7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Got this from RaulMondesi. 19.2 ounce can into lager glass, canned on 3/5/2019. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy pale golden yellow color with a 1 finger dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of cracker, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of corn, wood, peppercorn, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. A bit of fruity/yeasty corn aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of pale malt/grains and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big cracker, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of corn, wood, peppercorn, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Mild herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, wood, peppercorn, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great robustness and balance of pale malt/grains and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Very clean on lager flavors, with minimal fruity/yeasty notes. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and fairly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.5%. Overall this is a delicious imperial Mexican lager. All around nice robustness and balance of pale malt/grains and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/clean/refreshing to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish; nicely soft feel. Great clean pils malt/grain showcase, with nice earthy hop presence for the style. Mild on adjuncts. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive style example.
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from Can
on 31 Aug 2019
at 18:34