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Alder Beer Co

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From:
Alder Beer Co
 
Italy
Style:
American Lager
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
4.19 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 16, 2024
Added:
Sep 16, 2024
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Reviewed by Jack_14 from Italy

4.19/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
SEPTEMBER 2024.
44 cl can (6€).
On the label: "Lot: L150F - Packaging date: 04/07/2024 - Best before: 04/12/2024".
It is a low fermentation with only Pils malt and German yeast (from low fermentation), hopped, in addition to the "noble" Rottenburger, with hops of New Zealand origin: Wataku (which I still know little about) and Nelson Sauvin.
On the nose lively citrus aromas (ripe orange peel, lemon) and tropical and summer fruit (pineapple, melon).
Straw yellow color, clear and slightly cloudy.
Foam abundant just right, soft, creamy and very tasty (tropical notes).
As for the taste it distances itself enormously from the classic concept of "(German) Pils": no taste contribution from the malts (no hint of bread crust or cereal in the background), only fragrant fruity hints.
The body yes, it is light and smooth like that of a Pils... but objectively without the emergence even in the background of some cereal or slightly honeyed notes, it is quite complicated to be able to recognize it as a beer of the "Pilsner" style.
Lively and fragrant flavors of lemon grass (especially), grapefruit and orange peel that overwhelm the sweeter and more delicate notes that bring to mind ripe tropical and summer fruit (papaya, melon, passion fruit).
The finish is dry: citrusy (not herbaceous or resinous), while a pleasant taste of citrus peel remains on the palate (lemon grass again).
Special: very tasty and fragrant (the freshness of the product is evident), balanced and thirst-quenching, a non-canonical but very interesting product.
Sep 16, 2024