Pistonhead Flat Tire
Spendrups Bryggeri AB

Pistonhead Flat TirePistonhead Flat Tire
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From:
Spendrups Bryggeri AB
 
Sweden
Style:
American Lager
Ranked #262
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
78
Ranked #26,910
Avg:
3.31 | pDev: 16.62%
Reviews:
12
Ratings:
42
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 07, 2024
Added:
Dec 25, 2013
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  17
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Ratings by oakman:
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Rated by oakman from Sweden

3/5  rDev -9.4%

Jul 17, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by Robertas from Lithuania

Mar 07, 2024
 
Rated: 3.21 by Silke_Neryn from Sweden

Apr 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4.18 by Biergerd from Germany

Feb 12, 2022
 
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Reviewed by Steve555 from Wales

3.84/5  rDev +16%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from 330mls can, has a straw coloured body with foam head that has good retention and lacing. Slightly cloudy. Aroma quite strong whiff of citrus and malt. Taste is of mild grapefruit and general citrus, quite a thin malt base but pronouned hoppy favour with a watery refreshment. Light carbonation on the palate, leaves a slight bitterness and dryness. I like these beers, you can get a bunch of their different lagers in a box.
Aug 16, 2020
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Reviewed by BigGold from Mississippi

3.61/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Had Pistonhead Flat Tire in June 2017 on Gotland, Sweden, poured from 33-CL. can, stamped on bottom, (apparently) best before "20.APR.18," into small hand-blown tulip glass.

Pours bright gold with clarity and a 1-finger near-white head that doesn't last but does generate beautiful overlapping rings of lace. With a mild malty aroma and flavor in a crisp body and finish, this is a solid lager, but the advertised Mosaic and Centennial hops really don't make that much of a show.
Aug 03, 2020
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Reviewed by Ant777uk from England

3.74/5  rDev +13%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Loving the design. Great head level, the mosaic and other hops give it a bit of a West Coast IPA aroma.

Light and tropical, like a watered down West Coast IPA. Great hops, I prefer this to most lagers. Overall, impressive as a light alternative to an IPA or as a more interesting and tropical alternative to a usual pilsner or lager.
Jan 19, 2020
 
Rated: 3.24 by windowside from Germany

Feb 01, 2019
 
Rated: 3.53 by Houborg1 from Denmark

Nov 06, 2018
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

3.22/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
BB: 9/5/19 Bought from Waitrose or Sainsbury's in London.
S- Citrus/orange zest. I'm beginning to get a little jaded with the propertion of new beers I buy to taste-test that up up majoring on citrus flavours. In fact I now see that it's noted on the can, so it's my fault for not checking it on purchase [I won't punitively mark it down for 'my fault' if you see what I mean... :)].
L- Lemon-orange yellow with a slight haze. Some rising CO2 into a thin head to slowly reduces to lacing.
T- Zesty, fresh, dry into hoppier dry and somewhat bitter end.
M-I reckon they have the ABV% right on this. Due to the heavy hopping it's pungent, while just about still being refreshing. Any higher ABV% and it might be increasingly OTT.
O- Hadn't realised this was Swedish until I looked up it's listing here. Note to self, I see Mosiac hops is the variety associated with distinctive citrus/ fruit/conifer/spice etc flavour such as here. It's written right on the can [pic below] so in future I know the flavour-profile likely to come from that. Ditto citra hops. Glad to try it, I've learned from it. Though all a bit too citrus/fruit and too much going on for me to make it a regular.
Aug 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.16 by ChipChaight from New York

Aug 20, 2018
 
Rated: 3.36 by Renata78 from Sweden

Aug 11, 2018
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Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England

3.62/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
A 330ml can with a BB of May 2018. Acquired a while back from Tesco. Described on the label as a dry-hopped lager featuring Mosaic hops.

A: Poured into a pilsner glass. A golden colour with modest carbonation and plentiful suspended sediment that looks like coagulated protein. Produces a large head of creamy white foam that lasts for a few minutes before subsiding to a patchy surface layer. Some lacing.

S: Aroma of subtle fruity hops with hints of mild tropical fruit, faint white grape, grass/hay, a twinge of spice, earthy yeast and pale grainy malt. Crisp and understated - nice.

T: Tastes of mild fruity hops with notes of light tropical fruit, white grape, a touch of citrus, grass/hay, faint herbs, earthy yeast and pale malt. Bone-dry, followed by a delicate hoppy bitterness upon swallowing.

M: Mouthfeel is smooth, tingly and dry, with soft carbonation and a somewhat insubstantial body. Could be a tad thicker and livelier. Aftertaste of subtle fruity hops, grass/hay, mild leafy bitterness and earthy yeast.

O: Pretty good - judicious use of aroma hops make this stand out. Subpar looks; too much chunky sediment. Aroma and flavour are nicely balanced with fruity hop notes, grass and earthiness. Body is OK but a shade too flat. Goes down readily enough - worth sampling if you come across it.
Feb 06, 2018
 
Rated: 3.25 by Mattias from Sweden

Jan 20, 2018
 
Rated: 3.01 by Beer_Rabbit66 from England

Jan 19, 2018
 
Rated: 3.97 by shbris from Sweden

Nov 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.95 by chicagoish from Pennsylvania

Jun 23, 2017
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England

3.58/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Canned
Pours a crystal clear straw coloured body with huge foaming thick white head that pretty much sticks around
Slight tart lemon aroma against semolina
Some citrus there in the flavour
Apr 25, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by mtbdonn from Colorado

Feb 23, 2017
Pistonhead Flat Tire from Spendrups Bryggeri AB
Beer rating: 78 out of 100 with 42 ratings