Drax Beer

Formerly brewed at S.C. Martens
Style: Pale Lager
Galati, Romania

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

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Paid: $1.99 for a 500ml bottle. Two reasons I bought this: cool bottle, and I've never seen this before... Very crisp golden with a VERY white head... so white it's almost glowing. I don't know why I expected a red beer... maybe because Dracula's fangs are dripping with blood on the label? I'm usually not impressed with plain, golden looking beers, but this one really is clear and pleasant to look at. Slightly grassy scent, nothing new here... a bit pleasing, but really rather average. Very plain, very average beer, with a slightly skunked/metallic aftertaste. Not great, but really not bad. I wish they would have been a bit more daring with this beer... Opening up a fridge to see a bunch of Drax would be cool, but with the averageness of this, it's not gonna happen in my house.

Bottle: Aroma is lightly sweet (almost Red Bull-ish) with a hint of skunk and grass. Pours a transparent gold, as opposed to the pale yellow of most pale lagers, so that’s a bonus. Moderate white head that fades quickly. Flavor is pretty bad. Euro-lager sweetness with what seems like an extra sugar kick and hints of apple. A tad of funky sourness with a grassy hop finish that struggles to get past all the sweetness.

500 ml bottle pours golden yellow with smallish, quickly vanishing white head (no lacing). Aroma is quite bland, but more or less damp straw or cardboard. A light malt palate entry moves quickly to a watery, characterless finish. Weak hop flavor and lack of mid-palate depth contribute to poor rating.

Light yellow appearance with a decent head. Aroma was pretty weak, primarily grain. Bit of a fruity taste as it warmed, but not enough to offset the lack of depth on the flavor. Thin, mediocre finish.

Pale golden colour with almost no head at all. Aroma of pure skunk, some malt, cardboard and just about nothing else. Light-bodied; Perfumey malt in the taste with some bittering aspects. Aftertaste is very clean, no harsh flavours roaming at all. Overall, not the worst beer-but gets too much attention, just for the label and name. I sampled this 50 cL bottle purchased at Arrowine in Arlington, Virginia on 29-September-2004.

(Bottle) Pours a light golden body with a large white head. Aroma of perfume and butter. Flavor of corn and citrus. Somewhat bittter finish.

Yellow with some head on the edge. Fruity notes in the aroma, with faint German hops (it is encouraging, when typing in my notes, when I have the same comments as previous raters). There is a bit of sweet corn here, but not much else. Moderate palate. Worked o.k. with fajitas.

Well, at least I got Romania. Pours yellow with a TALL white head. Very carbonated. Aroma seems sort of stale. Faint European hops, some artificial sweetened notes, and malt. Taste is also fairly sweet with more malt and fruit coming out. Odd beer, like a fruit beer mixed with a pale lager. Finish is a bit on the bitter side. Mouthfeel is overly carbonated. Not as horrible as I perceived it to be.

"I want to suck your... beer." Gold body, white head ala budweiser. Smells like lager hops, water and rice. Strong taste, borderline malt liquor strength. Dark hop flavor. Aftertaste is rough malt and cherries. This thing packs a bite, pardon the pun. Hell, at least I can say I’ve had a Romanian beer. Sampled from a bottle purchased at Chevy Chase wine and spirits in Washington, DC.

bought for the bottle the only thing I would drink this with is white castles hambugers

Nothing to see here except for the cool label. Skunky aroma with yellow color. The head hung around for a bit but life's too short to drink the whole 16oz.