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Bottle. I must admit I popped the cork with very low expectations, of several reasons. The beer is brewed with corn, the label design doesn’t exactly make it look high quality, it comes in a clear bottle, and the fact that the label clearly states the brewer never brewed with corn before don’t raise my expectations. Unfortunatly my expectations weren’t fullfilled, the beer is actually worse. It doesn’t look bad though, a small, white head sits on top of a clear, golden body. But... there’s a distinct skunky touch to the aroma, which besides that is rather weak. Some grassy, pear-like hops, a faint malty touch, some canned corn (not on the cob) and surprisingly there’s also a touch of acetone in the far back. Flavorwise it’s faintly better, it feels cleaner, and the fact that it’s quite dry makes you feel the little bitterness there is. Still, it’s almost sticky-cheewy on the palate, but not in a good way, and as usual for industrial pale lagers, the carbonation feels hard and unpleasant. Some cooked corn and bread dough notes too, especially in the finish. I think I could have finished the bottle if I tried to, but six or seven sips were enough by far. Awarding a 1.2 rating makes me feel generous. 150523

15.05.2015, 0,33l bottle @ home:
Small fizzy shortlasting head, very light straw colored. Aroma is kind of sour-ish grainy, weeds, cardboard, wet hay, sour grain, sulfur, popcorn. Taste is sour-ish mineraly, cardboard, sour grain, minerals, corn, wet hay, weeds. Little bitterness, harsh, fizzy and watery mouthfeel. Pretty close to as crappy as it could possibly be...

Lys gulbrun med to fingre høyt hvitt skum som fort forsvinner. Lukter søtlig malt og korn, noe mineralsk. Lett søtlig smak noe papp. Kort. Svært lett bitterhet i avslutningen. Sommerøl