Dorada Especial

Brewed by Compañia Cervecera de Canarias (SABMiller)
Style: Pale Lager
Islas Canarias, Spain

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

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(Canned) Very pale golden color with a large, foamy head. Corny-malty, grassy-buttery aroma. Acidic, slightly buttery and grassy, moderately malty flavor. Light to medium-bodied, bitter and acidic palate with quite high carbonation. I guess this is very close to the best they can do in the Canary Islands.

Can. Pours light golden, with a small creamy head. Aroma is caramel malts, and hoppy hints of citrus. Flavour at first appears to be a sharp zesty citrus, but ends up as a rather boring lager. Nice finish, though.

Burk 33 cl. Från Lanzarote. Som sig bör med en lager så är där ett stort vitt skum, långsamt sjunkande. Doftar vingummi och citrus, smakar svagt av desamma. För en lager: OK.

Medium white head. Clear yellow body with light carbonation. Light apple and toffee aroma with faint minty notes. Dry-sweetish minty apple taste with metallic floral notes. Mid-bodied. Faintly sharp mouthfeel. Dryish floral herbal aftertaste with apple notes. Clean and fresh. (0.33l can, Spar, Puerto Rico, Gran Canaria.)

I notice some people have rated this as "O.K." no need to go overboard, but it was my preferred local beer during my fortnight in Lanzarote, so, O.K. compared to the other sad excuses on offer.

Süß herber Antrunk auf anspruchslosem Niveau. Das Bier bleibt auf diesem Level und wird nach und anch etwas hellmalzig, was den Trinkgenuss spürbar steigert. Zum Ende herber, angenehm und erfrischend. Endlich mal ein gutes Produkt der Brauerei! 8/8/8/9/9/8

Bottle from the Spar in Grand Canarie. Dark golden body with tall head. Nose of malts, some citrus and wheat. Tate is grainy with caramel and malts and some citrus notes. Bitter in the finish. Okay.

33cl can. Poured pale golden with a white head. Aroma is grassy mostly. Flavor sweet malty with some bread and cardboard. Almost no bitterness.

Can. Pours golden with a medium white head. The aroma is faint hoppy with some caramel. The flavour is malty and light hoppy. Light alcoholic finish.

Bottle @ La Cabaña Asturiana, Corralejo.
Pours hazy dark golden with a nice, staying, frothy, off-white head. Good duration. Aroma has mild pilsner malts, light citric and some brewing cereal. Highish carbonation, okay grainy mouthfeel. Flavour has light toasted caramel, sweet pilsner malts, mild sugary. Light bitter finish. An okay drink.

Pale yellow of color with a foamy white head. An aroma of dust, malt and grainy. A flavor of sweets, malt, weak hops and plastic.