Red Oak Lager

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Got this bottle as a gift from my uncle, who lives in Raleigh. Pours a clear and somewhat bubbly amber, which fades to solar yellow at the very bottom. Pale buff head is fairly thick but doesn't stick around too long. Strong, malty aroma has a fruity underpinning. Flavor is not crisp like some lagers, smoother and more ale-like; it is malty, a little sweet, with an undertone of pear and apple and a snippet of caramel. Mouthfeel is firm and smooth, if not so fizzy. Overall, a superior lager.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

I had this beer at Champps in Raleigh, NC. This beer was a pretty standard Vienna lager which is why it got mostly standard/average scores. I was a tad malty for my taste. I had one and then moved on.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 10

Simple delicious. Crisp and flavorful, yet refreshing and light. Great aroma and pallate. Great with any of the North Carolina staples like ribs and steak.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

A hazy to orange to brownish color w/ an ok initial head and some but minimal lacing. The aroma was of honey and caramel malts. The flavor was of strong caramel malts, this one came off far too sweet for a lager. Maybe some grass hops in the finish after warming, but this wasn't impressive.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

This selected quaff leaves your mouth happy, your budget intact, the skin cool, and the blood warm. This is a world class beer worthy of many sips. It is full bodied, yet without a heaviness found in others of the same class. Unpretentious, well crafted, and it says "beer", through and through.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Light brown-amber color with a medium head. Had it on tap and left lots of lace. Light-bodied and it had a sour malty bitter taste to it. Not all that great, wasn't a big fan of this one, but beats a lot of other crap that was on tap (Bud, Michelob, etc.)

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

Reddish apperance with little head. Aroma is faint malts. Flavor is not very complex with a sour malty flavor. I will say it was refreshing but nothing amazing. I met the owners at the Southern Brew Fest. Very nice people and they hooked us up with free beer. Hell an extra point for that!

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

local north carolina beer is an amber lager with a good smooth taste