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Estrella Galicia Especial
Hijos De Rivera, S.A.
- From:
- Hijos De Rivera, S.A.
- Spain
- Style:
- European Pale Lager
Ranked #224 - ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 70
Ranked #28,023 - Avg:
- 2.99 | pDev: 19.73%
- Reviews:
- 123
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 17, 2024
- Added:
- Aug 15, 2002
- Wants:
- 9
- Gots:
- 88
Nace en 1972 como la Especial Rivera. Pronto se convirtió en la cerveza más representativa de la Compañía.
Elaborada a partir de un mosto específico, en el único centro de producción de Hijos de Rivera, en A Coruña. Los Maestros Cerveceros emplean en su fabricación aproximadamente un mes de trabajo, el 50% del cual se dedica a su guarda en frío.
Cerveza dorada y brillante. Excelente balance aromático entre las maltas y lúpulos. En boca ligeramente floral y herbal, de calidez moderada y con una intensa y prolongada sensación lupulada.
Born in 1972 as “Especial Rivera”, it would soon become Company’s most representative beer.
Brewed by Hijos de Rivera’s Brewmasters in the only Company’s brewery placed in A Coruña. It takes a whole month to be brewed, half of it inside the maturing tanks.
Golden color. Clean and bright. Excellent aromatic balance between malts and hops. Lightly floral and herbal flavors, with a moderate warm mouthfeel, and an intense hoppy bitter taste that lingers in the mouth.
Elaborada a partir de un mosto específico, en el único centro de producción de Hijos de Rivera, en A Coruña. Los Maestros Cerveceros emplean en su fabricación aproximadamente un mes de trabajo, el 50% del cual se dedica a su guarda en frío.
Cerveza dorada y brillante. Excelente balance aromático entre las maltas y lúpulos. En boca ligeramente floral y herbal, de calidez moderada y con una intensa y prolongada sensación lupulada.
Born in 1972 as “Especial Rivera”, it would soon become Company’s most representative beer.
Brewed by Hijos de Rivera’s Brewmasters in the only Company’s brewery placed in A Coruña. It takes a whole month to be brewed, half of it inside the maturing tanks.
Golden color. Clean and bright. Excellent aromatic balance between malts and hops. Lightly floral and herbal flavors, with a moderate warm mouthfeel, and an intense hoppy bitter taste that lingers in the mouth.
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Reviewed by drmeto from Germany
3.13/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.13/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
L:
-pours a clear golden with a medium-to-big,foamy,white head
-medium carbonation visible
S:
-grainy,honey,toasted malt
T:
-Follows the nose + cardboard,light lemon-y,light sweetness
-low-to-medium bitterniss
F:
-medium carbonation
-light-to-medium body
O:
A mildly decent Export Lager
Dec 05, 2023-pours a clear golden with a medium-to-big,foamy,white head
-medium carbonation visible
S:
-grainy,honey,toasted malt
T:
-Follows the nose + cardboard,light lemon-y,light sweetness
-low-to-medium bitterniss
F:
-medium carbonation
-light-to-medium body
O:
A mildly decent Export Lager
Reviewed by JohRvs from England
3.43/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.43/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Look: Pale straw lager colour.
Smell: Malty lager.
Taste: Lager malty, sweet and crisp.
Feel: Light crisp refreshing on the tongue.
Overall: Crisp and refreshing, functional but not memorable.
Nov 28, 2023Smell: Malty lager.
Taste: Lager malty, sweet and crisp.
Feel: Light crisp refreshing on the tongue.
Overall: Crisp and refreshing, functional but not memorable.
Rated by lflotron from Florida
4.43/5 rDev +48.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.43/5 rDev +48.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
Very good
Nov 09, 2023Reviewed by jonphisher from New Jersey
3.53/5 rDev +18.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.53/5 rDev +18.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours darker shade of pale, a vigorous bubbly white head forms, as it settles it leaves some rocky terrain and spots of lacing as it crashes, never devoid of white.
The nose is more complex than one would guess for a euro pale lager, touch of DMS, but then some spicy hops, a slight grain like sweetness, dry and husk like.
The taste is very malt driven, cereal and grain come to mind first with some white bread like sweetness, the hops definitely show again in taste, much like the nose; wow, even a bit herbal like, almost mint like before finishing grass like with a little spice on the finish.
Light body, but leaning towards medium; the malt really is bigger on this, almost like a helles verging on bock territory, great great vibrant biting carbonation that quickly coats the tongue in soft creamy froth, oh yea that is good; light bitterness, a touch of residual sweetness remains on an otherwise mostly dry beer.
Nov 05, 2023The nose is more complex than one would guess for a euro pale lager, touch of DMS, but then some spicy hops, a slight grain like sweetness, dry and husk like.
The taste is very malt driven, cereal and grain come to mind first with some white bread like sweetness, the hops definitely show again in taste, much like the nose; wow, even a bit herbal like, almost mint like before finishing grass like with a little spice on the finish.
Light body, but leaning towards medium; the malt really is bigger on this, almost like a helles verging on bock territory, great great vibrant biting carbonation that quickly coats the tongue in soft creamy froth, oh yea that is good; light bitterness, a touch of residual sweetness remains on an otherwise mostly dry beer.
Reviewed by JamFuel from Sweden
4.02/5 rDev +34.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +34.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a clear yelow with thick fluffy head.
Smell is bready, crackery and a bit spicy. Notes of citrus and rye, clean and crisp.
Taste is bready and a bit sweet and spicy with a moderate bitterness. Notes of rye, citrus and some wheat dough. Clean, crisp and drinkable.
Mouthfeel is medium and well carbonated.
Overall, a well made lager, very good for what it is. Easily drinkable, but not that memorable.
Nov 04, 2023Smell is bready, crackery and a bit spicy. Notes of citrus and rye, clean and crisp.
Taste is bready and a bit sweet and spicy with a moderate bitterness. Notes of rye, citrus and some wheat dough. Clean, crisp and drinkable.
Mouthfeel is medium and well carbonated.
Overall, a well made lager, very good for what it is. Easily drinkable, but not that memorable.
Rated by Ghrymm from Canada (BC)
2.66/5 rDev -11%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.66/5 rDev -11%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Poured from a 330ml bottle.
25 IBU'S, but you would never know it.
A very lackluster beer.
Oct 19, 202325 IBU'S, but you would never know it.
A very lackluster beer.
Reviewed by jkblr from Indiana
3.49/5 rDev +16.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev +16.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
330mL bottle stamped 08.2024 poured into a hotel paper cup at fridge temp 5.5 % ABV 25 IBU per label. The beer pours yellow in color with off white head. Head persists. The aroma is mild with sweet pale malt and grassy hops. The taste is semisweet pale malt with plenty of grassy hop flavor. Mild bitterness. Slight diacetyl. Mouthfeel is thin bodied with average carbonation and a mostly dry finish. Overall, ok.
Oct 01, 2023Rated by kuroqa
2.25/5 rDev -24.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2.25/5 rDev -24.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Not great flavour and bad feelings. You get tired of this beer very quickly. After drinking 2 or 3, it leaves a heavy feeling in your stomach.
Mar 18, 2023Reviewed by Ant777uk from England
4.03/5 rDev +34.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.03/5 rDev +34.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Re-reviewing...top notch smooth head, deep colour. Aroma has some definite uniqueness, kind of bitter German style hops...definitely inviting.
Really amazing malt taste. Some of the malt is roasted, which explains the more complex flavour. It's less refreshing than a typical pilsner or Mahou, but it's more complex. As a result, it has a great mouth feel...
This is a really amazing beer, complex and a fusion of different styles. I probably prefer Mahou just, though this is close behind. Estrella from Barcelona is nowhere this level ; )
Nov 25, 2022Really amazing malt taste. Some of the malt is roasted, which explains the more complex flavour. It's less refreshing than a typical pilsner or Mahou, but it's more complex. As a result, it has a great mouth feel...
This is a really amazing beer, complex and a fusion of different styles. I probably prefer Mahou just, though this is close behind. Estrella from Barcelona is nowhere this level ; )
Estrella Galicia Especial from Hijos De Rivera, S.A.
Beer rating:
70 out of
100 with
335 ratings
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