Raro Lager - Cook Islands Beer
DB Breweries
- From:
- DB Breweries
- New Zealand
- Style:
- European Pale Lager
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.2 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 12, 2003
- Added:
- Sep 12, 2003
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by TheLongBeachBum from California
3.2/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.2/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Presentation: Metallic green straight sided can, gold writing in an oval states Specially Brewed, Raro Lager, Cook islands Beer, 6% Alc/Vol. One of a handful of canned presents from a friend and his wife who vacationed in Rarotonga (NZ) recently Im not really sure if they like me or not.
Note: Listed as Proudly brewed in New Zealands by Pacific Breweries Ltd, Auckland for Cook Islands Liquor Merchants. A little research tells me that Pacific Breweries read DB Breweries (aka Heineken) who owns and operates four breweries in New Zealand - Waitemata Brewery (Otahuhu, Auckland), Tui Brewery (Mangatainoka), Mainland Brewery (Timaru) and Monteith's Brewery (Greymouth). This is either just a small run brand, or more likely a re-badged standard beer from the Waitemata Brewery.
Appearance: Perfect golden color with the ubiquitous ½ white head thats seems to last forever. Light lacing. So it looks OK, and pretty much as I would expect. A quick swirl reveals high levels of carbonation no surprise there either then!
Nose: Light in strength, flowery with light hops, similar to the smell of a tub of pellitized hops that has been left open too long and lost its kick. Some pilsner malts, overall the odors are not bad. I wouldnt imagine the odors get scrutinized too much on this one.
Taste: Standard flavor profile of a Macro-Euro-Lager, but a little sharper than most, the aftertastes are more evident, pilsner malts and some bitterness. Crisp and Clean.
Mouthfeel: Average, a light lager that has just above average tastes with a clean finish and some lingering bitterness.
Drinkability: Not bad, just above average, and I imagine it fulfils its role as a Thirst-Quencher extremely well on the Cook Islands.
Overall: I wonder what Captain James Cook would have made of this one?
Sep 12, 2003Note: Listed as Proudly brewed in New Zealands by Pacific Breweries Ltd, Auckland for Cook Islands Liquor Merchants. A little research tells me that Pacific Breweries read DB Breweries (aka Heineken) who owns and operates four breweries in New Zealand - Waitemata Brewery (Otahuhu, Auckland), Tui Brewery (Mangatainoka), Mainland Brewery (Timaru) and Monteith's Brewery (Greymouth). This is either just a small run brand, or more likely a re-badged standard beer from the Waitemata Brewery.
Appearance: Perfect golden color with the ubiquitous ½ white head thats seems to last forever. Light lacing. So it looks OK, and pretty much as I would expect. A quick swirl reveals high levels of carbonation no surprise there either then!
Nose: Light in strength, flowery with light hops, similar to the smell of a tub of pellitized hops that has been left open too long and lost its kick. Some pilsner malts, overall the odors are not bad. I wouldnt imagine the odors get scrutinized too much on this one.
Taste: Standard flavor profile of a Macro-Euro-Lager, but a little sharper than most, the aftertastes are more evident, pilsner malts and some bitterness. Crisp and Clean.
Mouthfeel: Average, a light lager that has just above average tastes with a clean finish and some lingering bitterness.
Drinkability: Not bad, just above average, and I imagine it fulfils its role as a Thirst-Quencher extremely well on the Cook Islands.
Overall: I wonder what Captain James Cook would have made of this one?
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