Amsterdam Maximator

Brewed by Grolsche Bierbrouwerij Ned. (SABMiller)
Style: Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils
Boekelo, Netherlands

Serve in Lager glass

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<b>No 578</b>
<b>Rated: 22.09.2008</b>
<b>Can, 500 ml, 24 P</b>
<b>Appearance: </b>Pours hazy, pure golden to orangy body with a gentle carbonation but quite nice saturation, head is creamy white, frothy, slightly rocky on top, very faint lacing, head is medium in size initially, later on very slowly decreasing to moderate, very firm and impressive.
<b>Aroma: </b>Alcoholic dryness of vodka like origin and fat malty, dull sweet background, some boring, nasty and slightly skunky hops but most of all alcohol is prominently felt there.
<b>Flavour: </b>Vodka with old, nasty grease at front, than comes some poor and flat malty accent, 24 P is in this beer felt like 12 P with its 11.6% of alc. Some gentle candy - flowery accents but again violated by malty sweetness and most of all by spiciness. Very dull, heavy, dry from alcohol, poor with moderate finish.
<b>Palate: </b>Body is full, texture is dry from alcohol most of all, there is carbonation that is moderate to lively on palate, very harsh accent of spirit biting your tongue strenghtened by the carbonation, finish is terribly alcoholic with dull hoppyness and fat, dull maltyness with no character.

OK beer but I have tasted better strong beers (Bush, EKU). Was a one-off try.

drank for research purposes only ! can - pours light amber with a temporary white head . aroma not prominent but malt ,, golden syrup and alcohol present .Low carbonation . taste is dominated by the alcohol - some malty caramel sweetness but the alcohol really dominates . not pleasant

toast, barnyard, banana, alcohol, amber, hazy, minimal head, heavy cloying sweetness, lightly bitter, lightly sour, light body, sticky, soft carbonation,

11.6% , deep gold colour with a good head, not much aroma, don’t remember much about it but I do not think it was that unplesent.

It’s been a long time since I’ve had a beer this bad. Not that I haven’t had my fair share of crappy lagers - many of the worst of S.E. Asia have taken a piece of my liver, but this one really takes the cake. I could barely stomach the thing on the train in Buenos Aires. Tasted like foul spilled whisky wiped up with a dishrag and squeezed into an already bad tasting beer. Ugh

Süß hellmalziger Beginn mit gering herben Alkoholnoten. Der Alkohol bleibt dann recht gut versteckt, aromentechnisch hat das Bier aber nichts zu bieten. Süß, gering herb, alkoholisch. Langweilig! 8/6/8/6/7/6

Pours dark golden with a white head. Aroma is malt and alcohol. Flavour is malt, burning alcohol and fruity notes.

Can: Medium pretty quick disappearing white head on top of a darker yellow golden orange colored beer. Smell is pretty sweet, malts, alcohol.  Taste is pretty much the same as smell: strong malty with alcohol notes (spicy). As well as hints of sweets, malts and a hint of fruit. Unbalanced! Medium carbo, tingly light sharp mouthfeel, low to medium body and a light watery texture. Bad, unbalanced and therefore too much alcohol present.

Pours a clear and golden beer with a white head. The aroma is weak with malt and alcohol. The flavor follows the nose with additional fruit, sugar and alcohol. The palate is alcoholwarmth with sweetness. Overall a boring beer.

Golden with a small white head. Weak grainy and fruity aroma. Very sweet fruity and sugary flavour with burning hot alcohol