Stella Artois - Stella Artois

RoamingGnome

Wisconsin

3.4/5  rDev +10.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

11.2 oz bottle poured into pint glass. Served well chilled.

A) Very light golden brew. You can see straight through this one. The head was about 2 fingers of white foam, which reached the rim of the pint. Nice retention, and a surprising amount of lacing.

S) A pretty weak aroma awaits your sense of smell. This is wet grains, a bit of biscuit, slight sweetness, and even slighter citrus zest.

T) Pretty close to the nose. There is a little more bitterness to the taste. It has a refreshing grassy flavor, with light citrus zest. Not skunky at all, which was good. Clean aftertaste and quite refreshing.

M) Light and crisp, well carbonated, but not over the top. Finishes up a bit dry. Again, it's refreshing and easy to drink.

O) Not bad... I know I've had far worse pale lagers. If your doing some yard work in the heat, it's not the worst case scenario. Overall, this is just slightly above average.

Serving type: bottle

07-07-2012 16:47:19 | More by RoamingGnome

raynmoon

California

3.13/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

It looks pretty clear and light in color. The only impressive thing about it's appearance or aroma is the head that has stuck around with some lacing.

It smells and tastes like any other Pale Lager; biscuity, sweet, a little dry. It's a little more medium bodied than some other lighter lagers.

Pretty average, but not bad.

Serving type: bottle

07-02-2012 04:13:38 | More by raynmoon

brewskifan55

Mississippi

3.5/5  rDev +14%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a Stella Artois chalice

A: Clear, golden with an off-white one finger head that quickly dissipates. Great lacing.

S: Clean, citrus, light malts, lemons

T: A fresh burst of malts and citrus. Very nice.

M: Light to medium with medium carbonation.

O: I could drink a lot of this one. Smooth, fluid, very sessionable.

Serving type: bottle

06-24-2012 16:18:38 | More by brewskifan55

VelvetExtract

Massachusetts

2.73/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

A-Light golden color. Fizzled head pops off to nothingness. Body is very clear. Looks clean.

S-Lightly sweet with some grains. Light Macro skunk aroma. Offers a bit more than the Big Three in the nose. No depth however. A slight tickle of Euro hops.

T-Clean and crisp. Sweetness with a tiny Euro hop ping. Light and watery. Graininess is mellow.

M-Light and super-easy to sip. Body is actually quite well toned. Enough girth to not seem super-watery. Quite bubbly.

O/D-There are worse things than Stella Artois. One of those 'worst case scenario' beers I will find at a barbecue. Still, it has the potential to 'hit the spot' on some very rare occasions.

Serving type: bottle

06-21-2012 02:21:50 | More by VelvetExtract

tjsmith910

Florida

2.1/5  rDev -31.6%
look: 1.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

whatever you thing most lagers look taste feel smell and seem like is what this is. reminded me of coors light. nothing but just another lager to me. no flavor no lingering taste of anything. very boring, boring, boring. could have done with out this one. will do with out this one.

Serving type: bottle

06-21-2012 02:09:02 | More by tjsmith910

Douberd

Netherlands

3.6/5  rDev +17.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

330 ml bottle at home. Poured into a pilsner glass.
Pale golden aroma with a two finger white head, thick and with good retention. Average activity in the glass. The foam leaves light lacing around the glass as it goes down and as I drink the beer.

Very nice aroma of malts, very strong and tempting too, from the moment I opened the bottle this one invites me to take a sip.

Nice bitter and crisp taste. The aftertaste is even more bitter, and it stays for quite a bit. I guess this would be very refreshing on a hot summer day and straight from the bottle.

Average thickness on the body and quite carbonated, but this is not necessarily bad with this one.

Overall a very nice beer, and one that I was looking down to it untill recently, due to all the hype.

Serving type: bottle

06-18-2012 21:27:21 | More by Douberd

GONZALOYANNA

Spain

3/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

330ml bottle. Lager glass. Pale yellow color, crystal appearance. White in color, close & creamy froth. Slightly sulphur, yeasty & floral aromas. Mildy malty flavor & citric touch. Light body with medium, but lively, carbonation. Smooth bitter finish & aftertaste.

Serving type: bottle

06-07-2012 17:07:53 | More by GONZALOYANNA

mdfb79

New York

2.45/5  rDev -20.2%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

From 05/30/12 notes. Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a pint glass.

a - Pours a clear golden color with one finger of fluffy bright white head and moderate carbonation evident.

s - Smells of grains, corn, wheat, bread, and some lightly floral notes. Not too bad, but not good.

t - Tastes of grains, corn, wheat, biscuit, bready malts, and lightly skunky notes. Worse than the nose; not very good at all.

m - Light body and high carbonation. A bit too carbonated.

o - Overall not a very good beer. Not a ton going on, a bit overcarbonated, and a tiny bit skunky in the taste. Would not want to have it again.

Serving type: bottle

06-06-2012 19:26:57 | More by mdfb79

thydarkprevails

Illinois

2.58/5  rDev -16%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Draft pint at a ball game. Clear golden yellow with a thin white head with surprisingly decent lacing. Aroma is bread, yeast, biscuit, lemongrass, and some spice, probably coriander. Taste is bready, malty, and Belgian yeast with a spicy lemon twist. Kinda adjunct lagerish but ok.

Serving type: on-tap

06-03-2012 22:46:33 | More by thydarkprevails

dbrauneis

New Jersey

2.93/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Served on tap at Earl of Sandwich (EWR) in Newark, NJ

A: Pours a crystal clear bright yellow in color with some very light amounts of visible carbonation. The beer has a finger tall soapy white head that reduces to an extremely thin film with a thicker ring at the edges of the glass. Significant lacing is observed.

S: Moderate aromas of adjunct malts (mostly corn) with some light sweetness. There is a lighter aroma of grassy hops.

T: The taste rather follows the smell, with the flavors of corn adjunct malts being dominant and contributing a light amount of sweetness. Then the light lingering bitterness from the grassy hops becomes apparent. The beer is actually pretty well balanced.

M: Light to medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Crisp.

O: Refreshing and easy to drink but has more of the feeling of BMC than craft beer. Very sessionable as the flavors/aromas are not too intense and the ABV is moderate.

Serving type: on-tap

06-03-2012 11:11:12 | More by dbrauneis

CloudStrife

New York

3.05/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

14.9 oz can poured into Stella Artois Chalice. 03/2012 on the bottom.

A: Pours a crystal clear golden-straw with a 2 finger puffy white head. Lots of visible carbonation. Head fizzles to a film in 4-5 minutes. Some lacing on the glass.

S: Pale malts, lager yeast, a sweet corn quality.

T: Mild sweet malt in the background, some yeast is present. Light taste, lingering carmel notes.

M: Thin body with mild carbonation. Light on the palate, perhaps a tad watery.

Overall certainly a drinkable lager. Would rather drink this over the macro lagers of America. For a Euro Pale Lager it accomplishes what it needs to.

Serving type: can

06-02-2012 23:12:31 | More by CloudStrife

staticmaneuver

New Jersey

2.13/5  rDev -30.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

I got a chance to give it a try at a party. From bottle to a pilsener glass.

A: Pale Yellow with almost no head.
S: Hoppy / Corn
T: Clean. Almost no taste. Mostly corn flavor.
M: Crisp like water.
O: Only worth buying over macro American lagers. Seems to have a lot of presentation. It's basically corn flavored water.

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2012 08:07:41 | More by staticmaneuver

FlemingVSKing

Florida

3.53/5  rDev +15%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This is a classic example of a better than average brew vs most light lagers and the pinnacle of that style. But standard pilsners don't typically offer much in the way of uniqueness and neither does this one, but it is far more crisp and refreshing with a slightly more hoppy aroma and a big foamy head that it's rivals don't offer. The head is like suds, not thick and creamy, but is enjoyable and brilliant to look at as it notches it's way down your glass.

I would recommend this over nearly any American lager and most European pilsners, but if you are looking for more flavor, you need look elsewhere.

Serving type: bottle

05-27-2012 15:59:45 | More by FlemingVSKing

sabinelr

Washington

3.48/5  rDev +13.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A co-worker gave me a six pack of this in gratitude for switching shifts. I had a hard time explaining what kind of beer would be nice, and she mentioned Stella, so I thought, hey why not, I need to return to my lager roots.
So I popped my first bottle, and poured it into a pint glass. The first thing I noticed was man, this smells like a brewery. It brought me back to a Saturday job I had in the old Seattle Malt and Brewing basement. Any beer that smells like a brewery, and not a model airplane glue factory, or the compost bucket, can't be all bad. So on to the taste - it's got a preponderance of bitter malt, but not strong hop flavor. I feared I would be up against another harsh Belgian farmhouse ale type, but this was rather more like putting a suit on the farmhouse ale and bringing it to the big city. Unlike the normal American standard lagers, the taste does not stick around making you wish you had an Altoid, but leaves you with a pleasant gustatory memory. This drinks real nice, and makes you want to knock back another one. It takes lager beer from a duty to a pleasure.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2012 20:56:49 | More by sabinelr

lwillitz

Florida

3.15/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

11.2-oz bottle into weizen glass

A - crystal-clear straw yellow body under a bubbly pure white 2-finger head; lots of carbonation bubbles at first, a few continuing to rise throughout the experience

S - grassy hops, corny malt

T - lightly-toasted cornbread with just a touch of honey, nicely balanced by the grassy bitterness of the hops; cooked corn; hint of lemon; bitter finish

M - light/medium body, high carbonation, crisp, quite refreshing

O - I'm not a fan of Euro lagers, but for the style Stella Artois is decent.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2012 00:44:39 | More by lwillitz

Fatehunter

Oregon

2.38/5  rDev -22.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Poured into a tall flute glass. Two and half fingers of head. Clear, golden color body with lots of bubbles visible. The head quickly faded.

It smells like dry grain and rice.

Tastes like carbonated water with the mildest bitter note at the end.

Crisp and light body. Lower carbonation than I was expecting.

It is what it is.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2012 18:01:37 | More by Fatehunter

BlurryVisi0n

New York

3.05/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Server in a pint glass.

Appearance: pure gold, body is light (not to heavy with bubbles) with a (white) head that rose to maybe 1/2".

Smell: light light hop smell.

Taste: creamy like your traditional marzens and I like it, granted I might be getting this because of the luxury to have this on tap. Light hop feel with no real complaints.

Mouth: medium carbonation with crisp smoothness.

Overall: easy beer to drink and like, you can give this o almost anyone and they shouldn't complain. Salud!

Serving type: on-tap

05-17-2012 19:53:30 | More by BlurryVisi0n

kylehay2004

Florida

3.3/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Single finger foamy white head on a bright yellow golden body. Decent lacing and retention.

S: pungent and wet sock malts. Some breads but overall light on the nose.

T: breads and pale malts. All dull tastes though a subtle sweetness is in the background but I can't tell what is producing it. No off putting flavors which is nice for this genre.

M: light body and high carbonation.

Overall: True to the style which usually isn't very good. Still drinkable and somewhat refreshing. One of the better members of the genre.

Serving type: on-tap

05-12-2012 23:06:55 | More by kylehay2004

UCLABrewN84

California

3.08/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Best before 1/2013.

Pours a crystal clear yellow-gold with a 1 inch foamy white head that settles to a thin cap on top of the beer. Foamy rings of lace line the glass on the drink down. Smell is of light grain aromas and some pretty serious skunking up front that dissipates with time. Taste is of grains and some herbal and grassy flavors. There is a mild bitterness with each sip that quickly fades. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty average lager all around that's not all that bad once the skunk disappears.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2012 03:24:08 | More by UCLABrewN84

jlindros

Massachusetts

2.33/5  rDev -24.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Well, I got a free nice looking glass from them thanks to choosing the correct options on a website give-away, so why not try the beer and give it a review. coming off 6 strings of bowling, with salty death pretzels, and bowling alley nachos, I'm dying for liquids, so hopefully it will help this "beer". Also tried my best to buy it fresh from the back of the recently stocked shelf to be the least skunked, hopefully.

It pours a light fizzy pasty white 1/2 finger head into the Stella chalice, that fades at a med pace, with decent looking lacing, although the beer is a crystal clear watery looking pilsner, slightly yellow water colored beer.

Interestingly as soon as I started pouring and got a big aroma of the beer I started sneaking like crazy. Now I have bad allergies and do that often, but it usually happens early in the morning, or after a bad perfume that sets me off. This is a strange, I've literally sneezed 11 times while trying to write this and I need to leave the room for a quick break. could be a coincidence, or I'm allergic to bad skunked beer... Ok back, after taking a 5 min break out of the room, blowing my nose twice, my eyes 3 times, I hope I'm ready to go.

OK now back to the nose, which brings horrible skunk... bah!!! Wish I gave up after the sneaking. Aromas of cut straw and swamp lead to a vegetative aroma like I just stucky my head into pond skum muck. Then skunked lager, light metallic twinge, and very unhappy lager yeast leftovers. There are some decent aromas of light toasty pilsner malts, but even those are fairly watery.

Taste... oh GOD!!!, ooof!, actually somehow worse than I thought! Layers of skunk berate my mouth, even with my stuffy nose the skunked flavor overpowers the taste muting. It's like my body knew it didn't want to experience it and stuffed up everything, but the skunk was able to even break through my body's defenses. To get more flavors I have to take another sip, but I keep balking at doing it, Just don't even want to attempt it, even tempted to give up on the review and just go to bed... NO! I have to carry on, for science, and BA!!! <sigh> next sip... metallic lager flavors, unhappy yeast brings metals, tin, more skunk obviously, and a watery straw malt. I barely get any decent flavors... it's to the point when decent beer might have that hint of off flavors, well this has that same level of hint of decent flavors. bitterness comes in towards the end, but not hop bitterness, skunked and grainy husk like bitterness. Finish just continues the horridness, with more skunk, metallic ichy-ness, and metallic raping.

Mouth is very light bodied, decent carb, but also makes the taste buds want to jump out of my mouth and strangle themselves, so that has to take away from the mouth.

Overall... just... so... just... bad!

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2012 02:19:55 | More by jlindros

TheCondor

Missouri

3.13/5  rDev +2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I got a pint of this given to me at a recent dinner I went to. I rarely buy beer in a green bottle, because to me there is a “Curse of the Green Bottle.” Every beer I’ve ever drank in a green bottle, I didn’t really care for. Heineken, Rolling Rock, Dos Equis, etc. Anyway, poured into a mug from the bottle.

Appearance – Pretty standard “beer” appearance, straw yellow with a decent head that floats for a bit of the beer then evaporates. Decent lacing.

Smell – Skunkiness, which is what I would expect from this style of beer, especially coming out of a green bottle.

Taste – Shockingly enough to me, this brew isn’t too bad. I’ve certainly had a lot worse out of the green glass. A bit of graininess, a hint of malts, and just a touch of hops. Nothing to flip out about, but better than most green bottle beers.

Mouthfeel – Crisp, clean, refreshing, super watered down.

Overall – For the fancy foreign name and the pretentiousness surrounding this brand sometimes, it tastes like any of the pale or adjunct lagers, just a bit better. At least they give out cool glasses. I would actually drink this again. Stella has broken the “Curse of the Green Bottle,” so for that I give props.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2012 20:42:22 | More by TheCondor

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.2/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured from bottle into pint glass

Appearance – Pours a golden color with a huge billowing white head with giant carbonation bubbles entrapped within. The head has a moderate retention but eventually subdues to give a good level of lacing. It is actually a very nice looking golden brew.

Smell – There is a bready backbone with a little bit of skunkiness mixed within.

Taste – Quite a simple crisp tasting beer overall. The taste of a bit of malty breadiness with some light notes of caramel to sweeten it up. The taste is quite consistent for the most part, but possibly a bit sweeter at the end.

Mouthfeel – Medium bodied with a medium level of carbonation. Very easy to drink and good for the style, but somewhat boring.

Overall – Pretty one dimensional but very easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2012 22:47:51 | More by Darkmagus82

karait95

Mexico

3.9/5  rDev +27%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: very nice looking, a deep yellow color beer golden style and with an impressive head.

S: Aroma is simple but not faint, it is intense, pure barley and maybe some hops.

T: Flavor is good it is just straight no complications the barley can be easily detected.

M: The sensation is pleasant very balanced with a center bittersweet starting and a little more bitter ending.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2012 03:05:33 | More by karait95

StonedTrippin

Colorado

3.15/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

of all the yucky euro stuff out there, i really think this might be the head of the class. green bottles usually turn me off, especially on imports, but when its fresh and freezing cold, stella isnt bad. pours a thin yellow color with pretty good carbonation before the head fades to nothing. smells like a pale lager, balanced but boring. flavor is the same, tolerable but unexiting. the thing that i think makes this one is the feel. its light without being water, and its bubbly without being soda, two things many of the american versions fail to accomplish. its infinitely drinkable for that reason, and not a bad brew on a hot day. overall i will never buy this, but i will always always chose it over the bud lights of the world.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2012 18:28:18 | More by StonedTrippin

Arithmeticus

Maryland

2.3/5  rDev -25.1%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 2

Poured chilled in plastic cup--sorry, but that's all there was.

A: clear bright yellow, 2-finger head, trace of lacing
S: very little aroma--whiff of macrobrew
T: not offensive--just not flavorful
M: foamy, smooth

Overall, not a great beer. Good thing to drink when you don't want to know what you're drinking.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2012 00:52:19 | More by Arithmeticus