Castel Beer (Ethiopia)
BGI Ethiopia (Kombolcha Brewery) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 🇪🇹
Lager - Pale Regular|
Score
4.33
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A truly unique premium lager beer produced from 100% pure malt and aged to perfection more than any other beer in the market. Deep golden in color, when poured, tiny bubbles rush to the top forming its thick and creamy white head. The well-balanced body and slightly pronounced grain flavor give Castel Beer a robust taste, making it ideal for the most discerning of consumers.
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3.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Bottled. A golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of dusty hops and light notes of metal. The flavor is sweet with notes of corn, malt, and dusty hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2008
at 16:20
3.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Golden-straw colour with lots of sparkle. Grainy, slightly industrial nose with aged herbal hoppiness. Malty start, finishes slightly tart. Quite sweet throughout, with some very light herbal hop flavour but no bitterness.
Tried
on 20 Sep 2008
at 16:16
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Sour lemon curd aroma. Golden yellow color with nice head/light efervescence. Light lemon malt flavor with light hops finish. Really a decent beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2008
at 11:45
2.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2
(Bottle 33 cl) Courtesy of yespr. Clear, golden with a white head. Weird aroma of cat’s pee. Medium body, sweetish malt and then again this acidic accent of urine. Subdued bitterness. 171207
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2008
at 16:37
2.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2
33 cL bottle. Pours clear yellow with a lacing white head. Dry cornish aroma. Flavour is slight cornish, dry towards a medium sweetness. Ends dry cornish, no bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2007
at 13:41
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle at Awash Ethiopian Restaurant in D.C. on 1/20/07
Similar to Harar, we have a very golden lager in appearance (perhaps a bit more pale than Harar) with a small, but initially frothy white head that recedes steadily to partial cover, leaving no lacing. Bubbly, force carbonated body is highly clear.
A bit more dry than harar, without the powdered sugar or sweet doughiness, though unfortunately, there is still a rather vibrant fruitiness of spoiled peaches and pears. Some cerealish grains just seem stale and pasteurized, while there is no sign of hops or crisp yeast. No alcohol noted, not incredibly problematic, but I don’t find anything particularly positive either.
Stronger effervescence and less sweetness than Harar seem to produce a bit more crispness, though the flavor is lightly milky/sour and just more fruitiness than I’m looking for in a pale lager (not looking for any, actually). I wouldnt mind so much if it just had the cereal/graininess of whatever malt they’re using, but the spoiled fruitiness is disruptive to the flavor. Some lightly crisp lager yeast apparency on the end and snappy carbonation with a lightly sweet body and watery texture. No alcohol apparent.
Similar to Harar, we have a very golden lager in appearance (perhaps a bit more pale than Harar) with a small, but initially frothy white head that recedes steadily to partial cover, leaving no lacing. Bubbly, force carbonated body is highly clear.
A bit more dry than harar, without the powdered sugar or sweet doughiness, though unfortunately, there is still a rather vibrant fruitiness of spoiled peaches and pears. Some cerealish grains just seem stale and pasteurized, while there is no sign of hops or crisp yeast. No alcohol noted, not incredibly problematic, but I don’t find anything particularly positive either.
Stronger effervescence and less sweetness than Harar seem to produce a bit more crispness, though the flavor is lightly milky/sour and just more fruitiness than I’m looking for in a pale lager (not looking for any, actually). I wouldnt mind so much if it just had the cereal/graininess of whatever malt they’re using, but the spoiled fruitiness is disruptive to the flavor. Some lightly crisp lager yeast apparency on the end and snappy carbonation with a lightly sweet body and watery texture. No alcohol apparent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2007
at 15:46
2.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Bottled. Clear golden, small head. Fruity, somewhat sweet and light bodied. The mouthfeel is slightly raw and harsh. Grassy finish with some bitterness. Very average beer with not much character, but at least no very evident real flaws.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2005
at 15:00