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Super Lager is a 4.8% ABV lager with bready malt undertones and a crisp finish, brewed by Rhinegeist in Cincinnati. The name Rhinegeist translates to Spirit of the Rhine, and the brewery sits inside the skeleton of a pre-Prohibition bottling plant in Over-the-Rhine. It is a 2023 World Beer Cup gold medal winner.

ABV
4.8%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Malt-forward bitterness
SRM
pale gold4
PaceSession

AWARDS

Gold · 2023
World Beer Cup
American-Style Cream Ale
★Gold — World Beer Cup (American-Style Cream Ale)
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
breadymaltyclean
bready
malty
clean
Aroma
The nose opens with a pronounced bready maltiness, suggesting toasted grain and subtle cereal notes.
not found:hoppy,caramel,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Super Lager

◎ Appearance

Super Lager presents a pale golden hue with excellent clarity and bright transparency. The head forms a fine, white foam that exhibits good retention and leaves a delicate lacing pattern down the glass. Carbonation appears well-integrated, with fine bubbles rising steadily through the clear body.

pale goldenbrilliant clarityfine white headcrisp carbonation

◌ Aroma

The nose opens with a pronounced bready maltiness, suggesting toasted grain and subtle cereal notes. Noble hop character emerges as a restrained floral and herbal backdrop, supporting rather than dominating the aroma profile. The overall bouquet is clean and refined, with no yeast-derived esters or off-notes.

bready Malznoble hop charactercereal grainclean fermentation

◐ Taste

On entry, the palate displays a soft, bready malt sweetness with a gentle grainy foundation. The mid-palate remains smooth and light-bodied, with the Malz character persisting as the primary flavor driver. Bitterness remains subdued at 22 IBU, providing only a whisper of Edelhopfen balance without assertiveness, allowing a clean, crisp finish to emerge.

smooth malt sweetnesslight bodyrestrained bitternessrefined balance

◑ Finish

The finish is brisk and refreshing, with the bready undertones lingering briefly before fading to a dry, clean aftertaste. The crisp character persists without any harsh or lingering astringency.

crisp dry finishclean aftertaste
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
80
Taste
82
Appearance
85
Finish
81
Serve at 4–7°C

Serve well-chilled at 4–6°C. Carbonation and crispness are the main event — cold preserves both.

Stein

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 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.

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