Genghis Khan Beer

Brewed by Inner Mongolia Jinchuan General Health Brewery
Style: Pale Lager
Linhe, Inner Mongolia, China

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

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Date: 03/17/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

clear pale yellow, scant white head, skunky aroma (green bottle), sweet malt flavor, corn sweetness, very light bitterness,

Aroma: 3/10; Appearance: 4/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 7/20
Rating: 2/5.0
Drinkability: 4/10
Score: *+/4

Pours a pale yellow champagne color with a thin wispy white head. Smells strangely like a roast with carrots and potatoes that my mom makes, some skunked noble hops and pale malt. Body starts with a very thin, lightly-sweet palate that pretty much evaporates on the tongue leaving a dry watery finish. Would probably be nice to drink in the Mongolian desert.

Poured a clear pale straw color with a thin white head. Malty aroma with notes of SKUNK. Thin flavor. Mostly malty with a mild tartness. Light body. Clean finish.

I got this beer at an obscure market in Seoul, South Korea. All of the other beers were about $1.50 for 0.5L, and this one was $8. Never having seen anything like it, I figured it was worth bringing back. Pours very pale straw color, clear, and with a small white head. Has a skunky malty aroma. Medium maltiness in flavor, but tastes like lots of other stuff than barley. Probably rice, corn, and a bunch of other stuff that these guys thought would contribute to the "health" factor of the brew. To that note, besides being hard for three days after drinking it, I didn’t notice anything different than a Bud Light (just kidding). No hop aroma, flavor, or bitterness that I can tell. Overall, an interesting beer find, but not one that I would make a special trip back to Asia to get another.