6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Brown 30cl bottle, best before the end of Sept 2010, drank and reviewed on 14th Sept 2010. Obtained in Valkenburg, Holland. Poured into a vase shaped ’Paderborner Gold Pilsner’ flute. Good amber body with an impressive looking tan coloured foaming head. Some good lacing remained as the head retreated to a collar and the beer level dropped. Malt molasses dominate the nose, some alcohol hints too. Fairly sweet up front, those aforementioned molasses being the main culprits. The alcohol doesn’t hide though and as the mouth dries the 6.5% really comes at you. Only a slight hop presence could I detect, the malty sweetness overpowering whatever hops were in the brew. Body a little on the thin side, which is why the alcohol can be detected so easily. Is it as good as those Munich beers that all end with ’ator’? Not far off in my opinion.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2012
at 07:37
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Oct 2010: Brown 33cl bottle reviewed during on of my ’Pilsner/Lager’ tasting evenings. It had two months life on being poured into my stemmed ’La Chouffe’ tulip. Really pale, just like a Helles should be, medium sized white head. Usual odourless lager/pilsner, gets my regular score of 3 for smell. It may well be clean and clear, it is also almost tasteless, but strangely I enjoyed it. Refreshing and drier than I normally prefer my lager based beers, this one however touched the spot as it were.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2012
at 05:05
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
30 cl. bottle @ home. Light amber colour. Malty grassy aroma. Hoppy, roasted malts taste. bit sharp mouthfeel, not very round.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2012
at 12:49
3.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
My 3.5%ABV version came in a brown 33cl bottle with a best before date of Jun 2011: drank 17 Jan 2011. Poured into a Westmalle chalice: initially it looked good, a clear bright, yet dark ruby red body sat below a tanned head, the head sadly fell away to just a collar very quickly. No smell at first, then as it warmed a sugary, sickly candy aroma arrived. Very sweet tasting and with next to no body depth, a watery, malty syrup, with a nasty metalic aftertaste. Oh dear me, this is one poor beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2012
at 07:58
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Bottle at de paas. Clear amber pour. Slight malty aroma and flavour. Plain but pleasant enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2012
at 11:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 6.5%. Caramelly and slightly spicy aroma. Does not smell like spicy hops, however. Hint of paper. Clear dark golden colour. Small stable white head. The flavour is a little yeasty and estery, good subtle sweetness. Sort of like wheat beer esters that I do not like too well, but OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2012
at 07:34
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
30 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a huge white head. Aroma is grassy, light cornish and mild malty. Thick malty, light metallic and toasted malty flavoured. Sweet malty and light metallic finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2012
at 07:33
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, 5.1%. Refreshing spicy and bubble gum aroma. Coriander and sweet esters. Like a mix between Belgian and German wheat beer. Almost clear golden colour. Small stable white head. The flavour is a lot like the aroma, spicy and with a bit of sweetness. Also a bit of bitterness. OK cleansing finish,
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2012
at 06:41
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
30 cL bottle. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is estery and light banana fruity. Sweet fruity, estery and light banana fruity. Medium dry, fruity and estery finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2012
at 06:40
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
33cl bottle from Mitra. Clear amber pour. Good white head. fairly good for a Heineken beer
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2011
at 12:15