Estrella Damm Inedit - Damm S. A.

DoktorZee

Alberta (Canada)

3.63/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a large form bottle into a wine glass (as suggested in the little pamphlet). Best before appeared to be 9/11 need to drink it NOW!

A - pours a slightly cloudy golden color with lots of carbonation in the glass and a huge fluffy head that resolves after a minute leaving a lot of chunky lacing around the glass.

S - sweet malt, hint of floral and citrus

T - a bit of a surprise in that it's relatively powerful, but strangely subdued. Very little bitterness (just a hint) with the main body being lightly fruity and floral and a slight enduring citrus bitterness in the finish

M - very light mouthfeel with moderate carbonation; no alcohol warming

D - this is super-drinkable; frankly just barely tastes like a beer, and instead is somewhat of a thirst-quenching beverage. This is potentially super-dangerous in big quantity!

Interesting beer; engineered for food, as per the pamphlet, subtle but fairly tasty.

Serving type: bottle

10-01-2011 23:03:26 | More by DoktorZee

Olek4374

Alberta (Canada)

3.4/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

I was forever intimidated by the $10 price tag on it, but my Manager said he loved it so I decided to dive in. First, the bottle itself is classy, classy enough that I would suggest it to wine lovers as a starting beer, just for the fact it comes in a similar looking bottle. But, seeing as we are all beer lovers, I digress.

It recommends on the bottle to pour it in a wine glass. Not having a wine glass I used my Stella Artois chalice since it is basically the same thing. It pouts a pale yellow with 2.5 fingers of head with yeast visibly floating in my glass when I shined a light on it. Smells citrusy, as any wheat beer would. Not a complex smell, but a pleasant one. Now the taste; it tastes like a below average wheat beer. It's not bad to be sure, but for ten dollars I expected a bit more complexity.

It is very watery, and the aftertaste is a little unpleasant. Not like "last sip" unpleasant, but not very good either. if it was maybe $6 or $7 for the bottle I would be less upset, but when you enter double digits it needs to be justified in the taste of the beer; sadly, It wasn't here.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 02:47:03 | More by Olek4374

ocon20

Arizona

4.5/5  rDev +24.7%

05-08-2013 00:26:48 | More by ocon20

TheDrunkGnoll

Texas

4/5  rDev +10.8%

05-05-2013 01:52:54 | More by TheDrunkGnoll

Whatup14

Quebec (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -3%

04-17-2013 14:05:04 | More by Whatup14

GabooL457

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +17.7%

04-04-2013 15:23:08 | More by GabooL457

Poupae

Thailand

4.25/5  rDev +17.7%

04-04-2013 10:21:51 | More by Poupae

Rwalford74

Australia

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%

03-24-2013 07:24:51 | More by Rwalford74

ste5venla

California

4/5  rDev +10.8%

03-20-2013 02:56:18 | More by ste5venla

indie81

Latvia

4/5  rDev +10.8%

03-09-2013 20:34:39 | More by indie81

DudMan

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +10.8%

03-06-2013 03:01:54 | More by DudMan

Rohkey

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%

03-03-2013 02:17:44 | More by Rohkey

Lawl3ss

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +17.7%

02-25-2013 02:56:30 | More by Lawl3ss

John_Henry

Japan

3.5/5  rDev -3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

My brother gave me a bottle of the for Christmas of 2011. I was a big Adria fan and hadn't heard of the beer prior to being given a bottle, so was quite excited to try it.

Overall I was a little disappointed. I guess because I was expecting a lot from this. It is a good beer, and I can't complain about any aspect of it in particular, but nothing was really much above average.

I guess it is quite a unique style, and I can't say I've had anything quite like it before or since. But, overall it really just isn't that exciting, especially coming from the likes of Ferren Adria. I'd have it again but not in a hurry or at a price.

Serving type: bottle

02-24-2013 14:17:15 | More by John_Henry

LiquidAmber

Washington

3.53/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a Celebrator pokal. Pours a light to medium golden amber with a great three finger white head that dissipates slowly leaving lots of lacing. Nice active carbonation in the glass. Classic witbier aroma of wheat and light fruit juice; apple and pear, mild malt. Flavor of sweet malt, apple and pear juice, very light sour lemon, a hint of coriander and hops. Flavors are nice, but attenuated almost to the point of tasting watered down. Light bodied. Pleasant, but uninspired and thin tasting. Nice classy bottle, but I'd rather have a stronger witbier in an ugly bottle. At least I can tick Damm without having to drink their macros...

Serving type: bottle

02-22-2013 04:07:07 | More by LiquidAmber

benfons

Belgium

3.11/5  rDev -13.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: A bit yellow for a witbier, a little haze, very little head

S: Very fruity, apple, lemon, pear, hints of spices

T: Very sweet, a lot of orange, nothing more

M: slightly undercarbonated, not very creamy even a bit sticky

O: Not really good, too bland, too sweet

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2013 21:25:30 | More by benfons

Blanco

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +10.8%

02-19-2013 04:53:25 | More by Blanco

freditoj

Alabama

4.5/5  rDev +24.7%

02-13-2013 18:17:59 | More by freditoj

Haybeerman

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%

02-07-2013 22:22:53 | More by Haybeerman

mportnoy

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -3%

02-04-2013 05:35:29 | More by mportnoy

robthepenguin

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -23.8%

01-27-2013 00:09:48 | More by robthepenguin

vickersspitfire

Texas

3.71/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

This witbier is fairly clear bodied and the carbonation is pretty good. The head is white and extremely bubbly and thins out really quickly. The aroma is pretty good, wheat and mild malts smells come through, light grasses, lemon zest and not much else. Its slightly spicy you can start to taste some other spices, coriander, mild hops start to come in as you swallow, but the taste is rather lacking, I wish the spices were a bit more evident. It is crisp on the tongue; and remains light and refreshing. This one isn’t bad for the style but I would expect more from a chef.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2013 05:59:38 | More by vickersspitfire

YamagamiTravis

Japan

3.5/5  rDev -3%

01-12-2013 04:43:29 | More by YamagamiTravis

BierVogel

Minnesota

2/5  rDev -44.6%

01-11-2013 21:46:44 | More by BierVogel

Peyton5410

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +24.7%

01-07-2013 23:05:42 | More by Peyton5410