Lhasa Beer

Brewed by Lhasa Brewery (Carlsberg)
Style: Pale Lager
Lhasa, Tibet

8/25/09 from 12oz bottle, Export only recipe; the American, and not Carlsberg owned variety. Aroma is sweet bready malt forward with a substantial Saaz floral background that produces a smooth/spicy blend. Appearance is clear yellow with a moderate maintained white head. Flavor is very even between malt and hop flavors, with a lot of earthy flavors, both from noble bittering and a light grainy starchiness. There’s a light mineral note which is balanced by equally light sweetness that is more grain-sugary than caramel in character. Bittering is moderate. Mouthfeel is light/moderate bodied, which may not sound like much, but is noticeably fuller than other Asian lagers. Carbonation is also lower than in other Asian lagers, giving this a much smoother texture. Overall a fuller-flavored Asian brew that has flavor differences that set it apart from both German inspirations and local counterparts.

Skunky aroma. Looks like a typical macro lager. This is much more agressivley hopped than expected... nice! Overall this is average but better tasting than expected.

Bottle thanks to Bu11zeye. pours a crystal clear yellow with white fizzy head. Aroma is floral, pretty aromatic along with some light malt. Flavor of some light malt, some floral taste, nice slight bitter. Mouth feel is light body with high carbonation. Overall, I found this to be an easy drinking beer. Worth a shot!

bottle, thanks to bu11zeye, clear yellow pour with white foam, decent sweet aroma, flavors of fruit and cardboard

Bottle another new country for me. Skunky aroma on the nose. Yellow body with white head. Good bittering and has that lemon zest zip to it. Good lawmower beer as most would say.

Bottle. Pours clear yellow with a sudsy white head. Aroma of bread, floral hops and a little nuttiness. Light body, watery texture, fine carbonation. Lightly sweet taste with the same elements as the aroma.Floral/grassy and lightly spicy finish.

Bottle from ericandersnavy. Thanks for a new country! It’s really gonna help my geostats map. Pours very light gold with a huge frothy white head. Typical light grass and grain aromas. Fresh. Near medium body with not too strong carbonation. It has not got a lot of flavor, but there is grassiness on through the finish. Best for dealing with food.

Lhasa 11° 4.3%-628ml bottle-pours a fizzy white head that becomes minimal. Color is pale yellow with effervescence. Aroma is mild grain. Taste is mild grain, dry, effervescence. OK, no negative.