Thanks Teemu J. via Bruno for the best Tibetan beer I’ve ever had!

Standard pale lager from Tibet, brewed in Lhasa at about 3650 meters above sea level, hence the name. Thanks to tderoeck for this rare country tick. Supposed to form a thick, snow white, moussey head when fresh (not present in my sample anymore); very pale golden blonde robe, metallic, with rosy tinge. Aroma of old dried herbs (dried hyssop or something alike - reminiscent of the old jars with dried herbs from her garden my grandmother kept stored in her kitchen), dried green tea, spiced crackers, straw, iron. Subduedly sweetish onset, very simple, clean, softish carb (doubtlessly sharper when fresh), thin and slick body; vague sourish undertone, grainy core, watery but interesting in the finish when this dried hyssop herbaceousness returns, albeit without much bitterness. No idea where this strong herbal aspect comes from: was some or other Tibetan medicinal herb used here as a flavouring? Not that I can find anywhere, in any case, but have a point for originality - without this one entertaining element, this would have been about the blandest and thinnest lager imaginable.