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Alhambra Especial

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A Pale Lager brewed by
Grupo Cervezas Alhambra (Grupo Mahou-San Miguel - Carlsberg)
Granada and Cordoba, Spain

bottled
common

on tap
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Ratings Average Score ABV Style Pctl Serve in Advanced
66 2.26/5.0 2.27/5.0 5.4% 73.4 Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker P Stats

Commercial Description:
Only our master brewers have the competence to create beers following rules set by years of tradition. Alhambra Especial is an excellent example of this. It is brewed with style and dedication, incorporating the knowledge and wealth of experience required to produce such a beer. The presentation is incomparable, different yet modern. The bottle is dressed in gold and white – symbolic of its purity. It projects an image of elegance.
13°

Editor's Note: known in the U.S. as Especial Premium Lager and reduced slightly in alcohol to 5.0%.

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FarFromHome (30), casablanca, Morocco

1.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
1.2	1/10	2/5	2/10	2/5	5/20

Jun 20, 2008
Bought in Casablanca, Morocco, under the name of "Alhambra Premium Lager". This implies that I have forgotten, or somehow misunderstood, what the word "premium" means. Looks all right, tastes of water and vaguely metallic. Utterly forgettable, but at least it avoids the defects of other beers I’ve had in Morocco.

plovmand (763), Helsinge, Denmark

2.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.1	4/10	4/5	3/10	2/5	8/20

Oct 27, 2008

Can. Courtesy of Pinball. Golden colour with a big white thick head. Light malty and metallic aroma. Flvaour is bit malty, watery and slightly bitter. A boring beauty...

Skinnyviking (2948), Copenhagen, Denmark

2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2	2/10	3/5	4/10	3/5	8/20

Oct 27, 2008

Can. High creamy white and lasting head. Clear yellow body. Aroma: Ha! none. SWeet corn malt honey flavor with little hops bitterness, low carbonation and a short aftertaste.

Pinball (758), Allerød, Denmark

2.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.3	4/10	2/5	5/10	2/5	10/20

Oct 25, 2008

ar:quite faint, app: clear yellow, small white head. fl: sweetish, a bit honey, not much hops or bitternes.

faroeviking (4532), Faroese Autonomous Beer Republic, Denmark

1.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
1.9	3/10	2/5	4/10	2/5	8/20

Oct 25, 2008

Can. Mild grainy aroma. Sweet metallic alco mild malty grainy flavour. Thanks Pinball.

liinis (499), Finland

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	5/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	11/20

Oct 5, 2008

pale as it says, white head. ok lager, but no special as it says. malty and fresh

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