Bia Saigon Special
Sabeco / Sabibeco in Ho Chi Minh City, Southeast, Vietnam 🇻🇳
Lager - Pale Regular|
Score
4.66
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Saigon Special Beer with 100% Malt content (no rice) is produced with the most advanced & modern technology, using the traditional long fermentation process that creates its delicious taste and differentiates it from all the other beers in the market. Saigon Special is a unique kind of beer adressing young, dynamic and successful consumers.
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4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Shared 330 ml bottle at local tasting. Pale golden colour, white head. Grainy and malty aroma, okay. Grainy and sweetish flavour, dull finish. Not good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2018
at 11:59
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3
Shared bottle at RB/HD at Askje 13.10.18. Clear and very pale straw colour. Quickly diminishing white head. Sweet aroma of sweet malt and a hint of meadows. Similarly sweet taste, with sweet pilsner malt and grass. Slightly cloying mouthfeel,
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2018
at 11:58
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Fra flaske på RBHD-samling hos Asle Bjørn, okt-18: klar lys gylden med ok skum. Syrligsøt aroma og smak og kort avslutning. Utterly forgettable.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2018
at 11:56
3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2
Green bottle, 330 ml, date:03/2012, from and with Ian Guénard (merci!), savoured on September 29 2017; eye: golden, clear, no effervescence, ring of greyish head, slight lacing; nose: skunk, madeira; mouth: skunk, madeira, finale in corn with presence of madeira, light body, average carbonation, lightly sweet, thin, watery; overall: so?
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille verte, 330 ml, date : 03/2012, de et avec Ian Guénard (merci!), savourée le 29 septembre 2017; œil : dorée, limpide, pas d’effervescence, anneau de mousse grisâtre, très légère dentelle; nez : moufette, madère; bouche : moufette, madère, finale en maïs avec présence de madère, corps léger, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement sucré, mince, aqueuse; en résumé : bof!
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille verte, 330 ml, date : 03/2012, de et avec Ian Guénard (merci!), savourée le 29 septembre 2017; œil : dorée, limpide, pas d’effervescence, anneau de mousse grisâtre, très légère dentelle; nez : moufette, madère; bouche : moufette, madère, finale en maïs avec présence de madère, corps léger, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement sucré, mince, aqueuse; en résumé : bof!
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2018
at 20:11
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Couldn't resist ticking some random shit. Only 0.5€... Clear catpiss color. Aroma is malt murky hops unfermented wort bonbon cardboard. Taste is harsh tart hops and squeaky sweet wort. Super unbalanced. Almost undrinkable...
Tried
on 25 Aug 2018
at 13:37
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
330ml bottle into shaker. From ALDI. Unusual bottle, Australian shape but European capacity. Pours a golden amber with a large fluffy white head and light carbonation. Smells of cheap malt and sour grain. Oily texture, grainy taste. Finish is more grain with a lingering sourness. An easy-drinking Pils style lager. It's from Saigon but it's not special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2018
at 13:22
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3
Can from Vietnam, brought back to UK by Cecile. Pours pale gold with a small white head. Aroma of sweet malt, hop, flowers, cardboard and grass. Heavy sweetness, light bitterness. Medium body, very oily texture, soft carbonation. Drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jan 2018
at 17:10
5.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Poured from a 330ml can. Aroma is malt forward with some light toasted bread and honey notes. Light floral ester and hop notes with a slight grassy note. Some light diacetyl and no phenolics. Pours a bright, clear, yellow gold with a small, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes somewhat quickly to the edges where it lingers for a bit before disappearing. No lacing or legs. Flavor has a medium light sweetness with some moderate grain notes and a medium light honey note. Hints of toasted bread with a medium light bitterness. Light floral esters and hop notes with a light diacetyl note. No phenolics. Mouthfeel is light bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, not a great beer. I like that it isn't have adjuncts, but the honey and diacetyl notes detract from the overall enjoyment.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Nov 2017
at 07:59
5.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can. Clear golden pour. Nice rocky white head. Stays. The aroma is faint. Just hints of malts and bread. Light to medium body. Average carbo. Light sweet malty taste. Clean. Some grassy hops. Light bitterness. OK pale lager.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Nov 2017
at 14:32
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3
Gulbrun klar med hvitt skum. Maltig lukt, honning og fudge. Søt smak, maltig med lett bitterhet i avslutningen.
Tried
on 11 Sep 2017
at 05:07