Sarek

Brewed by Carlsberg Sverige
Style: Pale Lager
Falkenberg, Sweden

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

500ml can (Systembolaget, Stockholm)
Pale lager, fizzy. Bugger all aroma, maybe some faint sweet malts. Soft palate, pleasant carbonation, sweet fruity, but chemical, retronasals. Taste pretty messed up at first, harsh and chemical, but once you’re innured to that, the body’s sweetly malty, and a tiny touch of ginger in places. The finish is metallic, and with drying bitterness completely devoid of any hoppiness. Not a disaster, but well short of being anything I’d chose to drink. Swedish lager sucks.

UPDATED: JAN 27, 2012 Can. Light yellow colour with a white head. Nice can......but the rest are very moderate and light :-(

Gedronken in Zweden bij zwager Herman. Goed bier maar maar komt ook uit een goede stal.

Quite a boring macro lager. Super clear, pale, smell and taste of popcorn, grass, an unpleasant metallic taste, light bodied, short finish. There are lots of better choices out there for pale lagers.

Another typical scandinavian light blond lager. Nothing special but I’ve had worse. Drink, if offered, but there will not be any taste sensation.

Can from SB Backa, cons 2011-07-29 Göteborg AR: corn hops, dish water AP: golden body, frothy bone white head F: sweet corn, hops, à bit alcoholic, kind of nice anyhow vs it’s segment

Can 50 cl, SB Övertorneå. Pours clear golden with a big white fizzy head leaving some lace. Aroma is malty, seet and metallic. Flavor is thin, watery, malty, sweet and slightly bitter. Finishes sweet and slightly bitter.

Another Swedish beer. Drinkable-- yellow to pale gold with a medium white head. Light body. Middle of the Road Swedish brew.