Stella Artois

Enjoyed from a 12oz bottle in a pub glass. Pours a light golden to medium yellow color with a relatively fluffy white head. The nose gives notes of malt sweetness, but only to a limited extent. On more than one occasion, I’ve gotten a skunked sample due to the Germans and Belgians’ mis-guided choice to put their beers in green bottles. On its best day, the nose is ultimately slight, but not wholly inappropriate for the style. The palate is thin, but does give some notes of what one would expect from the "Premium Lager" style. Pilsner malt sweetness and a touch of hop flavor (and I do mean a touch) come through as the most recognizable flavors. The finish seems to be almost right in the middle between sweet and dry. Overall, a good example of the aforementioned style, but don’t buy the advertising, it still pretty much sucks.

hay, grass, leaves, clove, skunky, pale, clear, white foam, light sweetness, medium bitterness, medium sourness, paper napkin, thin feel, average carbonation, bitter,

I don’t understand the hype of this beer, every where you go you see signs hanging from the out side of bars advertising they have Stella WHOOPTY FUCKING DO!!! This beers popularity is based on being over priced and the fact its served fancy glass people think they’re drinking some fancy import that they hope will impress the local bar stars (sluts). Don’t get me wrong this is not a bad tasting beer it has a nice golden colour a nice white head and a sweet grassy aroma. The taste isn’t watered down and its quit refreshing, its just not worth the insane amount you pay for it. I guess I have to give this beer a good ranking because its not swill its just way over priced, and that’s the only reason its so popular. Good job marketing team!

Extremely overrated, though nowhere near repulsive. Points deducted because it’s a ripoff in Australia, and it’s fucking brewed here! sneaky bastards... Quite a bit of flavour for a lager, smells decent, would’nt go nuts for it. Buy it if it’s on special, otherwise spend your $55 on something truly worth it.

Clear yellow with a thick foamy head with good retention and minimal lacing. Aroma is sweet malt and herbal hops. Flavor is also sweet malt, a little too sweet for my liking of the style and herbal hops.

Pours from the tap a very clear, golden color with a fizzy, small head that leaves low lacing. Aroma is heavy of pils malt that leads to a very grainy note with light Noble hop aroma. Flavor is very grainy with a light honey sweetness in there, some mineral notes present as well. The flavor is crisp and clean. Overall a LOT better from the tap if you can find it, no skunky flavor and the pils and light hop spice really play well together.

My favorite swill. Pretty neutral aroma and, for that matter, flavor.. but it goes down smooth with no fuss. Not nearly as skunky as most also-ran American lagers.

Typical european green bottle pilsener. skunky hops and light sweet malt. Flavor is much the same.