Dagon Extra Strong
Dagon Brewery

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Dagon Brewery
 
Myanmar
Style:
American Adjunct Lager
ABV:
8%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
2.6 | pDev: 38.85%
Reviews:
4
Ratings:
6
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 18, 2018
Added:
Apr 19, 2007
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by lacqueredmouse:
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Reviewed by lacqueredmouse from Australia

3.03/5  rDev +16.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
White can with a red crest label. Lion on the front and "Dagon Extra Strong - Premium Quality". 8% ABV. No freshness date, but it does say (and I love this) that it's "Approved by the Myanmar Ministry of Health". Hey, finally a government accepts the fact that beer is good for you!

Clear amber-bronze hue. A little bit of off-white head on the pour, but it rapidly dissipates to a filmy ring. Lacing is reasonable. Carbonation is fervent.

Sweet bready aroma, and a hint of citrus. Also a slight final smell of chemicals, or turpentine. Not a great smell, but probably about what I expected.

Sweet but astringent palate, with a very strong alcohol presence. Starts to have a flavour of some type of candy sweetness in the middle (something like gummi bears?), but then dries out. For all its idiosyncracies, it ends up tasting surprisingly good. Mouthfeel quite suitable.

It's not, by any means, a great exemplar for beer generally, but one in isolation wouldn't go astray.
Apr 19, 2007
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Susanthu from Myanmar

4.64/5  rDev +78.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
A tasty one with natural flavour gives me good feeling. Satisfaction exceeds expectations. Athough it is cheap, it's safe (approved by the Ministry of Health Myanmar). Strong with 8% vol, no headache, smooth and just love it.
Jul 18, 2018
 
Rated: 2.12 by Squire from Mississippi

May 22, 2016
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Reviewed by filmguy from Florida

1.85/5  rDev -28.8%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.75
It's like a sugar bomb. No hops whatsoever to give it any balance. It's a cheap eight percent. Nothing offensive and it's not thin in flavor. It's got kind of an appleish flavor and kind of looks like apple juice too. As they say...when in Burma....
Sep 12, 2015
 
Rated: 2.34 by Poupae from Thailand

Aug 22, 2015
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Reviewed by AgentMunky from New York

1.63/5  rDev -37.3%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 1.5
From notes. Reviewed 16 May 2015. Poured from a 33cL can into a mug somewhere at a Burmese bus stop.
2/2/1.25/2.25/1.5
Piss-yellow and clear with a fizzy-brief head. It smells grainy, indistinct, and unpleasant.
Abrasively bad. Mean, bitter, sour, and generally noxious. It tastes like spoilt mead made from rice wine. The only redeeming feature is a light carbonation.
I'll say this-- I finished it. Yeah it cost a dollar, and yes I ended up on a bus with no *easy* way to dump it. But instead of conspiring to tip it out some window or pour it down a chemical toilet, I disposed of it in my belly. That's gotta count for something......right?
May 24, 2015
Dagon Extra Strong from Dagon Brewery
Beer rating: 2.6 out of 5 with 6 ratings