Steinlager Classic

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

750ml bottle from Morrisons. Pale gold. Aroma of grassy hop, biscuity malt, little bit of sulphur. Little bit carbonated in the mouth, chemical hop finish. Nothing special, I’m afraid.

Poured a pale golden color, with a nicer head then expected that left a nice lacing at the top of the glass. Decent aroma, hoppy and grassy. Taste was fairly clean and refreshing, with a sweetness in the beginning turning a little bitter at the end. Pretty good for a pale lager.

Ahh! Steinlager..haven’t tried this for years, wonder if it’s changed! Still looks good, white head stays and leaves a nice lace. Aroma is light, clean and grassy. Overall, a good clean refreshing lager, slghtly sweet with a subdued hoppiness. Pretty much as I remember it before I rated every beer I tried. Morissons 750ml.

Bottled, pasteurised, at Wetherspoons world of Beers promo. Wheat coloured wih fizzed head. A fairly decent lager to finish our tour of the Wetherspoons world. Light, hoppy, sparkling, crisp and clean, certainly better than many of the beers we tried.

Clear golden with a small but fluffy white head. Armoa was a little wheaty, with some skunky hops. The palate is plain, and the bitterness is fairly well balanced, pehaps the hops are a little harsh. Not too bad overall, but nothing spectacular.

Clear light gold colour with fast fading white head. Mild yeast nose with slight malt hints. Tangy yeast and malt taste with mild malt finish.

Bottle (750ml - green). Poured like apple juice, slightly bubbly, smallish white head, quickly gone. Smelled skunky, vegetal, sugary sweet, some grain. Taste - not so sweet, very grainy, dry grass, some stale hops, sort of harsh and a bit chemically. Pretty standard SIL - bottle’s too big and shouldn’t be green!

Pour is a clear yellow with a foamy white head. Aroma is of burnt malt. Flavor is pretty bland but crisp. Inoffensive but that’s not really a selling point.