Magister Rubia

Brewed by Magister Fabrica de Cervezas
Style: Pilsener
Madrid, Spain

Draught. Clear golden with short white head. Sweetish malty strange yeasty frutiness in the aroma reminding me a bit of a cider.... hmm infection.. Fair mouthfeel. The flavour has a mild sweetness with yeast, a light bitterness, some strange fruitiness and a light bitter finish. Drinkable "pilsener" beer with a mild infection.

Pours a hazy golden color with a two finger head. Sweet hops and fruit on the nose. Taste has quite a bit of hops combined with just a hint of sweet citrus. The body is heavey for the style, but this is still a quite drinkable beer. Not your typical "tastes like Becks" Spanish beer.

Draught at the brewpub. Hazy blond orange body with an off-white creamy head. Quite plain aroma. Moderately bitter, lightly sweet smooth flavour. Nothing special, but certainly not boring.

From brewpub in Madrid. Fruity aroma. At the beginning flavor is malty, but then you can taste hoppy tones. Aftertaste is bitter.

Keg at Magister, october 07. Fruity, hoppy aroma with somewhat rancid notes. Turbid, yellow color with a nice, creamy white head. Taste is a mix between diacethyl and some esthers. Medium palate, fillinh but a bit bland. Rough, precarious helles.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3     Pale Yellow(1)->Copper(5) : 2     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3     Lasting: 3     Lacing : 3
Aroma:
Intensity : 1  
Yeast : XX   Bread : XX   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulphur : XX  
Malt : 2   Pilsner : 2   Pale : XX   Vienna : XX   Biscuity : XX   Hay : XX   Toasty : XX   Caramel : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : 2   Grainy : 4
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : 2   Floral : 1   Lemon/Lime : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : XX  
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Sourness : 2   Bitterness : 2   Farmy : XX   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3   Clean : 2   Crisp : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX

Comments: Mostly grainy, sweetish lager with little aroma at all and more tartness than usual.

From tap at the brewpub. Pours hazy yellow with a lacing white head. Almost no aroma, has a minor citric note with a mild maltyness beneath. Carbonated mouthfeel. Flavour is soft malty with a slight citric twist. Overall a very strange non aromatic and non flavourful brew. Not bad, just without anything.