This Gnarly Fox Lager was produced by the Hatherwood Craft Beer Company. At 4.5% volume it's described as a 'New Wave Lager' brewed with 100% British barley, and made with a blend of American, British and continental hops, which are dry-hopped by adding the hops in secondary for a unique hoppy aroma. This dry-hopping process is usually used in pale ales, so I guess that's why this is a New Wave Lager. On opening the 500ml bottle there was indeed a strong smell of herbal hops followed by the sweet smell of barley malt. On taste this golden lightly carbonated Gnarly Fox Lager has an initial herbal bitterness from the mixture of international hops. This hoppy bitterness then blends perfectly with the sweetness from the malted barley rounding off the craft lager flavour into the aftertaste. Not too fizzy like some mass produced lagers, the taste from the dry-hopping of this Gnarly Fox Lager does remind me slightly of a pale ale, which is one of my favourite types of ale, but hey, they're all my favourites at the end of the day!
13 October 2018
Gnarly Fox Lager (Lidl) By @SpectreUK
This Gnarly Fox Lager was produced by the Hatherwood Craft Beer Company. At 4.5% volume it's described as a 'New Wave Lager' brewed with 100% British barley, and made with a blend of American, British and continental hops, which are dry-hopped by adding the hops in secondary for a unique hoppy aroma. This dry-hopping process is usually used in pale ales, so I guess that's why this is a New Wave Lager. On opening the 500ml bottle there was indeed a strong smell of herbal hops followed by the sweet smell of barley malt. On taste this golden lightly carbonated Gnarly Fox Lager has an initial herbal bitterness from the mixture of international hops. This hoppy bitterness then blends perfectly with the sweetness from the malted barley rounding off the craft lager flavour into the aftertaste. Not too fizzy like some mass produced lagers, the taste from the dry-hopping of this Gnarly Fox Lager does remind me slightly of a pale ale, which is one of my favourite types of ale, but hey, they're all my favourites at the end of the day!
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