Estrella Damm

Brewed by Damm
Style: Pale Lager
Barcelona, Spain

(on tap) So very usual yellow, fizzy thing, even the corn and syrups are like the same like the rest of makro-hell.

The aroma is corn like malt and grassy hops. The appearance is golden with an average but slightly small head. The flavor is soapy with all the elements from the aroma. The palate is smooth. Overall it’s too astringent to be good but the palate and strength make this a better than average euro lager.

From tap. Clear yellow body with a quickly disappearing foamy head. Light grassy aromas. Sweet cereals in mouth with a very light bitterness at the finish. Flat and unevolving flavors. Medium carbonation and watery make it easy drinkable but do not provide a satisfying beer experience. A typical spanish industrial lager for mass consumption during hot summer days or for lemonade mixing.

Bottle. Thin light gold pour with a thin foamy head. Nose-sweet corn macro. Taste-corn flakes, lots of ricey corn adjuncts, wet cardboard, light pepper. I clean but thin macro that is slightly hay/honey sweet. Drinkable but so is ice water and Diet Coke.

I didn’t like this beer very much. It appearance looked very light, but slightly golden.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 1     Pale Yellow(1)->Copper(5) : 1     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 2     Lasting: 3     Lacing : 3
Aroma:
Intensity : 1  
Yeast : XX   Bread : XX   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   DMS : 3   Diacetyl : XX Sulphur : XX  
Malt : 1   Pilsner : 1   Pale : XX   Vienna : XX   Biscuity : XX   Hay : XX   Toasty : XX   Caramel : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : XX   Grainy : 2
Hops : 1   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : XX   Floral : 1   Lemon/Lime : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : XX  
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Sourness : 2   Bitterness : 1   Farmy : XX   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3   Clean : XX   Crisp : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : 4   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX

Comments: DMS touched, tartish, poorly coordinated lager with a nasty sweet aftertaste. Hay-Hay-Hay No me gusta.

Had it in Barcelona both can bottle and draught. Draught was best, pours nice clear golden color with a creamy white head that soon disappears. I thought it lacked aroma and flavor and was a bit too light for my palate. Nice mouthfeel, but hardily and aftertaste. I had about 15 or 16 of them and it was the only beer I tried in Barcelona. Very easy to find.Not bad out of a can either.

33 cL can. Pours golden and clear yellow with a creamy/crispy head - slowing diminishing. Grassy and towards hay aroma with slight off note and some acidic/citric touch. Flavour starts malty with a slight sweetness and some bitterness show through before the finish - but not much. Ends with a bit of cardboard flavour and dry with a slight artificial touch.