Almaza Pilsner Beer - Brasserie Almaza S.A.L.

MurphyMacManus

Texas

2.42/5  rDev -14.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

12oz. green bottle into pint glass

A: clear gold with a very short-lived head and no lace. It appears to be decently carbonated, but it can't maintain a head. Possibly a bad sign...

S: Sulfur. (Green bottle?) Some pale malt in the background, but mostly sulfur.

T/M: Fizzy yellow beer mouthfeel. Very little hop character and lots of bready malt. Hop presence doesn't even balance the malt, and the finish isn't all that clean. It doesn't taste bad, and the sulfur from the aroma isn't present in the taste, but it's not a pilsener.

Overall: It's not horrible, and it doesn't taste bad. It's actually quite drinkable. But the label creates expectations that the beer fails to meet, and I don't like that.

Serving type: bottle

03-29-2011 05:59:13 | More by MurphyMacManus

FLima

Brazil

2.84/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pale yellow, almost amber color with lots of head with medium retention.
Aroma of an adjunct lager but not unpleasant, bready malts, vanilla and adjuncts. Some floral hop notes.
Sweet malt and corn flavor with floral and herbal hops. Dry aftertaste with a mild bitterness.
Light body and unexpected low carbonation.
This seems to have a bit more hops (though low on alpha) than usual for an adjunct lager. Not a pilsner but decent for an adjunct lager. Better than the average mass adjunct lagers.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 01:01:05 | More by FLima

cfalovo97

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev +6.4%

05-09-2013 13:43:49 | More by cfalovo97

Ciocanelu

Romania

2.5/5  rDev -11.3%

04-20-2013 12:44:41 | More by Ciocanelu

Whatup14

Quebec (Canada)

2.25/5  rDev -20.2%

04-17-2013 13:41:53 | More by Whatup14

Giggy

Michigan

2.5/5  rDev -11.3%

04-04-2013 18:35:17 | More by Giggy

bshiban

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev +6.4%

03-29-2013 13:17:32 | More by bshiban

pmorey

Indiana

2.68/5  rDev -5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75

Bottle pour at our local Lebanese restaurant. Bright golden color with thin head. Heavy carbonation and left with a "Perrier" aftertaste. Not a beer I would choose on my own, but strangely enough it did make for a good pairing with my curry.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2013 19:31:03 | More by pmorey

stampfler07

Georgia

2.5/5  rDev -11.3%

02-04-2013 23:52:44 | More by stampfler07

Fatehunter

Oregon

2.28/5  rDev -19.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.25

A finger of head on a clear, light straw colored body. Low retention on the head.
The aroma is faint: honey and grain.
The flavor is nothing. Water and water and a tiny bitter at the end.
A fizzy texture, light body and high carbonation.
A less than average beer and certainty not a pilsener.

Serving type: bottle

01-14-2013 04:01:55 | More by Fatehunter

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.03/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Served in a bottle at Mooney's Mediterranean Cafe in Winston-Salem, NC

A: Pours a crystal clear pale yellow in color with some moderate amounts of golden yellow highlights and heavy amounts of visible carbonation. The beer has a finger tall bright white head that quickly reduces to a patchy thin film covering the majority of the surface of the beer and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Minimal amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Light to moderate aromas of bready malts with a light hint of graininess and some light amounts of grassy and floral hops.

T: Very similar to the smell, the taste of this beer starts out with a moderate amount of bready malts with a light hint of grainy sweetness to it. That is followed by light flavors of grassy and floral hops. The hops contribute a light amount of bitterness which fades quickly.

M: Light to medium bodied with moderate to heavy amounts of carbonation.

O: This is a pretty decent beer, my first from Lebanon, and exceeded my expectations considering it came in a green bottle (though it lacked the skunkiness I have come to expect with that type of packaging). Easy to drink and sessionable, though I would expect it to be best when served ice cold as I had mine.

Serving type: bottle

12-29-2012 21:40:46 | More by dbrauneis

sneaks2210

New York

1.5/5  rDev -46.8%

11-14-2012 21:28:42 | More by sneaks2210

damndirtyape

Ohio

3.33/5  rDev +18.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

330mL bottle (date stamp 120201509) poured into a Shaker pint glass. Given to me by a Lebanese colleague who knew I liked beer. Very kind.

Appearance: Pale clear gold color. Thin white head with some tiny islands of lacing.

Smell: Practically none at first - but a bit floral as it warms up.

Taste: Light, crisp, clean malt, hint of honey-like sweetness, light bitter finish and then some floral aftertaste. A bit unusual of a finish, but I think it works.

Mouthfeel: Carbonation just south of fizzy, but not bad. Thickness underneath a bit watery.

Overall / Drinkability: Not an amazing beer overall. Did go well with food though (Cottage Pie). Where this beer shines is in drinkability. I could easily have another and I can see myself enjoying this with a Lebanese meal sitting out in the heat or inside. In a way, it is what a pilsner should be - highly drinkable and cleansing of the palate, and this beer delivers in regards to that theme. I find this surprising in light of the very light flavor and aroma, but sometimes a good beer does not need to be rich in everything.

Serving type: bottle

10-28-2012 22:50:57 | More by damndirtyape

bambam2517

Arizona

2.5/5  rDev -11.3%

10-28-2012 19:58:31 | More by bambam2517

chasmandocharles

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev +6.4%

10-13-2012 23:16:58 | More by chasmandocharles

Julian4077

Australia

1.75/5  rDev -37.9%

09-09-2012 03:44:48 | More by Julian4077

Guylefleur

Lebanon

1.5/5  rDev -46.8%

09-08-2012 13:02:41 | More by Guylefleur

htomsirveaux

Texas

2.7/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

330 mL bottle tried 15 Mar 2011. Courtesy of jk who picked it up in Oman, thanks! Served in the 0.4 L Hutthurmer mug.

Large white head. Well carbonated. Clear dark golden yellow in color. Aroma is primarily skunk with some mineral and sweet grain in the background. Fairly sweet to start. Thankfully the skunkiness is not nearly as present in the flavor. Slight graininess. Light effervescent body, minimal ethanol. Slight hint of lemon and mineral water in the finish. Aftertaste is a very faint bitterness.

I would drink this if I was in Lebanon. And could get it unskunked.

Serving type: bottle

08-19-2012 14:24:43 | More by htomsirveaux

Mississippi

Virginia

2.75/5  rDev -2.5%

07-30-2012 18:13:06 | More by Mississippi

BrandonCBeer

3.25/5  rDev +15.2%

07-23-2012 05:23:09 | More by BrandonCBeer

HamGlade10

Oklahoma

3.75/5  rDev +33%

07-20-2012 23:39:53 | More by HamGlade10

beerme626

Kentucky

3.25/5  rDev +15.2%

07-12-2012 17:21:08 | More by beerme626

SciFritz

Wisconsin

2.25/5  rDev -20.2%

07-09-2012 18:12:14 | More by SciFritz

Trent

Michigan

3/5  rDev +6.4%

07-08-2012 20:42:47 | More by Trent

Kam

3.5/5  rDev +24.1%

07-03-2012 19:01:45 | More by Kam