Lakefront White Beer

The Lakefront Brewery is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This is a Belgian-style unfiltered wheat beer brewed with coriander and orange peel and comes in at 4.6% ABV.

The beer pours a clear yellow golden in color.  It is surprisingly clear for being unfiltered.  There is a short head of pure white foam.  The aroma is toasted wheat and grain, light and airy coriander, and a touch of orange.  The aroma is straightforward to how it is described.  The taste reverses the aroma, putting the orange first, the coriander still in the middle, and the toasted wheat at the end.  A shame really, the toasted wheat aroma was gorgeous and I wish I could taste it more.  

Lakefront Pumpkin Lager

The Lakefront Brewery is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  It is that time of year for seasonal Oktoberfest and pumpkin beers.  This 6.0% ABV beer is apparently based on a recipe from Thomas Jefferson that used pumpkin.  This beer also has spices added.

The beer pours copper and orange in color (perhaps like the inside of jack o' lantern in the dark as the candle glows on the orange insides?).  There is a short head of white to off-white foam.  The aroma is cinnamon sticks, cranberry juice, light pumpkin and light malt.  The taste is fairly light, pumpkin and malt with some cinnamon, but less than the aroma.  There is a bitter finish that is also slightly tart.  The aftertaste is somewhat unpleasant.  I have had better pumpkin beers, this is somewhat disappointing.