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Olde Hickory Ruby Lager

Brewery: Olde Hickory Brewery
Where: Hickory, North Carolina
Beer: Ruby Lager
Style: American Amber / Red Lager
IBU: 20
ABV: N/A (Est. 4.0%?)

I'm glad that the Olde Hickory Brewery is offering a lot of their beers in bottles these days.  It gives me the opportunity to include them in this blog.  Since the OHB is the only brewery in my town, I want to make sure to share their goods with everyone here!  I have quite a few more on hand, but today's sample is the Ruby Lager.

The Ruby Lager poured with a nice rich amber color and a foamy head that has a wonderful malty aroma with no pronounced hop aroma.  This beer has a fantastic crisp flavor and a rather light body as well.  It's definitely an easy drinker and I would also put this beer into the category of craft brews that I would recommend to a newcomer in the world of micro and craft beers.  It's not too heavy or too high in alcohol and it is a great beer for that transition between the BMC world and the universe of real beer. 

I'm going to try to work my way through several more OHB beers in the next few weeks.  The Doppelbock is staring at me and calling my name!