3.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Light blond color. The aroma has a too strong corn-paper character. Nothing special, but the light maltiness and the correct bitterness profile make of this a regular refreshener.
Tried
on 27 Apr 2004
at 04:28
Tried at RAMSES HILTON HOTEL, 1115 Corniche El Nile, CAIRO, Egypt
Tried
on 13 Mar 2004
at 00:00
3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3
Canned(500ml). -pale golden coloured, minimal head, such a thin beer, smooth taste with not much aroma
Tried
from Can
on 15 Nov 2003
at 16:03
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Clear amber. Head white-transparant, nearly immediately gone. Disparate bubbling. Nose of alcohol, grain, sugar, oxydised. Bitter flavour, hoppy, perfumed, on top of caramel malt. Not bad, but it tastes more top-fermenting than lager. Retronasal more bitterness, less agreable, long lasting. Rather well-bodied. Fizzy despite little carbonation. Bitterness at tongsides keeps going on in the aftertaste. Egyptian beer - well, they were amongst the first in history. Yet I expected the worst. It's definitely better than that.
Tried
on 28 May 2003
at 12:26
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Pale golden. Fruity, clean and bitterish. .................................
Tried
on 18 Jan 2002
at 07:31
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Golden coloured. Bready, dry and bitter. Rather tasty in fact...............
Tried
on 18 Jan 2002
at 07:30
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Dry, bitter and bready. Surprisingly good pilsener like lager. ............
Tried
on 18 Jan 2002
at 07:29
3.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Golden coloured. Sweet with some alcoholic tones. Otherwise neutral.........
Tried
on 10 Jan 2002
at 09:05
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Golden coloured. Clean, fruity and sweet with a hint of late bitterness.....
Tried
on 03 Jan 2002
at 18:13
2.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2
My first Birell was from Switzerland but I didn’t have any real notes on it, so this re-rate is based on a can from Al-Ahram of Egypt, purchased at my local halal meat shop. The colour is light gold, kind of dull, and there is not much head. The aroma has a lightly toasted malt character with a hint of bread, along with somewhat pee-like hops and distinct brussel sprout. The body is kind of watery, the flavour like hollowed-out grain husks with a hint of rooty hop. My first notes simply said "There are worse" and that’s true, but this is no prize.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jun 2001
at 11:28