Stella Artois

Brewed by InBev Belgium
Style: Pale Lager
Leuven, Belgium

Drinking this one at my friend Pete’s new house in Dilworthtown - he is a loyal Stella drinker. Pours clear light gold with a thin white head. Aroma of light hops and barley/grain, flavor of light citrus hops. For an everyday beer, this is one of the more drinkable ones.

12 oz bottle. Poured a clear yellow color with a two finger white head. The aroma was very astringent. I didn’t get anything else in the nose. The flavor was a typical pale lager, grainy with a bitter finish.

Pours a pale, clear gold with a rapidly diminishing small white head. Looks like a generic lager. Somewhat floral aroma with a little yeast and very little malt. Flavour is of a slightly sweet malt with a bit of bitter hops that have a slightly sharp flavour. Carbonation is a little overdone but reasonable and mouthfeel is only slightly more full than the typical pale lager, which still means it’s rather thin. Finish is sweet malt with some floral hop flavours following. Not a bad beer and easy enough to drink. Just way overhyped and overpriced. It seems pale lagers are just a mediocre style overall and this one doesn’t do anything to change that.

On draft pours yellow, crystal clear and high carbonation. Slight floral aroma, typical lager taste with a bit more sturdiness to body, sweet note, and a bit of a hop finish.

Smells a little bit like a urinal cake. Pours a pale yellow with no head. A little over-carbonated. Despite the smell, no nasty aftertaste which is exciting. Not too sure why it costs so much more at the bar other than being from Belgium.

On tap at scooters in portland. Pours a clear yellow with a small white head that looks creamy. Aroma of yeast and slight hops. Slightly carbonated with a nice, smooth finish. Nice beer to take it easy with when everyone else is drinking mixed drinks.

On tap at Applebee’s. Pours clear gold with a big white head. Aroma of lager yeast, some hop and malt. Very carbonated with a hop finish.

Still a nice smooth beer but not quite what you’d expect given the supposed reputation on this side of the pond (Canada). The beer has a fairly sturdy taste but is really light. The finish is really nice and there’s no bad aftertaste so it does do all the ’regular’ beers one better because you don’t have to cover up the bad aftertaste with another sip. (hic, haha). Smooth and light with just enought hops to taste good but not enought for there to really be a flavour or a theme going on.