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St. Pauli Girl Special Dark
St. Pauli Brauerei C.L. Wilh. Brandt Gmbh & Co.
- From:
- St. Pauli Brauerei C.L. Wilh. Brandt Gmbh & Co.
- Germany
- Style:
- European Dark Lager
Ranked #76 - ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 71
Ranked #27,950 - Avg:
- 3.04 | pDev: 16.78%
- Reviews:
- 242
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 27, 2024
- Added:
- Dec 07, 2000
- Wants:
- 8
- Gots:
- 32
No description / notes.
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Ratings by jwc215:
Reviewed by jwc215 from Arizona
2.68/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.68/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours medium-to-dark brown with a thin off-white head that vanishes, leaving a clean glass.
The smell is of "Euro-skunk"/sulfur with a toch of lime and a vague hint of roasted caramel. Smells like a generic Euro-lager, with the "dark" barely coming through.
The taste is pretty much the same - sulfur-ish with just a hint of roasted, almost burnt, caramel. Sweetish at first, it becomes metallic and bitterish dry as it progresses.
Light-bodied and crisp. About average for the style.
Not undrinkable, but the metallic notes and the vagueness of the "dark character" didn't thrill me. Still, it has a certain drinkability to it, though there are other European dark lagers I would easily take over this one.
Jun 26, 2008The smell is of "Euro-skunk"/sulfur with a toch of lime and a vague hint of roasted caramel. Smells like a generic Euro-lager, with the "dark" barely coming through.
The taste is pretty much the same - sulfur-ish with just a hint of roasted, almost burnt, caramel. Sweetish at first, it becomes metallic and bitterish dry as it progresses.
Light-bodied and crisp. About average for the style.
Not undrinkable, but the metallic notes and the vagueness of the "dark character" didn't thrill me. Still, it has a certain drinkability to it, though there are other European dark lagers I would easily take over this one.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Lexluthor33 from New York
2.47/5 rDev -18.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
2.47/5 rDev -18.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
dark brown color with a small head and a decent lace.
aroma of malts, caramel, brown sugar
the taste was mildly bitter sweet with caramel hints and some tangy fruit flavors.
The feel was light to medium body with high carbonation.
This one had a mild malt base and the balance was not too good.
Kind of difficult to finish the bottle.
Feb 27, 2024aroma of malts, caramel, brown sugar
the taste was mildly bitter sweet with caramel hints and some tangy fruit flavors.
The feel was light to medium body with high carbonation.
This one had a mild malt base and the balance was not too good.
Kind of difficult to finish the bottle.
Reviewed by TallMBA
4.47/5 rDev +47%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
4.47/5 rDev +47%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
Haven't had this in a long time. It was my favorite but the distribution in the USA disappeared. Rating is from memory. I started loving German beer when my Dad let me eat the foam off his beer when I was a little kid while living in Germany.
Jul 17, 2021Rated by Drak-Nib from Nebraska
3/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pretty much a dark St. Pauli Girl. circa 2008
Feb 03, 2019Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia
3.57/5 rDev +17.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev +17.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
From notes 8/21/12: Pours a clear, deep cola brown with amber highlights. The pour produces a couple of fingers of tan, shortlived head that leaves no lace. Aroma is dark caramel, toasted bread, butter, and nutty with a metallic hint. Taste is toasted and caramel malt, grain, roasted nuts with a burnt note in the metallic finish.
Nov 11, 2018Rated by davidward from Florida
2/5 rDev -34.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2/5 rDev -34.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Nothing special about this dark lager. Just as weak as it's regular lager.
Jul 12, 2017
St. Pauli Girl Special Dark from St. Pauli Brauerei C.L. Wilh. Brandt Gmbh & Co.
Beer rating:
71 out of
100 with
421 ratings
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