Vlad the Pale Aler
Cereal Killer
- Joined
- 7/3/04
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This new Fremantle brewed lager was released recently at various beer friendly outlets around Perth and Freo, including Clancys (Freo) where I had a taste at the weekend.
First let me say that I am not a lager brewer or drinker except for the occasional slurp of the good stuff, Urqul, Budvar et al. So this is from an ale drinkers view.
Advertising itself as an all malt lager is maybe a swipe at the sucrose megaswills that we all love to hate, but is an enticing introduction. Unfortunately this is as good as it gets.
Yes there is malt at first taste, after letting it warm up a bit, but no hop aroma, no head retention, then as it has passed down the gullet there is an acrid bitterness in the finish without any discernable hop flavour, and the mouth is left with an unpleasant bitterness. Have they used a high alpha bittering hop ( Dare I say POR ?) at the start for economy or are they aiming this beer at those who would not normally try a craft brewed beer and are used to generic Aussie lager, because thats what it tastes like.
The brewers of this beer are well experienced are are capable of better, which makes me wonder what kind of marketing strategy are they up to.
Thumbs down.
First let me say that I am not a lager brewer or drinker except for the occasional slurp of the good stuff, Urqul, Budvar et al. So this is from an ale drinkers view.
Advertising itself as an all malt lager is maybe a swipe at the sucrose megaswills that we all love to hate, but is an enticing introduction. Unfortunately this is as good as it gets.
Yes there is malt at first taste, after letting it warm up a bit, but no hop aroma, no head retention, then as it has passed down the gullet there is an acrid bitterness in the finish without any discernable hop flavour, and the mouth is left with an unpleasant bitterness. Have they used a high alpha bittering hop ( Dare I say POR ?) at the start for economy or are they aiming this beer at those who would not normally try a craft brewed beer and are used to generic Aussie lager, because thats what it tastes like.
The brewers of this beer are well experienced are are capable of better, which makes me wonder what kind of marketing strategy are they up to.
Thumbs down.