Local Option Dampf Loc

This 5.3% ABV beer is a new take on a very old, German peasant style called dampfbier. The bottles are brewed and bottled by Pub Dog Brewing in Westminster, Maryland, but Local Option is a pub from Chicago, Illinois, with their own brewing division called Bierwerker.

The beer pours a hazy amber in color.  There is a tall, thick, head of off-white foam. The aroma is malty, somewhat sweet, bit of sweet potato and caramel over toasted malt. The taste is richly malty, toasted, semi-sweet, bit of sweet potato and dark fruits, with a somewhat bitter, grassy finish. It is dry on the end with a pleasant aftertaste true to the original flavors. It has a fine, tingling and refreshing carbonation. This is a nice unfiltered, malty lager.