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Windhoek Special

Windhoek Special - Pale Lager

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A Pale Lager brewed by
Namibia Breweries

Windhoek, Namibia

bottled
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292.16/5.02.26/5.05%69.8Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A slightly stronger, yet smooth lager beer made in accordance with the German Purity Law of 1516. This beer is brewed to perfection by German Master Brewers to award drinkers with the power of a full strength taste whilst maintaining superior, natural quality.
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 MrBunn (1316), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/102/58/20
Jun 20, 2009  
Bottle. I’m not quite sure how this ended up on the shelves in Pittsburgh, but whatever. Pours a medium/light gold with a pretty good head on it. Aromas and flavor are similar: corn, grass and a little bit of honey or pear sweetness... (but then maybe it’s just more corn.)


 italianjohn (198), Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/57/20
Jun 13, 2009  
Pours yellow with white head sweet malty aroma sweet taste grassy not very filling its decent stuff almost 40 bucks for a case kind of pricey to add a country but at least its drinkable


 Narnad (469), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/102/512/20
Feb 15, 2009  
"Premium Natural Power" is not a way I would describe this beer. Pours an almost fluorescent yellow color, very clear, highly carbonated with a thin white head. Aroma is pretty much a typical pale lager smell; sweet graininess with lots of noble hops. Flavor has the hops hitting first with an almost hay like taste, moving into a sweet grainy middle and finishing with a slight alcohol presence and very dry. Beer is smooth but does have a bit more flavor than the typical pale lager.


 altonbrownd (1624), Amsterdam, Netherlands
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/59/20
Feb 10, 2009  
Golden body, slight head. Hoppy and corny nose. Some sweetness in the taste. Pretty light and watery. Corny finish.


 Block (318), West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/56/20
Jan 20, 2009  
Pale yellow pour with a white head. Light aroma of malts. It tasted like raw malts. Simply wort with alcohol added came to mind. Light body.


 naivepegasus (175), USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/101/54/102/58/20
Jan 9, 2009  
I’ve not met a pale lager I have liked, so let’s see if this can change my mind. Typical sticky straw smell doesn’t really give me much hope. Pours straight yellow with a little bit of lingering head. really light mouthfeel, with a slightly sticky syrupy taste that’s quick to go down, but not particularly tasty. It’s very meh.


 BiddleBrau (271), Midland Park, New Jersey, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/511/20
Jan 2, 2009  
Golden with thin head. Aroma of cereal. Sweet flavor, similar to a Helles, very light on the tongue, carbonation on the low side so it not so prickly like an American light lager.


 jcwattsrugger (4908), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 23, 2008  
11.5oz bottle-pours a white head with yellow/gold color. Aroma is grain/light malt-caramel, husky, some herbal hops. Taste is grain/light malt-caramel, husky, some herbal hops. Mild carbonation. Thanks jwc215 for sharing this.



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