Tasting Notes: Phoenix Beer

Phoenix Beer (Mauritius: Pale Lager: 5% ABV)

Visual: Pale yellow brown with a decent bubbled head that doesn’t last.

Nose: Lemon, malt and glucose.

Body: Golden syrup, banana, lemon. Custard. Quite smooth and malt filled. Medium thickness is the texture with a touch of snappy bubbling.

Finish: Slick, dries out as it goes. Whole meal bread and a bitter end.

Conclusion: A simple smooth lager, quite nicely textured without excessive fizz. Not a wow for complexity but has a nice mix of sweet and malt.

It’s above your usual mainstream lager, as weak a complement as that may seem. Not going to shake the pillars of heaven, but I definitely wouldn’t cut my balls of to avoid drinking it.

If your going to end up having a drink to remember your holiday be you can do worse than this one (it most definitely beats VB on that front – bleh).

Thanks to Dave Behan for the kind gift of this beer, and thanks muchly for not providing another Tescos Lager 🙂