Subsidiaries
2.8/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottled. Sometime I wish I knew what was behind the Chinese beer names... This one pours pale golden. It reeks of iron. Despite being dry the mouthfeel is syrupy, and the very light body reveal sahrp thin edges of nmetal. There’s no bitterness of course. Seems like, despite the ingeniuos name, the beer is not much different than other minor Chiese brands.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2008
at 09:55
2.1/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Bottled (probably a rip-off of Tsingtao, aquired in Zhejiang province - the label looks near identical to Tsingtao but the western writing is different. The phone number 0532-87369903 however points towards Qingdao). Pale golden minimal head. Neutral fruity nose. Sweet and buttery, very light bodied. Metallic finish without bitterness. Empty, but sort of drinkable with some dedication.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2008
at 07:30
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
(355 ml can brought home from China by a relative)On February 24, 2008Bottom marked (BB or canned?) 2007.09.03Clear yellow color, small white head. Vegetable, malty and sweet scent. Butter, grainy and vegetable taste. Thin mouthfeel, low bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Feb 2008
at 07:35
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Marginal in every way. Grassy hops with a bit of citrus. Pours with a fizzy white heead over a yellow body. Decent retention. Tastes like rice, but decently drinkable. Watery mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Not horrible.
Tried
on 10 Feb 2008
at 21:13
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
Can (330ml). Yellow with little head. Some aroma of malt, maybe with grassy notes. Watery palate with moderate carbonation. Reasonable taste of malt with some hops in the finish. In 2009 I had this draught in Xi’an and would rate that more highly: 5,3,6,2,11 - Clear golden yellow with no head. Slightly malty aroma with a hint of hops. Medium body and carbonaion. The main impression of the flavour was that it was watery, but other than that there is nothing wrong with it, but there is also nothing exceptional about it. Somewhat malty with no bitterness. Served cold in 38C weather in Xi’an it was well recieved, but this is not a great beer.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Dec 2007
at 05:45
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
"Bomber". Aroma of noble type hop with some light malt. Gold color with a white head that came and went. Near medium body with fizzy/creamy carbonation. The flavor is grassy hop with light malt. A bit light on flavor, but it’s ok for the style. Finishes lightly sweetish, and the hop doesn’t really build enough to balance.
Tried
on 20 Nov 2007
at 20:23
1.1/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 1
Flavor 1
Texture 2
Overall 0.5
Bleh. Darkish copper, somewhat like tea. No head at all, along with virtually no effervescence. Sulfuric skunky aroma. A touch of strong caramel candy. Sulfur and bad toffee on a flat palate, with a unpleasant astringency and bitterness near the finish. Immediate drain pour!
Tried
from Can
on 07 Oct 2007
at 16:41
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
0.33 l bottle. My first beer from the east. Poured clear golden body with medium smaller head going down pretty fast. Aroma is quite strong, malty, some bread hops, too. Flavor is bitterish, quite light bodied and leaves watery impression. It is however different than other lagers I’ve tried, still it’s not from Europe... Medium carbonated, has average long and bitter finish with some very slight sourness. Goes down smoothly. Not necessary bad, but still in the array of very average or below.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2007
at 02:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Enjoyed on the Yokohama subway. Dark brown in color. Tons of molasses, malts, coffee, anise, nuts, and sweet dark fruits in the aroma. Decent body. Flavor is full of the molasses and roasted malts with some coffee and cocoa backing it up. Leaves you with a long bittersweet finish. Left me suprised, a very solild brew.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2007
at 02:29
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Massive strong hoppy aroma leaps from the glass. The hoppiness is retained in the flavour of the beer but unfortunately it doesn’t offer more than that. The aftertaste is quite watery as is the texture. Not bad overall though.
Tried
on 14 Sep 2007
at 14:17