Samuel Smith Pure Brewed Lager: 14

Visual: 3 Aroma: 2 Taste: 4 Finish: 5
Total: 14

I decided to go back to Samuel Smith to see if they could recreate their magic with Pure Brewed Lager. Given it's characteristics and flavor, I would say it's a pilsner. But that's not identified anywhere on the bottle or on the website.

The color is a pale golden with a moderate foamy head. It looks like a typical American-style pilsner. It has a very faint aroma of hops. Overall it's totally unimpressive.

Shockingly it is a very fizzy beer in the mouth. It is a very fresh taste. And, I mean fresh in a bad way. Kind of like it needed another few days fermenting. Next is a bright, acidic taste. Finally a very small amount of hops at the end. I couldn't discern any actual flavor. It finishes cleanly with very little aftertaste. In a blind taste test you could probably mistake this for Coors but with a bit more flavor. Seriously, there is nothing to this beer which is extremely shocking given Samuel Smith makes the vastly superb Nut Brown Ale. On a hot day, stick with Coors and pass on Pure Brewed Lager.