Cal Poly Gold
Cal Poly Gold is an all-malt lager brewed with the nearby university in San Luis Obispo, whose graduates work throughout the brewery. The recipe uses pilsner, pale, Munich and light crystal malt with Spalter Select and Hallertau Tradition, fermented entirely in stainless steel. It pours golden and clear, with soft bread and water cracker in the nose, a hint of honeyed grain, faint herbal and floral hop spice and a light body that ends crisp and clean with little bitterness.
Tasting Notes
AI-generated sensory profile for Cal Poly Gold
Serve well-chilled at 4–6°C. Carbonation and crispness are the main event — cold preserves both.
The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.
Store cold and drink fresh. Lagers are at their crispest within 3–4 months.
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What is a Pale Lager?
Euro Pale Lagers are clean, refreshing lagers with 4–5.5% ABV and IBU 10–25. Soft malt sweetness, light hop bitterness and high carbonation make them supremely drinkable.
Finding a similar Pale Lager
hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same clean, crisp, bready character as Cal Poly Gold will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.
