Víking Lite
Viking Brewery - Vifilfell Ltd.
- From:
- Viking Brewery - Vifilfell Ltd.
- Iceland
- Style:
- Light Lager
Ranked #153 - ABV:
- 4.4%
- Score:
- 71
Ranked #39,131 - Avg:
- 2.6 | pDev: 15.38%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 14, 2025
- Added:
- Dec 01, 2008
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
71
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71
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
2.18/5 rDev -16.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2.18/5 rDev -16.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
L- Pale gold, rising CO2, thin head
S- Mild grains, and I struggled to note only that.
T- Rather adjunct/artificial tasting. It also seems over-carbonated which might be further 'hollowing out' any flavour.
F- Too much CO2 in the mouth, in fact CO2 dominates everything.
O- The ingredients only mention 'malted barley', which usually points to an adjunct, and it certainly tastes like one. I wouldn't drink this again.
Prod: 15/8/19 BB: 10/06/20. Bought in a variety pack of 5*500ml cans of Viking beer at Duty Free on arrival at Reykjavik airport. That seemed a wise purchase to try a few local beers excl the horrendous local taxes, but be aware that I sadly found all of them really lacking.
Sep 16, 2019S- Mild grains, and I struggled to note only that.
T- Rather adjunct/artificial tasting. It also seems over-carbonated which might be further 'hollowing out' any flavour.
F- Too much CO2 in the mouth, in fact CO2 dominates everything.
O- The ingredients only mention 'malted barley', which usually points to an adjunct, and it certainly tastes like one. I wouldn't drink this again.
Prod: 15/8/19 BB: 10/06/20. Bought in a variety pack of 5*500ml cans of Viking beer at Duty Free on arrival at Reykjavik airport. That seemed a wise purchase to try a few local beers excl the horrendous local taxes, but be aware that I sadly found all of them really lacking.
Reviewed by Roguer from Connecticut
3.14/5 rDev +20.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.14/5 rDev +20.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This is, for all intents and purposes, a standard macro AAL. It looks nice enough in the glass, with surprisingly solid head production, but a sickly pale yellow color.
The aroma is grassy, giving a strong impression of pale grains. On the palate, it's classic AAL, although slightly more palatable than the average American contemporary. You've had this before: it's grainy and malty, a touch sweet, and "balanced" by a bitterness that is more or less neutral.
It doesn't ever quite shy into unpleasantness, and is surprisingly drinkable, but never does it really stray into pleasant territory, either. The best I can say about this beer is that it's fairly neutral and unremarkable.
Jan 28, 2018The aroma is grassy, giving a strong impression of pale grains. On the palate, it's classic AAL, although slightly more palatable than the average American contemporary. You've had this before: it's grainy and malty, a touch sweet, and "balanced" by a bitterness that is more or less neutral.
It doesn't ever quite shy into unpleasantness, and is surprisingly drinkable, but never does it really stray into pleasant territory, either. The best I can say about this beer is that it's fairly neutral and unremarkable.
Reviewed by cbutova from Massachusetts
2.75/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.75/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
A- Tallboy pours into a goblet with the palest golden yellow that man has ever witnessed. Clear as can be as a thick, creamy cap rises up atop the brew to one finger showing great retention. Small sheets of lacing.
S- Very... light and bland. Pale base grains, lagery yeast funk, bread, a touch of pale fruits and corn. Really faint and not much going on.
T- Just that classic, first beer you ever had taste through and through; well if you are part of the people who had light adjunct lagers as your first beer. Beery lager yeast, funkyness, corn, pale barley, bread, white grapes, a bit of a strange tartness but not at all sour, apple and skunk.
MF- A very light body but not really thin as the texture comes out as intensely foamy and somewhat creamy. Carbonation is on the very high side and it ends with a light sweetness.
A decent light lager with a basal level of that funk, corn and skunk would expect but nothing even close to what you get in the super mega macro AB Inbev brews. Pretty good for beer water but not much else and some obvious flaws.
Oct 31, 2016S- Very... light and bland. Pale base grains, lagery yeast funk, bread, a touch of pale fruits and corn. Really faint and not much going on.
T- Just that classic, first beer you ever had taste through and through; well if you are part of the people who had light adjunct lagers as your first beer. Beery lager yeast, funkyness, corn, pale barley, bread, white grapes, a bit of a strange tartness but not at all sour, apple and skunk.
MF- A very light body but not really thin as the texture comes out as intensely foamy and somewhat creamy. Carbonation is on the very high side and it ends with a light sweetness.
A decent light lager with a basal level of that funk, corn and skunk would expect but nothing even close to what you get in the super mega macro AB Inbev brews. Pretty good for beer water but not much else and some obvious flaws.
Reviewed by Orca from Washington
2.31/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.25
2.31/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.25
500mL can (canned 1/25/2013) into an English pint glass. Pours a pale yellow w/ a fluffy white head that leaves behind some sticky lace. Moderate carbonation.
Aroma is mildly floral, coarsely grainy. Barely smells of anything at all.
Taste is weak and watery. Some bland grainy taste from the malt, a vaguely metallic aftertaste.
Mouthfeel is thin and watery. The gentle bite of carbonation is the only thing that reminds me this is beer.
Overall, an unremarkable watered-down beer.
May 03, 2013Aroma is mildly floral, coarsely grainy. Barely smells of anything at all.
Taste is weak and watery. Some bland grainy taste from the malt, a vaguely metallic aftertaste.
Mouthfeel is thin and watery. The gentle bite of carbonation is the only thing that reminds me this is beer.
Overall, an unremarkable watered-down beer.
Reviewed by spinrsx from Canada (ON)
2.67/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.67/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
500ml Can
Appearance – Clear light yellow colour with an average size fizzy white coloured head. There is a high amount of carbonation showing and there is a fair amount of lacing. The head lasted for around 2 minutes before it was gone.
Smell - Grains, bread, light hops, malts, corn, skunk
Taste & Mouth - The beer has a high amount of carbonation. I can taste breads/grains mixed with light hops and some cooked corn. There is actually quite a bit of taste going on here for a light beer. It finishes with a grainy slightly bitter/spicy aftertaste.
Overall – It really doesn't taste like a light beer.. and at 4.4% I'm not even really sure it is one. Anyways, the taste has a bit of a harshness to it. If it were just a little bit more balanced it would be a pretty decent brew.
Jul 18, 2011Appearance – Clear light yellow colour with an average size fizzy white coloured head. There is a high amount of carbonation showing and there is a fair amount of lacing. The head lasted for around 2 minutes before it was gone.
Smell - Grains, bread, light hops, malts, corn, skunk
Taste & Mouth - The beer has a high amount of carbonation. I can taste breads/grains mixed with light hops and some cooked corn. There is actually quite a bit of taste going on here for a light beer. It finishes with a grainy slightly bitter/spicy aftertaste.
Overall – It really doesn't taste like a light beer.. and at 4.4% I'm not even really sure it is one. Anyways, the taste has a bit of a harshness to it. If it were just a little bit more balanced it would be a pretty decent brew.
Reviewed by AgentMunky from New York
2.67/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
2.67/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
Poured from a half-litre can into a small flare glass.
A: Piss-pale and clear. Light foam, but no head.
S: Nice and sweet. Light malty notes and a hint of something else...maybe citrus?
T: Not bad at first. Beery and grainy and little sourness, with a background of mild, sweet malt.
M: Oddly bitter and not that great. A little sharp, and carbonation is a bit off. Light and not lasting.
D: I wouldn't drink more than one or two. To be fair, I don't love light beer.
Jul 05, 2010A: Piss-pale and clear. Light foam, but no head.
S: Nice and sweet. Light malty notes and a hint of something else...maybe citrus?
T: Not bad at first. Beery and grainy and little sourness, with a background of mild, sweet malt.
M: Oddly bitter and not that great. A little sharp, and carbonation is a bit off. Light and not lasting.
D: I wouldn't drink more than one or two. To be fair, I don't love light beer.
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