Subsidiaries
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottled (BB 07/2006)
Clear amber, good tight head. Smokey, roasted, sugary, oaky, a bit metallic nose - suprisingly complex. Burnt smokey sugars dominate in the flavor. Medium-bodied, solid mouthfeel. Smokeyness makes this slightly unbalanced and difficult to enjoy.
Clear amber, good tight head. Smokey, roasted, sugary, oaky, a bit metallic nose - suprisingly complex. Burnt smokey sugars dominate in the flavor. Medium-bodied, solid mouthfeel. Smokeyness makes this slightly unbalanced and difficult to enjoy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2005
at 10:21
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. Dark ruby, rich head. Metallic blood aroma. Dry and roasty, fairly light bodied. Salty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2005
at 14:56
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
(Can 50 cl) Presumably Martens is willing to sell their soul to anybody. This is yet another contract brewed discount pilsener. Pilsener golden with a nice, creamy head. Soft, sweetish malt. Not unpleasant - just completely characterless. 290705
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jul 2005
at 12:54
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Bottle 33 cl) This beer was so busy getting out of the bottle that I lost about a third of it before I could even have a sip. What a waste. Dark, almost opaque with a brownish head. Notes of port, coffee and dates with some underlying malty sweetness. Reminds me of some of the dark trappists. Lovely. 140702
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2005
at 16:38
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle: 33 cl) "Blond" they say, but it’s not particularly blonde. More along the lines of what I usually refer to as fully golden. Delicious, creamy head. The aroma is malty, slightly like iron and with a nice fullness. Quite carbonated. A decent blond ale, but not insanely exciting. 050103
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2005
at 11:25
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
A light yellow beer with a huge white head. The aroma is a boring malty one. While the flavor is dry with notes a straw and the body is thin.
Tried
on 27 Nov 2004
at 10:26
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A hazy orange beer with a fine white head. The aroma is yeasty with notes of citrus and hints of caramel. The flavor contains yeast caramel, and spices especially coriander. The end is dry.
Tried
on 30 Oct 2004
at 15:11
3.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Clear yellow color, short near white head. Skunky aroma of faint hop, metal. Taste is sweet, corn, bit malty. Brackish aftertaste.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2004
at 12:24
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
A red-brown beer with a huge light brown head. The aroma is sweet with notes of roasted bread and yeast. The flavor is also sweet with notes of roasted malt and caramel.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2004
at 16:08
4.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Part of a double test. Tasted as "Karl Pils" (bottled) and "Premium Pils" (sic- canned) with identical labels, very much alike to Karlsquell pils label. Both brewed for Match/Profi a.o. by Martens. I’m convinced they’re identical, despite the differences indicated below Karl: Very clear gold, medium off-white head, not persistent. Premium: Very clear, pale gold; good off-white head, leaving lace. 4/5 Karl: Chaff, whiff of sewage or puddled rainwater. Premium: Chaff, bit yeasty. 4/10 Karl: Grainy, rather sweet taste. Premium: Dull, grainy taste, livening up in the finish. 4/10 Karl: Very light, powdery, some carbondioxide titillating. Premium: Very light, powdery, carbondioxide titillating. 2/5 Karl: Dull pilsener. Premium: dull pilsener 8/20 I think they’re the same. The can seems to keep it better. Or do I like the dissolving metal coating?
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2004
at 13:33