Grolsch Premium Lager - Grolsch Bierbrouwerij N.V.

metter98

New York

3.11/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

A: The beer is crystal clear yellow in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a half finger high bright white head that gradually died down, leaving a large patch of bubbles in the center of the glass and a collar around the edge.
S: There are aromas of grassy hops, a bit of biscuit malts and some hints of skunk in the nose.
T: The taste is similar to the smell, except that there is a light to moderate amount of bitterness and this lingers through the finish.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied and a little crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: From its appearance in a green bottle, this might seem like another mass produced beer, but it's hardly skunked and there's a rather high amount of bitterness for the style, which helps to mask the other flavors.

Serving type: bottle

02-11-2013 01:58:28 | More by metter98

zaptone

California

3.75/5  rDev +21%

06-16-2013 21:49:25 | More by zaptone

TheBeeraholic

Ontario (Canada)

2.25/5  rDev -27.4%

06-15-2013 17:07:47 | More by TheBeeraholic

Walletsworth

North Dakota

4/5  rDev +29%

06-15-2013 00:44:45 | More by Walletsworth

EOC

Mexico

3.25/5  rDev +4.8%

06-12-2013 22:24:53 | More by EOC

Brew33

Ohio

1.75/5  rDev -43.5%

06-12-2013 18:17:20 | More by Brew33

Das_Reh

Florida

2.15/5  rDev -30.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

What can I say about Grolsch that hasn't been said already?

Poured from a swing-top bottle into a chilled pint glass.

Appearance - Pale straw yellow with a small, sudsy head that quickly dissipated. Soda-pop like carbonation on the initial pour.

Smell -The overall aroma is mostly grass and something herbal, not a whole lot of malt coming to the nose. This bottle is only 2 months old and any hint of skunkiness is quite subtle.

Taste - Very dry, bitter, almost no malt presence. Tastes of bitter grass and Perrier. Very slight skunk taste coming through. Watery, sudsy, very unpleasant in my opinion. I can see this being great for drinking after a hot day of yard work, but as a sit-down-and-savor kind of beer, it misses the mark by a longshot.

Feel - Heavy carbonation, medium mouthfeel, dry and aggressive bitterness.

Overall - I bought this the same reason everyone else did: the cool swing-top bottle. It's an overpriced gimmicky beer that tastes a lot like Stella in my opinion. My grandfather, who makes and bottles his own wines and spirits, will appreciate the bottle as a gift.

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2013 15:41:33 | More by Das_Reh

DutchBeerDrinker

Netherlands

3.25/5  rDev +4.8%

06-09-2013 16:01:32 | More by DutchBeerDrinker

shamrok

Germany

2.75/5  rDev -11.3%

06-09-2013 01:05:07 | More by shamrok

beernads

Florida

2/5  rDev -35.5%

06-05-2013 09:29:09 | More by beernads

Bear1964

Nebraska

3/5  rDev -3.2%

06-02-2013 22:17:18 | More by Bear1964

Rob315

Kentucky

3/5  rDev -3.2%

06-02-2013 02:08:06 | More by Rob315

Bones10

Illinois

3/5  rDev -3.2%

06-01-2013 20:25:15 | More by Bones10

Luiz0930

California

2.75/5  rDev -11.3%

05-31-2013 08:44:28 | More by Luiz0930

clarknova

Germany

3/5  rDev -3.2%

05-29-2013 14:53:10 | More by clarknova

Krakpoff

Quebec (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev +4.8%

05-27-2013 19:44:08 | More by Krakpoff

HinghamRick

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -3.2%

05-27-2013 17:41:45 | More by HinghamRick

oldedog

Connecticut

2.5/5  rDev -19.4%

05-27-2013 17:29:53 | More by oldedog

pin

Australia

1/5  rDev -67.7%

05-27-2013 02:13:59 | More by pin

Kahlerbock

Kansas

3.25/5  rDev +4.8%

05-26-2013 03:50:45 | More by Kahlerbock

BlackSpark

Portugal

2.25/5  rDev -27.4%

05-25-2013 23:11:03 | More by BlackSpark

magpieken

Australia

3/5  rDev -3.2%

05-25-2013 14:56:22 | More by magpieken

jaswilson2

South Carolina

1.75/5  rDev -43.5%

05-25-2013 01:34:50 | More by jaswilson2

Haydn-Juby

Quebec (Canada)

3.41/5  rDev +10%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Served from a 450ml green flip top bottle to a pilsener glass

A: Looks very "beer like". By that I mean it matches the stock image of beer in most peoples minds. Straw yellow color topped with a finger and a half of white pillowy head. Bubbles streaming up the sides. Overall very appealing.

S: Green bottles, so you guessed it skunk. Even though it was mild it was still clouding out some of the other aromas.

T: Everything noticeable was dimmed by the skunk aroma. Sweet doughy and biscuit malts were present and balanced well with a mild slightly grassy hop bitterness.

M: Crisp and clean with little aftertaste. Slightly dry as well.

O: Pretty decent alternative to BMC beers but nothing astounding. The skunk was a little bit displeasing but not entirely overpowering. I really just decided to pick it up to bottle some home brew in the bottles but it was alright.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 20:24:54 | More by Haydn-Juby

mcewesr

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -11.3%

05-24-2013 16:58:53 | More by mcewesr