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Your Mates Middy Lager

Your Mates Brewing Co.
Australia·Mid-Strength Lager
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Your Mates Middy Lager is a mid-strength lager at 3.5 percent, brewed in Warana for long sessions in warm weather. The brewery describes it as crisp and refreshing with a clean finish. The profile is light and uncomplicated: pale malt gives a faint bready sweetness, the body is light, and a mild bitterness closes each sip without lingering on the palate.

ABV
3.5%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Malt-forward bitterness
SRM
pale gold4
PaceSession
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
cleanbreadymalty
clean
bready
malty
Aroma
The nose is understated and clean, leading with a faint bready sweetness from pale malz.
not found:hoppy,caramel,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Your Mates Middy Lager

◎ Appearance

A pale golden hue with excellent clarity and bright light transmission. The head forms quickly but settles to a thin, delicate collar with modest lacing. Fine carbonation creates a gentle effervescence that sustains throughout the session.

pale goldencrystal clearfine carbonation

◌ Aroma

The nose is understated and clean, leading with a faint bready sweetness from pale malz. A subtle graininess emerges as the beer warms, with no aggressive hop character—just a whisper of noble hop restraint in the background. The overall profile is light and approachable without prominent adjunct or yeast notes.

bready malzgentle grainrestrained hop

◐ Taste

Entry is crisp and light-bodied, with soft pale malz sweetness that avoids cloying richness. The mid-palate remains clean and uncluttered, allowing faint cereal notes to linger briefly. A mild bittering closes the sip—enough structure to define the palate, but never harsh or lingering.

soft malz sweetnesslight bodyclean finish

◑ Finish

The aftertaste is short and dry, fading quickly without residual flavors or astringency. A refreshing quality persists on the palate, inviting another sip.

dryquick fade
76
hopIQ score
Aroma
75
Taste
76
Appearance
78
Finish
75
Serve at 4–7°C

Serve at 4–7°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Stein

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

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