Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
ESB - in this case meaning "extra strong beer" and not "extra strong bitter" - brewed by the only brewery in the relatively new country of South Sudan, officially recognised as an independent state only in 2011; the brewery was opened in its capital Juba four years later, with the help of SABMiller, and apparently helps to symbolise the country's independence. The malts, hops and sugar are brought in from abroad by trucks, but I love the brewery's reasoning that the major ingredient is always water, and this water is sourced from the White Nile running through the country... Sample at tderoeck's place, thanks Tim! Off-white, loose and open 'head' - originally a medium thick, closed one apparently, over clear 'old' golden beer with some tiny protein dots and a browning tinge of oxidation. Aroma of dry cookies, rusty oxidation, hints of biscuit, dried apricot and honey. Sweetish onset, again a vague hint of dried apricot and perhaps pear, soft carb, smooth mouthfeel; cereally and lightly biscuity malts (complemented with the sugars the brewery apparently sources from South Africa), sweetish and straightforward, with a whiff of softly bittering floral hops in the finish. Strong lager and sadly not an ESB in the English sense of the word, but actually not the worst I had - my interest in what this brewery does, is certainly sparked, but I doubt I will ever come across its product range again...
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 3.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Sampled at Tim's place, huge thanks! [Supposed to be South Sudan, or has been brewed in South Sudan at some point, I believe]. Clear golden color, no head. Aroma is malts, dusty grainy, oddly medicinal. Flavor is malts, straw, dusty grainy and grainy bitter a bit. Not too bad actually.
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5
Sample @ Tim's place, Gent. Pours a clear gold, thin ring of bubbles atop. Not too bad, a little slick, some strange vegetal notes. Rated kindly.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Stark malziger, süßlich malziger Beginn. Weiche Herbe, trocken, moderat bitter, alkoholische Noten. 9/7/8/7/6/7
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Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2.5
Fatalne slodkie mdle, mydliny alkohol sztuczny, wyczuwalne, wzmacniane piwo niczym herbata z pradem, niby jest piana ale opada szybko, barwa herbaciana, na szczescie bez farfocli czy metnosci
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Panda thanks to Cloin and his dark Web suppliers. Pours hazed gold with thin white head. Aroma is malt, grain, grass. Taste is malt, grass, a little grain. Meh
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 2.5
Country scope panda, thanks to SHIG, 04/07/21. Clear golden with a white head. Nose is dusty grains, cardboard, faint fruit esters, cereals. Taste comprises toasted grains, lemon rind, herb, pale malts, corn husk. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Typical country tick logger pish.
SHIG (13887) reviewed White Bull Lager from Southern Sudan Beverages 4 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a golden with a white color head. Aroma is cardboard, malty. Taste is sweet, fruity, malty, cardboard finish.
minutemat (16469) reviewed White Bull Lager from Southern Sudan Beverages 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Sample @ Rare Country Tick Extravaganza, shared with blackhaddock, thanks Grumbo for this! Pours a pale gold, generally clear with a foamy white head. Aroma of caves and dusty museum manikins, taste is surprisingly wit-bier like with a distinctly yeasty profile, which was unexpected. Actually not bad overall, some mild spice. Interesting.