Toro Pilsen (Sherry Cask - Fino)
Cerveza Mica in Aranda de Duero, Castile and León, Spain 🇪🇸
Lager - Pilsener Regular|
Score
6.30
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Collab with Sherry Bodega Osborne. Pils aged on a Fino Barrel.
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5.1/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Mild malty faint boozy note
Flavor is lagerish with strange notes from barrell8ng. Cedar wood, lemongrass, booze. Kind of weird
Flavor is lagerish with strange notes from barrell8ng. Cedar wood, lemongrass, booze. Kind of weird
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2025
at 10:58
4.6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 4.5
Texture 5
Overall 4.5
Bottle 33 cl. Pours a hazy golden with a rough, white head. Malty nose with a subtle, woody edge. Medium body, dry as a bony with some woody tannins. A finish that is more dry than bitter. Fun idea, but I can't say this brings much joy. 231025
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2025
at 14:59
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Picked up more for the novelty than anything. Clear yellow with a firm and tall white head. I was definitely surprised to see the sediment in the bottle as I had made assumptions on this beer before I opened it. Anyhow, some toasted malts, citrus, and very noticeable Fino notes. I was expecting either a heavy handed sherry profile or none at all, but this comes in actually rather balanced. The finish has a light crispness and some more sherry influence. Medium bodied. This is probably a one and done for me, but I’m impressed with it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2024
at 17:17
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pours clear pale blonde, but the bottle does have sediment, making the totality of the pour unclear, warmer goldenblonde. Small white head. Scent is mild, tad harsh grains, possibly a bit DMS as well ? barrels not very expressive. Taste is quite bitter, but rather stale. not very lager like to me, more like a blonde ale - which is confusing for a pilsner, seems very out of style. Love the pairing of the specific barrels with the specific beerstyles, as both fino and pilsner are more elegant - but the pilsner produced seems to be unsufficiently refined, balanced, or in style to really work. Shame, as I do quite like the Osborne Fino. Bit to carbonated. Wood and Fino unrecognizable, to my sadness.
Tried
on 05 Jun 2022
at 14:55