This much maligned beer is being reviewed from a brown 275ml bottle which should have been drunk before mid August, it was drunk three months too late, 1st Nov 2007. Poured into my one remaining Corsendonk tulip glass. It looked fine, a bright golden yellow, very slight haze if you are being picky. Good solid white foaming head. My normal lager score of 3 for aroma, can’t find much as usual. At 9.0% I thought there may be some trace of alcohol, but there is very little for my nose to find. The alcohol does come out in the taste, whatever else is in there gets overpowered by it though. It has that bitter-sweet feel that strong lagers often do. The sweetness hits you first, then a metalic bitterness stays in the mouthfeel, slowly the alcohol takes over again and the metalic flavours evaporate. Difficult to score, it is not as bad as some claim, but it isn’t a world beater either.

500ml can, shared with flatmate. Pours pale gold with a small head. Aroma is sweet malt, cooked vegetables and Oxo cubes. Taste is sweet and that’s pretty much it. Very thin but hides the alcohol really well. Very sweet aftertaste.

Can 500ml.Clear medium yellow color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, cabbage water, alcohol, vegetable, cardboard. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, peppery - alcoholic finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090808]