Sambadoro
Ambev in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil 🇧🇷
Lager - Pale Regular|
Score
5.06
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cheap (9607) reviewed Sambadoro from Ambev 19 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Sambadoro has been layen around awhile before I opened it. Let’s take a trip to Uberlandia, Brazil. 12oz twist off brown bottle. Bottle has a busty Aztec on the front with a blue busten-halter. I think her name is Paulista! Big feather hat and don’t think she has hair. Smell’s a little strong and sweet, I get the impression this is high alky content. I’m not sure if the aroma is wheat like or metallic. The look of this beer is interesting. When you pour it, there is no head or foam on top. There is a see thru mini skirt around the inside edge of the glass formed by a few bubbles. The look of this beer is hazy light beige yellow. Almost like a wheat beer but I don’t see any sign of sludge on the bottom of the bottle. After I taste this, I notice the initial flavor caused me to think bitter and coarse. But that initial shock is buffered by a slide to gracefulness. I was pleasantly surprised to find this pretty smooth. Taste comes on medium strong then fades to a gentle petting of the taste buds. Has a nice feel with the carbonation, medium low but not flat. Citrusy hints of lemons. No bitterness, or barely any perceivable, on the finish. Slight white pepper gracefulness. It is gentle and friendly. Repeatable and enjoyable. One of my better tasting pale yellow lagers.
mrbunn (3068) reviewed Sambadoro from Ambev 19 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3
Bottle. Almost a transparent color with no head and a bunch of fizzy carbonation. Aroma is more complex than most cheap beers. A bit of spice makes it interesting. Flavor has a touch of spicy pepper, but is nothing too interesting. That said, sweet grain dominates and nothing here is worth getting excited about.
Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Sambadoro from Ambev 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Bottle, probably from late 2003 or 2004 (not a huge turnover for stuff like this). Light corn and nuttiness in the nose, with some minerals and a bit of light chalk. Simple, pale-yellow appearance with a small ring of foamy, white head. I’m not seeing the roasted barley, though there is some saltiness and something bolstering the mostly light body. Seems like a below-average pale lager to me. Though it certainly wasnt a drain pour, IMHO. Wasn’t skunked and didnt have much staleness to it. A bit of metal on the end. I’ll stick to Modelo Especial for now, though I’ve got a large amount of tropical lagers to get through at my local store so the hunt is still on for a great pale lager!
Dogbrick (24322) reviewed Sambadoro from Ambev 21 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2
This is a very unimpressive Brazilian beer. Pours a bright yellow color with a thin white head that disappeared almost immediately. No lacing to speak of. Faint aroma of what may be hops, or what may be my imagination. Very light body with virtually no flavor, which in most cases is better than horrible flavor. It’s still pretty inexcusable though unfortunately. The finish is lightly sour and hoppy. This is overall a throwaway Brazilian beer.