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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
7226 Pacifico Clara Mexico Pale Lager 1.5

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

Sampled bottle, RBNAG 2007 in Grimstad. Pale golden colour, low head. Aroma of apple juice mixed with water, hints of raw alcohol. Very thin mouthfeel. Grainy and chalky flavour, minimal hops in the finish.

Nov 13, 2007
05:14:13 PM
7227 Bali Hai Premium Indonesia Pale Lager 1.5

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

330 ml can, as Bali Hai Bir Lager / International Premium Lager Beer, a gift from my Indonesian-born sister-in-law. ABV is 5.0%. Pale yellow colour, big to moderate head. Strong "industrial" sweetish pale lager aroma, maize or other adjuncts galore. The flavour is also sweet with plenty of adjunct cereals, minimal hops, just a weak metallic bitterness in the finish. Not good.

Aug 25, 2008
04:39:25 AM
7228 Aass Øl Norway Pale Lager 1.5

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

Sample from 500 ml can, Aass Brewery stand at Smak 09. ABV is 4.7%. Golden colour, low head. Minimal aroma, just a slight fruitiness. Bland flavour, a little pilsener malts and butterscotch, minimal bitterness. Are "the youth segment" of the Norwegian pale lager market happy now?

Feb 9, 2009
07:02:09 PM
7229 Brewbaker Bellevue Pils No 3 Germany Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 1.5

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

Shared bottle, RBNAG 2011. Gusher bottle. Golden colour, enormous white head. Acidic / lemony aroma and flavour. Infected as hell. Has apparently not survived being bottled.

Oct 30, 2011
12:00:00 PM
7230 Corfu Beer Real Ale Special Greece English Pale Ale 1.5

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

Shared bottle at RBNAG 2011. ABV 5%. Reddish brown colour, huge white head. Aroma of malts and lactic or vinegar infection. The flavour is infected as hell, undrinkable.

Oct 30, 2011
12:00:00 PM
7231 Gold Medal Taiwan Beer Taiwan Pale Lager 1.5

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

Shared 330 ml can at local tasting. ABV is 5%. Clear pale golden colour, low white head. Very moderate aroma, but not bad. Sweetish and grainy flavour, not good at all, disgusting aftertaste.

Jan 28, 2021
10:40:14 PM
7232 Cave Creek Chili Beer Mexico Pale Lager 1.5

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

330 ml clear bottle, from Voldby Købmandsgård, Denmark. ABV is 4.2%. Pale golden colour, minimal head. Aroma of green chilies and green peppers / other uncooked vegetables, not very inviting. The flavour has a solid chili burn from start to finish, no sign of anything else (like malts and hops). Really hot chili burn in the aftertaste. Oh dear. Glad I did not finish a whole bottle of this.

Mar 10, 2021
08:10:09 PM
7233 Mack Freeze Norway Reduced Alcohol 1.5

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

330 ml bottle. Pale golden colour, fluffy head. Strong smell (I hesitate to use the word "aroma") of grit and extremely over-cooked vegetables. Nasty. Flavour is typical n/a lager, "boiledness" / over-cooked vegetables again, too sweet. Just a faint bitterness in the finish. Bad.

Feb 11, 2009
08:29:11 AM
7234 Palma Cristal Cuba Pale Lager 1.5

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

Can, ABV 4.9%, RBNAG 2009 in Vatlandsvåg. Pale golden colour, low head. Sickly aroma of over-boiled vegetables and wet cardboard, some sweetish maize notes. Boring pale lager flavour, some sweetish maize notes.

Jan 5, 2010
12:00:00 PM
7235 Bitburger Radler Germany Reduced Alcohol 1.5

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

Bottle (or was it can?), ABV 2.5%, at RBNAG 2009 in Vatlandsvåg. The first radler or shandy that I’ve actually rated. Pale golden colour, low head. Aroma of lemon soda and dishwater liquid. Flavour of lemon soda with hints of a standard pilsener.

Jan 9, 2010
12:00:00 PM
7236 Coral Sidra Frutos Vermelhos Portugal Cider 1.5

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

250 ml bottle, from a SPAR shop in Funchal. ABV is 4%. Clear pink to red colour, pours moderately sparkling with a shortlived off-white head. Aroma of artificial raspberry candy. Flavour of artificial “julebrus” (Yule pop / soda). Sugary and not good at all.

Jan 20, 2023
06:47:38 PM
7237 Cerveza Imperial (Costa Rica) Costa Rica Lager 1.5

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

Nov. 2014: Shared bottle at local tasting. ABV is 4.6%. Golden colour, low white head. .Dusty, grainy and slightly sweetish unappealing aroma. Bland flavour, dusty notes, minimal bitterness, extremely boring.

Feb 23, 2023
09:08:15 PM
7238 Karlovačko Natur Radler Limun Croatia Reduced Alcohol 1.5

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

Aug. 2012: Rated as a lemon soda - this "beer" is a mix of 60% lemon soda and 40% beer. I expect it to be deleted, due to BeerPal rules. As a soda it is fairly drinkable.

Mar 7, 2023
10:53:50 PM
7239 Alpha Eagle Andorra Blonde Ale 1.5

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 2 | Overall: 2

June 2014: Shared 330 ml bottle at local tasting, thanks to Gunnar. ABV is 5.1%. Our first Andorra beer, hell yeah! Cloudy golden colour, moderate white head. Yeasty and hoppy aroma, notes of sulphur. Sour flavour, totally gone bad (possibly from travel). Will rerate again if I get it fresh in Andorra.

Apr 20, 2023
03:04:17 PM
7240 Pift Mango Denmark Fruit Beer 1.5

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

330 ml bottle, from BilkaToGo, Skalborg. ABV is 5.2%. Golden colour, small white head. Disgusting and sickening aroma of vomit and artificial "mango". Citric flavour, again notes of artificial "mango". Watery, no bitterness. Won't buy again.

Aug 30, 2023
08:32:38 PM
7241 Pift Citrus Denmark Fruit Beer 1.5

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

330 ml bottle, from BilkaToGo, Skalborg. ABV is 5.2%. Slightly hazy and very pale straw colour, minimal white head. Aroma of rotting grass and artificial "citrus". Citric mouthfeel. The flavour has unpleasant notes of artificial "citrus", minimal hops.

Sep 3, 2023
08:14:03 PM
7242 Lervig Peach Pilsner Norway Pale Lager 1.5

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

330 ml can, from Helgø MENY, Hundvåg. ABV is 4.7%. Very pale straw colour, moderate to small white head. Horrible aroma of artificial fruit esters and dishwasher liquid. The flavour is slightly better, at least it is not too sweet, but the aroma ruins it all. Some bitterness in the finish. Thin mouthfeel.

Nov 18, 2023
11:33:14 AM
7243 Tsingtao 0.0 / Zero Alcohol / Non-Alcoholic China Reduced Alcohol 1.5

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

330 ml green bottle, from Gigabox, Forus. Clear pale golden colour, small white head. Aroma of lightstruck hops, maize, grain, baby porridge, unfermented wort. The flavour is slightly citric, grainy and grassy, with moderate and slightly metallic bittering hops in the finish.

Jan 29, 2024
05:29:29 PM
7244 Aass Lite Krystall Norway Light / Lite Lager 1.5

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

500 ml can, from Kiwi Tau. ABV is 4.5%. Crystal clear and very pale straw colour, small white head. Aroma of sweetish malts, grass, rotting vegetables, hints of sewage and vomit. Thin and citric mouthfeel. Flavour of malts, a little citrus, grain and very moderate bittering hops. Won't buy again.

Mar 13, 2024
02:57:09 PM
7245 Lervig No Worries Wild Berries Norway Reduced Alcohol 1.5

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

330 ml can, from Helgø Meny Stadionparken. Slightly hazy pale golden colour, minimal white head. Strong and unpleasant aroma of artificial "wild berries" essence. The flavour is somewhat better, citric and not too sweet, but still with distinct notes of artificial berry essence. Decent bitterness in the finish. I'd rather have the ordinary No Worries, if you please.

Apr 20, 2024
09:29:14 AM
7246 Cooks Darkie Cook Islands Vienna / Amber Lager 1.5

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

330 ml bottle, shared by gunnar. ABV is 4.5%. Amber to orange colour, low white head. Very moderate aroma, some slight sourish notes. Acidic flavour, vinegary and undrinkable. Must have gone bad.

Jul 10, 2011
12:00:00 PM
7247 Föroya Bjór Ljost Pilsnar Faroe Islands Reduced Alcohol 1.5

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

330 ml bottle, from a grocery store in Torshavn. ABV is 2.8%. Golden colour, pours fizzy with a short-lived white head. Very moderate grainy aroma. Bland and boring grainy flavour, watery mouthfeel, minimal hops, sourish finish. Not much to make you happy here.

Jul 10, 2011
12:00:00 PM
7248 Föroya Bjór Organic Light Faroe Islands Reduced Alcohol 1.5

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

330 ml bottle, from a grocery store in Torshavn. ABV is 2.8%. Golden colour, pours fizzy with a short-lived head. Aroma of unhopped pilsener wort, notes of grain and cooked vegetables. Fizzy and watery mouthfeel. The flavour is grainy and dull, hardly any hops, sourish and metallic finish. One to forget.

Jul 10, 2011
12:00:00 PM
7249 Egils Lite Bjór Iceland Light / Lite Lager 1.5

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

500 ml can, from Rúsan, Tórshavn. ABV is 4.4%. Golden colour, moderate white head. Weak aroma, grainy and dusty, just a faint hint of fruit. Fizzy mouthfeel. Bland flavour, grainy and dusty again, very dry, minimal hops, not good at all.

Aug 14, 2011
12:00:00 PM
7250 Charma Lager Greece Kellerbier 1.5

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

330 ml unlabelled bottle, kindly shared by gunnar. Golden colour, moderate to low white head. Strong sweetish aroma, notes of flowers and artificial banana candy. The flavour is not quite as sweet as the aroma made me fear, but has still notes of banana candy. Minimal hops. Weird, but not undrinkable.

Aug 14, 2011
12:00:00 PM