Birkenhead Premium Lager
Birkenhead Brewery

Birkenhead Premium LagerBirkenhead Premium Lager
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From:
Birkenhead Brewery
 
South Africa
Style:
European Pale Lager
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
3.63 | pDev: 5.23%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 2
Status:
Inactive
Rated:
Jun 29, 2016
Added:
Mar 01, 2005
Wants:
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Gots:
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Ratings by Thehuntmaster:
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Reviewed by Thehuntmaster from South Africa

3.82/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
330ml bottle 4.5% abv

Appearance: Orange gold, almost amber, much darker than you would expect from a pale lager. Good (well lasting), off white head that leaves good lace.

Smell: Wonderfully malty aroma, sweet and slightly nutty. Crystal malt coming through nicely with a slight caramel aroma. Definitely not a normal lager nose.

Taste: As with the smell, very interesting. Sweet and malty, again slightly nutty with hints of caramel. Only fault I can find is that it is too lightly hopped. The hops are lost behind the other flavours.

Mouthfeel: A little too light, but smooth with good carbonation.

Drinkability: Very very drinkable. Perfect for the hot South African weather.

It is so nice to find a lager with character. Well done Birkenhead, teaching the macro's a lesson or two.
Mar 07, 2010
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

3.44/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I bought a bottle of the Birkenhead Premium lager from Bootleggers out of Sandton. The beer poured a clear rich copper with thin white head and no lace. The scent was malty with bread tone. The taste has bread yeast as a main flavor. The mouthfeel was medium in body with good carbonation. Overall the beer is good...not great....but at least drinkable.
Jun 29, 2016