Arpanoosh / Khorshid Zareewar (Istak)

Commercial Brewery in Rasht, Tabriz, Iran 🇮🇷

Established in 2005

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Rasht, Iran

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4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4.5 Flavor 3.5 Texture 7 Overall 5
320ml bottle bought from a local supermarket and drunk at home. Dark, oranges gold, clear with wisps of white head. Artificial, waxy aroma. Maybe a touch of papaya but otherwise these alien fruits are unrecognisable. Tastes of garbage, some citrus, maybe persimmon, some peppery notes. Sweet, too sweet and syrupy but I expected that. Weird. Weird and not good.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Aug 2026 at 21:30

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 5 Overall 5
Bottle from a international store in Woking the name of which I don't believe I've ever clocked. Clear copper gold. Thin foamy white head mainly sticks to the rim. Aroma is has caramel and watery instant coffee. Phantom citrus. Flavourwise it's... odd. Almost like iced tea (a citrus element) mixed with weak instant coffee that's been left sat on the side because you forget you'd made it. Caramel malts. Overall it's the sourness that is most prominent. Light. Thin. Soft-average carbonation. Long slightly dry and also slightly astringent finish. Random Persian tick.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2026 at 15:52

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Tried on 07 Jun 2026 at 20:19

6.5/10
May 16, 2026

For what it is, pretty tasty.
Tried on 07 Jun 2026 at 20:10

5.5/10
A huge thank you to Grumbo for this bottle and another Iranian tick!
Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2026 at 21:36

7/10
Really good! Thank you Graham B.!
Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2026 at 02:21

5.5/10
If you like piña coladas… Thanks Graham B.
Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2026 at 01:02

4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle from an international store in Woking. When we left my son told me that he'd been watching the guy key in the items on the till and he'd input more items than I' purchased. Who knows? Clear brown. Foamy white head sticks to the rim. Aroma is full on chemical strawberry, like a melted ice lolly. Slick sourness. It's initially thoroughly sweet. More lolly than jammy. Some peripheral sourness. Possibly a hint of malts. Light. Thin. Sticky. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Pop.
Tried from Bottle on 14 May 2026 at 19:25

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 5 Overall 5
Bottle from an international store in Woking. Clear amber tinged gold. Lively foamy white head soon recedes. Aroma of fake lemon with vague hint of underlying malts. Sugary lemon with a sour edge. Tastes more like a lemon iced tea than anything else. Light. Thin. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Yeah, a tick.
Tried from Bottle on 14 May 2026 at 19:10

3.6/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 3 Overall 3.5
Starker Kokosgeruch. Süß, viel Kokos, minimale Herbe, moderat getreidig, kurzer Abgang. Okay. 7/5/8/5/7/5
Tried from Bottle on 15 Apr 2026 at 19:07