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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
7151 Lapin Kulta Strong IV B Finland Strong Lager 1.7

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

(500 ml can). Golden, low head, very alcoholic, sweet but at least there are some hops too. Overall boring, but I didn't find it too easily drinkable - which means that I won't get drunk as fast as the tougher Finns who constitute the target group of this beer. Having met this group as they were busy breaking empty bottles, puking and pissing in every doorway in downtown Helsinki on a Friday night (as early as 10 p.m.) - I say: You're welcome!

May 21, 2005
05:49:21 PM
7152 Bucegi 4.2% Romania Pale Lager 1.7

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 4

I’ve noticed many raters frequently use the term ’bland’ for a lot of beers, appropriate or not. Now listen guys: You don’t fully realize what a ’bland’ beer is before you have sampled Bucegi! A remnant of the communist era, Bucegi was withdrawn from the market in 1995, but re-launched in February 2002, to nourish some Romanians’ nostalgic sentiments of the good old bad old times.

Aug 23, 2005
06:03:23 PM
7153 Ringnes Eagle Super Strong Beer Norway Strong Lager 1.7

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

Ringnes first tried to call this beer "Loaded" (clearly identifiing the target consumer group), but that was stopped by the Norwegian "Morality Police". Head disappears quickly, colour just slightly darker than a pils, sweet aroma of fruit, vegetables and alcohol, flavour grossly dominated by alcohol and not very good hops, unpleasant aftertaste that luckily doesn't last for long. Not a beer I'll buy again. This shit won't even get me drunk fast (despite 10.2% ABV), as I just can't manage swallowing it fast. Urk!

Oct 18, 2006
01:18:18 PM
7154 Lysholmer Double Ice Summer Edition Norway Pale Lager 1.7

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

(500 ml can). Very pale golden colour, decent head. Weak aroma, but some pleasant aromatic hops are there. Little flavour and aftertaste as expected, at least it’s not offensive. Hardly discernible from the ordinary Lysholmer Double Ice. Clean enough to be a tolerable thirstquencher - if you look for taste, look somewhere else.

Oct 18, 2006
01:58:18 PM
7155 Aass Sommerøl Norway Pale Lager 1.7

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 4

All Norwegian "summer beers" (very pale golden and bland pilsener varieties) are the work of the devil. Aass' version is one of the least miserable, but still bad. That is, it doesn't taste awful - it just doesn't taste much at all.

Oct 19, 2006
03:27:19 PM
7156 Grans Sommerøl Norway Pale Lager 1.7

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

330 ml bottle. Norway's cheapest 'summer beer' (they are all very pale, thin and boring beers). Very pale colour, moderate head. Weak grassy aroma. Little or no taste. Forget it!

Oct 26, 2006
08:03:26 AM
7157 Munkholm Spesial til julens fiskeretter Norway Reduced Alcohol 1.7

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

330 ml green bottle. Golden to amber colour, large and lingering head, slightly off-white. Aroma has more of the usual Munkholm "boiledness" (over-boiled vegetables or porridge) than the "Til julens kjøttretter"-variety has. Some fruity hints too. Flavour is relatively dry, notes of over-boiled vegetables, a tolerable bitterness in the finish. Not a drainpour, but not good either.

Nov 8, 2006
07:53:08 PM
7158 Karmi Classic Poland Reduced Alcohol 1.7

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 2 | Overall: 2

500 ml bottle, from EkoMarket Bryne. ABV is 0.0%. Cola colour, large off-white to beige head. Aroma of malts (some of it lightly roasted) and dark bread, a hint of mild coffee. Sweet, malty and sugary flavour, notes of dark bread, roast malts and sweetened mild coffee. Too sweet to be really pleasant.

Jun 6, 2024
11:37:07 PM
7159 (Royal Unibrew) Dansk Pilsner Denmark Pale Lager 1.7

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 4

April 2013. 330 ml bottle from Superbrugsen, Hirtshals. ABV is 4.6%. Ingredients include glucose syrup and maize. Pale golden colour, moderate to low white head. Sweetish aroma, notes of maize, artificial candy and grass. The flavour is bland and boring, with a slight metallic bitterness in the finish, but the beer is not undrinkable. And it is ridiculously cheap, so if price is your only concern, feel free to dive in ...

Jul 12, 2024
09:06:24 PM
7160 Lech Free Arbuz z Miętą Poland Reduced Alcohol 1.7

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 3

500 ml green bottle, Watermelon Mint, from EKO Market, Stavanger. ABV is 0.0%. Clear pink to red colour, small off-white head. Distinct sugary aroma of artificial candy, as expected notes of watermelon and mint. The same notes in the flavour, but more refreshing than I expected, the mint helps. Some malts in the background.

Nov 29, 2024
11:01:03 PM
7161 Estrella Damm 0.0% Spain Reduced Alcohol 1.7

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

330 ml can, from my local Rimi store. Pale golden colour, large to moderate white head. The usual n/a beer aroma of over-boiled vegetables, also notes of mown grass left to rot. Thin mouthfeel. The flavour has some weak notes of pilsener malts, and just the slightest hint of citrus, making the beer (nearly) drinkable when ice cold. Wet cardboard and dust in the aftertaste.

Nov 22, 2011
12:00:00 PM
7162 Zambezi Premium Export Lager Zimbabwe Pale Lager 1.7

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

Shared can at local tasting. ABV is 4.7%. Pale golden colour, white head. Dusty and "chemical" aroma. "Dusty", dry and bland flavour. No good.

Sep 23, 2020
08:25:23 PM
7163 Phoenix Cider Mauritius Cider 1.6

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

330 ml can, as Phoenix Cider Apple, kindly shared by abemorsten. ABV is 5%. Very pale yellow colour, artificially carbonated. Sweetish apple alcopop aroma. Sweet apple alcopop flavour. Could be mistaken for a Scandinavian alcopop.

Feb 14, 2012
12:00:00 PM
7164 Scandza PLS Pils Sweden Pale Lager 1.6

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

500 ml can, in Coop Obs hypermarkets, Norway. ABV is 4.7%. The design of the the can reveals that this is another tasteless plale lager aimed at young people. Extremely pale straw colour, moderate white head. Sweetish, grassy and grainy aroma. The flavour is medium sweet, with an otherwise very thin body, weak metallic hop extract in the finish. Pretty bad, but not totally undrinkable when cold.

Mar 24, 2012
12:00:00 PM
7165 San Mig Light Philippines Light / Lite Lager 1.6

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

330 ml can, as San Mig Light, brewed under licence by PT Delta, Indonesia. ABV is 4.9%. Clear pale yellow colour, low white head. Sweetish "industrial" aroma, notes of artificial candy. Thin and fizzy mouthfeel. Nearly void of flavour, quite dry, only a touch of sweetness in the background. One to forget.

Apr 15, 2012
12:00:00 PM
7166 Asmara Lager Beer Eritrea Pale Lager 1.6

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

Shared bottle at local tasting, thanks to omhper. Golden colour. Dryish and boring grainy aroma. Grainy dry flavour too, some citrussy / sourish notes.

Jan 28, 2021
09:04:48 PM
7167 Derbes Strong 7,5 Kazakhstan Strong Lager 1.6

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

Shared 500 ml can at local tasting. ABV is 7.2%. Golden colour, low white head. Strong sweetish aroma of artificial candy. Sweet flavour, notes of maize and alcohol.

Jan 28, 2021
09:19:47 PM
7168 Borg Pilsner Lite Norway Light / Lite Lager 1.6

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 2 | Overall: 3

500 ml can, ABV is 4.5%. Pale golden colour, big white head. Very moderate sweetish aroma, notes of candy. The flavour is utterly bland and boring, notes of pear drops in the sweetish finish. Another "lite" beer to be avoided.

Apr 17, 2009
02:02:17 PM
7169 Spendrups Premium Lager 2.1% Sweden Reduced Alcohol 1.6

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

330 ml can, at the "skärgårds"-boat Vesta from Asperö to Saltholmen, Göteborg. Pale golden colour, fluffy head. Minimal aroma. Thin mouthfeel, but at least the flavour has some weak hints of malts and hops (and cardboard). Not undrinkable with a sandwich.

Jul 7, 2009
04:03:07 PM
7170 Bitburger Drive Germany Reduced Alcohol 1.6

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

330 ml brown twist-off crown cap bottle, from Safari, Lagunen, Bergen, as Bitburger Drive 0,0% Alkoholfrei. Golden colour, moderate white head. Fairly strong grainy aroma with notes of over-boiled vegetables. The flavour is bland and boring, with some unpleasant sourish notes, and a metallic hop extract bite in the finish.

Aug 22, 2010
12:00:00 PM
7171 Amsterdam Maximator Netherlands Doppelbock 1.6

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 2 | Overall: 3

500 ml can, supplied by my friend Olav. Brewed by "Dutch Export Breweries". ABV was 11.6%. Golden colour, moderate head. Weak aroma, a hint of white wine and honey. Very sweet and alcoholic flavour. Pretty bad.

Jun 12, 2007
04:40:12 PM
7172 Carib Lager Trinidad and Tobago Pale Lager 1.6

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

275 ml clear bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. ABV is 5.2%. Brewed and bottled in Trinidad. UK import: www.globalbrands.co.uk . Ingredients include sugar. Pale golden colour, fizzy, large white head. Sweetish industrial aroma. Fizzy mouthfeel. Sweetish and slightly lemony flavour with minimal hops. Boring beer.

Jun 12, 2007
04:56:12 PM
7173 Birra Poretti Premium Italy Pale Lager 1.6

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

On tap at Flamingoland amusement park, Yorkshire. Pale golden colour, low head. Slightly yeasty and fruity aroma. Very fizzy mouthfeel, bad. The flavour is also slightly yeasty with some undefined sickly notes, and some unpleasant dry hops in the finish. Not good.

Jun 15, 2007
02:52:15 PM
7174 Amstel Pulse Netherlands Pale Lager 1.6

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

330 ml clear slimline bottle with pull-off cap, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. ABV is 4.7%. Low carb beer. Ingredients include fermentable sugar. Crystal clear very pale golden colour, large and lasting head. The "skunky" whiff when opening the bottle actually is the best thing with this beer. Grassy and artificial weak aroma. Nearly flavourless, just a faint hint of citrus. Bland and boring as hell. Watery and thin moutheel. Pass.

Jul 15, 2007
09:28:15 AM
7175 Gulder Lager (Nigeria) Nigeria Pale Lager 1.6

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

Sampled bottle, RBNAG 2007 in Grimstad. ABV was 5.2%. Pale golden colour, low head. Moderate fruity aroma, not too bad. Fizzy mouthfeel. "Chemical" flavour with notes of raw alcohol and wet cardboard.

Nov 13, 2007
05:12:13 PM