Albani Royal Classic
Albani Bryggerierne (Royal Unibrew)
- From:
- Albani Bryggerierne (Royal Unibrew)
- Denmark
- Style:
- European Pale Lager
- ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 2.96 | pDev: 11.82%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Dec 08, 2014
- Added:
- Jul 11, 2006
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
2.92/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
2.92/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Served into a Royal Beer pint glass in a cafe in Copenhagen, Denmark. Reviewed live. Cost was 45 Kroner (about 6.92 Euro).
A: Pours a three finger head of lovely soft cream, good thickness, and average retention. Colour is a caramel copper. Semitransparent. Generally appealing, but nothing special.
Sm: Cream, sour fruit esters, and bacteria. Smells more like a lambic than a lager. Very unexpected but welcome. It's caught my interest now. The strength of the aroma is pretty mild.
T: A very creamy open continues through the climax, but is joined there by very light sour ester hops. It's sort of a Kilkenny meets lambic sort of beer, more kilkenny than lambic (unfortunately). I didn't expect this, but I do like it. That said, it's a bit simplistic: only two notes. The balance is slightly off as a result, and the build is strange but good. I'd like more complexity and depth.
Mf: Smooth, creamy, and wet. Not quite refreshing. It complements the open, but not the climax nor the finish.
Dr: The price is obscene and the quality is pretty good. It's very easy to drink, but I wouldn't get it again because of its simplicity. Worth a try at a lower price, anyway. I just don't know if it'd be as good if it weren't on draught.
Jul 11, 2011A: Pours a three finger head of lovely soft cream, good thickness, and average retention. Colour is a caramel copper. Semitransparent. Generally appealing, but nothing special.
Sm: Cream, sour fruit esters, and bacteria. Smells more like a lambic than a lager. Very unexpected but welcome. It's caught my interest now. The strength of the aroma is pretty mild.
T: A very creamy open continues through the climax, but is joined there by very light sour ester hops. It's sort of a Kilkenny meets lambic sort of beer, more kilkenny than lambic (unfortunately). I didn't expect this, but I do like it. That said, it's a bit simplistic: only two notes. The balance is slightly off as a result, and the build is strange but good. I'd like more complexity and depth.
Mf: Smooth, creamy, and wet. Not quite refreshing. It complements the open, but not the climax nor the finish.
Dr: The price is obscene and the quality is pretty good. It's very easy to drink, but I wouldn't get it again because of its simplicity. Worth a try at a lower price, anyway. I just don't know if it'd be as good if it weren't on draught.
Reviewed by rarbring from Sweden
2.68/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.68/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Rather dark gold - with brass hints, a white head, rather small and little lacing.
A faint smell of cereal and lemon.
A sweet biscuit taste, lime and citric acid, somewhat alkaloid bitterness.
Medium carbonation, medium bubbles, somewhat watery, a rather small body and a short dry ending.
Not much more than a standard lager.
Jan 05, 2011A faint smell of cereal and lemon.
A sweet biscuit taste, lime and citric acid, somewhat alkaloid bitterness.
Medium carbonation, medium bubbles, somewhat watery, a rather small body and a short dry ending.
Not much more than a standard lager.
Reviewed by bark from Sweden
3.63/5 rDev +22.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.63/5 rDev +22.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
The colour is amber; the three finger head is airy, uneven and off-white.
The smell is sweet and a bit roasted. It reminds somewhat of a English pale ale. There are fruity notes of apricots and plums and bitterness with some metallic notes.
The taste is very malty with a fine medium body; there are dry roasted notes of hazelnuts and dried apricots. The aftertaste is a bit weaker with anonymous bitter-dry notes and some roasted malt.
The carbonation is milder than most other dark lagers. Small bubbles.
A much darker and drier “classic” than most other brands. I liked it.
Aug 08, 2006The smell is sweet and a bit roasted. It reminds somewhat of a English pale ale. There are fruity notes of apricots and plums and bitterness with some metallic notes.
The taste is very malty with a fine medium body; there are dry roasted notes of hazelnuts and dried apricots. The aftertaste is a bit weaker with anonymous bitter-dry notes and some roasted malt.
The carbonation is milder than most other dark lagers. Small bubbles.
A much darker and drier “classic” than most other brands. I liked it.
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