Tennent's Original Export Lager - Tennent Caledonian Breweries

TheSarge

Illinois

2.9/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured this into a 6oz hotel glass, and the brew makes a finger thick white foam crown, and the body is pale gold and cleanly filtered.
The aroma is astringent, lemon, grain husk, and slight tobacco.

Tastewise, it's muted with cereal grain and slight lemon.

Feels thin and wetting to the palate.

Serving type: can

09-14-2012 22:26:51 | More by TheSarge

andrenaline

Ontario (Canada)

2.88/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A - Pours a clear golden colour, thin layer of head, little retention and no lacing.

S - Mild, bready, toasted crackers, and a musty grainy finish.

T - Much like any Canadian macro, musty bready notes, sweet corn, hints of tart citrus and the toasted crackers on the finish.

M - Medium bodied, a tad prickly and a touch of dryness.

O - Nothing spectacular here, I would pass this up and certainly wouldn't recommend it.

Serving type: can

05-11-2013 01:57:34 | More by andrenaline

mick303

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev +1.7%

04-06-2013 15:21:51 | More by mick303

Kremlock

Ontario (Canada)

3.04/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: Straw colour, very clear, pours a white 1/2 inch head that then settles to a thin film on top. low lacing.

S: Grainy, adjunct sweetness, a bit grassy

T: Hints of grain, adjunct sweetness with no flavour, some thin grassy flavours.

M. Average for a lager, well carbonated, sweet finish.

O: An average lager. Better then most macros, but does not compete with craft brew.

Serving type: can

01-23-2013 01:22:14 | More by Kremlock

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.08/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Served in a Hoegaarden glass at Independence Tap.

Ducked in for a drink to wait for my ride, figured I'd give this guy a second try. It pours a clear pale straw topped by a finger or so of lightly off-white foam. The nose comprises light grass, funky wheat, and light corn. The taste brings in more of the same, though comes across as cleaner, less-adjunct-y somehow. (And, yes, I'm using "adjunct" in its pejorative sense...) The body is a light medium, with a moderate carbonation and a relatively smooth feel. Overall, a generic-feeling Euro pale lager, but one I for some reason imagine being better on cask (or even nitro-can).

Serving type: can

10-15-2012 20:25:57 | More by TMoney2591

SmashPants

Australia

3.7/5  rDev +25.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Can: a pretty crappy and standard looking 500mL can.

Appearance: pours a clear, standard yellow body with an expansive, white foamy head. Not hugely enticing.

Aroma: lightly sweet-scented pale malts with some graininess and a touch of floral hops.

Taste: silky smooth pale malt flavours, with grains and light citrus. Nice for a macro lager.

Aftertaste: dissipates quite quickly, as most lagers do. Still a touch of those floral hops though.

Mouth feel: fairly creamy, particularly for a lager. Low-to-moderate carbonation.

Overall: fairly sophisticated blend of pale biscuit malts, floral hops and a reasonable amount of typical lager grains. Bloody good price for an English beer (even though only a lager). AU$80 (2012) for 24 x 500mL, which equates to around AU$55 a case for a normal case of 24 x 330mL.

Serving type: can

07-02-2012 07:41:45 | More by SmashPants

flyingpig

United Kingdom (Scotland)

2.05/5  rDev -30.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Very light coloured straw with tonne of bubbles rising to the surface and a foamy white head that is about an inch tall and stays relatively well.

Bland smelling but with a skunk aroma lingering in the background. There is some corn, vegetable adjuncts, some bread and very light malts along with some grain.

Corn, bread and very basic malts make up most of the taste along with some grain and skunk flavours. Again it is quite bland though and not very appealing.

Thin bodied and quite watery, at least that makes it smooth though I guess. There is mild carbonation and a background sweetness with a mildly bitter finish.

A very basic pale lager and not one I pale to try again, it was drinkable but only just. The only thing noteworthy about it is that I would probably rate it worse than I would normal Tennent's Lager.

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Serving type: bottle

06-02-2012 21:17:37 | More by flyingpig

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.53/5  rDev +19.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Served on tap at King Edward's Arms in Markham, ON

A: Pours a crystal clear golden yellow with significant visible carbonation. The beer has a two finger tall white head that show great retention with the majority of it lasting through the entire beer. There is very serious significant lacing observed.

S: Very light skunkiness to the overall aroma but that is over the top of bready malts and some light citrus hops.

T: I pleasant malty start to the beer with hints of pale and bready malts. There is a very nice bitterness in the finish from the light citrusy hops.

M: Just shy of medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Slightly creamy.

O: I really liked the creaminess to the mouthfeel of this beer, making it very enjoyable and easy to drink. I think I will be ordering another of these for my next beer here.

Serving type: on-tap

03-14-2012 01:56:40 | More by dbrauneis

slitherySOB

Ontario (Canada)

2.33/5  rDev -21%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Perhaps the best choice at a wedding I attended. This beer pours a fizzy yellow colour with an offwhite head that lasts perhaps thirty seconds. Smells of grains, malts and bread, with a slight alcohol presence. Tastes like it smells. Plain, unassuming and bland. Mouthfeel is thin, watery and slightly fizzy. Overall, it was the best the wedding had to offer. But that's not saying much.

Serving type: can

03-02-2012 18:40:12 | More by slitherySOB