Thule Export Beer
Viking Brewery - Vifilfell Ltd.

 

Thule from Viking Brugghus. Picked up a rest stop, stored overnight in hotel reefer. Served at whatever temp the reefer is in a room glass. Bottom of can stamped “BF 01 MAY 2022”. Reviewed 31/7/21. Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Light Straw (SRM 2), clear.
Body – Light Straw (SRM 2), clear. When rear-lite, same.
Head – Average (Maximum two cm), white, medium density, short retention, fizzy, diminishing to a 0.5 cm ring of bubbles and a thin cap.
Lacing – Scant. A few broken pieces.
Aroma – 2.75 – Begins grainy with DMS, no hops, no malt, no yeast.
Flavor – 2.75 – Begins slightly bitter with a taste of grain, no malt, no hops, no yeast. No ethanol (5.0% ABV, as marked on the can) taste or aroma. No gastric warming. No diacetyl. Oddly, no DMS.
Palate – 3.5 – Thin, watery, lively carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 3.25 Looks good, otherwise disgusting.

 

 

 

 

 

Nothing exceptional, just a good local lager I guess.

 

 

 

 

While Gull is the most ubiquitous (and terrifyingly sweet) beer around Reykjavik, Thule appears to be the preferred alternative outside the city.

It's an absolutely okay American adjunct. Light floral aroma, medium sweetness, decent cereal roughness. There's nothing at all exceptional about the beer other than it's much more quaffable than Gull.

This probably won't withstand international travel too well, but if you're in Iceland it's a decent standby.