Tsingtao

Brewed by Tsingtao Brewery
Style: Premium Lager
Qinqdao, China

Just as i suspected, nothing to white home about. Boring pale lager. Hardly any aroma, not much taste. On a sunny day perhaps, this could do, but ...

bottle, brought to me by a friend, who bought in in Romania... Clear pale yellow, small white head. Malty-sweet nose. Sweetish-malty flavours dominate with hints of rice. Slightly hoppy with hints of cardboadr and dust. Leaves a strange mouthfeel, even after drinking it.

Green bottle poured a clear pale yellow with a small, lasting white head. Aromas of SKUNK, under the skunk were hints of sweet malt and floral hops. Palate was light bodied and crisp. Flavors of white bread and a faint hint of hops with a crisp, clean finish.

Bottle. Pours a clear flat light gold with a huge diminishing white head. Tsingtao is another lager that falls victim to the dreaded green bottle. Because of said bottle it is no surprise to discover that the aroma is primarily skunky. Once I got past the skunkyness it smelt kind of sweet with some yeast and grain. After the dissapointing appearance and aroma the flavour was a nice surprise, it was nowhere as bad as I thought it would be, especially after reading some of the (overly) harsh reviews of it here. Sweet with a touch of hops and caramel, it goes down easy and is quite enjoyable. I’m surprised to say that I would actually get this again.

33 cl bottle from Centra. Pale beer, plenyt of CO2. Full malty taste, but there is some bitterness, too. But the bitterness is not very pleasant, it is probably for hop extracts. With some more care, this could have been a decent pilsener.

I was anything but impressed with this beer. Not recommended unless you are truly into Pilseners. It poured a small sized white head that was smooth with fine-small sized bubbles that mostly diminished. The body had very, very little carbonation and it was clear with a yellow hue. The nose was malty as was the flavor. The palate was tingly and watery and light bodied. The lacing was very sparse.

Why is it that un-/under- developed countries produce bad beer? Is it a requirement? Pours yellow - big shock there. Smells slightly skunked but otherwise sweet with notes of corn - another surprise. Taste is not too awful. Again sweet, and a bit crisp. Mild hops. Better than most of them. Finish is slightly bittersweet. Not the worst but it continues a bad trend.

Good example of a nice far eastern beer, pilsener in every aspect.