Leinenkugel's Red Lager

Well tonight the President of my Fraternity decided to purchase me (free of charge) a 6 pack of Leinenkugel's Red Lager to celebrate the first night of this season of college football. I write this under the influence of 3 of these beers.

Well first, let me explain what a lager is for those of you who do not know. Lager is German for "to store" and it is a beer that is bottom fermented at cool temperatures and then put in cool storage for secondary fermentation for several weeks; hence the name "lager".

Okay, so the color is a brownish red (hence the name of the beer, obviously). It is an exceptionally clear beer. The carbonation is moderate; I can count the number of bubbles that form on the glass on one hand and they rise only very slowly. Depending on how you pour it, the head can be anywhere from non-existent to over an inch tall.

I'm going to leave it at this for the time being because these three have blurred my sense of taste and smell. I will continue this next time I have a beer, which will probably be tomorrow night.

CONTINUATION:
Okay, so a day of recovery has prepared me to complete this review.

As you stick your nose in the glass (pint, again. I do not have the finances for the innumerable types of glasses for different beers), you can detect the predominance of malted barley. Here I must note a much greater number of bubbles forming and rising inside the glass than the last time. Flavor is not excessively bold which is pleasant at this time of the night and right after the shower I took before the initial pour. I can certainly taste the barley, but there are additional malted grains used in order to make the deep red hue. Acidity is apparent as a thin film on the teeth and gums. Hops are not overpowering as in the Sam Adams Boston Lager, but as you let the fluid glide down the esophagus they tickle the bitter taste receptors and leave a satisfying aftertaste.

It is essentially a medium bodied beer, in between a pilsner and a dark lager that I say would go well with a cheeseburger or nachos.