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

While pouring the beer into the glass a huge flood of skunkiness caught me. After the pour the aroma was still quite skunky with corn and cobwebs. Not looking forward to the taste at this point. The appearance looks okay clear golden with lively carbonation. The taste leaves much to be desired - very thin metallic taste with the skunky qualities. Unfortunately that lingers in on the finish with an unpleasant bitterness. The finish lingers quite a bit as well. Gets slightly more drinkable after being in the glass for a bit. Nice lacing and head retention This was in a 330ml bottle. I have had this previously in 750ml and don’t remember it being this bad. It will be quite a while before I try this one again.

The bottle poured a sparkling clear pale yellow beverage with a small rocky white head that was mostly diminishing and left good lacing on the glass. The aroma had notes of hay and grassy hops along with the malt aroma of light bread in the background. The body was light with lively carbonation and a watery texture, initially. It had a light, refreshing finish that was average in length with a slight astringency to it. The flavor started off lightly bitter and finished that way as well.

This tasted like a German Pils to me. And that is worth at least a mediocre review. Was disappointed when I poured this, looked like pale macro slop. But okay head with good retention. Lively beer, heavy hops in the aroma, somewhat creamy palate too, which was a nice surprise. Dry finish.

When I first took a sniff at it, it had a faint skunky scent to it, and I prepared for the worst...Steinlager was not that bad! It had a clean, grassy, astringent taste to it. Recommended.

(bottle - 330 ml) Very light and almost clear light yellow pour with not much carbonation. Light and grassy aroma with hints of hops and some sweetness. The flavor is rather dry at the front with a gentle middle of hops with a slight touch of corn as well. The finish is dry and bitter with some hops in it.

Large bottle probably about as fresh as you can get it in the States, purchased at City Market in Burlington and drunk (partially) on 3/15/06
Very large, white head providing immediate lacing as it recedes. Brassy, golden body with a sea of quickly rising, medium-sized bubbles. Smells of crisp lager yeast, at first, with light vanilla and a touch of apples. The lager yeast is deep and appealing, like a bubbling brook of fresh, clean water. The lagering flaws don’t really impose greatly in the nose, though they are certainly noticeable.
Flavor begins with a zesty, dill-cucumber, with a saltiness that sticks to the back of the mouth. VERY expansive carbonation gives it a puffy-dough pastry lightness, but it can’t hide the vanilla and dry apple skin acetyldehyde. Finish shows a reprieve of the lovely, crisp yeast, light peppery hop bitterness. Well malted and attenuated, but just not lagered long enough. Actually gets more bitter as it warms, but brewing flaws in pale lagers are nearly impossible to cover up. Overcarbonated, but otherwise a smooth, doughy-honeyish pils malt-like texture. Not thin, no alcohol. Lots of lacing, oddly enough.

Bottle. White, medium sized frothy, fizzy head that was mostly lasting, very nice lacing, transparent, carbonated, and a pale yellow hue. Malty, hoppy, and a skunky aroma. Flavor was malty and some hops. Nothinig remarkable. Tingly palate. Light-medium body.

Pale yellow with a thin white head, grassy aroma and dry palate, slightly sweeter as it warms. It is what it is.