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Super Bock Original

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Portugal's best-selling beer and a national institution. A pale, lightly malty lager with mild bitterness and a clean, refreshing finish — ubiquitous in cafés from Porto to the Algarve.

ABV
5.2%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter18 IBU
SRM
golden6
PaceSession
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
cleanmaltybready
clean
malty
bready
Aroma
The nose is delicately restrained, showcasing subtle grainy and bread-like malt notes with a hint of cereal character.
not found:hoppy,caramel,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Super Bock Original

◎ Appearance

Super Bock displays a pale golden hue with excellent clarity and bright, luminous transparency. The beer produces a modest white head that dissipates quickly, typical of a European lager, with fine carbonation creating an appealing effervescence throughout.

pale goldencrystal clearfine carbonationwhite head

◌ Aroma

The nose is delicately restrained, showcasing subtle grainy and bread-like malt notes with a hint of cereal character. There is minimal hop presence, allowing the clean lager yeast to express itself with a barely perceptible floral undertone, making this beer approachable rather than aromatic.

grainybreadclean lagersubtle

◐ Taste

The palate opens with a light, crisp malt foundation followed by a smooth, grain-forward mid-palate that avoids any heavy sweetness. Bitterness is exceptionally mild at 11 IBU, allowing the clean, dry character to dominate while maintaining refreshing drinkability throughout.

crisplight maltsmoothdry

◑ Finish

The finish is clean and refreshing with a dry, slightly grainy aftertaste that encourages another sip. No lingering bitterness or sweetness—just straightforward, thirst-quenching simplicity.

clean finishdryrefreshing
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
72
Taste
78
Appearance
80
Finish
82
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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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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