Quidi Vidi Brewing Company Premium Lager American Pale Lager at 5% ABV (C$2.21 at NLC Stavanger, 341 ml, no bottle date or best before, reviewed 13-Apr-2016)
Appearance: clear straw with a short loose foamy white head diminishing rapidly to a thin skim, no lacing. (2/5) Aroma: biscuity grainy malt, corn syrup, grassy, light skunk. (4/10) Taste: moderate sweet, mild bitter. (5/10) Palate: light body, moderate carbonation, short duration and slightly mouth-coating finish. (2/5)
Nearly identical to their Light Lager – just a shade darker in colour and flavour. (I’ve come to the conclusion that “Premium” is a throwaway word that brewers use when they need to tack something on to the name, and “Bog Standard” seems too honest.) Getting a little skunk on this one in particular, that I don’t recall having noticed previously for this beer. (It’s local, so I’ve had it on rare occasions in the past.) Absolutely nothing to recommend this over a standard macro lager. (8/20)
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