We need a thread to support lagers. There are a lot of great ones out there. This is a Czech dark lager I’m trying tonight. Strong chocolate taste.
Thanks for pickin' up the thread @zotzot !! I'm just ripping the sh*t outa these Grain Belt Premium Light Lagers. Crushing multiples way too fast to post...like it was just invented. Cheers!
Thanks @zotzot, let’s keep this one flowing. Here is a beer so worthy that I posted it in two other threads already. Seriously, it is worth seeking out. Hopefully Auburn brews more batches! Fallen Aurora This is one of the best lagers I have had for quite a while now. Lightly (faint) smoked Helles. Think smoldering log. Gem clear pail straw with a long lived head that leaves sticky patches of lace. Mild honey sweetness with grains, straw, spiciness, light barnyard, and pleasant comforting smoke in the aroma. Flavors are light and equal parts bitter / sweet, crisp grains, all of the aroma, and rye bread. The finish is long and dry, with bitterness building slightly along the way. Median to light body, stiff nylon texture, abv has a slight presence, carbonation is sharply prickly, and metallic notes to round it out. This is a great all purpose beer, and easily sessionable. MORE please!
Garver Bohemian Lager from There Does Not Exist somewhere in Calif. Cedar in the nose with a resiny aroma. Sudsy and lush on the tongue. Tangy and earthy with some fruity notes. There is a bit of malty sweetness but it's more on the dry side. Cereal and wheat taste with a touch of roasted grain. The hops are quite interesting and not very bitter. Sharp finish with a mild woody aftertaste. Overall this is quite quaffable and an interesting change from the many highly hopped Pilsners.
Based on everything I've read about this beer, I thought it would be on a par with bmc macro swill. It's actually not half bad. I'm not sure how pilsner-like this beer is (it's far for too malty and sweet, and seems to have more in common with a European pale lager), but other than that, this is really pretty nice. The best by date is 6/30/26.
Your full review reveals the beer was tasted on the Mediterranean. 5% Canadian Carlsberg is made at Waterloo. US Carlsberg is 5% possibly brewed in France. British Carlsberg is 3.4% brewed in Britain. Where was your beer brewed? What market was it brewed for? The can designs seem pretty consistent. (Major brewers seem to make an effort to supply the Brits with the worst versions of their lagers, the US with the second worst.)
This is all I can find on the can. The can lists the ingredients as well, which are in Spanish, German, French, English and Danish (I think). This is a Viking ship, with a Norwegian registry (I believe). So more than likely the can was purchased somewhere in Scandinavia. Apparently, it's brewed at 5 or 6 different places in Europe.
I lived in Galicia as a teenager, my first alcoholic beer was this one at the age of 13-14, life's a little different there. They are still 100% independent that brewery, Galicia is a really unique and isolated part of Spain that is the farthest thing you'd picture of when thinking of the country. Mountainous, lush and green, rocky coasts with clear water, prehistoric sites; oh and bagpipes, you'd never know you were in Spain if not for the language. Cool to see this beer posted here.
Ultimo Hombre from Catalyst in Arizona. They call it a Mexican Amber Lager. Aroma of grain and some roasted malt. Flavor is quite roasty and malty but not overly sweet. Just a touch of something herbal in the aftertaste. Decent carbonation and a very light body in the mouth. Overall this is a better than average Mexican-style brew. I would call it a Vienna with a dark side. Highly quaffable and refreshing.
Cross post with the WSABAYDN thread Divine Barrel - Kellerpils This is such a good beer! Floral and earthy with just enough malty sweetness to balance it out. Very impressed by this offering from divine barrel
I am fortunate that my local Retail Beer Distributor has Rothaus Tannenzäpfle available with the bonus being that the beer is not too old. Rothaus uses a best by dating code and my bottle lists 270226, which means this beer is best consumed by February 27, 2026. Rothaus uses a six month best by duration for this beer so this beer is less than five months old which is pretty fresh for a German import. I enjoyed drinking this beer. Prost! P.S. I discussed Rothaus Tannenzäpfle in a past NBW post within the context of a side-by-side tasting with Von Trapp Bavarian Pilsner: https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/new-beer-weekend-21.651977/#post-7116379
Order from Notch expected delivery today. The Standard lager The Crow Vienna Corn Lager Pils Kolsch Just in time for the weekend games, NFL and College BB. I love the low ABV beers for game watching, can have more then 2.
