Finnfestøl

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Pale Lager
Ertvelde, Belgium

Bottle@Cardinal, Stavanger. A lacing, mediumsized offwhithe head over a clear, pale golden colored body. Aroma is dry grainy , with notes of lemonade and grassy hops. Taste has a light, fairly dry malty body, is faint fruity, and has a decent, grassy hop profile. Thin in the mouth. Dry, metallic ending. Quite quenching, a bit underweight thoiugh.

Bottle, at Cardinal. A clear, golden beer with a decent off-white head. Grainy and fruity aroma, far from impressing. Grainy and fruity flavor too, with some banana, and a fine bitterness towards the end. Dry and refreshing, with some metallic notes in the finish. There’s nothing special with this one, but it’s an honest, easy drinkable beer. 090728

33 cl bottle at Cardinal.Pours straw yellow with a white head.Aroma of grains with a whiff of candy.Some hops maybe saaz.Flavor is the same candy grains and a little hops .Bitter finish.Thin bodied and refreshing.Nothing out of the ordinary

33 cl bottle courtesy of Brewery International. Pours a clear golden color with a huge white head. Aroma from some citrus and grass. Flavor is somewhat strange with a hoppy and bitter combination. Liveliy carbonated. OK beer.

330 ml bottle@Cardinal. Clear, golden body with a fine, dense white head. Light aroma of grain, sweet perfume, and a hint of grassy type pilsnerhops. Flavor is light, refreshing, malt, sugar and a pronounced bitter finish. Nothing wrong here except for being quite ordinary.

330 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. No GTIN code on the label, but the "Finnfest" commander general confirms that it is brewed by Van Steenberge. ABV is 4.5%. Ingredients include sugar. Clear pale golden colour, huge white head, no traces of sediment in the bottle. Sweetish "pale lager" aroma, notes of grass, some fruit and yeast. The flavour is moderately sweet with a somewhat sharp hoppy "bite" in the finish. Not a remarkably good beer, but drinkable.