3.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Can poured into pilsener glass. Together with Lindeboom, Brand and Gulpener, Alfa is the only Dutch lager worthy of the name pilsener. It has a very pale straw color with a nice, dense head that lasts. Upon tasting this I immediately noticed the very soft spring water that is used in brewing this beer. That is what gives this lager its distinctive crispness. That combined with a nice hoppy taste and the subdued taste of fine malt, make Alfa a winner among Dutch pilseners.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
UPDATED: AUG 5, 2010 Bottle:
Nice 1 finger white foamy head.
Smell malts and some hops.
Color is clear golden yellow.
Taste is refreshing, well balanced malts, hops and water.
With a very slight hint of bitterness towards the aftertaste.
Brewed to the reinheitsgebot with water from their own spring.
One of the best Dutch pilsners.
0.8 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 2/20
Bottle. Probably the most translucent beer I’ve had. And that doesn’t just apply to the pour. The nose is transparent, the taste is non existence, and I feel I’ve just wasted .88 cents.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Pours a clear yellow beer with a good white head. Nothing special about this Pilsener. Just a random Dutch lager which can be bought at any local supermarket. Refreshing, ok beer.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Can. Medium head with medium duration. Color is pale golden. Aroma and taste are malt and hops.
2.1 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Lot of foam, hardly any smell and also hardly any color. Unfortunately also hardly any flavor. Slight bitterness and dry.
Still a beer I’d finish when having dinner.
I had bottle #031785A
2.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Golden with a lasting white head. Aroma of malt with some DMS. Sweetish malty flavour with DMS
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Soft tasting pilsner, a little bit CO2, slighly hoppy (dry), nice pilsner.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
A clear yellow colored beer, with a thick white head. The aroma of malts with straw and fresh fruits. The taste is malty, with fruits like citrus, gentle sweet with not much bitterness. The aftertaste has a little bitterness and some sweets.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle. [thank you, Skortila/caesar]
Pours pale golden with a slight green hue. Lots of bubbles reach up a thin, frothy, white head. Aroma has light bready malts, a citric touch and a little grass. Medium carbonation, a bit watery. Flavour is relatively sweet, some maize and bready malts. Light bitterness in the finish. Good with a chili-heavy dinner :o)
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