Subsidiaries
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
A light orange beer with no head. The aroma is slightly fruity sweet. The flavor is sweet malty with aroma hop notes. A below average pale ale.1
Tried
on 25 Feb 2004
at 15:49
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Light amber color. Sweet aroma, malty and fruity. Warming, balanced, but missing an aromatic hopping. Reasonable Strong Lager.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2003
at 08:49
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
First, I really wasn't planning on rating any new beers for a couple of days, so this one was a total accident. In fact, it was born of a bad cold I've been suffering. I figured I needed to clear my sinuses and one traditional method is to take lunch at Tacos el Asador in Koreatown. I've mentioned before how much I love this place - the food, the decor, the community atmosphere. Oh yeah, and the fact that they seem to find new beers for me to try - bested in this town only by Smokeless Joe's I think. So in I go and they have a sign for this on the wall. And some bottles in the fridge. Of course, I have a bad cold. And on top of that I burned my tongue yesterday drinking tea while my mouth was still frozen from a trip to the dentist. So this is a really hobbled rating...Ambar Especial from Zaragozana is a clean, malt-accented pale lager. Their is some hop bite, but not a whole lot. By international lager standards, this seems to be one of the better ones. I would wager that it is all-malt, and it is reasonably balanced. It's a pretty safe bet I'll be back at Tacos el Asador as it is one of my favourite restaurants, so it's a safe bet I'll be rating this one soon when my senses are back to 100%. But I'm sure of what I found this afternoon. I just need to double check to make sure there wasn't anything more.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2003
at 20:56
3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2
I drank this in a Dutch bar in Lloret de Mar. Usually they tap Aguila (amstel), so i was quite surprised. There weren't any noticable differences between this and the other spanish pilseners. So, it was quite ok, but i rather drink San Miguel.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jun 2003
at 12:26
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Dark color, poor head. No aroma. Some malt, roasted malt and caramel flavor (between a Dunkel and a Dry Stout. Ordinary palate.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2003
at 14:09
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Yes, there is smoke, toast, etc., but the quantities are limited, the body thin and overly fizzy. There is nothing to carry these flavours to their proper place on the palate.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2002
at 20:43
3/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Blonde, light hops of the herbal nature. It's true, Bov is still not named Jesus.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2002
at 20:41
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Amber, generous head; toasty, burnt, but not big enough in its maltiness (especially considering its size).
Tried
on 13 Mar 2002
at 20:38
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6
Amber, creamy head. Fruity with toffee aroma. Full bodied and bitter. .....
Tried
on 14 Jan 2002
at 09:01
3.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 4
Golden coloured. Sweet and fruity. One dimensional. I wonder what 'pale ale' means in Spanish?
Tried
on 14 Jan 2002
at 09:00