Roughneck Pipeline Lager

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

I was told I was being sent a bottle, but instead I received a can. This is one of those beers that you drink just to say that you tried it. A pale gold beer, clear, with a white foamy head. Weak grainy malt aroma with some standard lager hops. The taste is your basic grassy malt forward lager with some hops to balance it out.

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

355 ml gold can, similar label as their Driller's Ale. From the label: "Roughneck Brewing Company is a craft brewery locally owned and operating in Alberta, Canada. Our beer is a celebration of the lifestyle and good times here in Western Canada. Brewed for your enjoyment, we guarantee this beer will be satisfying. Pipeline Lager is a traditional Canadian lager with a light gold colour and a clean crisp taste. All our beer is brewed in small batches using only the best malted barley, hops, filtered water, and yeast. The result is a great tasting all natural beer." Gold colored with a foamy white head. Minimal lace or retention. Grainy, wet grass smell. Typical 'beer' flavor, same any other Pale Lager. Medium body, crisp finish. Don't want to sound too negative, but not much else to speak of. OK, not great, I will support a locally made product in the future.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

Can from trade: I;ll give this new brewer the benefit of the doubt and suspect this first batch has "issues". Hopefully it will improve. Thin, off tastes form poor attenuation, fast finish malts are there but can’t cover the poor brewing processes. Will rerate if this outfit lasts a year.