Tap @ Samson, Nijmegen. Named "Riva Q". Pours an completely clear golden with a small white head. Aroma is sweetly malty with a dose of citric bitterness. Mild, lightly sweet flavour with a spicy bitter finish. Actually a quite good pilsner.

I tried this on draught in a Belgian bar (can't remember the name), partly to get a break after consuming two very strong beers too early in the day and partly to see whether Belgian pils from smaller breweries are just as boring as those from the megabreweries. They are. Clean and dryish, but lacking in any distinctive character. September 2003.