Bottle with - and courtesy of - yalnikim, a clear amber with the glass, with a thick off-white head. A doughy malt aroma. Standard ’mass’ amber lager flavour, sweetish malt and slightly metallic, with a thin mouthfeel. Unoffensive, would be popular with kiwi blokes who like their Lion Red, etc.

Tasted 16/09/2008. 12oz bottle. Huge biscuit dough malt aroma, very German, reminiscent of Sam Adams. Medium sweetness. Slightly grassy, herbal hop note with a little metallic twist in the finish. Certainly drinkable but not eaxactly "refined".

Brown bottle, 355 ml, savoured on August 20 2008; eye: copper, clear, slight effervescence, tan head that falls and turns into a tiny ring; nose: malt, caramel, light hops; mouth: thin, caramelized malt, caramel, caramel again, light hops, finale in caramelized malt with a presence of hops, light astringency, mildly sweet, medium-light body, average carbonation; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 355 ml, savourée le 20 août 2008; œil : cuivrée, claire, très légère effervescence, mousse fauve qui tombe et se transforme en un petit anneau, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, caramel, léger houblon; bouche : mince, malt caramélisé, caramel, encore du caramel, léger houblon, finale en malt caramélisé avec une présence de houblon, légère astringence, légèrement sucrée, corps moyen-léger, carbonatation moyenne; en résumé : ordinaire

Sampled from bottle, pours a clear copper colour with a fairly large white head. Aroma is malty, caramel, tofee and raisins. Taste is relatively clean, crisp with a soft hop finish.

scent of honey and carmel. it tastes of carmel and some roast. finish is a little sweet.