A pretty malty aroma; grassy. This isn’t too bad. Crisp, with some malt and dryness in the flavor. A good lasting dry finish.

330 ml bottle, mfd. 05/2005, batch 93. Topaz with a lasting eight-inch of cream. Aroma of spicy caramel and brown sugar reminds me of a Belgian dubbel. Initial flavor is similar, with a nicely developing bitterness on subsequent sips that turns woody then citrus and finally leathery-earthy. Light body is both smooth and tingly with a nice drying quality, although the sweet malt lingers in the aftertaste. I doubt that this one was intended for consumption almost 3-1/2 years after bottling, but it really developed into a nice beer that resembles a mild Belgian ale.

12 oz bottle at Indian Restaurant. Pretty much exactly what I expected. A non-offensive, pale lager. Not skunked. More malted than most international lagers I’ve had.

Pale yellow pour with a fizzy white head. Grassy hops on the nose. Thin bodied. Slightly sour upfront, with grainy finish

Has a pretty big nose, not what I was expecting. Sour fruit, a bit of dough, corn and sweet grain. Light buttery maltiness, and honestly not very enjoyable, even when really cold.