steveh
06-02-2003, 01:25 PM
I stopped in at one of my local stores that carries a wide range of beers; macro, micro, and import. I was looking for something a little different, maybe something new or something I hadn't had in a while. The Lakefront beers happened to be on sale so I grabbed a sixer of one of my favorites from a while back: Riverwest Stein Beer.
The beer is an amber lager with pronounced malt nose and flavor from caramel and roasted malts and an interesting balance of Willamette and Cascade hops to the malt. I'd forgotten just how good this stuff was, very flavorful and complex for those of you unconvinced that lagers can have big flavor.
Here's Lakefront's own descrption:
Riverwest Stein
The rich amber color and caramel flavor of this beer are derived from the generous amount of caramel malt in our recipe, with just a dash of roasted unmalted barley for a subtle toasted flavor in the background. The sweetness, body, and mouth feel tell you that this is an all-malt beer. The finish has a balanced edge of Willamen and Casade hoppiness which cuts through the malty character, leaving a clean palate which beckons for more. Note: the terminology of "stein" refers to the appropriate drinking vessel and not to a type of beer made with hot rocks.
http://www.lakefrontbrewery.com/
And yes, I drank mine in a stein (more proper German, a Krug), so I really didn't see the full color - and if it *is* a true Stein beer, it should tend to be cloudy. Before the advent of glass for drinking and serving vessels, brewers didn't care how clear their beer was. For a German brand of this same style, seek out St. Georgan (sp?) Stein Beer.
S.
The beer is an amber lager with pronounced malt nose and flavor from caramel and roasted malts and an interesting balance of Willamette and Cascade hops to the malt. I'd forgotten just how good this stuff was, very flavorful and complex for those of you unconvinced that lagers can have big flavor.
Here's Lakefront's own descrption:
Riverwest Stein
The rich amber color and caramel flavor of this beer are derived from the generous amount of caramel malt in our recipe, with just a dash of roasted unmalted barley for a subtle toasted flavor in the background. The sweetness, body, and mouth feel tell you that this is an all-malt beer. The finish has a balanced edge of Willamen and Casade hoppiness which cuts through the malty character, leaving a clean palate which beckons for more. Note: the terminology of "stein" refers to the appropriate drinking vessel and not to a type of beer made with hot rocks.
http://www.lakefrontbrewery.com/
And yes, I drank mine in a stein (more proper German, a Krug), so I really didn't see the full color - and if it *is* a true Stein beer, it should tend to be cloudy. Before the advent of glass for drinking and serving vessels, brewers didn't care how clear their beer was. For a German brand of this same style, seek out St. Georgan (sp?) Stein Beer.
S.