Tikka Gold
Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.
- From:
- Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.
- Belgium
- Style:
- German Pilsner
Ranked #5,332 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 77
Ranked #252,731 - Avg:
- 3.12 | pDev: 18.91%
- Reviews:
- 32
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 15, 2022
- Added:
- Sep 06, 2005
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
77
Okay
77
Okay
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Reviewed by TMoney2591 from Illinois
3.5/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Served from the bottle in a Lagunitas mason jar.
Pours a clear golden-brass topped by a finger of dirty white foam. The nose comprises banana peel, lemon zest, cardamom, coriander, sweet biscuit, and mild honey. The taste holds notes of coriander, clove, candied orange peel, cracked wheat, light honey, and banana chips. The body is a light-leaning medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a slick feel. I have no idea how this is considered a pils, considering how close it comes to full-blown tripel or BSGA or what-have-you, but maybe they were going for a "Belgian-style pilsner" or something? I dunno. It's not bad, but it's not a pils.
Mar 15, 2022Pours a clear golden-brass topped by a finger of dirty white foam. The nose comprises banana peel, lemon zest, cardamom, coriander, sweet biscuit, and mild honey. The taste holds notes of coriander, clove, candied orange peel, cracked wheat, light honey, and banana chips. The body is a light-leaning medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a slick feel. I have no idea how this is considered a pils, considering how close it comes to full-blown tripel or BSGA or what-have-you, but maybe they were going for a "Belgian-style pilsner" or something? I dunno. It's not bad, but it's not a pils.
Reviewed by BigGold from Mississippi
3.52/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Had Tikka Gold in May 2017, at Punjab, London, poured from 500-ml. bottle, label stamped Best Before: "31/10/17," into "Tikka Gold" Tom Collins glass.
Perfectly adequate, muted pilsener, with some sweet malt and mild lemon and no detracting qualities.
Jun 04, 2020Perfectly adequate, muted pilsener, with some sweet malt and mild lemon and no detracting qualities.
Reviewed by Bitterbill from Wyoming
3.88/5 rDev +24.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev +24.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A clear gold brew with good head of foam and retention.
Malty nose with some balancing spicy hop bitterness.
Sweetish malt followed by some grain and spicy crisp bitterness from the hops. I especially love the finish; maybe the best part of this session.
Medium body and carbonation.
A nice Pilsner of the German kind brewed in Belgium.
May 09, 2015Malty nose with some balancing spicy hop bitterness.
Sweetish malt followed by some grain and spicy crisp bitterness from the hops. I especially love the finish; maybe the best part of this session.
Medium body and carbonation.
A nice Pilsner of the German kind brewed in Belgium.
Reviewed by sanjayp181 from India
4.9/5 rDev +57.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
4.9/5 rDev +57.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
it was good to have tikka gold. it is world's best beer. it has the best taste in all over world and it is excellent. compared to other it has good taste. in my life i have first time enjoy tikka beer. it is my good experience to have tikka gold and enjoy lot in my life
Mar 31, 2014
Reviewed by mactrail from Washington
2.11/5 rDev -32.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
2.11/5 rDev -32.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Pours what can only be described as a yellow color in the snifter. Coarse head. Tingly on the tongue. Very light body.
All the hallmarks of a cheap Eastern European industrial brew: musty, cardboard smell, metallic aftertaste, bitterness without any hop aroma, slightly sweet malt liquor taste, old apple flavor. Makes me think of greens overcooked in an aluminum pot.
Overall, a rally mediocre example of a Euro lager. More like an adjunct brew. As anemic as Stella Artois is, it's in another dimension of clean flavor than this stew. I should have known this was cheap for a reason.
Mar 10, 2012All the hallmarks of a cheap Eastern European industrial brew: musty, cardboard smell, metallic aftertaste, bitterness without any hop aroma, slightly sweet malt liquor taste, old apple flavor. Makes me think of greens overcooked in an aluminum pot.
Overall, a rally mediocre example of a Euro lager. More like an adjunct brew. As anemic as Stella Artois is, it's in another dimension of clean flavor than this stew. I should have known this was cheap for a reason.
Reviewed by OttoPeeWee from Illinois
3.51/5 rDev +12.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.51/5 rDev +12.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Interesting beer. It almost has the characteristics of a tripel, but is very light and refreshing. Head and lacing are fantastic. The smell is yeasty and a bit metallic. The taste is very mild, almost watered down, but good - sweet with a hint of licorice. Worth a try if you like German and Belgium beers and you can buy for a decent price.
Oct 06, 2011
Reviewed by Stinkypuss from Pennsylvania
3.38/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.38/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Van Steenberge - Tikka Gold
Stubby pint sized bottle, pours a perfectly clear golden yellow. A good froth provides solid lacing on the glass. Aroma is a bit grainy, with light floral hops. In the taste, grainy, pale malts and a ghost like hop contributing an even bitterness. Fizzy, carbonated mouthfeel. Overall, a decent pilsner, one made especially for the export market.
Jun 26, 2011Stubby pint sized bottle, pours a perfectly clear golden yellow. A good froth provides solid lacing on the glass. Aroma is a bit grainy, with light floral hops. In the taste, grainy, pale malts and a ghost like hop contributing an even bitterness. Fizzy, carbonated mouthfeel. Overall, a decent pilsner, one made especially for the export market.
Reviewed by BeerNinja007 from New Hampshire
3.18/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.18/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Got this 500mL bottle from Amity Wine & Spirits in New Haven CT for $3.49. Code stamped on the back label: 20CF. Served cold in a chilled pilsener glass.
Slightly hazy pale yellow brew shows a modest level of carbonation that puts up an attractive 1" of frothy eggshell foam that leaves good lace.
Smell has a light adjunct sweetness with notes of mild lemon, grass, a bit of skunk and minerals.
Mouthfeel is dry and crisp with a zippy carbonation, slightly viscous.
Taste is dry, none of the sweetness from the aroma is apparent. Flavors of lemon peel, moldy straw, a bit of honey comb mixed with yeast, and a metallic twang mixed with skunky hop.
Finishes with some lingering skunky lemongrass hop and little bitter honey. There was some gritty sludge in the bottom of the bottle, got it in the last sip. WTF was that??
Dec 04, 2010Slightly hazy pale yellow brew shows a modest level of carbonation that puts up an attractive 1" of frothy eggshell foam that leaves good lace.
Smell has a light adjunct sweetness with notes of mild lemon, grass, a bit of skunk and minerals.
Mouthfeel is dry and crisp with a zippy carbonation, slightly viscous.
Taste is dry, none of the sweetness from the aroma is apparent. Flavors of lemon peel, moldy straw, a bit of honey comb mixed with yeast, and a metallic twang mixed with skunky hop.
Finishes with some lingering skunky lemongrass hop and little bitter honey. There was some gritty sludge in the bottom of the bottle, got it in the last sip. WTF was that??
Reviewed by barknee from Tennessee
4.13/5 rDev +32.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.13/5 rDev +32.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Tikka gold pours a slightly hazy 24k gold with a light frothy skim remaining on the surface. Pleasant nose of lightly roasted malt with sweet plantain and a hint of clove.
The flavor is well bittered although not outwardly hoppy. It is a dry, stern, rigid brew that is slightly backward, perhaps requiring some additional bottle age, as the sediment on the bottom of the bottle promises. It is slightly Duvelesque in character, though not as warm and full bodied. Though this sounds like a disfavorable opinion of this product, there is no intent for it to be so. This brew is quite unique; it is a beer that has terroir and speaks of its locality in abundance. Lacking any overt sweetness, this brew represents itself well, either solo or with a robust meal. A great effort by the brewmaster.
Aug 12, 2010The flavor is well bittered although not outwardly hoppy. It is a dry, stern, rigid brew that is slightly backward, perhaps requiring some additional bottle age, as the sediment on the bottom of the bottle promises. It is slightly Duvelesque in character, though not as warm and full bodied. Though this sounds like a disfavorable opinion of this product, there is no intent for it to be so. This brew is quite unique; it is a beer that has terroir and speaks of its locality in abundance. Lacking any overt sweetness, this brew represents itself well, either solo or with a robust meal. A great effort by the brewmaster.
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