Cranky Reviews

The Cure for an Incomplete Education

Vienna Lager

Beer Type

15 to 20

15 to 20

Super Suds

Rating

IBU 20

Other Info

The Cure for an Incomplete Education

Vienna

Niagara College Teaching Brewery

5% Alcohol

Is it an incomplete education or an uncomplete education? Based on my attendance record there’s a good chance I missed that class. For completeness you can look for a small library and read every book in it, or you can do like I did and sign up for Niagara College’s Beer 101. Back to school has never been so refreshing.*

A text book Vienna

Today’s lesson is on Vienna Lager and NC has my full attention.  An amber bordering on sunset red pour, with a head like my chances of passing physics, slim to none. A malt caramel aroma, ambervesence. A clear pour, as Bogie would say “here’s looking through you, kid”.** First taste is smooth malt caramel with a mild back end bitter. Nicely done. As it evolved the crisp dry finishing bitters became more pronounced but this Vienna maintained its balance throughout. Lesson over, glass dismissed.

It seems like life is just one lesson learned after another, *** I just wish they were all this enjoyable.

*Editor's Comment: An incomplete education usually goes hand in hand with an uncompleted education. And to be clear, our reviewer has not actually gone back to school, as in registered and attending classes. His higher education in this case is reading the back of beer cans.

**Editor’s Comment: In the 1942 classic "Casablanca " Bogart's toast to Bergman is "here's looking at you, kid."

***Editor’s Comment: Or more likely lessons unlearned.

Final Rating: Lesson Learned at 15 out of 20

Vienna Lager

Beer Type

15 to 20

15 to 20

Super Suds

Rating

Other Info

IBU 20

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