Soproni
Brau Union Hungária Sörgyárak / Soprony Brewery

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Brau Union Hungária Sörgyárak / Soprony Brewery
 
Hungary
Style:
European Pale Lager
Ranked #226
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
72
Ranked #27,913
Avg:
2.98 | pDev: 15.77%
Reviews:
24
Ratings:
65
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 13, 2023
Added:
Jun 24, 2006
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  14
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Ratings by Berecki:
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Reviewed by Berecki from Croatia (Hrvatska)

2.75/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Chilled, from 0.5 L can into a standard pilsner glass.
It's an average (tending to under-average) pilsner-style beer, with nothing to point-out in any way - not a good beer, but not a awful one either.
Clear light gold color, semi-persistent head, medium-carbonation, unrecognizable smell of hops and yeast. Tastes industrial. Mouthfeel is somewhat washed-out.
Overall - a correctly brewed, but not an interesting pilsner beer.
Aug 24, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 2.29 by MDDMD from Pennsylvania

Sep 13, 2023
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Reviewed by Gatch from Massachusetts

3.13/5  rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
This is….not good. Draft from a Hungarian restaurant near the hotel. A bit touristy. Beer was served wayyyy too warm. But it is beer. Not tasty but good enough to enjoy while in Budapest at a sidewalk cafe. A cheap light grainy lager like all others.
Sep 02, 2023
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Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington

2.93/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
Poured from 500mL can into a kitchen glass. Best by 8/22/23.

Appearance: pale yellow hue with a clear body and some apparent effervescence. Head in a finger of white foam that dissipates pretty quickly. It's not too bad for the style, I suppose.

Smell: malty and quite corny with a dash of hop character. It's not wonderful, but at least there're no off aromas or anything other than the corn (which is called out in the ingredient list).

Taste: a bit malty, a bit sweet, and a bit corny. It's not terrible, but there's something here that just ... doesn't quite work.

Mouthfeel: light body with a decent carbonation and a moderate creaminess.

Overall: eh, this beer is not my favorite in the style. There's a little bitterness, which is good, but the overall mix is pretty unrewarding.
Sep 22, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by FZR23 from Romania

Aug 16, 2022
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Rated by Gex from Kyrgyzstan

3/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Fat Mama's Restaurant, Budapest

Gex.
Jun 20, 2022
 
Rated: 2.92 by misteil from Ireland

Jun 19, 2022
 
Rated: 2.33 by Madchiotis from Greece

Jul 24, 2021
 
Rated: 3.4 by balizz

Jun 09, 2021
 
Rated: 3 by Enomas from Portugal

Apr 29, 2021
 
Rated: 3.25 by paulish from New York

Sep 02, 2019
 
Rated: 3.52 by hockeypuck from Maine

Aug 25, 2019
 
Rated: 3.25 by Noelito76 from New York

Sep 22, 2018
 
Rated: 2.73 by Allegue04 from Spain

Aug 23, 2018
 
Rated: 2.77 by emincems from Turkey

Jul 20, 2018
 
Rated: 2.98 by Wer34truh from Minnesota

Jul 04, 2018
 
Rated: 3.05 by migleskun from Spain

Aug 01, 2017
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Reviewed by surfcaster from North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Typical mass produced pale lager. Good for washing down a slice on a hot day but not much more. Little skunky --that reminiscent of its current Heineken lineage
May 22, 2017
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Reviewed by monkist from Hungary

3.15/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Soproni Classic used to be the best lager in Hungary before they came out with the 1895.
Drinking them in comparison, Classic feels a bit too thin in taste and dry enough in its overtones that would make you feel like something is missing - content, but not carbonation, which is pumped in there amply. Feels as if a lager has been watered down a bit.
If not a must, I would not choose it anymore but if I had to, perhaps it wouldn't make me too sick.
Just wondering if Soproni can make much better quality beer like the 1895, why lower the standard? One good beer would be enough.
May 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by StoutAtTheDevil from Alabama

Sep 20, 2016
Soproni from Brau Union Hungária Sörgyárak / Soprony Brewery
Beer rating: 72 out of 100 with 65 ratings