linger. The flavor is well-balanced and there is little to no hop bite. Also, very easy to find on tap or in a bodega in New York City. One of those beers you can drink one or ten!!

Serving type: on-tap

09-23-2011 19:22:53 | More by BeerManDanNYC

sweett3k

Michigan

3.68/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Tried this lager on tap at Erbellis in Portage MI. Pours with thin white head with thin lacing. True golden color. Not much aroma coming off this beer. I can pick up a faint grain and malt smell. Clean overall. Great taste of toasted bread no wonder they call it a toasted lager. Easy to drink light and a little bitter bite. Better than your macro lagers. Give it a try it is better than the reviews.

Serving type: on-tap

09-20-2011 20:49:06 | More by sweett3k

JayS2629

Alabama

3.08/5  rDev -13.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Pours a clear, light gold color with a big white head that fades fast and leaves minimal lacing.

The aroma is slightly nutty with some toasty bread notes and light earthy hops.

Clean malt flavor, nutty and grainy with some toasty qualities. Smooth, light and clean.

Very clean and boring, slightly watery

Overall, easy drinking boring beer.

Serving type: on-tap

09-15-2011 03:29:51 | More by JayS2629

Guden

Maryland

3.58/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A- Light amber with a small white head. Looks like a slightly darker yeungling.

S- Toast and cinnamon though nothing very strong.

T- The toast and spice from the nose meld with nuts and a light earthy character that seems to come from both the hops and yeast, a good balance.

M- A bit thin but it has a little more body than most light lagers..

D- Highly enjoyable and refreshing, this is definitely a worthwhile beer if nothing mind blowing.

Serving type: on-tap

09-07-2011 00:02:35 | More by Guden

angusdegraosta

New York

3.9/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I haven't had Toasted Lager in a bottle. Because it is a local brew, it is plentiful on tap on Long Island. As a Vienna lager style, I think it nearly rivals Sam Adams. It even surpasses some big name ales like Bass as a good, everyday kind of beer - at least from my experiences drinking it on tap at places like Katie Mc's in Huntington. Here is a beer with good, deep golden copper color, not highly aromatic, but the taste is clean, easygoing, and yes, toasted, which gives it the character it needs. I've had it before, and I'll have it again.

Serving type: on-tap

09-03-2011 18:23:56 | More by angusdegraosta

jtierney89

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Super surprised by this one, but a local watering hole by me had on tap so I had to try it which led me to pick up a 6 of it.

Pours dark with a very thin. Lots of carbonation with a medium to light body.

Buttery and toasty tasting and goes great with food. Drinks super smooth.

Serving type: on-tap

09-01-2011 17:55:58 | More by jtierney89

mdaschaf

Washington

3.5/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Review from notes. Had on tap at the Pickled Pig.

A: Served in a 20oz mug, the beer is a copper/orange color with a small off-white head, moderate retention and minimal lacing.

S: Some toasted malt and grainy and some light sweetness, with a light hop fruity hop aroma.

T: A good bit of bready/toasted malt, not surprising based on the name. There is a slight hop presence, adding a bit of fruity sweetness.

M: Light to medium bodied, crisp and smooth.

O: Easy drinking, and overall not bad. Not something I would want to drink all the time, but there is nothing wrong with it.

Serving type: on-tap

08-30-2011 01:05:12 | More by mdaschaf

DrewSnyc667

Massachusetts

3.85/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap into a Pilsener glass

A - Deep Copper color, almost no head, leaves little lacing

S - Pumpernickel bread, very malty almost no hops

T - Sweet up front with a nice dry and clean finish. The malt is really nice and has some sweetness in the

M - Nice level of carbonation makes the beer very sessionable

O - Pretty good, Fully enjoying the offers from Blue Point and I would definitely have this one again

Serving type: on-tap

08-23-2011 04:42:11 | More by DrewSnyc667

CaptJackHarkness

New York

3.9/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This is very much a local brew for me, Patchouge being 3 towns east on Long Island.
This was served at Nicky's by the Bay, on tap. It was a great compliment to crabcakes and calamari! A crisp and refreshing taste.
I'm told the "toasted" part is due to direct fire-brew kettle technique.

Serving type: on-tap

08-20-2011 00:33:15 | More by CaptJackHarkness

VelvetExtract

Massachusetts

3.45/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

A-Amber colored brew has very small head and barely any lacing. No haze to be seen.

S-Sweet and yes, a bit toasty. Bread and sweetness. Not an intense aroma by any means.

T-I honestly enjoyed my first glass far more than my second. There is a whipped butter component in the flavor. The toast and bread is there as well. The more I drank it, the more I began to taste blueberries. After my second glass I was done.

M-Lighter bodied with a slick feel. Moderate carbonation. Feel lingers slightly too long.

O/D-Better than expected but I would shy away from a 6-pack because the flavor began to aggravate my taste buds. I liked it however. Maybe try it again randomly if there is a weak tap list.

Serving type: on-tap

08-15-2011 17:29:06 | More by VelvetExtract

WhiteOak

Connecticut

3.73/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A - Dark amber/light copper in color. The thin, fine textured, unimpressive head is off-white/light tan and offers little lace.

S - Subtle but pleasant caramel malt, honeyed grain and faint hazelnut aroma.

T - Pleasant flavor of caramel malt, toffee, carob and hazelnut. This is a clean, straightforward malty lager for when you are suffering from hops fatigue and want to keep it simple.

D - Medium-light body, med/heavy CO2. Creamy and drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

08-11-2011 02:48:41 | More by WhiteOak

ranger60

New Jersey

3.68/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Had it on tap, in a pint glass, at Salty Dog in Brooklyn.

A- not quite dark enough to say it was amber, but it is actually a quite pleasant golden copper color, with a small tight head.

S- failry non-descript.

T- I don't find it as sweet as some of the other folks who commented here. but it also is not quite as complex as I think a 'Vienna Lager' is supposed to be. Has a light, non-bitter taste, fairly pleasant.

M- medium carbonation, with a pleasant lingering aftertaste at the back of my tongue

O- very drinkable. while not what I would call great, I can drink lots of these easily, and it is still better than most of the beers in average bars.

Serving type: on-tap

08-02-2011 17:24:53 | More by ranger60

afksports

New York

3.68/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

On tap at amity hall in NYC where I will continue to say that I am a happy customer. Blue point nailed this one. Summer easy drinking lager with a sweetness to the malt and a fair amount of hoppy character.

It looks good, but not great. Amber small head that dissipates good carbonation, smells sweet line a Vienna lager but not offensive and the yeast is tasty. The taste begins crisp and finished that way too. In between the "toasted" bready character comes through for sure. And it's sweet. This is the ultimate easy drinker.

A lager by name, and not bad ny taste, this is one I'll get again for sure.

Serving type: on-tap

07-20-2011 23:15:56 | More by afksports

THECPJ

Delaware

3/5  rDev -16%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Reviewed from notes:

appearance: copper yellow with a 1 finger head

smell: sweet, honey, caramel, malts,

taste: caramel, honey, sweet, malts,

mouthfeel: mild carbonation, medium body,

overall: this wasn't my thing to sweet for me to really enjoy it.

Cheers,
The CPJ

Serving type: on-tap

07-08-2011 00:34:58 | More by THECPJ

Mypintishalffull

New York

3.18/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

In my area this is probably one of the most common craft beers you see on tap. I have this every few months going back years and it seems it has changed going over time. My sample poured a clear deepmamber color with very little head. There was a clean aroma, lacking any real hops or malt. But also I thought I detected some yeast. The flavor was one dimensional. The style I believe is more complex than this. It was basically a decent beer but nothing to get excited about. It's drinkable, yes, but in my opinion at the expense of flavor and complexity.

DECENT BUT AVERAGE.

Serving type: on-tap

07-02-2011 22:56:31 | More by Mypintishalffull