Thule Export Beer
Viking Brewery - Vifilfell Ltd.

Thule Export BeerThule Export Beer
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From:
Viking Brewery - Vifilfell Ltd.
 
Iceland
Style:
American Adjunct Lager
ABV:
5%
Score:
65
Avg:
2.46 | pDev: 23.17%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
37
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 18, 2022
Added:
Aug 27, 2005
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by stulowitz:
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Reviewed by stulowitz from Iceland

1.41/5  rDev -42.7%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
In 1998 this beer won an award at a Danish beer festival (Dansk olnyderforening) and shortly after that became one of the most popular beers in Iceland, especially amongst the younger generation. It says export beer on the label, making me think that the beer is Dortmunder export style, but on the breweries homepage it is said to be in the style of beers brewed in Plzn, Czech republic.

Ingredients stated on bottle: icelandic water, malt, corn, sugar and hops. (hmm, no yeast?)

Appearance - very pale, waterlike colour. White fluffy, fizzy head.

Smell - not much smell at all. Only slight corn aroma.

Taste - grainy. Sweet upfront, then the most subtle hint of bitterness hits the palate. Not much taste at all.

Mouthfeel - light and spritzy. Lots of fizz, wait a second is this selzer water? ;-)

Drinkability - if you want a very inoffensive beer when in Iceland, this is your pick!
Jan 27, 2007
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 2.8 by WlSH_YOU_WERE_BEER from Georgia

Jan 18, 2022
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Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev +22%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
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.
Jul 31, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by AGust82 from Connecticut

Feb 04, 2020
 
Rated: 2.92 by Minnesota_beer_guy from Minnesota

Jul 29, 2017
 
Rated: 2.23 by Docrock from Illinois

Sep 03, 2016
 
Rated: 1.71 by braican from Massachusetts

Aug 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3.32 by Amstaffs

Jun 25, 2016
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Rated by qrazvan from Romania

2.5/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Nothing exceptional, just a good local lager I guess.
May 27, 2016
 
Rated: 1.86 by yeaprolly from Washington

Jan 29, 2016
 
Rated: 2.23 by SassaDog from Iceland

Oct 25, 2015
 
Rated: 2.1 by robgage from Pennsylvania

Sep 07, 2015
 
Rated: 2.75 by powdersoldier from Washington

Jul 10, 2015
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Reviewed by mynie from Maryland

3.1/5  rDev +26%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
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.
Jul 03, 2015
 
Rated: 2.67 by Drknight from Virginia

Apr 09, 2015
 
Rated: 2.5 by Jerseyislandbeer from Jersey

Feb 11, 2015
 
Rated: 2.12 by Westyn from Texas

Jan 13, 2015
 
Rated: 2 by Comiha from Colorado

Nov 16, 2014
 
Rated: 2.08 by b22 from Kansas

Oct 13, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by wrightst from Maryland

Sep 16, 2014
Thule Export Beer from Viking Brewery - Vifilfell Ltd.
Beer rating: 65 out of 100 with 37 ratings