Alfa
Athenian Brewery

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Athenian Brewery
 
Greece
Style:
American Adjunct Lager
Ranked #169
ABV:
5%
Score:
66
Ranked #28,256
Avg:
2.79 | pDev: 20.79%
Reviews:
78
Ratings:
228
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 27, 2023
Added:
Jun 21, 2003
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  48
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Rated by Hankd27540 from North Carolina

4.56/5  rDev +63.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Goes with any food. Crisp , refreshing
Dec 27, 2023
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Reviewed by DarkPassport

1.54/5  rDev -44.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 1.25
Appearance: 12oz green bottle. The basic label design is accentuated with Greek lettering. Poured into a pint glass one month after expiration. Clear golden and bubbly. Bubbling up from the base of the glass. Hardly any head.

Aroma and Taste: The skunkiness overcame any other potential aromas and flavors.

Feel: Crisp and light with medium-high carbonation.

Overall: The amount of skunkiness surprised me. It wasn't a brand new bottle, but it wasn't ancient either.
Dec 25, 2023
 
Rated: 3.5 by NorbertB1974 from Germany

Sep 17, 2023
 
Rated: 2.89 by smithj4 from New York

Aug 28, 2023
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Reviewed by Ant777uk from England

2.39/5  rDev -14.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.5
It took me a while to decipher exactly what the mofo this beer is and where it is from, I thought it was Russian or Ukrainian, or maybe somewhere in the middle of Krgsyzyzyzztan, but it is actually Greek. Thank the world for Google picture translate.

Amazing fresh, natural aromas. Very small bubbles and perfect smooth head.

Mouth feel is a little too light and thin. KInd of artificial and hops extract is obvious. The malt is great, unfortunately they have got the hops totally wrong.

And I wanted to love it.
Aug 11, 2023
 
Rated: 2.46 by aklavall from Canada (AB)

Aug 03, 2023
 
Rated: 2.25 by altrio

Jul 13, 2023
 
Rated: 2.5 by vfgccp from New York

May 26, 2023
 
Rated: 3.45 by steevo24 from District of Columbia

May 21, 2023
 
Rated: 3.14 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Apr 28, 2023
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

2.56/5  rDev -8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Oct. 2004: (Draught at Iolida Village, Agia Marina, Crete, Greece.) "Neutral", unremarkable pale lager. Unoffensive. The beer was cold, I was thirsty, it did the trick.
Apr 20, 2023
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Reviewed by Nass from Florida

3.68/5  rDev +31.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
The pour is dandelion yellow with a light amount of carbonation. The taste is clean & crisp grains, mild green apple, & some green bottle skunk that helps out with the flavor imo. This is an impressive lager, go out & try it. Cheers! B
Sep 13, 2022
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Rated by Braunmeister_1943 from Pennsylvania

3.81/5  rDev +36.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I had a bottle of this at a local Greek restaurant. It’s a decent lager, but tasted really good on a hot and muggy August night!
Aug 05, 2022
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

3.38/5  rDev +21.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Athenian Brewery SA "ALfa"
330 ml green glass bottle "BEST BEFORE END: PR:07.13.2021.E.Y EXP:07.13.2022" and sampled on 06.17.22
$2.99 @ Foodery Beer, Philadelphia, PA

Notes via stream of consciousness: Well this one is super skunky. I wonder what it smells like fresh. They're using hop extract but there must have been some nice aroma there for it to go so skunky. Beyond that there's some sweetish and grainy malt and what appears to have been herbal hops. It's poured a clear golden body beneath a finger's width of white foam that seems to be holding well. On to the taste... it's sweetish and grainy with limited herbal and spicy hops and a moderate bitterness. It finishes mostly dry as a little bit of sweetish malt fades quickly leaving just a dollop to linger behind with some mild herbal hops. In the mouth it's medium bodied and smooth with a restrained, soft carbonation level. The head held up pretty well and it left some nice lacing about the glass. I think it could use some more carbonation but a softer and smoother feel might be a regional preference so that's fine. Beyond that, except for the skunky aroma, the only issue it the balance which is definitely on the sweeter side.
Review #8,078
Jun 17, 2022
 
Rated: 3.13 by heerboth from Pennsylvania

May 28, 2022
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Reviewed by Sketch from Puerto Rico

2.47/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
I am not a big Lager fan, so its not surprising that I am not excited about this beer. It is better than say Anheuser-Bush Budweiser, Medalla, or Modelo. There are some nice bitter notes reminiscent of a pilsener, but the taste is just too thin and the carbonation too overwhelming for it be really enjoyable.
Apr 22, 2022
 
Rated: 3.35 by ALeX117

Apr 12, 2022
 
Rated: 2.29 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Nov 03, 2021
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Reviewed by badgerbeer1 from Wisconsin

3.19/5  rDev +14.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Not a bad lager. Easy drinking with a tad of bitterness and a hint of a foul smell. Bought it while cooking Greek food one day at a European grocer. Cold it is quite tasty and one I wouldnt shy away from. Not the best not the worst
Oct 17, 2021
 
Rated: 3.25 by iftcoach from Germany

Oct 17, 2021
Alfa from Athenian Brewery
Beer rating: 66 out of 100 with 228 ratings