2.5/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2
Light gold. Not much head. Kind of an appley aroma. Harsh and grainy. Not that good. It lack bitterness, but doesn't replace this with sweetness. Despite the references to eastern Europe, I don't get any of that character in this beer. Just another industrial lager, but maybe more of a low rent one, because it does use sugar and that brings acetaldehyde to the table in a way that eastern Europe's classics just don't have.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2019
at 03:40
3.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Can, sampled at Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi on layover. I'm sure it looks wonderful but I'm not pouring it on the floor to find out. It smells more or less grainy, and tastes kind of grainy, too. I wouldn't call it a masterwork, but it's clean, vaguely dry, has a light body but not necessarily thin. Light bitterness, but workable. For this type of beer, it's pretty well-made, honestly. Better than the Tusker regular I had on the plane ride over.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jan 2019
at 03:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
This is the Kenyan version. Sampled at Jomo Kenyatta Airport. It was produced at Kenya Breweries in Nairobi. Pours black, with a nice head. On the nose, it picks up some grassiness from the base beer, which is probably some version of Tusker. It has a lot of bitterness, some caramel that comes across a bit like diacetyl ( I found this character in the Ethiopian FES a few hours ago as well). The rich bitterness of FES comes through loud and clear, though the fruitier elements aren't as noticeable in this version. It's not bad, but I do feel that lowering the abv (almost worldwide, I think, at this point) has had a deleterious effect on the overall awesomeness of FES.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2019
at 02:40
3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
F: medium, white, very quick gone. C: pale gold, bit hazy. A: watery malty, white bread, wet cloth, cardboard, rain water, corny, plastic. T: grainy, grassy, corny, bit dough, papery, light to medium body, medium carbonation, not good for me but ok for Africa? 0,5l bottle from Drinks of the World in Geneva.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2018
at 17:49
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
28/7/2018. Can at Højbjerg tasting. Pours clear pale gold with a white head. Aroma of corn, fruit and grass. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Light body, slight oily texture, average carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jul 2018
at 14:52
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can @ Højbjerg tasting 28 July. Pours clear pale golden with airy white head. Clear aroma of malt and yeast, with hints of hops. Sweetish flavour of malt and yeast, with bitter touches of hops. Bitter and estery aftertaste. Well, I have tasted worse bbersof this style.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jul 2018
at 14:32
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Can. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Light malty and hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Short light bitter fniish. Watery palate.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jul 2018
at 14:27
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 2.5
Can @Højbjerg Tasting. Clear pale yellow, white head. Sweet malt and grain aroma. Quite sweet malty flavour. A very light citrusy or orangy note in the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jul 2018
at 14:27
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Can @ Saxo tasting. Clear yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and light grainy. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. Watery. 280718
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jul 2018
at 14:26
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Can @ Højbjerg tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are grass, malt and hops. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jul 2018
at 14:26