Birra Tirana

Brewed by Birra Malto
Style: Pale Lager
Tirana, Albania

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

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Slightly hazy dark golden colour with a very thin white head. Smells a bit grassy with s slight malt and sweet aroma. Light-bodied; Very subtle malt flavour mixed with a bit of hops all covered by a metallic twang. Aftertaste is fairly dry, and some of the character shows through very late. Overall, this is better than I was expecting, but still not a world-class beer. I bought this 500 mL bottle from Beers of the World, and please note that i'm consuming this bottle on 24.October.2003, while the date on the bottle reads 29.November.2002 (I'm not sure if that is a 'best by' date or a produced date, but its still fairly old.

Backlog fromn 2011 Light color & body & complexity refreshing, but standard industrial

Bottled, 0.33l. Clear pale golden color with nice white head. Aroma of floral hops, malt and some skunkiness. Sweet malty taste, grainy / corn notes, plain mouthfeel and some bitterness it the finish. Light body, thin texture and average carbonation. Average pale lager, good enough to kill the thirst...

Can. Pours golden with a white head. A bit fruity with detectable hop aroma, some bitterness. A bit watery and thin, but drikable (especially under the hot Albanian sun in the summertime - it tasted better there)

Good hoppy lager with a creamy white head, with a good aroma of hops. Fine pilsner.

Mild herber aber nicht aässriger Antrunk. Im Mittelteil dann aber doch milder und somit wässrig, leicht süß, bitter-getreidig. Dann wässriger, seicht bitterer, etwas vollerer Abgang. 11/8/9/7//7

Gift from SJ. Golden POUR, FIZZY WHITE HEAD. Instantly smells of skunk and corn with a hint of caramel malt.. Thin body, thin taste, but not without some charecterstic.

Clean and drinkable with fair hop character and a decent enough balance. Nothing interesting but it’s fairly drinkable, which is as much as I’ll ever expect from a mass-produced Balkan lager.

Colore classico con leggera schiuma. Aroma leggero di malto e corpo altrettanto leggero.

Bottle, 0,33l, gift from Albania. Golden color, with small white head. Aroma, fruity, hops. Taste, malt, yest, with bittersweet finish. Average lager, nothing surprising.

Bottle - 330ml. Boring golden body with a thin white foamy head. This malty/hoppy aroma. Taste is weak, watery, and carries bad metallic notes. Finish is non-existent. Not very good.