Yanjing 11º Premium

Brewed by Beijing Yanjing Brewery Co.
Style: Pale Lager
Beijing, China

Light golden clear body with normal size head. Sweet grassy earth skunk aroma. Flavour is smooth rice and malts with not much bitterness. Thin and watery, sweet with low bitterness.

Bottle. As ‘Yanjing Beer’. Pours a clear, pale yellow with a small white head. Sweetish hop aroma with remote notes of plastic in the background. Cereals. Remote tart/vinegar notes as it warms. Sweet flavour. Citrus hops, cereals and remote plastic notes. Cardboard as it warms. Finish is mildly hoppy. Grainy notes as it warms. Move along people, nothing to see here… 15-05-09.

Yellow with white fizz head that no longer exists. Skunk aroma of yuks. Sweet flavour of bar towel very yuk. Body of water.

Green bottle. Light gold in colour with high carbonation. Dull light pale malt aroma with a faint suggestion of German noble hops. Somewhat bland rice flavor, not much of a hop contribution in the mouth. Low bitterness, and a bit of a surprising full mouthfeel, inspite of all of the carbonation. Clean finishing. Dull, but drinkable in a pinch.

Bottle. Clear pale yellow colour with large creamy white mostly diminishing head. Malty aroma. Sweet bitter flavor. Watery palate.

330 ml bottle from LCBO, served cold in a tulip glass.

App.: Medium golden with a smallish white head. Aroma: A bit of grassy, slightly peppery hops, plenty of grain and cereal behind that and maybe a touch of corn. Palate: Medium carbonation and medium-light body. Flav.: A small hit of the grassy hops then cereal/grain; dry with basically no aftertaste or bitterness.

Not exciting but inoffensive. Hopefully rated under the correct product...

330ml green bottle, labeled as Yangjing Beer. Straw coloured beer, white head flares up impressively upon pouring, but totally vanishes in about 5 seconds, not even one damn bubble left on the surface (and yes, my glass is clean). Aroma is grassy, yet not overly skunky with some grainy malt. Flavour is slightly metallic with some sweet cut grass and some grain and a suggestion of lemon. Light body, light carboantion. It did not impress me deeply.

Yan jing beer 0.33L botttle. Mild almost no nose. Pale clear hey colour. Pale fast disappearing head. Mild waterly taste. Slight softness. Hoppiness at end and some hints of lemon.