Vergina Red Lager
Macedonian Thrace Brewery SA
- From:
- Macedonian Thrace Brewery SA
- Greece
- Style:
- European Dark Lager
Ranked #72 - ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- 79
Ranked #37,370 - Avg:
- 3.27 | pDev: 12.84%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 8
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 05, 2025
- Added:
- Sep 29, 2003
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 7
SCORE
79
Okay
79
Okay
Has a particularly intense flavor and exquisite amber color. Its fruity aroma is reminiscent of exotic fruits, blackberries and honey.
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Reviewed by Sinte from Italy
3.05/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.05/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Bottle 0.33L.
Slightly hazy amber body with a large, frothy, off-white head, mostly lasting with some nice lacing.
Moderale malty (toasted,caramel) aroma with light fruity notes.
Moderate sweet and light bitter flavour; average-lasting finish with notes of bread and caramel.
Medium body with oily texture; soft carbonation.
Feb 27, 2025Slightly hazy amber body with a large, frothy, off-white head, mostly lasting with some nice lacing.
Moderale malty (toasted,caramel) aroma with light fruity notes.
Moderate sweet and light bitter flavour; average-lasting finish with notes of bread and caramel.
Medium body with oily texture; soft carbonation.
Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania
2.55/5 rDev -22%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.55/5 rDev -22%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Vergina Red Lager – from Macedonian Thrace Brewery S.A. 11.2 fl oz (330 mL) bottle purchased from Shangy’s, Emmaus, PA, 14/09/24, $ 3.17 (including tax), $ 0.283/fl oz. Reviewed 26/09/24 (Review 3364). Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
Back label stamped “BEST BEFORE JUNE, 2023”. In room temperature storage at store. Stored at 34 degrees F at home. Served at 50.3 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature was 54.1 degrees F.
Appearance – 3
First pour – Medium Amber (SRM 12), clear.
Body – Brown (SRM 20), opaque. Under direct light, same but murky. When rear-lite, red, and translucent.
Head – Average (Maximum 3.5 cm, aggressive center pour), wheat, moderately fizzy, short retention, leaving a 0.5 – 0.8 cm crown, and a thin complete cap.
Lacing – None.
Aroma – 3 – No hops, weak malt, no alcohol (5.6% ABV, according to the label).
Flavor – 2 – Very weak maltiness, ends with ghostly spiciness. No ethanol. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl. No gastric warming.
Palate – 3 – Thin; watery; lively carbonation.
Style: Sort of follows the style guidelines, as condensed by BA.
Final Impression and summation: 2.75 Good looking brew when rear-lite, pretty ugly with bright front lighting. Innocuous aroma, weak malt water flavor. Bad bottle or just too old?
Sep 26, 2024Back label stamped “BEST BEFORE JUNE, 2023”. In room temperature storage at store. Stored at 34 degrees F at home. Served at 50.3 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature was 54.1 degrees F.
Appearance – 3
First pour – Medium Amber (SRM 12), clear.
Body – Brown (SRM 20), opaque. Under direct light, same but murky. When rear-lite, red, and translucent.
Head – Average (Maximum 3.5 cm, aggressive center pour), wheat, moderately fizzy, short retention, leaving a 0.5 – 0.8 cm crown, and a thin complete cap.
Lacing – None.
Aroma – 3 – No hops, weak malt, no alcohol (5.6% ABV, according to the label).
Flavor – 2 – Very weak maltiness, ends with ghostly spiciness. No ethanol. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl. No gastric warming.
Palate – 3 – Thin; watery; lively carbonation.
Style: Sort of follows the style guidelines, as condensed by BA.
Final Impression and summation: 2.75 Good looking brew when rear-lite, pretty ugly with bright front lighting. Innocuous aroma, weak malt water flavor. Bad bottle or just too old?
Reviewed by MadMadMike from France
3.29/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.29/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
On draught in Athens, Greece.
Shaky off white foam scattered on reddish brew.
Nose is slightly malty with an almost grape thing.
Taste is malty and sweet, with a sourish note that I suspect is not hops.
Mouth is thin. Carbonation medium.
Overall, an OK everyday lager.
Aug 11, 2024Shaky off white foam scattered on reddish brew.
Nose is slightly malty with an almost grape thing.
Taste is malty and sweet, with a sourish note that I suspect is not hops.
Mouth is thin. Carbonation medium.
Overall, an OK everyday lager.
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
2.93/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.93/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
500 ml shared bottle. Reddish amber colour, moderate off-white head. Malty and fruity aroma, notes of caramel. Moderate malty flavour, some caramel but rather "dusty", hardly any hops, boring.
Oct 26, 2022
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
3.63/5 rDev +11%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev +11%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Ckear amber body; thick soapy head with patches of foam as long the glass. Faint aroma; somehat sweet. Honey sweetness in the taste; a bit of caramel. Medium body with a mild coarseness; residual sugars; a tad warm.
A decent beer, perhaps a little heavy on the sweetness, but not bad for a red lager.
Feb 09, 2020A decent beer, perhaps a little heavy on the sweetness, but not bad for a red lager.
Reviewed by rex_4539 from Greece
3.52/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
L: Hazy amber/red color, two and a half finger tan colored head, loads of carbonation.
S: Hops, malts.
T: Hoppy, malty.
F: Quite refreshing and drinkable.
O: A decent lager.
Dec 10, 2017S: Hops, malts.
T: Hoppy, malty.
F: Quite refreshing and drinkable.
O: A decent lager.
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.58/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
500 ml bottle purchased and consumed in Athens, GR. BB 12-09-15. 5.8%
Clear red-amber body with a fine, creamy, bone-colored head; Excellent lacing but could have more clarity.
Medium body and medium, crisp carbonation.
Mild aroma.
Flavor: Moderate level of malt with a touch more spicy hops than expected. This balance works well and makes the beer more interesting and dynamic.
O: Probably one of the better readily available (supermarket) beers here in Athens.
May 15, 2015Clear red-amber body with a fine, creamy, bone-colored head; Excellent lacing but could have more clarity.
Medium body and medium, crisp carbonation.
Mild aroma.
Flavor: Moderate level of malt with a touch more spicy hops than expected. This balance works well and makes the beer more interesting and dynamic.
O: Probably one of the better readily available (supermarket) beers here in Athens.
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