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Harbin Lager
Harbin Brewery Group
- From:
- Harbin Brewery Group
- China
- Style:
- European Pale Lager
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 67
- Avg:
- 2.8 | pDev: 18.57%
- Reviews:
- 124
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 20, 2020
- Added:
- Mar 20, 2006
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 12
No description / notes.
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Ratings by WesWes:
Reviewed by WesWes from New York
3.53/5 rDev +26.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev +26.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
The beer pours a pale gold color with a thick frothy white head that slowly fades to lacing. The aroma is decent. It has a crisp, clean pale malt and adjunct scent along with a dry lager yeast aroma. It seems to be maltier than some Asian lagers. The taste is decent as well. It has a smooth pale malt and adjunct flavor. It goes down easy and finishes clean with a bit of malt sweetness. It's dry with a slight green bottle skunkiness, but nothing too off putting. The mouthfeel is fine. It is a low bodied beer with good carbonation. This is a pretty good Asian lager. Like I said, it's got more malt flavor than most, which seem almost entirely made with rice and corn. It's smooth and clean; an easy drinker.
Nov 08, 2007More User Ratings:
Reviewed by MeanMotaScootah from California
3.53/5 rDev +26.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev +26.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I bought a six pack of these at the local Chinese grocery cuz it was on sale. Aroma was a bit skunky - since these come in green glass not surprising. Not the worst smelling lager for sure but as lagers go there ain't much on the nose to speak of. Taste is clean and crisp - as a pale euro lager should. There very little bittering - but some hops is noticeable, mostly the taste is just a malty and crisp. I like that it's not watery like other Asian brews, this one has a decent 5.5% abv so that's always a plus. With all lagers you just have to ask yourself: is it better than a Bud? This one for sure passes the Bud test.
May 18, 2019Rated by OompaMentor from Georgia
2.75/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2.75/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2015 - Shenzhen, China
Jan 05, 2018Reviewed by Everydayoff from Thailand
2.54/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
2.54/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
330ml can poured into a pint glass.
L:
Clear gold color with thick white frothy head with average retention, it sinks to some bubble sheet atop and leaves some lacing behind.
S:
Mild, sulfur, grain, cooked veggies, metallic, some cracker.
T:
Like the aroma with some lager's yeast and there is no real hop bitterness.
F:
Light, clean, semi-smooth mouthfeel, crisp, refreshing, and dry.
O:
Just another bland macro lager.
Apr 20, 2017L:
Clear gold color with thick white frothy head with average retention, it sinks to some bubble sheet atop and leaves some lacing behind.
S:
Mild, sulfur, grain, cooked veggies, metallic, some cracker.
T:
Like the aroma with some lager's yeast and there is no real hop bitterness.
F:
Light, clean, semi-smooth mouthfeel, crisp, refreshing, and dry.
O:
Just another bland macro lager.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
2.64/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.64/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Usual macro yellow color and thin white head 1/4". Aroma was more like hay moreso than malt or hops.
High carbonation, low ingredients. Spritzy. Its a very light beer in every aspect. Rice? Lacks the skunkiness I like from a green bottle Euro lager style beer. Mild grain feels. Noble hops in a small way.
Oct 18, 2016High carbonation, low ingredients. Spritzy. Its a very light beer in every aspect. Rice? Lacks the skunkiness I like from a green bottle Euro lager style beer. Mild grain feels. Noble hops in a small way.
Harbin Lager from Harbin Brewery Group
Beer rating:
67 out of
100 with
181 ratings
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