Sambadoro

Brewed by InBev Brasil
Style: Pale Lager
São Paulo (SP), Brazil

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

I drank this bottle that was handed to by my employee, saying he had it laying around awhile, was going to throw it out, but knew I liked trying beers. Under these ideal conditions I sampled this brand. One of the worst beers I have ever had! Mildly skunky aroma set the mood. Mildly off-flavor continued the good times. Mild gag reflex in the finish, thankfully ended my suffering.. Probably better fresh, while walking along Copacabana looking at young dark topless Brazilian girls.

"100 years of brewing artistry"? It’s a shame they learned so little in all that time. This was a gift from someone who knew I drank beers from all over the world. How does one say "thank you" to a gift of foreign piss-water? We brew enough of that here! But, it was the thought that counts. And at least I didn’t spend anything to sample this swill beverage.

UPDATED: OCT 3, 2004 Bottled, from Rythym & Booze in Brigg. Straw gold, poor head that disappears almost instantly and minimal condition. Foul chemical, almond and peardrops intitially in the nose, becoming starchy sweet. Awful sweetness in the mouth with some background bitterness and a nasty oily mouthfeel. Short finish with some starch notes. Best avoided, unless you chill it till its bollocks drop off but even that fails to hide the almond notes.

Bottled. A sulphorous farty nose to this light golden coloured lager. The taste starts off clean, dry, crisp and reasonable, but develops into a bit of a smoky eggy mess. It is quite interesting and has some character even if that is not always pleasant.

Brazilian Bud? Corny, rice, cereal, stale malty flavor. Not good, but drinkable if ice cold.

This is a very unimpressive Brazilian beer. Pours a bright yellow color with a thin white head that disappeared almost immediately. No lacing to speak of. Faint aroma of what may be hops, or what may be my imagination. Very light body with virtually no flavor, which in most cases is better than horrible flavor. It’s still pretty inexcusable though unfortunately. The finish is lightly sour and hoppy. This is overall a throwaway Brazilian beer.

Bottle pours pale yellow, small fizzly white head, decent carbonation, with some minor lacing.   Aroma is hardly noticable, light trace of straw/grain but thats it.   Flavor is even lighter... DAMN, this is like lightly flavored water.   Slight sourness surrounds the tongue, but flavor is completely lacking, and I mean completely!   Not sure if this is beer or dirty water.   If you dont have a hose to wash off the grass clippings from under your shoe, just use a bottle of Sambadoro! Honestly, its not bad... but its not beer either.

Pours a one-finger white head leaving a good lace. Pale yellow, slightly cloudy color. Nose is slightly hoppy, no skunkiness. Light bodied, this is a summer lager. High carbonation, starts with a balance of hops and malt and finishes crisp with no aftertaste. Very good lawn mower beer. $1.60 for a 12 oz bottle. The ABV is 4.0%.