Haägen Premium Malt Lager Beer

Brewed by Independent Breweries (New Zealand)
Style: Pale Lager
Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker

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Ok lets get this over with. 330ml green bottle has 5.3% alc. Not that bad in appearance golden with a large thick slightly off white head. The aroma is awful though, dirty drain water , chemical like fumes, this should not be skunked I broke open a case of 4 six packs to get it. The taste thankfully is better than the stink, though not good ..just plain watery malts with barely a lick of hop, very slightly bitter. Pretty slick but not pleasing on the palate. Overall not a good beer at all, but far from the worst I have endured.

Green bottle. Pours nice, slightly skunky aroma. Crisp taste very little aftertaste.

Bottle sampled with Stegosaurus. Pours pale golden with a small white head. Aroma of hops and corn. Flavor is bitter and corn-like. Thin body, not a good beer.

Green bottle poured a clear golden yellow with a small disapating white head. Aromas of skunk, once past the skunk there is straw, a hint of honey and very light citrus. Palate was very thin and watery. Flavors of sweet water, a bit of straw and some light lemon with a crisp clean finish.

Bottle (green, with Bushman’s label). Boring blond body topped with a quick-fading white bubbly head. Beer exhales a strong skunky aroma that invades the whole room within seconds, and taste is made of a terrible mix of soapy and corny flavors. Since I was in a pub, there was unfortunately nowhere I could pour it down... Avoid at any cost!

Hazy and golden-orange; mostly headless. Rather carbonated and syrupy. Slightly skunky at first. Sweet (like sugar water) up front, but fades and dries somewhat toward the finish. Some corn. OK hop aromas (herbs), and a light bitterness. Overall, it was OK, but far from eliciting any excitement.

Bottle sampled with Beerded_one. Pours golden with a white head. Aroma of sweet malts and slightly of hops. Flavor is sweet malts and slight bitter hops. Thin body, drinkable, but easily forgetable.

Bouteille verte de 330 ml achetée à l’ANB de Caraquet (N-B) lors d’un séjour dans la péninsule acadienne. Arôme: Odeur de moufette. Apparence: La couleur est blonde très légèrement orangée avec une moyenne densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de houblon. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps et la texture sont mince. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence d’amertume en arrière goût. (Rating #483)

Pours a clear golden yellow color. Aromas of grass, cheerios, and a touch of flowers. Flavor is kinda sweet to start, citrusy finish with some hop notes.

Iv give this fellow bonus points as you could at find some sort of malt character while drinking it, but this really was quite an upsetting beer.