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Super Bock Original

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🌍 Portugal · Lager · One of 130 Lagers in hopIQ

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%
IBU
11
SRM
golden6
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Flavor Profile

How this beer tastes, mapped across 48 flavour tags

clean
100%
malty
100%
crisp
60%
refreshing
60%
light
60%
mineral
30%
dry
30%
hoppy
30%
bready
30%
bitter
30%
smooth
30%
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About Lager

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

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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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Super Bock Original

Serve at 4–7°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

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

Stein
Recommended for this style

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.

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
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