Bomonti - Anadolu Efes Brewery

jlindros

Massachusetts

2.58/5  rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Thanks to a coworker/friend for bringing this back from Turkey for me to try.

Light fizzy head fades fairly quickly, little lacing, crystal clear golden chill hazed light pilsner color.

Nose light euro pilsner, light macro lager, some pilsner malt, light hint of saaz like hops, light mineral filled water,

Taste starts with a Euro pilsner, light and slight unhappy lager almost skunk, little bad lager, light sweet adjunct sugar additive, hint of bitterness more from bad lager than from the light hops, hint of lager fruit and pilsner. Finish has more light bad macro lager flavors slight skunk like and light sweet lager but fairly dry.

Mouth is lighter bodied, decent carb.

Overall meh, not a great beer but better than most trash pilsner beers, but not too bad.

Serving type: bottle

10-12-2012 13:07:50 | More by jlindros

4ster

Quebec (Canada)

2.75/5  rDev +6.6%

05-04-2013 03:55:41 | More by 4ster

beeroclock

United Arab Emirates

3/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A - brown bottle with what appears to be painted label. poured into tulip glass provided at restaurant in North Cyprus (Turkish). golden straw color with slight head that settled quickly.

S - Cereal, grain, some malt

T - Much like the smell, some light floral hint, tasted nice enough with very slight sweetness, I believe this is supposed to be Efes premium style.

M - medium body with no offensive aftertaste, refreshing.

O - Based on the beers of Turkey/North Cyprus, it went down nicely. I don't know that I would seek this beer out in any sense, it was simply average across the board as if their only goal was to not offend.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2013 16:42:08 | More by beeroclock

kingmaker

Louisiana

2.5/5  rDev -3.1%

02-03-2013 06:26:43 | More by kingmaker

rudzud

Massachusetts

2.6/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Thanks to JLindros for sharing this bottle.

A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a crystal clear piss yellow hue with a one finger white head that leaves thin wisps and a halo.

S - Aromas of strong malts and cereal grains.

T - Taste is similar to the nose with lots of malts and heavy grain. Very one dimensional.

M - Mouthfeel is crisp and clean with nice light carbonation.

O - Overall this isn't a bad euro pale ale fairly average. Glad I got to try!

Serving type: bottle

10-11-2012 21:58:48 | More by rudzud

rarbring

Sweden

2.08/5  rDev -19.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

A clear straw colored beer. A high white head with no lacing and no curtains.

Smelling of boiled vegetables and some non-specific sourness. Very weak.

Tasting sweet sugar, some alka-seltzer and alkaloid.

Medium high carbonation, a fresh texture. A small body with an un-dry finish.

An uninteresting experience, probably easy to drink for an uninterested drinker.

Serving type: bottle

10-09-2012 21:49:06 | More by rarbring

nate1357

Massachusetts

2.5/5  rDev -3.1%

03-05-2012 23:56:31 | More by nate1357

bckayaalp

New York

2.5/5  rDev -3.1%

03-03-2012 02:38:26 | More by bckayaalp

lstokes

Illinois

2.58/5  rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Smells like an antiseptic bubble gum, with a grainy flavor with some hints of sweet malt. Inoffensive mouthfeel, but slightly sour with more of that bubble gum in the aftertaste.

I don't see any advantages over Efes--this is just more watered down, and really smells foul.

Serving type: bottle

07-06-2011 17:48:52 | More by lstokes

breweryaprntc13

Virginia

2.68/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Pours a light golden color with a large frothy white head that quickly recedes to leave medium lace clumps and a barely noticeable layer of sporadic head.

Grainy nose, slight antiseptic smell, acidic, hints of sweet malts, overall weak aroma.

Grainy flavor just like the nose, hints of floral hops, some sweet caramel malt undertones.

Smooth bodied, medium carbonation, slight sour finish.

Drinkable but not anything to write home about.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2011 00:28:37 | More by breweryaprntc13

BlackHaddock

United Kingdom (England)

2.63/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Brown 50cl bottle poured into a pint handled glass in my hotel room on a very, very hot day in Ovacik, Turkey.

This is a supermarket beer (I assume) because I didn't see it in any bars while out in Turkey.

Looks and smells like a regular lager/pilsner, golden, bright, clear and more or less odourless.

The flavours were poor and weak, a watered down Efes Pilsner in all aspects. It was boring and had no redeeming features at all.

Serving type: bottle

07-23-2010 20:19:36 | More by BlackHaddock