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Desi Biyar

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Desi Biyar is a craft lager handmade from pale malt and wheat for extra body, brewed the way Arkell's has brewed for six generations. It is crafted with traditional techniques in the brewery's Victorian steam brewhouse. At 4.2% it comes in bottles and on draught and belongs to the regular bottled range.

ABV
4.2%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
SRM
pale gold4
PaceSession
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
wheatmaltyclean
wheat
malty
clean
Aroma
The nose leads with a pronounced wheat character, bringing soft cereal and breadlike notes to the foreground.
not found:hoppy,caramel,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Desi Biyar

◎ Appearance

Desi Biyar presents a pale straw-golden hue with excellent clarity and bright transparency. The head forms with modest initial foam and shows good retention, laying down a delicate lacing pattern that clings to the glass walls. Carbonation is visible and steady, with fine bubbles rising through the clean body.

pale goldenclearfine lacingwell-carbonated

◌ Aroma

The nose leads with a pronounced wheat character, bringing soft cereal and breadlike notes to the foreground. Supporting malt sweetness emerges underneath, grassy and clean, with a gentle herbaceous whisper from traditional noble hops. The overall impression is restrained and balanced, inviting rather than assertive.

wheat-forwardcerealmalt sweetnessclean

◐ Taste

Entry is smooth and full-bodied for its alcohol weight, with wheat and pale malt providing a slightly sweet foundation and satisfying roundness on the palate. Mild bitterness arrives midway through (22 IBU), enough to frame the flavors without dominating, and fades into a crisp, dry finish. The mouthfeel is silky and refreshing, clean without any harshness.

smooth palatefull bodymalt-drivenbalanced bitterness

◑ Finish

The finish is of medium length, lingering with a faint malty warmth and a touch of residual cereal sweetness before fading cleanly. No astringency or off-flavors remain, leaving the palate refreshed and ready for the next sip.

cleanmalty fade
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
76
Taste
79
Appearance
80
Finish
76
Serve at 4–7°C

Serve well-chilled at 4–6°C. Carbonation and crispness are the main event — cold preserves both.

Stein

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

Store cold and drink fresh. Lagers are at their crispest within 3–4 months.

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What is a Lager?

Euro Pale Lagers are clean, refreshing lagers with 4–5.5% ABV and IBU 10–25. Soft malt sweetness, light hop bitterness and high carbonation make them supremely drinkable.

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