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Zardnaar
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Would try.
Zardnaar
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NZ Strong Lager 7%
Main reason to drink strong beers isn't for the taste imho. Expectations rock bottom. Pleasantly surprised. I would be lying if I called this beer good but it's alright. Reminds me of some Russian beers I used to drink, better than t Obolin Ukrainian beer which was kinda awful.
Nice buzz, taste is ok. Was thinking of a 6/10 but I'll do 6.5. The kick and vastly exceeding expectations I'll be generous. I've had worse in the last year or two (Baltika 9, Obolon one of them, Norwegian beer, Victoria Bitter).
Would almost drink again but it's about the same price as 8.6 gold 6.5% vs 7%. Might buy again if the goal was a cheap buzz not bad.
One of the better strong beers I've had and as fair as macro brewery generic strong lagers that kick you in the balls without making you retch thumbs up.
Main reason to drink strong beers isn't for the taste imho. Expectations rock bottom. Pleasantly surprised. I would be lying if I called this beer good but it's alright. Reminds me of some Russian beers I used to drink, better than t Obolin Ukrainian beer which was kinda awful.
Nice buzz, taste is ok. Was thinking of a 6/10 but I'll do 6.5. The kick and vastly exceeding expectations I'll be generous. I've had worse in the last year or two (Baltika 9, Obolon one of them, Norwegian beer, Victoria Bitter).
Would almost drink again but it's about the same price as 8.6 gold 6.5% vs 7%. Might buy again if the goal was a cheap buzz not bad.
One of the better strong beers I've had and as fair as macro brewery generic strong lagers that kick you in the balls without making you retch thumbs up.
beancounter
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I love that beer!
beancounter
(I/Me/Mine)
Upfront flavor was nice, but then quickly faded away to monotone bitterness.
Zardnaar
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The IPA in general problem.
Hence why I prefer APAs similar taste usually not as bitter.
Hazy APAs in particular tend to be right up my alley.
IPAs craft beer often means "moar hops" and they can sell the can for $4-6 each while some of the cheaper ones are actually nicer or smoother.
Zardnaar
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Arctic Beer 4.5%%
Made by the same company the last Norwegian beer I had. That one was very very average.
This one was a lot better European pale lager. Reminded me of some of the Baltika Russian beers. Mild flavour faint taste of grain. Just a beer though perfectly acceptable/boring Eurolager would probably drink over Heineken. May even be good to great on a hot day. 6.5-7 out of 10 I liked it but it's just a beer. More flavor than Bud but that's not hard
8.6 Black 7.9%. Think this can was 3.8 standard drinks had it after the Arctic Beer. Previously raved about 8.6 Gold so was optimistic about this one.
Very easy to drink dark beer not quite sweet like the gold one but probably the sweetest dark beer I've ever had. Quite enjoyed it.
Made by the same company the last Norwegian beer I had. That one was very very average.
This one was a lot better European pale lager. Reminded me of some of the Baltika Russian beers. Mild flavour faint taste of grain. Just a beer though perfectly acceptable/boring Eurolager would probably drink over Heineken. May even be good to great on a hot day. 6.5-7 out of 10 I liked it but it's just a beer. More flavor than Bud but that's not hard
8.6 Black 7.9%. Think this can was 3.8 standard drinks had it after the Arctic Beer. Previously raved about 8.6 Gold so was optimistic about this one.
Very easy to drink dark beer not quite sweet like the gold one but probably the sweetest dark beer I've ever had. Quite enjoyed it.
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Unfortunately, I got two bad beers in a row. The Belgian table beer was nothing but one dimensional bitterness, and the NEIPA (less than 1 month old) was tasteless.
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