4.8

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Big pounder+ bottle. Pours a little more darker than a pale, looks more like light colored clear tea. Off yellow nearly white foaming head Decent smooth mildly sweet nose. First taste is not bad, better than expected considering I didn't care for the original menabrea. Good level of lively carbonation on the palate. In the middle I find it just needs a little more courtesy, some medium processed bitterness creeping up. near the finish, I have no major complaints. Not as good as Trader José Dark Premium Lager, Brick Waterloo Dark, Michelob AmberBock or Pittsburgh Augustiner Dark; buts its ok by me, wouldn't hesitate to have another.

3.8

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Pours gold, small head. Nose shows hay, earthy and herbal hops, little else.Flavours include more hay-like malt, earthy and spicy hops.

5.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Notes from March 2009 Italy looked good, & I couldn't find a pity beer to drink brewed in Montenegro. End of story. Beer Elevated, poured into my Gouden Carolus chalice. Clear, energetic, & golden. Eggwhite color & consistency from the inch of head that develops. Smell is white bread, minor clove, & that recognizable Euro caramelization, but with a bit of toffee this time. Carbonation is a bit low. I would say creamy if only because of that. Oxidation is showing slightly, but I can work around it(no BO/BB date). Flavor is a minor outline of caramel & danky, aged hops. A touch nutty. A faint metallic notion comes through as it warms. The finish lingers with it initially, but soon draws out clean. No problem with drinking this one fresh.

5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

33cl Blik van Ranzijn. Goudgele kleur, witte kraag. Typische macro-maispils, zoet, weinig bitter, iets bloemig. Lichte body. Niet vies, maar wel saai.

5.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

330ml bottle from Boise Co-op. Clear golden pour, with a thin, white foamy cap. Light grainy aroma, citrus, wet paper. Taste is sweet, grainy, corn, vegetal, cardboard.

5.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

Pale golden, perfectly transparent. Low to medium sized large meshed white head, recedes relatively fast but still leaves some lacing. Slightly weak aroma of cereals and straw, with lemonish hints on the back of things. Very little going on but pleasant enough. The same in taste. Light to medium sweetness, pretty light bitterness, quite on the sweet side overall but in a mild/delicate, not cloying way. Quite light in body with average or slightly above average carbonation (the usual kind of coarse carbonation that you get in mainstream lagers, though not as coarse as in the worst examples). Overall: far from the worst generic lager you can find, far from interesting or significant.

6

Malty, slightly caramel, light

6.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Migross in Verona. Caramel malt nose, bit of chocolate, raisins, toast. Brown with orange tints and a low head. Caramel flavor, burnt caramel, brown sugar, bit of orange. Light body. Very bitter finish. Passable.

6.4

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pours clear, light blonde. Small white head. Scent is malty . Taste is bit bitter, easy going industrial lager. Corn. Very basic. Tad sweet. Meh