Beer review: Estrella Damm (5.4% Spain: Sociedad Anónima Damm)

Estrella Damm is a lager, more specifically a pale lager. It's brewed by Sociedad Anónima Damm, one of the largest breweries in Barcelona, Spain. The brewery was founded in 1876 and Estrella Damm has been brewed ever since. It's produced in bulk qualities but let's see if it offers a special Spanish set of aromas.

Taste: The Estrella Damm is a light-bodied lager with a slightly sweet malty body. The beer offers aromas of corn, and unfortunately some quite stingy metallic aromas. The beer finishes with a slightly bitter, hoppy taste.

Overall the Estrella Damm is a really decent bulk lager. There are definitely better options available and I was put off by the metallic bitterness. However, it's still drinkable and if you just want to get drunk I guess the Estrella Damm will do the job, although after each gulp your face will be left with a grimace.

2/5

Beer review: Desperados (5.9% France: Heineken)

Desperados is a lager beer, more specifically a pale lager flavoured with tequila. Originally it was produced by the Fischer Brewery, located in Schiltigheim, France. The brewery was bought by Heineken in 1996 and in 2010 the production of Desperados was transferred to the l'Espérance brewery, also located in Schiltigheim. One of the many products of the Heineken beer corporation, the third largest brewery corporation in the world, Desperados is widely available. Its speciality is the addition of the tequila flavor, and any time there's something extra added to a beer, my suspicions arise. In any case, let's try it out!

Taste: The Desperados is a light-bodied beer with aromas of faint sweet malt, citrus and corn. As the label suggests the taste of tequila is present as well, unfortunately in a very artificial and unnatural way.

Overall, the Desperados is a decent refreshment, but there's only little resemblance to real beer. It's quite similar in taste to Corona, Sol and other "refreshing, citric pale lagers" but with the special touch of tequila. Too bad that the tequila aroma is stingy and artificial so the overall impression of the beer lacks true refreshment, and basically everything else as well. Desperados is more like a tequila and citrus soda than beer.

2/5