Harp Lager

Clear pour. A very dry beer. The flavor has a crisp, grassy-yeast, flavor. Somewhat bland.

Most famous for being the "tan" half of the Black and Tan, Harp has got to be one of the most characterless and watery euro-lagers around. On several occasions I’ve come across skunked bottles, and considering the markets really only sell a lot of it near St. Patrick’s Day...I keep thinking that they’ve been sitting around since the year prior. I’d love to try it in Ireland.

Color is very weak, clear, light. Big white head. Bland aroma, flavor of wet hay. Gnrr.

Yellow-gold with thin white head. Faint grain aroma and taste is sweet malts and not much else. Easy drinking beer that is better than the usual suspects.

Poured from bottle into water glass at work. Drinking at work is fun. Yellow-gold with thin head. Richer color than some Euro Lagers. Mainly sweet grainy malts smell. Fresh but not exciting. Clean and crisp. Grainy malts with slight hop counterbalance. Mainly sweet at the end. Medium bodied, relatively high carbonation. Nice session lager, especially while at work. Better than most American Pale (Adjunct) Lagers. Probably average for Euro Lagers.

Light straw color; Light to medium body; Aroma & flavor of slightly bitter hops, citrus overtones and some spice; Better than average lager for me.

This used to be my favourite European beer when I was young and naive. Oh how could I have been so stupid. Nothing against Harp but there are so many better brews from across the pond. Skunky smell like wet newspaper. Taste is crisp with a little malt and a little bitter aftertaste. Overall it’s quite forgettable with no distinguishing aspects.

Half and Half or Black & Tan. I enjoy it with mixed company. Forgettable when drank alone