Lager

Kapstadt Brauhaus is a brewpub-type restaurant in South Africa. This is Kapstadt Lager, 4.5% ABV. I had this lager on tap at the Victoria and Albert Waterfront in Cape Town. This lager pours golden with an almost two-finger white head. The aroma is biscuits and corn. The flavor is lightly sweetened and bready. This has a light-bodied mouthfeel. Then this lager finishes smooth with a light sweet note. There is not much in the aftertaste but a light biscuit note. This is an easy refreshing beer that is a B-. It is well-brewed and not trying too hard to impress. But it lacks much flavor, which holds it back slightly. If you are in South Africa, I suggest you try this Lager. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers

I sailed into Sekondi-Tokoradi, Ghana. I toured this African city, and at the end of the tour, we stopped at the Rainbow Hotel to watch traditional Ghanaian dancers. They handed out local Club Beer. This is a premium lager produced by Accra Brewery, Accra is the capital city of Ghana. This lager is 5% ABV. This beer pours gold with a two-finger white head. The aroma is sweet and lightly hopped. The taste is sweet, lightly hopped, and smooth. This lager has a light-bodied mouthfeel. Then it finishes with a light sweetness and some hop notes. There is not much aftertaste but a light metallic flavor. This reminds me of most macro beers you find in the US. It’s not bad, but it’s not memorable. This Club beer is a D+. It’s interesting because you’d never see beer from Ghana in North America. I did enjoy it cause it was SO HOT out. But I would not run back to Club Premium Lager. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

I love Italy; it is a beautiful country. When we think of Italy, delicious wine comes to mind. But they do have beer. I find most of it to be good. Some isn’t. Birra Menabrea Bionda Lager from Biella, Italy, is a 4.8% Pale Lager. I found this beer in my local Pasta and Provisions (a fresh pasta shop and Italian market). I have had this beer abroad in Italy, but never in the US. This lager beer pours a golden color with a one-finger translucent, white fizzy head. That head is gone in seconds. The aroma is classic lager with clean, semi-sweet corn-like notes. The taste is clean, slightly metallic, with corn-like sweetness, and a light bread note. This lager has a light body. Then this beer comes to a crisp, clean finish that is less sweet. There isn’t much aftertaste to this lager. You can taste the brewing unit in the aftertaste, but that fades quickly. For a macro Euro lager, it’s a solid beer, which I give a B-. But I would score this lower in the ‘craft beer’ context. This is a very approachable pale Euro lager that is refreshing, light, and easy to drink. You should try this, I think this is better than Peroni beer, way better! Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibility! Cheers!

Samuel Smith (https://samuelsmithsbrewery.co.uk) Pure Brewed Organic Lager Beer is brewed in Tadcaster, England, and importedbyy Merchant Du Vin (https://merchantduvin.com). This lager beer with a 5% ABV was purchased from my local Harris Teeter grocery store. Now I have had this Samuel Smith pint glass for a while and it has the brewery local etched on the bottom to promote carbonation, and was bought while on a pub tour in London. I think it was like two pounds from a Samuel Smith pub. This lager pours gold with a one finger fluffy white head. The aroma is light, sweet, clean, and crisp. The flavor is also light and sweet, crisp, smooth and malty. This beer has a clean, semi-sweet finish that is crisp. The aftertaste has a light malt flavor and is smooth/crisp. This is a great lager beer. I give this lager an A+, and highly recommend drinking it. It has just the right amount of delicious flavors. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!