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RATINGS: 238   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.06   EST. CALORIES: 138   ABV: 4.6%
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Saku's original pils.
Saku Originaal is a light high-quality beer with a mild taste and pleasant aroma, which Saku brews of its own yeast, water, and selected malt and hops. Saku Originaal is Estonia’s first on beer of the new era, which came on sale in 1993. With its innovative attitude, Saku Originaal has always been an active player in the Estonian beer market, a creator of new packaging and taste trends. The leading local beer is today the most popular beer brand in Estonia, “The Right Estonian Beer, which expresses the characteristics, life and dreams of Estonian men.


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1.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 6/20
TBone (9999) - Pori, FINLAND - MAR 6, 2004
Bottle
Golden yellow. White bubbling head vanishing quickly. Aroma is malts and hops with metallic tone. Taste is sweet malts, some hops giving very light aftertaste. Metallic. Quite similar to Finnish Koff III lager.

2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
JPDIPSO (4956) - Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA - FEB 11, 2004
Yellow hue with a tall fluffy head of bubbles and nice lace. Actually look quite good. Light grain, floral hops and a hint of vinegar. Grain and chalk flavors. Watery and near sparkling in feel. Very dry herbal bitterness in the finish. Certainly not the best brew ever but by no means the worst.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
mribm (440) - Hurley, New York, USA - DEC 15, 2003
Bottle. Poured a light yellow color with barely any head or lacing. It had a malty, buttery, caramel nose and taste. It had a sweet lingering finish with barely any hop presence at all. I'm not sure why, but the style here is listed as an American Standard, but the label states that is is a Pilsner! I'd consider it a Pilsner, since the manufacturer should know what he is making, and it tastes somewhat like a Pilsner.

2.4
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
SilkTork (4898) - Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom, WALES - OCT 3, 2003
The most popular beer in Estonia. Fresh in several locations in Tallinn. Clean, dryish standard lager.

2.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
jutuahol (189) - Jyväskylä, FINLAND - SEP 17, 2003
Clear, golden, sparkling, thick head with nice lace. Flowery and notes of fruity in aroma. Smooth, balanced, moderate bitter. Aftertaste is long and bitter.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
rickgordon (3815) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - AUG 2, 2003
Golden creamy head. Some caramel aroma. Perfume flavor. Harmless one, no bitterness.

2.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
larsniclas (4988) - Billdal, SWEDEN - AUG 2, 2003
UPDATED: JUL 25, 2004 Canned.Really not much of anything. Maybe some toffee. Just a step or two over water.

1.5
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 5/20
TChrome (1389) - Bedford, Texas, USA - JUL 11, 2003
Agree with the previous rater who said it smells like straw. Appearance is yellow and fizzy with a pretty nice white head that is retained and there is some lacing. What kills this the flavor or lack there of. How can a beer taste like the can when it comes out of a bottle. I don't know, but this beer succeeds in that regard. Please, not again.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
hembryggaren (45) - Örebro, SWEDEN - APR 22, 2003
Looks like a Dortmunder. Smells like straw and taste like straw. Very unbalanced and thin. Suite a very hot day on the beach.

1.2
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 5/20
Boystout (1000) - Chisinau, MOLDOVA - FEB 27, 2003
Hopefully, Estonia has got better brews. This one is the most popular Estonian beer and probably the most boring one.


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