Moritz
Cervezas Moritz, S.A.

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From:
Cervezas Moritz, S.A.
 
Spain
Style:
European Pale Lager
Ranked #172
ABV:
5.4%
Score:
72
Ranked #27,829
Avg:
3.08 | pDev: 17.53%
Reviews:
62
Ratings:
160
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 27, 2023
Added:
May 05, 2008
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  45
Who would have told Louis Moritz, who came to Barcelona originally from Alsace, that more than 150 years later his beer would become a symbol of the city, woven in with its culture, gastronomy and history? Without overlooking of course its taste and quality.
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Ratings by biboergosum:
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

3.55/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
330ml bottle. I had a wheelchair-bound woman from Spain tell me a few months ago that this stuff was the proverbial shit. Who am I to question such nationalistic fervour?

This beer pours a clear pale golden colour, with one finger of broadly foamy off-white head, which leaves a low, slowly ebbing wash of painted lace around the glass as it hastily settles.

It smells of mild, sweet bready malt, kind of pastry-like, a bit of sugared apple and pear, and soft, earthy, musty hops. The taste is bready, somewhat biscuity malt, with a nice even sweetness, a subtle orchard fruitiness, and underwhelming grassy, leafy hops.

The carbonation is quite subtle, and non-intrusive, the body a decently hefty medium weight, with a general, pleasant smoothness. It finishes on the sweet side, the bakery-abutting malt still happy to provide the main flourish as things peter out.

An agreeable enough pale lager, with more cream or blonde ale characteristics than is the norm, but hey, who's complaining - you get a relative buttload (that's metric, for you Yanks) more bang for your buck, even with the dear import prices around here.
Aug 31, 2012
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Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania

3.77/5  rDev +22.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
330 ml bottle, poured into stemmed glass

appears a brilliantly clear medium golden color, white head. good head retention. A little more flavorful than an average pale lager. bready but not sweet.
Oct 27, 2023
 
Rated: 3 by BrisLoganite from Australia

Oct 15, 2023
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Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire

3.28/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Bottle enjoyed in the cafe in Barcelona.
Mostly clear dark gold with a huge bubbly white head that persists. Earthy spicy hints of grass bready crackery light apple. Macro lager not bad
Sep 26, 2023
 
Rated: 2.88 by MrJones07 from Spain

Jun 27, 2023
 
Rated: 3.18 by Mclusal from Colombia

Mar 12, 2023
 
Rated: 3.25 by mpenske from California

Feb 15, 2023
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Rated by Gatch from Massachusetts

3.67/5  rDev +19.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
In Barcelona and found a beer brewed in Barcelona. Who knew.
Oct 23, 2022
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

2.55/5  rDev -17.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
July 2007: 330 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. ABV is 5.4%. Crystal clear pale golden colour, fizzy, large head. Sweetish aroma with notes of grass, honey and butterscotch. The flavour has some malts and butterscotch (diacetyl), moderately sweet, and very moderate hops. Rubbery finish. Soft mouthfeel. Could have been worse.
Jul 26, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by Noelito76 from New York

Jul 19, 2022
 
Rated: 2.49 by DOCRW from Kentucky

Jan 19, 2022
 
Rated: 3.42 by jroof1 from Massachusetts

Aug 13, 2021
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Reviewed by VABA from Virginia

4/5  rDev +29.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a clear golden color with a nice head and lacing
Aroma has slight malt, hop and floral hints
The taste follows the nose with slight malt, hop and floral flavors
A light bodied well carbonated crisp beer
A good Lager
Jul 02, 2021
 
Rated: 3.18 by Wrigfen from South Carolina

Apr 27, 2021
 
Rated: 3.8 by ivanpadron from Venezuela

Mar 03, 2021
 
Rated: 3.03 by Jcarriglio from Florida

Oct 08, 2020
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Rated by pkalix from California

3/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
not sure how they squeezed 5.4% into such a bland beer, but.... CHEERS!
Aug 30, 2020
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Reviewed by Nass from Florida

3.24/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
The pour is pale yellow with a thick head of white foam. This beer is well carbonated. The taste is malted barley, some grassy notes, steamed cauliflower, faint hop bitterness to counteract the sweetness but the finish seems to be a bit off putting & I got the same thing on the 2nd sip as well but after that is where that finish seems to round itself out. Hmmm, I wonder what's the cause of that? In addition to, this beer both looks & tastes fresh although there is no date to be found anywhere on the bottle. I've had better Euro Pale Lagers but this one ain't too bad. Spain has great beer distribution btw, we get pretty much every beer they make over here in the states. Cheers! B-
Oct 30, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by psoriasaurus from Thailand

Jun 09, 2019
 
Rated: 3.93 by JeffSK from Wisconsin

May 19, 2019
Moritz from Cervezas Moritz, S.A.
Beer rating: 72 out of 100 with 160 ratings