Mahou (Grupo Mahou-San Miguel) Mahou Cinco Estrellas Euro Pale Lager at 5.5% ABV (CUC0.80 at Pullman Cayo Coco, 330 ml, packaging date 6-Jun-2015, best before 12–Dec-2016, acquired 26-Oct-2016, reviewed 02-Nov-2016)
Appearance: clear straw with one finger of fluffy white head, moderate retention and lacing. (3/5) Aroma: pale cereal grains, lemon, fruit (figs?), grassy, nutty, cardboard. (4/10) Taste: moderate sweet, mild bitter. (4/10) Medium-light body, moderate carbonation, sweetish short duration finish. (2/5)
Huh… not actually terrible – so, better than I expected. Starts off a bit sweet, but the bitter balances out to some degree in the finish. There’s also some lemon and fruit tones adding a hint of complexity and further tempering the sweetness. Could’ve drunk more of these in Cuba, I guess. (8/20)
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