San Miguel Especial | San Miguel Fabricas De Cervaza Y Maltas S.A.

2.5/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

2.93/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

2.66/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75

2.45/5  rDev -5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5

3.17/5  rDev +22.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

2.5/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

2.63/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75

1.9/5  rDev -26.4%
look: 1.75 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 1.75

It's kind of strange as when you drink the San Miguel in Mallorca, it's a pretty good beer, both as draft or in bottle. However when bought outside Spain, it seems to be different!

This apparently is brewed in Barcelona, and it actually called "Tradicion" as opposed to Especial. Not sure what the difference is, and couldn't tell from their website.

Spanish draft San Miguel I actually like and would give a good rating to. This however is very lifeless and not so great...

Anyway, aroma is very malty. Flavour is quite flat, but improves as it warms up slightly. Not much of an aftertaste and quite dry, very overtly pasteurized I would suggest.

Not a fan, it's a shame as the stuff in Spain is pretty good. Now sure about the Singapore version...

Interestingly on the bottle it does not seem to specify exactly where it is made, it's very possible this is a cheaper and totally different version of the Spanish one, from memory I have had a UK brewed one before that was not so great also...

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1.44/5  rDev -44.2%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

A fairly drinkable pale lower, very bright, slightly slightly slightly yellow body, no foam, vague tones of fine malt with a bitter edge; advice good cold for the best taste

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2.75/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75

2.5/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

3.1/5  rDev +20.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

3.02/5  rDev +17.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

The time has come to re-evaluate the San Mig. After a few years things tend to taste better, but not sure if this one made any difference since then. Tasteless lager with dry bitterness remaining in the mouth... German lager-esque? But it's okay, especially with food, despite its wateriness. Otherwise you might not want to be drinking it too much on its own...

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2.54/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

2.89/5  rDev +12%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75

3.29/5  rDev +27.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25

2.6/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75

Unpleasant bitter nose. Light sweet smooth taste. Hop notes rather hidden and unbalanced.

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2.99/5  rDev +15.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

2.84/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75

2.75/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75

2.17/5  rDev -15.9%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25

1.91/5  rDev -26%
look: 1.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.75

2.28/5  rDev -11.6%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Bottle from Maruhn. Bland and uninteresting, not much in the aroma department, and taste of oatmeal and cereal. Mediterranean grain lager, thirst quenching beach beer.

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2.39/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

2.21/5  rDev -14.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2