M!ne Beer

Brewed by Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corp
Style: Pale Lager
Taipei, Taiwan

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

330ml aluminum can in Taipei. Clear gold color, no head or noticable carbonation. Big sweet perfumy aroma. Light body, very sweet char. No hops presence. Little carbonation. Little resemblance to beer.

I don’t know whose favorite beer this is, but it certainly isn’t M!ne. But then what can you expect from a beer that substitutes an i in the title for an exclamation mark? Other Taiwanese beers are average, have no taste but this one really goes out to achieve a foul taste.

Can (BB 09/2009)
Thanks FatPhil! Pale yellow color, small white color. Sugar, honey, cardboard, diacetylic notes in the nose. Flavor is fruity: apple, rice, cardboard, harsh notes. A bit similar to unclean Russian light lagers. And probably slightly better when fresh.

Canned (thanks FatPhil!). Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is grains, maize, rice, sweet sugarwater, mild notes of cardboard as well. Flavour is grainy, rubbery, rice and some mild sweet malts.

Draft. Pours pale yellow. Taste is a bit maltier than standard industrial lager. Not bad, not great.

UPDATED: JUL 5, 2009 330ml can - gift from LP - thanks!
Pale lager look. Pale lager aroma just detectable - touch of asparagus? Thin palate, OK carbonation. Slightly papery pale lager taste, just a bit sweet. Finish has some slightly green and slightly metallic hops.