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Windhoek Special

Windhoek Special - Pale Lager

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 Percentile 
10
overall
Brewed by Namibia Breweries
Style: Pale Lager

Windhoek, Namibia

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
342.24/5.02.32/5.05%73.5Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker
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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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 gam (1068), brisbane, Australia
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20
Oct 25, 2009  
Not a strong head but carb okay clear light gold pour,aroma grain hay bread malt flavour grainy corn sweetness,these are not world beaters but they taste good at a session smooth enough,mild bitter light fruity taste just a little watery at the finish.


 jimhilt (1664), Bow, New Hampshire, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 21, 2009  
Pours a three finger white head that fades slowly to a thin layer leaving a little lace. Crystal clear pale amber color. Grassy nose. Light-medium carbonation and light-medium bodied. Flavor is sweet hay, hops must be balancing as this is rather inoffensive. As usual special doesn’t mean anything. $1.83 for a 11.5oz bottle from Manchester Wine and Liquors Manchester, CT.


 DeanF (285), Paris, France
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/103/59/20
Aug 31, 2009  
Smells of corn starch, alcohol, and some grains. Has an average yellow appearance. Tastes of sour grains with some hops on the back end. To be honest, it doesn’t seem very "special" to me!


 Travlr (700), Washington, Washington DC, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Aug 16, 2009  
At the BP station near the InterContinental Hotel in Lusaka, Zambia. A step above Windhoek Lager and definitely stronger. Still an average, unassuming, not too exciting lager.


 MrRoss (614), Delta, British Columbia, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/512/20
Jul 7, 2009    Updated: Jul 8, 2009
From Vin de Pays of Long Beach, CA. Poured a smallish white head above a body of clear, medium gold. Aroma waa pleasant yet atypical, with maybe some malt but with also an unidentifiable quality. Rather like the taste, in fact. Mouthfeel was okay but did lighten up at the finish. An average yet drinkable beer.


 MrBunn (1520), 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 (338), 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 (682), 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.



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