Tennent’s Original Export Lager

Brewed by Wellpark (C&C Group)
Style: Pale Lager
Glasgow, Scotland

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker

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500 ml can. Straw yellow color without much of a head to speak of. Light grain and dough aroma. Flavor is doughy malt with a bit of sweetness and earthy grains. Little carbonation and light to medium bodied on the palate. It’s a pretty non-descript beer overall but certainly not offensive. Can’t remember what I paid for a pack of these but it might be a good everyday beer.

#518 Wer in Schottland "Tennents Lager" trinkt wird eher abschätzig belächelt. Dort trink man lieber ein "Special"; ein dunkles Lager mit fruchtigem Einschlag. An Tennents gibt es für mich trotzdem etwas liebliches: Dieser getreidige-malzige Einschlag, der unspektakulär aber grundehrlich daherkommt. Ok, good old Scotland ist eher was für Whisky-Trinker, aber Export-Trinker können mit Tennents Lager eine ansonsten bierlose Ferienzeit überbrücken. Test vom 4.10.2006, Gebinde: Dose Noten: 12,10,12,9,-,9 - 9,94

Lightly bready and floral aromas. Darker yellow color, initially very heady but stills out pretty quick. Sweet corn flavor, some metallic elements, stewed malty flavor. Reminds me of the Dutch lager Oranjeboom I tried: relative discount lager that feels malt heavy and industrial rather than the hop stressing light Euro-lagers. This one is a bit more crisp, with bite based on booze more than hops. A better than average bottom dweller.

From bottle - actually like it - more of a rounder mouthfeel than Tennents Lager and perfectly chuggable

Canette 500ml. De couleur dorée-jaune et claire. Nez de grains de malt pâle, léger de maïs et de pain avec des notes de légumes bouillis et de houblon herbeux. Plutôt mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture légèrement aqueuse. Goût de grains de malt pâle accompagné de notes de légumes bouillis sucrés lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un léger goût de pain blanc avec des petites notes de maïs sucré puis en finale l’on retrouve des notes amères de houblon herbeux (herbes mouillées et traces de gazon). Post-goût court, composé de quelques traces de houblon.

500ml Can, 5% alc. noted on can, this lager had a very clear yellow-gold pour and made a two to three finger white head that receded to a partial cover and sticky ring, the glass had a medium or more center stream with a couple of bubbles here and there, this beer left sticky spots and fingers of lacing that dried on to the glass, it had light aromas of corn, malt and light bread, a touch of wild grass hops?, faint malt/bread sweetness, there were flavors of light malt and corn with a touch of malt and corn sweetness, a little sulfer or minerals or similar?, there was little to no hop bitterness after the finish, I think the alcohol gave a little bitterness and bite to the finish, the mouth feel was thin with more than average carbonation, an ok lager, nothing off or bad in this brew.

Not sure the smell how to discribe but I reconize it and not just typical beer(lager smell)5% can here. 2 finger head,golden lager look with fast carbination. Taste is water,bread and barley and it’s heavy. Be a great beer for a super hot summer day vs this cold rainny summer day but it’s average overall. Not great but not a bad lager. Cheer’s!!!

Most of a 500ml can. ABV listed as 5%. Clear yellow color, thin white head. Bit of lace. Smooth carbonation, dry texture. Basic (but clean and inoffensive) lager taste - white bread, basically. Not much taste, just a moderate sweetness, and light savory and salt. A pretty solid lager, made like a lager should be. Drinkable and refreshing, good for a 100F day. I wouldn’t mind revisiting this, and it’s drinkable enough to justify a whole 0.5L

At Red Lion. A little watery and not much depth of flavor. Tasted old even when it wasn’t. Not so much with this one. Serving:Can

Bottle. Gratis at the open-air cinema. Golden with a thin white head. Feint malt aroma, tiny hint of hops. Pretty poor. An attempt at a premium version of Tennents. The original has carved a place in my heart through relentless legwork. This one hasn’t, nor will it get the chance to.