Steinlager Classic

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

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

Found a 12oz bottle of this with all of the dinged up cans at Ralphs. Purchased for 75 cents. Mostly a skunky green bottle aroma. Pours pale gold with a small white head that sticks to the side of glass. A wierd skunky sweetness is followed by crisp hops, a mild earthy notes, a little grain perhaps, and some metal. Quite alot of flavors for a pale lager. Better than American Macros.

330 ml bottle at Arlanda airport. Golden body with a white head. Malty and slightly hoppy aroma. Relatively ordinary pilsner, but nice and refreshing.

Pours pale yellow with a thin white head. Aroma is grassy and herbal, with some apple and a bit of skunk. Mild skunkiness comes through in the flavor as well, along with a fruitiness (apples) that usually is not present in a pale lager. Medium body, carbonation is not overdone, which it is in many lagers, in my opinion. I’m pretty sure most of the bottles we are seeing in the States are now contract brewed at High Falls in Rochester, NY (mine was).

When is comes to pale lagers, I like this one. Clear yellow with a bubbly white head. Bready, veggie, and slightly metallic aroma. Sharp bite that quickly goes sweet. Dry finish. Enjoyable and refreshing.

on tap, i have to say this pale lager was really enjoyable, albeit it was really mild. poured a pale yellow color with a white head which seemed to have good retention and lacing. Aroma was of faint malts, mostly bread. Flavor was all malts with a really crisp dry finish.So much better then American pale lagers.

Has the stench of lager, but not the normal lager taste. Sweet and unassuming. A very easy beer to drink. If there was no such thing as ale this would probably be my choice of brews.

Green 11 oz bottle for $1.35 at Vintage Estates. Pop the lid and there is a sharp veggie cabage or cannabis flower aroma. In the glass the smell clears to a more acceptable clean beer aroma. Has the appearance of any other typical pale yellow american lager. Head foam is creamy white. Fairly interesting flavor like a pilsner, perhaps even a premium lager. Has a little more flavor than I’m used to in a pale lager. Thin lacing on the side of the glass. Industrial bitterness begins to build on the back of the palate. Different kind of bitterness, something between a malt and hop, but definately bitter. Decent carbonation. Overall just a little more than I care for in the pale lager style and certainly has its own personality and idiosyncracies. Schmidt’s, carlsburgh and old german are all way better tasting than this and two of those are much less expensive. That industrial medium bitterness hangs for a while on the finish.

Bouteille. Couleur or, claire, mousse qui s’efface vite. Arôme léger et sucré de grain, de houblons floraux et de gazon. Goût pas mal sucré, grain, avec un peu d’amertume. Finale courte. Très mince, effervescence moyenne. Je préfère autre chose.