New Belgium Mountain Time Premium Lager

There's always been an emphasis on ales in the craft beer community. There's a lot more that you can do with flavor profiles with top/warm fermentation. The mass-produced beers all tend to be lagers, so many craft beer folks tend to turn up their noses at lagers, and admittedly, there's fewer descriptors that you can use in talking about a lager. 

Mountain Time pours a pale, straw-colored hue, with a lacy two-finger head. Like the old cliché, so clear that you can read a newspaper through it. Contrary to expectations there is a lot of subtlety in the flavor profile: low-key floral aroma, saltine cracker and some understated caramel sweetness.  All in all, a great winter lager. 8.5/10 on the IGB Lager Scale.