RateBeer
   Home Sign Up or Login Advanced Search
   People Ratings Events Places Forums Shop Magazine
      Top By Category  RateBeer Best  Latest Ratings  Top 50    

Stella Artois

Stella Artois - Pale Lager

* picture credits
copyright may apply

 Percentile 
15
overall
Brewed by InBev Belgium
Style: Pale Lager

Leuven, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
Find this beer

Add Distribution Data
send corrections | shelftag |

 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
19212.53/5.02.53/5.05.2%86.5Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker
View Statistics  P 

Commercial Description:
Stella Artois is one of the world's best-selling beers and is enjoyed in more than 80 countries. Its full, characteristic flavour and high quality is assured through a superior brewing process and by using the finest ingredients available.
The UK version is brewed, filtered and kegged at Samlesbury. Batches are sent to Magor for pasteurising before being canned or bottled.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
stephenj007 (25), Houston, Texas, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/510/20
Sep 20, 2009  
Bottle pour, thin white head, very clear, light golden yellow color. Slightly skunky, a bitterness that is not strong, but hangs around. Aromas and flavors are a little sweet, with some light malt and bitter hops accents. A slight aftertaste, that is strangely refreshing. I have always liked this brew....something a little different than Heineken when I’m out at the bar....I really like it on draft.


guil0000 (99), New Brunswick, Canada
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/103/58/20
Sep 16, 2009  
pretty dull in taste and aroma. Not much there to be honest, You only get a small hint of hop.


 angrybeerman (107), Dublin, Ireland
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/58/20
Sep 16, 2009    Updated: Oct 4, 2009
Yellow colour with small, disappearing white head. Not much aroma and even less taste. When I say that it had no taste I really mean it. Most tasteless beers (such as the big American names) have a little taste, which is usually offensive. This has less taste but it is not so offensive. A small hint of hops in the mouth and nose is all you get here. So it doesn’t actually taste bad it just doesn’t taste of much at all. I won’t recommend it but it is cheap and better than most international pale lagers.


Weissbier (6), California, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Stella Artois does not count
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/56/103/510/20
Sep 13, 2009  
Nothing truly special -- in the same league as Coors light & Budweiser.


 Fratto (670), Arlington, Texas, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/54/101/58/20
Sep 13, 2009  
I think everyone finally realized that Stella is just a Belgian silver bullet. It has all the same qualities of an American Light.


 gunnar (486), Sandnes, Norway
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/54/20
Sep 12, 2009  
Bottle. Pale coluor, skunky aroma. Grassy hops in taste. Standard euro lager


 popery (132), San Francisco, California, USA
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/56/20
Sep 11, 2009  
Pretty bad, cheap-tasting lager. In my opinion, Stella Artois is about on par with most American macro lagers. There’s very little to recommend it. The color is a pale, drab yellow. The small white head dissipates very quickly. There’s little aroma, except for a muted cheap malt note, overly sweet and more reminiscent of corn than barley, although I don’t believe that adjuncts are used. The flavor is similarly dominated by a cheap, overly sweet malt flavor. There are some hops in there, I guess. The beer is not entirely without crispness when cold. Still, the feel is rather thin, even for a lager probably based on a pilsner style. Overall, I’m not a fan of Stella. The flavor is unclean, which is a pretty big problem for me in a light lager.


foxmania23 (7), Czech Republic
does not count click to see why this rating of Stella Artois does not count
1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/52/101/53/20
Sep 9, 2009  
Sour metallic vinegar veneer quickly gives way to boisterously cloying finish which remains acidic but with an off-putting syrupy sweetness reminiscent of over-fermented apples. Strong sour chemical sensation throughout, including morning after. The headiness of the alcohol is apparent from the first taste which isn’t a good sign. Actually it tastes even more alcoholic than it is. Not a very enjoyable drink- Aggressively marketed; Expensive, and not reassuringly so.



CONSIDER FREE RATEBEER MEMBERSHIP



Join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings. Click here to create your account... and give your opinion!

SIGN UP NOW »

View Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193

What's Your Opinion?
Tell us what you think of this beer. Start your free RateBeer account now.
» Click here.

More Pale Lagers

Buffalo Water Bison Blonde (3.3)

Mash Beer (Bottle) (3.2)

Mussel Inn Golden Goose (3.18)

Craftsman 1903 Lager (3.17)

Epic Lager (3.11)

Cotswold Premium (3.08)

Kraftbrau Dutch Lager (3.07)

Scharers Lager (3.04)

Avilys Avilio (3.01)

Pizza Port Baja Session Ale (3)

Great Dane Devils Lake Red Lager (3)

Niagara Falls Millstone Lager (3)

Bürger Classic (3)

Paulaner Brauhaus Munich Lager (Singapore) (2.99)

Ahle Midsommaröl (2.99)


About RateBeer | Add A Beer | Add A Brewer | Edit Personal Info | 100 Beer Club | FAQ | Log out | Feedback? | Copyright 2000-2009, RateBeer LLC