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Stella Artois
Stella Artois
- From:
- Stella Artois
- Belgium
- Style:
- European Pale Lager
Ranked #154 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 72
Ranked #27,862 - Avg:
- 3.11 | pDev: 20.26%
- Reviews:
- 1,673
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Saturday at 06:14 PM
- Added:
- Sep 13, 2000
- Wants:
- 105
- Gots:
- 1,928
With its wonderful floral aroma, well-balanced malt sweetness, crisp hop bitterness, and a soft dry finish, Stella Artois is the perfect beer to pair with food and friends. Winner of the 2019 World Beer Award for World’s Best International Lager.
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Ratings by maddamish:
Reviewed by maddamish from Tennessee
4.05/5 rDev +30.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev +30.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Short review here.
I enjoyed this on tap at the winking lizard.
You know guys, this is more than a decent beer. It may be a massed produced beer but it is one of the best lagers I have had... period.
Tasting notes would include sugar candy, white fruit and corn syrup.
I would drink this any day of the week and will be sure to pick up a sixer in the store.
May 09, 2006I enjoyed this on tap at the winking lizard.
You know guys, this is more than a decent beer. It may be a massed produced beer but it is one of the best lagers I have had... period.
Tasting notes would include sugar candy, white fruit and corn syrup.
I would drink this any day of the week and will be sure to pick up a sixer in the store.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by adamg39 from Ohio
1.45/5 rDev -53.4%
look: 2.25 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.75
1.45/5 rDev -53.4%
look: 2.25 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.75
The smell was very skunky, so it was difficult to drink (evidently, if it's slightly old, it goes bad in a hurry). Maybe a bit on the malty side, with a dry after taste. Not much flavor, weak overall taste.
Saturday at 06:14 PMRated by paylstep from Canada (ON)
1.1/5 rDev -64.6%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5
1.1/5 rDev -64.6%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5
one of the better european pale lagers!
Mar 16, 2024Reviewed by Mugman8 from New York
3.66/5 rDev +17.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.66/5 rDev +17.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Drink it from the bottle. Not a great looking beer to pour into a glass. Aroma is slightly bready, but the taste is slightly sweet malt with a dry, crisp finish. Very refreshing and easy to drink. Moderate ABV and carbonation. Only 140 calories, which is plus.
Mar 09, 2024Reviewed by bullwinkle88 from Isle of Man
4.2/5 rDev +35%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev +35%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
Quickly dissipating head. Nice golden color. No real smell to speak of. Mouthfeel is prickly and refreshing. Freshness of the bottle is important for this beer. Deliciously restrained hop taste. Exceptional euro lager. Fogo De Chao features this on draft and the beer was better than the food. A marvelous experience
Feb 20, 2024Reviewed by MetalHead7734 from South Carolina
3.39/5 rDev +9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
3.39/5 rDev +9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
Purchased from Costco in the "Centuries of Brewing Tradition Heritage Collection" variety pack. The bottle says that it was brewed in St. Louis, MO. Poured into a pilsner glass.
Look: Clear. Straw yellow. Fairly frothy, white head. Retention could be better but isnt awful.
Smell: It's honestly not really bursting with aroma. Mostly one note. Malt, with maybe a little sweetness hiding in the back. I think I'm starting to pick up a little spiciness from the hops. The nose isnt bad, it just isnt much of anything.
Taste: Much more flavorful than the nose. Light malt character and I find the hops to be ever present throughout the tasting, which adds a good balance to this beer. Dry finish
Feel: Mostly just ok. A bit less carbonation than I was expecting. The body is a bit thin and watery, but again, mostly ok.
Overall: Easy to drink and just ok. It's pisswater, what more is there to say?
Feb 13, 2024Look: Clear. Straw yellow. Fairly frothy, white head. Retention could be better but isnt awful.
Smell: It's honestly not really bursting with aroma. Mostly one note. Malt, with maybe a little sweetness hiding in the back. I think I'm starting to pick up a little spiciness from the hops. The nose isnt bad, it just isnt much of anything.
Taste: Much more flavorful than the nose. Light malt character and I find the hops to be ever present throughout the tasting, which adds a good balance to this beer. Dry finish
Feel: Mostly just ok. A bit less carbonation than I was expecting. The body is a bit thin and watery, but again, mostly ok.
Overall: Easy to drink and just ok. It's pisswater, what more is there to say?
Reviewed by Ant777uk from England
3.91/5 rDev +25.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev +25.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3.75
Reviewing again as this one is actually from Belgium.
The hops aroma when you open the bottle is simply unbelievable.
Taste doesn't quite match the aroma, still it's much much better than the Stella brewed in other countries. And all commercial beers. The taste is well balanced and sophisticated, though the mouth feel is a little thin. The flavour really magnifies the malt and keeps the hops fairly subtle. Bitterness is perfectly executed and I detect cinnamon, breadyness, ginger and dark fruits.
This really is amazing when brewed in Belgium. I am mega impressed. Compared with the Stella from England, Romania or other countries, this is so much better, especially the malt and hops. This is how beers should be, please export more and ban Heineken and similar companies from buying everyone.
Jan 23, 2024The hops aroma when you open the bottle is simply unbelievable.
Taste doesn't quite match the aroma, still it's much much better than the Stella brewed in other countries. And all commercial beers. The taste is well balanced and sophisticated, though the mouth feel is a little thin. The flavour really magnifies the malt and keeps the hops fairly subtle. Bitterness is perfectly executed and I detect cinnamon, breadyness, ginger and dark fruits.
This really is amazing when brewed in Belgium. I am mega impressed. Compared with the Stella from England, Romania or other countries, this is so much better, especially the malt and hops. This is how beers should be, please export more and ban Heineken and similar companies from buying everyone.
Rated by atowneagle from North Carolina
2.56/5 rDev -17.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.56/5 rDev -17.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Nothing to rave about. A pale lager better than bud. It should not be at $16.99 a 12 pack. I'd pass on it.
Dec 28, 2023Reviewed by ringwter from Georgia
3.67/5 rDev +18%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
3.67/5 rDev +18%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Look
Pale yellow to light gold.Very good head retention.
Smell: light malt and hop aroma
like typical International Pilsner.
Taste: Pretty good but a little restrained German Pilsner taste, nice blend of malt and hops, the Saaz coming through fairly well. Impressive to me for a Giant Corporation beer. Good move going all malt, vs the Belgian adjunct version. Funny that I've seen complaints about AB "changing the recipe" for the domestic version. :-)
Feel: decent medium body.
Overall: a good "go to" at an establishment that doesn't have an impressive selection.
Hadn't had this in a while until recently, not having thought much of it before. Then I saw that since it is made in the US now (AB/InBev) it is an all malt beer, with Saaz hops. So, I picked some up, and had a surprise, still not expecting very much. Was pleased.
Dec 17, 2023Pale yellow to light gold.Very good head retention.
Smell: light malt and hop aroma
like typical International Pilsner.
Taste: Pretty good but a little restrained German Pilsner taste, nice blend of malt and hops, the Saaz coming through fairly well. Impressive to me for a Giant Corporation beer. Good move going all malt, vs the Belgian adjunct version. Funny that I've seen complaints about AB "changing the recipe" for the domestic version. :-)
Feel: decent medium body.
Overall: a good "go to" at an establishment that doesn't have an impressive selection.
Hadn't had this in a while until recently, not having thought much of it before. Then I saw that since it is made in the US now (AB/InBev) it is an all malt beer, with Saaz hops. So, I picked some up, and had a surprise, still not expecting very much. Was pleased.
Reviewed by DaleHolmberg from Ohio
3.81/5 rDev +22.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +22.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
My current favorite easy to find beer. Ran out with only Blue Moon in the fridge and went out to get another 12 pack. Best cheap beer I know that is found all over.
Dec 10, 2023
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