Birra Tirana

Brewed by Birra Malto
Style: Pale Lager
Tirana, Albania

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

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27/09 0.5 l can of such a good quality it was pierced by an ordinary cork from a glass bottle on an Albanian road near Tirane. Smell of some fine sweetish malt and grains in our car warned us something’s wrong, so we actually found out for the accident and stopped by to get rid of it. Flavor was not bad either, well balanced between grassy hops and some floral malt. Quite thin bodied though. Shorter, slightly bittersweet finish. Well, I expected crap, but got passable pale lager, better than many others.

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.