Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Tagus

Tagus (5.4% abv) is probably Portugal's only all malt beer! Fortunately for me, I happened to find plenty of it on my holiday and made it my regular session beer. The beer pours a very nice gold/amber with a good white head. It smells ok: clean, caramelly malt, fruity and nice perky fresh hop zest. On the palate it is fresh and hoppy, with a real bittering bite in the finish and obviously well-hopped character. Similar to Beck's, but upp-ing the level once again to make it somewhat 'offensive' to the great unwashed. Quite a full, powerful beer, that elevates it above the easy drinking, and a really very good strong lager style beer. Tick Tick!

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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Tagus Dark

Tagus Dark (4.8% abv) is an all malt Bock style lager by Mare Nostrum Brasseur du Sud. The beer is dark with strong malty melanoiden flavours throughout and was probably the best beer I had whilst on holiday. Strangely enough, I can't find very much information about the beer. Help me fill in the blanks!

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