San Miguel Dark Lager

Half the fun of being a beer geek is never knowing where your next beer will take you. It could be in the next county, the next state, or halfway across the world. In the case of the San Miguel Dark Lager, I am transported to the Philippines, home of this very delicious dark lager.
As I pour her bewitching dark brew into my glass (proper glassware is important), sweet, dark toasted malt and burnt espresso aromas tempt my senses. A mild head lingers on her lusciously dark brown body. A surprisingly light and smooth body for a dark lager. San Miguel goes down with toasty malt sweetness, a bit of chocolate, burnt espresso, and hearty earthy notes. An additional creamy mouthfeel and flavor adds an additional milk stout aspect.
Considering I love both milk stouts and dark lagers, San Miguel Dark Lager brings the best of both brews together in my glass. I am very pleased with this fine brew from the Philippines and would love to try some of San Miguel’s other offerings. Not great, but not horrible either.

Bottle from By The Bottle in Vancouver, WA--Poured a dark brown body with a small off-white head. Sweet sugary nutty nose. Some spicy hops on the tongue with a thin yet sweet malty presence. A little to sweet for my taste. I much prefer to drink Negra Modela than this beer.

Dark brown with an average sized off-white head. Aroma is of caramel and malt with some brown sugar and roasted notes. Flavor is caramel and nuts.

Poured a nice dark brown color with a small off white head. Aroma was of some caramel, and nuts maybe. Flavor was a much the same, maybe a little bit of hops presence there too. Not as bad as expected.

Pours an opaque dark brown color. Aroma is malty and yeasty at the same time. Flavor is malt, caramel, with a very mild hop presence. 12 oz. bottle.