Aldaris Pilzenes

Brewed by Aldaris (Carlsberg)
Style: Pale Lager
Riga, Latvia

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

Bottle. Golden colour with no head. Grainy aroma with a little hops. Oily on palate.

UPDATED: JAN 21, 2012 bottle and on tap in Riga - golden body with a white head - a very standard lager beer, nice and easy drinkable - moderate malty and hoppy aroma and flavour

Way better than expected. Nice bitter aroma with some fruits. Well balanced regular-styled pils.

Pours clear pale golden with a low head. Aroma is manure with a hint of malts. Flavor is a bit better but still not particularly enjoyable. Bad.

Bottle from Turkish shop on Smethwick High Street. A standard Lager. Actually, to be fair, it’s a pretty reasonable one: clean, crisp and not disgusting. Pleasant dry malt. Pretty refreshing. The aroma wasn’t terrible either. Better than expected. (bottle marked as 4.2%)

Zunächst einmal großen Dank an Nils C., der mir dieses Bier aus Lettland mitbrachte. Das Aldaris Pilzener ist optisch pilstypisch hell, der Schaum geht auch in Ordnung. Getreidig-zitroniger Geruch. Ansprechend malziger und herber Geschmackseindruck, wenn auch etwas metallisch. Dies hält sich aber sehr in Grenzen. Malziger Ausklang. Ein würziges und malzbetontes Pils, das eher an ein Dortmunder Export erinnert. Trotzdem ist das Bier eine Empfehlung wert. Ganz gut.

Pale, golden color. Aroma is mild, slightly hoppy. Taste is some grain and malts. Fizzy, carbonated mouthfeel. Dull and very basic, probably won’t buy again.

500ml bottle (best before 21 February 2011) @ Christmas tasting on 28 December 2010. Well, it’s a straightforward, unremarkable pale lager. Gold colour. Just a touch of bready malt and a smattering of grassy hop. Nothing particular of note but relatively clean, easy-drinking and inoffensive. Dreadfully dull though. ABV is 4.2% according to this bottle.