Magister Tostada

Formerly brewed at Magister Fabrica de Cervezas
Style: Vienna
Madrid, Spain

Serve in Lager glass

On tap at Magister. Poured a deeper smoky caramel with a creamy cap of off-white head. Lightly-toasted caramel and toffee notes in the aroma (as advertised) with light herbal accents.. simple and somewhat enjoyable. The flavor was of lightly-toasted caramel and sweet fruity sugars with light hints of herbal and citrusy bitterness.. long-ish sweet finish. Lighter-bodied with a creamy middle and mild bitterness.

First pour of a brand new batch, on tap. The aroma was weak, but I don’t think I should penalize it for that. The color was a muddy brown, with a beige head, and that’s after I let it settle for a while. Depending on how you translate it, tostada can mean toasted, and they aren’t joking. It was smoky and it had a very bitter aftertaste. I’d like to try this when it’s had a little bit more time to age and settle.

The same, but alittle better, very dark in colour, almost like a Leon, from MExico, but flavorless at all.

Draught at the brewpub. Hazy orange brown color, small head. Caramel malty aroma, some yeast. Caramel malty taste, quite bitter, some yeasty sourness. Creamy and full body.

Draught at the brewpub, 4% ABV
Hazy amber color, beautiful; nice creamy head. Some caramel and light fruitness, sweet as well, some malt. Simple.

Bottled
Muddy amber color. Light fruity, yeasty and cheesy aroma. More round body, but lower bitterness; ending with a caramel feeling.

on draft at brewpub: "hola chicos’ the waitress clamered. hey give me a tostada, i mean taco, no the tostada. another poorly made magister beer....bland malt flavors with slight sweetness. low on CO2. metallic and thin....no ones drinking this crap. just me.

UPDATED: OCT 16, 2003 Sampled draught at the brewpub.
Cloudy orange brown. Light bodied, medium sweet. Mild but complex flavour: there's toffee and coffee, as well as apple, melon and peach. Fruity finish with low bitterness.