This review is going to be more confused than usual so listen up. I’m in Vegas and always looking local, so I see a pilsner on the menu, Golden Nites from Henderson Nevada based Lovelady, and it gets me reminiscing romantic so I order one. What comes to me is a crazy hazy glass full of a beer that looks nothing like any pilsner I‘ve ever seen. A whiff of fruit and hops to boot. So as nice as pie (I don’t want the excellent service to waver or wane) I ask the waiter if perhaps this is an IPA? He says as nice as pie (he is still hoping for a tip) he doesn’t think so, but he will check.
Now I may not be able to help my grandkids with their math, or remember important dates, but one thing I do know is beer. And sure enough, they tapped the wrong tap and poured an imposter pilsner pint. Out comes my originally ordered Golden Nites pilsner. The romance returns.
A malty aroma to this pils leaves me perplexed. First swig is malt and corn! Another case of mistaken identity perhaps? I decided to google Lovelady. After a couple of questionable websites coming up that I believe had something to do with the family next to me asking for a different table, I added the word brewery to the search. Golden Nites, Mexican Lager! That makes more sense than our editor usually does.*
Icing called for this beer.
No pils tonight but at least I still have the romance, right. A second look at the beer label and I see hockey sticks? In Nevada? Wait a minute, this beer isn’t about an amorous encounter. It’s about slap shots on the strip, pucks in Paradise,** and checks that hurt when they bounce. That’s right, it’s a shout out to the Vegas Golden Knights. And the romance is gone with the pils. What I have left is a golden Mexican lager to pour and score.
And a golden nite of a pour it is, and much clearer than this review. A slim trim sombrero on the surface, or is it a post Zambonied rink? The aforementioned malty aroma leads to a malty corn quaff with a bit of a malt aftertaste. Smooth, no pils crisp. A creamy mouthfeel, with a very slight malt bitter finish showing up. This would have been a 12 for a pilsner but is a smooth creamy South of the border super suds Mexican lager, no lime required.
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