Steinlager Classic

Brewed by Lion Breweries - NZ (Lion Nathan Co.)
Style: Pale Lager
Auckland, New Zealand

Thick frothy white head on a clear golden yellow body and great lacing! Now on to the bad stuff... The odor could drive off a hungry pack of wolves! Very pungent and musty rotten skunk. Notice I say ’odor’ not ’aroma’. Flavor is the unwelcomed aftermath to the smell o’ death with what I’ve always imagined musty wet swamp weeds and Alpo taste like. Mouthfeel is not so bad considering the turmoil my tastebuds are in at the moment. Tried being objective in this rating but the fact is I just plain hated this beer.

This beer is like so many other beers in green bottles. It sorta goes in the Heinekenish/beers meant for world export category for me. Almost every country makes a beer like this. That having been said, this one is better than most of the others. It actually has some interest. The marketing is bold enough to call it grassy, and it is. It also mentions the hops, which you CAN taste... and they are unusual tasting, but not overly strong. It also mentiond a "dry astringent finish". Hmm this is where it falls short. The finish is kind of dry, and yes, astringent. But also kind of bleah.... Still for this sort of beer (mass market with world export aspirations) it is one on the better end of the continuum. I would always drink this over a Heineken, Asahi, Moosehead, Grolsch, Fosters, Amstel Light, Michelob (and so on and so on).

This is a very good beer with a hint of a heineken or a heiny light. it has a very pungent odor with a real great aftertaste. i enjoyed this beer with a wonderful steak from Peter Lugers, thanks

12oz bottle. Like a bud. Pours a very pale yellow. Light fizz. Not the greatest beer by any chance. Falls somewhere between a Corona and Bud light. Has a light hop flavor, more than a Bud light.

not good considering its suposed to be nz’s premium export lager. a sharp aftertaste with a guaranteed hangover.

Bottle -- Pours a pale yellowy gold with a few bubbles and a small sudsy head. Not much head retention and a little lacing The aroma, which hardly jumps out at you, is of hops. Crisp and bitter in the mouth but not a lot of follow on. Quite pleasant, but nothing to write home about. I’m thinking it would go down well with pizza -- but what beer doesn’t? :-)

Bought this beer from my local grocery store to see what it was like. Came in a fairly stylish bottle so I had high hopes. Poured, it has the look of aerated apple juice, and smells like something I could have gotten a 6-pack of for half the price. Wheaty and sour, this tastes more like vinegar than the beer it claims to be.

Now I know why there are not many famous Kiwi beers.... It started out on the right track (fairly clean), but then it slammed me with a sour finish. This is my last dontation to the Kiwi’s for this lager; unless it tastes better when I’m there...maybe it just didn’t travel well? However, based on some of the other reviews, maybe it’s just a poor attempt at a lager.