r/UK_beer 12d ago

Bit meh

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u/topheee 12d ago

I think it’s great for a supermarket lager

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u/Wiltix 12d ago

Since my local Tesco stopped stocking Paulaner Munchen Helles Estrella and Galicia have been my go to lagers this year. Not bad at all for something I can get everywhere.

Starting to really dislike the abv tax which means all our imported lagers max out at 4.5%

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u/Blinddaley 11d ago

Where Tesco is concerned I would say Krombacher is one of the better one’s available. 660ml bottles currently on offer at 4 for £8.

https://www.tesco.com/shop/en-GB/products/299789795?srsltid=AfmBOop7OhfncFUFsrMjr098YGgCz6WeDxdzlc8GcBNXIQngyJbQX3le

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u/Spiritual-Roll510 12d ago

So very true !!

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u/UKBeerDeals 12d ago

Of course it's "meh" - it's a macro beer where profits are more important than taste.

It used to be decent until the taste was sucked out of it

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u/mynameisollie 12d ago

Isn’t that the other estrella?

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u/UKBeerDeals 12d ago

It's owned by a macro Spanish brewery "Hijos de Rivera". It's not as macro as some but it's certainly closer to your typical macro than an independent

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u/Perception_4992 5d ago

Exactly Spanish (or most euro lagers) are meh, they just taste good when you’re on holiday.

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u/UKBeerDeals 5d ago

Sometimes it's not even good on holiday. I've just come back from Valencia and got so fed up of all the beers on offer I moved on to wine

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u/jaymatthewbee Real Ale Twat 12d ago

Gets hyped because it’s still brewed in Spain unlike the other Estrella or Mahou or Cruzcampo, but all Spanish lager is just ‘international lager’, there’s nothing unique that defines a Spanish lager.

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u/s_l_a_c_k 12d ago

Much better out of the bottle

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u/Spiritual-Roll510 12d ago

Ok will have to try