Tiger Beer - Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd.

Loki

North Carolina

4.38/5  rDev +59.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Wow reviews for this beer are all over the board. Is it possible that some of you got a skunked beer? It does come in a green bottle and due to the fact that this beer is not widely available it could have been sitting on the shelf. I have sampled this beer on two separate occasions; once at my favorite Vietnamese restaurant and last night from a 6 pack.

The best Asian beer I've had and also one of the best lagers I've had.

The golden is a deep golden that poured a thick head that lasted for the better part of the beer. Tiger is more carbonated than many, but it does not diminish the taste or head. The carbonation gives tiger a unique mouth feel, by quite enjoyable.

The nose is where Tiger really starts setting it self apart. I agree with ZAP?s assessment of a smell similar to chow mien or sweet and sour pork, with a dash of malt and another scent that I couldn?t place.

The taste was excellent, full bodied with a hint of spice. Tiger has a nice malt sweet nice that balances the spice and a very smooth even finish. I would rank this by far the best Pacific-Rim beer and put it against any lager around the world.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2003 05:18:18 | More by Loki

Miami66

Nebraska

2.5/5  rDev -8.8%

05-18-2013 18:19:06 | More by Miami66

innominat

Ireland

3/5  rDev +9.5%

05-15-2013 15:10:21 | More by innominat

civicm87

New York

1.75/5  rDev -36.1%

05-14-2013 23:18:26 | More by civicm87

Bill235

Ohio

2.75/5  rDev +0.4%

05-09-2013 18:04:12 | More by Bill235

cadaugherty

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev +0.4%

05-09-2013 00:21:32 | More by cadaugherty

Oakenator

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -8.8%

05-02-2013 14:22:47 | More by Oakenator

tuckerlikesbeer

Minnesota

2/5  rDev -27%

04-23-2013 03:29:51 | More by tuckerlikesbeer

KarlMcGowan

Ireland

2.75/5  rDev +0.4%

04-17-2013 17:35:51 | More by KarlMcGowan

dougbassett

Pennsylvania

2.95/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

One of the "1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die" -- #21 of the ones I've reviewed here.

They list the style up top here as American Adjunct Lager, but I don't agree with that -- this tastes to me like a muddled version of the mass Eurolager -- it has more in common with Beck's than it does Budweiser. And that makes perfect sense, because it was the Europeans who spread beer to their former colonies and other related countries. If you sample beer from India, Singapore, Vietnam and China (to name four countries off the top of my head) you'll notice that they taste more or less the same, sort of vaguely German. In fact they taste like versions of Beck's.

I'm not saying all beer from these countries is like that, or even that beer in this style is automatically bad -- in another review I mentioned that I'm fond of Tsing Tao from time to time. But I do think it's the general rule. I think another reason for it (besides shared history) is that a lot of these countries tend to be quite warm, and so beer needed to be brewed for it's thirst-quenching possibliities.

Tiger is the big beer from Singapore. It tastes mostly like Beck's -- if you imagine a heavier, somewhat breadier/yeastier, somewhat sweeter Beck's you'll get Tiger. It's not my favorite beer of it's type and I doubt it's worth actively searching out, but it's okay and probably suits the local cuisine fine. Mildly recommended for those purposes.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2013 00:19:30 | More by dougbassett

DbbC

Illinois

2.5/5  rDev -8.8%

04-14-2013 18:16:12 | More by DbbC

Lost_in_Prawet

Thailand

3.25/5  rDev +18.6%

04-05-2013 12:47:42 | More by Lost_in_Prawet

tbeckett

Ontario (Canada)

2.83/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75

Split a big bottle of this with my girlfriend at a restaurant in Hanoi for about 80 cents. From notes.

A - Poured bright and gold with a finger frothy white head. Good carbonation. Rings of lace and a film of retention.

S - Corny with a distinct champagne note. Sweet grain too.

T - Corn, mild sweet grain, sweet honey, and some dry grain.

M - Decent carbonation, light to medium body, and a clean finish.

O/D - Decent lager that was clean but lacking goodness. Avoids common faults of the style. Went well with pizza, but nothing I would look into too much.

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2013 11:04:49 | More by tbeckett

Herky21

Iowa

2.5/5  rDev -8.8%

03-30-2013 21:47:09 | More by Herky21

Poupae

Thailand

2.5/5  rDev -8.8%

03-27-2013 14:14:07 | More by Poupae

alysmith4

District of Columbia

2.25/5  rDev -17.9%

03-23-2013 17:36:00 | More by alysmith4

BGsWo22

New York

1/5  rDev -63.5%

03-21-2013 00:38:02 | More by BGsWo22

CoryR

Oregon

2/5  rDev -27%

03-20-2013 05:27:24 | More by CoryR

benbjb

Washington

2.75/5  rDev +0.4%

03-18-2013 05:16:29 | More by benbjb

MacStinson

Michigan

2/5  rDev -27%

03-15-2013 00:07:46 | More by MacStinson

weerezboy

Washington

3/5  rDev +9.5%

03-14-2013 03:20:19 | More by weerezboy

Blumstein

Tennessee

1.5/5  rDev -45.3%

03-12-2013 04:51:09 | More by Blumstein

spycow

Illinois

3/5  rDev +9.5%

03-11-2013 06:51:15 | More by spycow

Flounder57

Massachusetts

2.95/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

12 oz bottle was poured into a pint glass.

Appearance: This beer poured a one finger head that reduced quickly to a thin layer. It is a golden straw yellow color with great clarity and bubbles coming up through the glass.

Smell: Sweetness, grainy, bready. Not much else going on here.

Taste: Pretty basic and simple.

Mouthfeel: Smooth, medium to full bodied, medium carbonation, and super easy to drink.

Overall: Not much going on here. Beer was gone in a few sips.

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2013 19:08:48 | More by Flounder57

tastymug

Ohio

2.5/5  rDev -8.8%

03-10-2013 19:04:09 | More by tastymug