#25 Point - Special Lager

Steven's Point Brewery has 150 years of tradition they are proud of and want to show in the flash into to their site. They have have 8 different uninspired beer styles, Cascade Pale Ale, Amber, Light, Belgium White. They also make a gourmet soda which sounds better to me than their beer.

This beer has a slight hops smell at first but once the foam has passed there isn't much smell left. The smell of the beer after the foam had gone is a faint beer smell, much like smelling an empty beer glass after its warmed up. This beer has a clear yellow color that is so commonly associated with beer. The foam is lots of big bubble when first poured and almost no bubbles after a few seconds.

I can taste some malt and a little hops, but this beer does not finish clean. This Special Lager has a bad chalky aftertaste. There is a clean start to the beer but it has an unpleasing taste over all. I have to force the beer down.

This beer is a lot like the Huber Premium Beer from a few days ago. It's such a simple beer that I think a bad taste has been left behind. It reminds me of drinking really cheap beer like Natural Light of Pabst Blue Ribbon. I'm sure Point has been brewing this beer for a long time but I think there are better ways to make beer. Just like the Huber they are both from Wisconsin and have a long documented history they are proud of. I think they both need to spend more time making beer to be proud of.