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Steinlager Classic 2.34 635

Steinlager Classic

Percentile
10
overall
Brewed by Lion Breweries - NZ (Lion Nathan Co.)
Style: Pale Lager

Auckland, New Zealand

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6352.33/5.02.34/5.05%75.3Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Steinlager® is a lager with a distinctive grassy note and clean crisp bitterness of green bullet hops. It is balanced with a dry, astringent finish.
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 OD40oz (603), Box Elder, South Dakota, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/55/102/510/20
Apr 9, 2004    Updated: Apr 10, 2004
Looks like piss and smells like someone put a skunk in a blender and bottled it. It definitly didn't taste as bad as it smelled.


 ElGaucho (1730), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/53/104/56/20
Feb 19, 2005  
Basic lager aroma. Clearest gold body, white head that is mostly diminishing. Some visible carbonation. Bland with some bite; very dry. I had this brew back in 1986, the last time I was in Honolulu. This is my first trip back here and I thought I try to sort of relive my high school days. Interestingly enough, the logo depicted on the photo on this page was the same logo Steinlager had 19 years ago. However, the bottle I bought tonight is different. They must have recently changed it. I like the old one. I bought it at the nearby ABC store next to my hotel, the Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel. I was tempted to buy one of the 3 Kona beers available, but I know I will be trying them all at the Kona brewpub on the Big Island in a few days. Otherwise, the ABC store has a horrible selection. As I was going up to pay, the store clerk was wheeling a dolly full of Bud and Bud light to the cooler. Wake up people. Although Steinlager is basically a blah beer, at least I was supporting an import, not BMC. Overall, no flaws but no redeeming qualities. And, neither nostaligia nor the setting were enough to improve my enjoyment of this brew.


 kp (8600), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/103/55/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 03/29/1996
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Sandy Springs

clean yellow, light head, good bubbles, strong hop taste,
-------- /> Date: 05/18/2005
Score: ii to i
Words: Bottle
Words: Tasting

clear yellow, whispy white head, sweet malt aroma, good body, light sweet malt flavor, touch of bitterness, good but not exciting

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 2.1/5.0
Score: 4
-------- /> The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.


 Cartoonkhaki (1150), Brantford, Ontario, Canada
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/55/102/510/20
Nov 30, 2002  
Good cold beer.


MrGregAD199 (65), Medford, Oregon, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/103/59/20
Dec 27, 2002  


 harlequinn (2745), Tacoma, Washington, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/59/20
Jul 10, 2003  
I had this one so long ago, that I really do not remember too much about it, other than it was a typical green bottle, but in that respect, it did not have the overwhelming skunky taste that most of that genre have accustomed to them. I just remember it being slightly bitter and not very complex.


 AlphaOne (142), Australia
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/58/20
Nov 23, 2004  
Golden lager appearance. Sweet grainyness, light honey, floral, grassy hoppiness in the aroma. Flavour is slightly sweet, with lightly floral, dry, hoppy, bitterness.


 ABUSEDGOAT (1934), California, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/58/20
Nov 27, 2006  
I was in the mood for a bland lager tonight, I have no idea why. Clear golden with a large rocky head. Aroma is grain, cereal, hint of bread and grassy hops. Flavor brings this, light bodied with some metal. Buttery mouthfeel but the metal is always there. Good for the style, bad for beer.



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