Nile Special
Nile Breweries in Kampala, Uganda 🇺🇬
Lager - Pale Regular|
Score
4.64
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Nile Special has been the flagship brand of Nile Breweries for the past 50 years. Over the generations, it has been trusted for its consistency. An eight times Gold Awardwinning beer at the Brussels-based Monde Selection International.
Appreciation A smooth balance of sweet and bitter, trusted for its satisfying full-bodied character that carries a hint of pleasant ester.
Appreciation A smooth balance of sweet and bitter, trusted for its satisfying full-bodied character that carries a hint of pleasant ester.
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5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
500ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - thanks a lot for the African reciprocity!]. Opalescant, yellow-ish, golden colour with average, thick, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, snow white head. Very weak, somehow husky, minimally biscuity, pale malty aroma, a touch of cracker. Taste is slightly biscuity, pale malty, subtle sweetness, mild, bitter hoppy counterpart. Minimally creamy, watery texture, smooth and soft palate, fine, soft, mildly prickly carbonation. Very clean, fairly refreshing, sadly extremely weak nose - not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2022
at 21:00
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a golden with a white frothy head. Aroma is sweet, grassy, malty. Taste is malty, sweet, grassy.
Tried
on 27 May 2022
at 17:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample courtesy of Grumbo. Thanks chap. Golden yellow appearance with a surprisingly lively, large white head that takes a while to subside. Pleasantly sweet, floral, no off-notes, medium carbonation, nice strength to it. OK.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2022
at 15:06
6/10
Country 94, Uganda 🇺🇬 a good lager, thanks Miquelli!
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2022
at 19:50
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, honey & caramel hints. Taste is sweet, malt, grain, sugary, papery, with light carbonation. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, sweet papery finish. Quite sweet and bland.
Tried
on 04 Feb 2022
at 18:51
4.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
27/1/2022. Bottle from Afro Vibes. Pours clear golden with a frothy white head. Aroma is sweet, grain, malt, caramel. Medium to heavy sweetness with low bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, average carbonation. Too sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2022
at 12:33
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Big bottle Afro Vibes 2021-11-18 Uddingston AR: French toast, cardboard box, dry AP: coppery clear, fizzy head F: French toast, cardboard box, dry
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2021
at 20:25
3.9/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 3.5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Schwacher hellmalziger Beginn. Milde Herbe, getreidig, zunehmend modrig. Gekochtes Gemüse, abnehmende Herbe, kurzer Abgang. 8/6/7/6/8/6
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2021
at 18:54
4/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2020
at 19:45
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Pours clear golden-yellow with small frothy white head, grassy hops aroma, high carbonation, mildly bitter malty taste, thin body, abrupt finish. Generic pale lager.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2018
at 15:26