Estrella Damm
Damm S. A.

Estrella DammEstrella Damm
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From:
Damm S. A.
 
Spain
Style:
European Pale Lager
Ranked #288
ABV:
5.4%
Score:
67
Ranked #28,236
Avg:
2.87 | pDev: 21.25%
Reviews:
275
Ratings:
856
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 08, 2024
Added:
Dec 08, 2003
Wants:
  22
Gots:
  201
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Rated: 3.02 by Brendan242

Mar 08, 2024
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Reviewed by UncleReemus78 from Texas

3.9/5  rDev +35.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
On Beer Advocate the categories of quality are Awful, Poor, ok, good, outstanding, and exceptional depending on its score. Each category has a point range of 10 before it can rise into a new one. This beer has a score of 67 which is on the top side of POOR. This beer is not poor by any means and it should be on the high end of OK and possibly the bottom side of good. This beer is easy to drink and doesnt have many negatives that I can think of. A poor beer to me is something like Icehouse or Natural Light and all it's Anhieser Busch cousins. It's poor and awful. Besides it's an import beer that has been around since 1876. . The recipe has been long mastered. I just think this beer deserves more than a Poor rating
Mar 02, 2024
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Reviewed by dbl_delta from Pennsylvania

3.68/5  rDev +28.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Bottle dated 12/9/24 into pint glass. Pours a clear yellow with a decent bright white head. Good lacing. Quite malty, but with a hint of hops. Sweet-ish. Finish is malty and sweet. Overall, a little better than what you'd expect from an adjunct lager.
Feb 24, 2024
 
Rated: 3.34 by Mikexw from New York

Feb 12, 2024
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Reviewed by JohnniEMc from Pennsylvania

3.89/5  rDev +35.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Its looks, after decantering the entire contents from a brown twelve ounce bottle, are mildly surprising. With "de malta y arroz" on the label, a little more malt in the appearance could be expected. Instead, this looks just like the typical mass produced American adjunct lager, with its nearly crystal clear lightly amber color and modest white head. It smells like one, too. There's just a mild dose of hops with a mildly sweet backbone that definitely includes rice. But, it drinks a little better than those. The hoppy bite, perhaps in a piney way, is more than you can get from the typical mass commercial breweries. It's not overly impressive, but the malt inclusion brings just a little more flavor and body than most mass produced beers. Almost unbelievably, this provides some of the richest examples of glass lacing across all categories, attesting to its body. For a lager, this is close to amazing. It's even above average for a European lager. Unspectacular, yet tasty and very drinkable, don't underestimate this one.
Jan 18, 2024
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Reviewed by ccoble

3.41/5  rDev +18.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Pours dark golden with a nice head that gradually dissipates. Nice alace on the glass. Taste is well balanced, not too sweet or bitter. Slight breadiness and nice malty undertones. Smooth aftertaste with no lingering hops bitterness. Very easy to drink and refreshing on a hot day.
Jan 04, 2024
 
Rated: 2.87 by RalphStanley34 from French Polynesia

Dec 23, 2023
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Reviewed by DW87 from Canada (BC)

4/5  rDev +39.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I am not the biggest fan of lagers, as I find many of them are just too bland. This one, however, is a good one. It is smooth, crisp, refreshing, and tasty. It has notes of sweet graham cracker in the taste, but it does not overdo it. The hops are nicely spicy and moderately bitter. The mouthfeel has a very slight creaminess to it, and the beer finishes somewhat dry. I would not call this a world class beer, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. I give it a solid 4 out of 5 across the board.
Dec 07, 2023
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Rated by dd53grif from Michigan

2.93/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
A rather bitter brew
Nov 21, 2023
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

2.95/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
On tap at Bar Isabel in Toronto, Ontario.

This one pours a fairly light golden orange color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.

This smells semi-yeasty, with wheat, and a touch of citrus.

There’s not a whole lot to this, but I’m still happy to have tried it. It seems like something that is not intended to be completely dissected – it’s intended to be drunk in hot weather in Spain. I drank it in cold weather in Toronto, so maybe that’s the problem.

This is light bodied, clean, crisp, and very drinkable.

I understand the appeal of this, but it certainly wasn’t my favorite.
Oct 23, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by JoshuaPerraton from Ireland

Oct 17, 2023
 
Rated: 4.01 by ebocrouch from England

Oct 06, 2023
 
Rated: 3.59 by ScrantanDave from England

Sep 28, 2023
 
Rated: 3.38 by Timmo__

Sep 28, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by BrisLoganite from Australia

Sep 18, 2023
 
Rated: 3 by hockeypuck from Maine

Aug 21, 2023
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Rated by JohRvs from England

2.88/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A crisp fresh lager with a full taste. Good overall performance.
Jul 21, 2023
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Reviewed by AzfromOz from Australia

3.34/5  rDev +16.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Nicked from the Old Man's fridge in March 2023 and drunk in June that year.

L: Ultra-light, weak straw-yellow with a long-lasting white head that leaves prominent lacing in the glass. Lots of carbonation is evident in the glass.

S: Light sour yeat note; sweet, bready malts; the lightest kiss of hops.

T: Sweet, honeydew-like malt body. Very mildly bitter with the slightest floral hops. It finishes sweet with the honeydew persisting throughout.

M: Very neutral in the mouth. Very low carbonation and light carbonic prickle.

O: I can understand the attraction of drinking this is on a hot Barcelona summer's day. It would go down fast and greedily, especially in a small glass. Outside of the setting, there's not a lot to recommend.

Cheers!
#256
Jun 21, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by David19457 from New Jersey

May 27, 2023
Estrella Damm from Damm S. A.
Beer rating: 67 out of 100 with 856 ratings