Vergina Porfyra
Macedonian Thrace Brewery SA
- From:
- Macedonian Thrace Brewery SA
- Greece
- Style:
- European Strong Lager
- ABV:
- 6.3%
- Score:
- +1 rating needed
- Avg:
- 3.55 | pDev: 10.7%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 09, 2026
- Added:
- Jan 26, 2014
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Thomas_Wikman from Texas
3.35/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.35/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
This is a pretty decent European Lager
Look: golden with an inch thick white head
Aroma: bread, orange
Taste: Typical European Lager but with a little bit more flavor, a bit sweet, and a hint of orange.
Body/Overall: light body
Jul 15, 2019Look: golden with an inch thick white head
Aroma: bread, orange
Taste: Typical European Lager but with a little bit more flavor, a bit sweet, and a hint of orange.
Body/Overall: light body
Reviewed by rex_4539 from Greece
3.67/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
L: Hazy golden color, two finger white head, good lacing, good carbonation.
S: Malts, yeast.
T: Malts, yeast. Pretty good for a lager.
F: Quite smooth. Very drinkable.
O: Could be the best lager I ever tasted.
Dec 05, 2017S: Malts, yeast.
T: Malts, yeast. Pretty good for a lager.
F: Quite smooth. Very drinkable.
O: Could be the best lager I ever tasted.
Reviewed by patra7 from Greece
3.31/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.31/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
According to the writing on the label of the 330ml bottle it is an "Unfiltered Beer from Tank no. 13 – anniversary beer" (the kind of anniversary is not explained...). If you combine the name ("porfyra" means purple in Greek, which was the color of Byzantine emperors), with the Byzantine letters font and the fact that it is the only Greek strong lager so far, I think that marketing-wise it tries to create "memories" of past glories of Greece and a feeling of a traditional product of higher caliber. But let's get on to the tasting itself:
Appearance: Cloudy, light orange color, 2.5 finger white head with good retention.
Smell: Molasses, alcohol, some hops
Taste: Malty, earthy, grainy with some hints of molasses and notes of hop grains here and there; I could call it semi-sweetish but only slightly so.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body, smooth texture, low carbonation.
Drinkability / Overall: I think it more or less fits the style although "strong lagers" are not my favorite kind. A bit more of alcohol would make it even more appropriate. Enjoyable if not anything else.
Jan 26, 2014Appearance: Cloudy, light orange color, 2.5 finger white head with good retention.
Smell: Molasses, alcohol, some hops
Taste: Malty, earthy, grainy with some hints of molasses and notes of hop grains here and there; I could call it semi-sweetish but only slightly so.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body, smooth texture, low carbonation.
Drinkability / Overall: I think it more or less fits the style although "strong lagers" are not my favorite kind. A bit more of alcohol would make it even more appropriate. Enjoyable if not anything else.
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