Harp Lager - I thought I detected coriander. Is it brewed with it or was that the barley talking?

[Cinnamon]

Loved this - tried it for the first time the other day. Second to my fave, whitbeer Hoegaarden.

[chuckl]

If you detect any flavor whatsoever from Harp, it is most likely due to oxidation if it was in a bottle or dirty lines if it was on draft. Harp is not a beer that people drink for the flavor.

[Jim Dorsch]

Harp does have flavor. None of us can ascribe motivation to others.

[Tripeler]

I can't imagine anything in Harp Lager that would give any kind of unusual flavor. Most likely age and light-struck factors make the beer a bit weird.

[4feet]

I have picked up on black currant in Harp.. Most Irish bars have a bottle on the shelf and it is sometimes requested by the locals to lace on top of a pint of Guiness. Might be a possibility, but there is something there.

[Pei]

Look on the ingredient list.

I was drinking Blue Moon Lager the other day and it tasted distinctly of cilantro to me. Took a look, and there it was: coriander seeds (aka. cilantro seeds).

[Jim Dorsch]

Brewers are not required to list ingredients in the United States.

You were drinking Blue Moon Belgian White, not lager.

[Pei]

Thanks for the correction and info. Maybe a website would list ingredients even if the brewer's not required to on the bottle itself?

[Cinnamon]

Thanks - tried that. Found nada. Aside from that it's brewed with barley.

[brentk]

I had a Harp a few months ago and found it pretty tasteless; Hoegaarden, on the other hand, is a decent witbier.

[Jim Dorsch]

no coriander in Harp to my knowledge