Saku Originaal
Saku Brewery LTD

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From:
Saku Brewery LTD
 
Estonia
Style:
American Adjunct Lager
ABV:
4.6%
Score:
69
Avg:
2.86 | pDev: 17.13%
Reviews:
47
Ratings:
88
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 10, 2020
Added:
Jul 23, 2002
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  11
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Ratings by DanielCole:
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Rated by DanielCole from Finland

2.2/5  rDev -23.1%

Aug 15, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 2.93 by smi69 from New York

Jun 10, 2020
 
Rated: 2.88 by Rustli from Finland

Jul 02, 2018
 
Rated: 2.89 by Robertas from Lithuania

May 22, 2018
 
Rated: 2.59 by bmaggot from Lithuania

May 04, 2018
 
Rated: 3.08 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

May 27, 2017
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

2.8/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Reviewed from notes taken Summer 2014.

Served on-draught into a 33cl glass at a bar in Tallinn. Cost was 2 euro.

No bubble show forms as it's poured.

HEAD: 1 finger in height. Thin. Lacks creaminess. Poor uneven consistency. Subpar complexion. Recedes fully within 1 minute, leaving no lacing.

BODY: Clear translucent yellow/pale copper of average vibrance. Clean, lacking any visible yeast/lees.

Appears adequately carbonated. Not a unique or special appearance for the style. Pretty typical in terms of a macrobrew pilsner/lager.

AROMA: Overly sweet. Corn, low quality helles/pils malts, cheap generic barley. A kiss of grassy hop character - probably Noble. Evokes malt extract.

An inoffensive aroma of average aromatic intensity. I'm not too eager to try it.

TASTE & TEXTURE: Crisp, but not soft. Smooth, wet, fairly refreshing. Light-bodied. Slightly syrupy. Too thick on the palate.

Not oily, gushed, hot, astringent, harsh, rough, or scratchy.

Overly sweet malt syrup, helles/pils malts, and generic barley flavours are at the heart of this simple lager. Evokes malt extract. There's a brief kiss of grassy hop character.

It's fairly cohesive in build, but lacks balance, complexity and subtlety. Very pedestrian. Low depth of flavour. Brief flavour duration. Low flavour intensity.

OVERALL: A pedestrian adjunct pilsner. Not a good beer in the style, but passable for what it is. Meh.

Low C (2.80) / AVERAGE
May 03, 2017
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Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain

2.5/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
From Corte Ingles El Duque. In Bavaria glass. Playing Darksiders 2. Clean, watery with some sweetnees and grassy bitterness. Not unpleasant but boring
Mar 27, 2017
 
Rated: 2.15 by rex_4539 from Greece

Apr 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.21 by myxy from Hungary

Jan 13, 2016
 
Rated: 2 by SassaDog from Iceland

Oct 25, 2015
 
Rated: 2.81 by djrn2 from New Jersey

Mar 28, 2015
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Rated by Est_Beer from Estonia

2.71/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
popular mainstream beer , but .... taste likes cheap German supermarket OEM beer
Mar 01, 2015
 
Rated: 2.74 by nigeldazooman from Virginia

Feb 04, 2015
 
Rated: 2.56 by Jarkkokosunen from Finland

Nov 28, 2014
 
Rated: 2.88 by mta11c from Florida

Nov 26, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by MattSweatshirt from Texas

Oct 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by DRTBrewster from Arizona

Jul 22, 2014
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Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)

3.19/5  rDev +11.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
Saku original

500 ml bottle of saku original aboard the cruise ship. Served cold into a pint glass.

Appearance - pale golden color, small white head of about a half finger which dissipates pretty quickly into wisps of head. Plenty of bubbles. Somewhat clear as well.

Smell - faint grainy and grassy aroma not a lot else. Typical average lager fare.

Taste - fairly bland euro pale lager, but withstood clean and crisp grassy and grain flavor. Starts bland then flavor picks up a bit then finishes with almost. No aftertaste.

Mouthfeel - well carbonated with a. Slightly dry finish. Lively in the mouth. Pretty good

Overall - pretty basic and not exciting, but as far as European American style adjunct lagers go, this is pretty decent. Worth a try, especially if in Estonia.
Jul 20, 2014
Saku Originaal from Saku Brewery LTD
Beer rating: 69 out of 100 with 88 ratings