Balashi | Brouwerij Nacional Balashi




Brewed by:
Brouwerij Nacional Balashi
Aruba
balashi.com
Style: European Pale Lager
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.00%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
None provided.
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Ratings: 189 | Reviews: 70
2.39/5 rDev -15.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.25
There's worse out there, but this is with them.
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look: 2.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.25
There's worse out there, but this is with them.
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3/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
My bestie brought a can of this back for me to try. It poured a clear golden with fizzy white head that dissipated quickly and left no lace. The scent had faint white wine flare. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with grain flourish. The mouthfeel is lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall its an ok beer.
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look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
My bestie brought a can of this back for me to try. It poured a clear golden with fizzy white head that dissipated quickly and left no lace. The scent had faint white wine flare. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with grain flourish. The mouthfeel is lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall its an ok beer.
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2.78/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
3.75/5 rDev +32%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a pint glass via bottle
Color is a mild yellow
Smell is a sweet malt
Tatse is the maltiness followed buta sweet creaminess
Medium carbination
Decent mouthfeel
The beer itself is nothing special yet it tastes really good when you are drinking it in a raft going through a lazy river with the sun beating on your face
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look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a pint glass via bottle
Color is a mild yellow
Smell is a sweet malt
Tatse is the maltiness followed buta sweet creaminess
Medium carbination
Decent mouthfeel
The beer itself is nothing special yet it tastes really good when you are drinking it in a raft going through a lazy river with the sun beating on your face
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2.5/5 rDev -12%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.75/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.78/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
3.03/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
An 8 oz stubby can from Aruba, it pours clear yellow color with a 1 finger white head that faded rather slowly, leaving basically zero lacing. I didn't expect much in the looks department, like trolling a bar at last call, however this was decent enough looking.
Smells of caramel, corn husk, malt and lemon zest or faint hops. Again, didn't expect much and didn't get much.
My first impression of the flavor is that it's very sweet, like corn syrup and light caramel. Then it tastes like a lager with the sweet malt, vegetables or corn husk, honey, earthy notes, mild skunky notes and toasted grains. Seems they run the same brewing and flavor playbook between Miami and Venezuela.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
An 8 oz stubby can from Aruba, it pours clear yellow color with a 1 finger white head that faded rather slowly, leaving basically zero lacing. I didn't expect much in the looks department, like trolling a bar at last call, however this was decent enough looking.
Smells of caramel, corn husk, malt and lemon zest or faint hops. Again, didn't expect much and didn't get much.
My first impression of the flavor is that it's very sweet, like corn syrup and light caramel. Then it tastes like a lager with the sweet malt, vegetables or corn husk, honey, earthy notes, mild skunky notes and toasted grains. Seems they run the same brewing and flavor playbook between Miami and Venezuela.
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2.25/5 rDev -20.8%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
2.5/5 rDev -12%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
3.46/5 rDev +21.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
2.69/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.5/5 rDev -12%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.75/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.52/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.66/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
3.35/5 rDev +18%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.26/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.11/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
2.75/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Balashi from Brouwerij Nacional Balashi
Beer rating:
2.84 out of
5 with
189 ratings
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