Another 3 at Lager Heads: Sierra Nevada PA, Bud Light Golden Wheat & Dogfish Head 60-Min IPA

On Monday afternoon I drove the short distance to Coal Center, PA again to stop in and have a few at Lagerheads. Here are the notes I jotted down:

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale:



12 oz bottle poured into pint glass.

Appearance - Golden Amber-Orange. A little cloudy but in no way opaque. Very little head retention, slim lacing. Healthy carbonation, but not as bad as some that I've seen.

Taste - Hops & maybe a bit of grapefruit far in the back. Finishes very light body-wise, but the hoppy finish may dissuade a light beer drinker from ordering another.

Smell - Grapefruit, bitter orange & hops.

Body - Light-Medium on the palate, lighter on the finish.


Bud Light Golden Wheat:



12 oz bottle poured into pint glass.

A lot of carbonation. 3/4 inch head disappeared as fast as a soda, probably less than 20 seconds.

Amber-Orange look. Really sweet smell. Smells of coriander, orange, Zebra gum (Fruit Stripe), maybe a little Juicy Fruit gum.

Taste is kind of dry-hoppy, some of the coriander & fruit.

Look is cloudy & opaque. My palm creates a shadow when around the glass, darkening the look of the brew.

Absolutely no head, no lacing after a few minutes. I'd dare to say no lacing even in the beginning. A few carbonation pellets pop up, nothing more. Stirring the beer up helps for a small fraction of time, but the brew returns to its disposition shortly after.

Bud Light Golden Wheat is basically an unenthusiastic Blue Moon Belgian White Ale.


Dogfish Head 60-Minute IPA:



12 oz bottle poured into pint glass.

Golden brown look. Sweet, floral hops. Decent head retention. Bitter hops.

A more lively style of IPA - makes use of more aromatic, brazen hops.

Very silky feel the body of the brew. Bitterness of the brew makes it hard to discern a body-type, but I'm leaning towards medium.

Island of head and 3/4 lacing rim remains til the end of the serving.

Some grapefruit in the smell and taste as well.

One could definitely assume a bit of roasted malt in this brew, something I've rarely pulled from IPA's. Malts all together are typically absent from IPA's according to my tastebuds.