Hop City Brewing Company 8th Sin Black Lager

Hate to say it here but this is probably my least favorite style of beer. Well okay, mass market American swill aside I should say. BLACK Lager. I like lager. I love dark beers. Somehow however I struggle to find merit in dark lagers. No accounting for taste and all that.

Hop City makes some very impressive beer, so I will crack the dark, dank vault of my mind with optimism.

Nah.

Nah.

What is with dark lager? Where abundant, toasted malts enrich ales in ways celestial the same treatment for lager leaves me with sensations of "disappointed", "disappointment",  "disappointing", and "burnt".

55/100

Railway City Brewing Company Orange Creamsic Ale

Before you get all judgey-judgey; be warned. Railway City is a brewer with chops. Fuh reel.

I just have to glance at the ingredient list due to an overwhelming curiosity. Orange zest. Real vanilla beans. Oats.

A proud white sponge of head caps a typically foggy wheat beer. The nose telltales traces of orange and vanilla. Pleasingly smooth and refreshing. I imagine this would make a fine summertime cottage beer. Perfect for sunny days on a deck or a warm evening roasting hotdogs over a bonfire.

79/100