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Susegad Goa Lager

Susegad Craft Beer
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🌍 India · Euro Pale Lager · One of 45 Euro Pale Lagers in hopIQ

Goa's first microbrewery, opened 2017 in Baga by Aditya Challa — the Edinburgh-trained brewer previously behind Singapore's Jungle Beer. Susegado ("susegad" is Konkani for the unhurried Goan mood) launched India's first bottle-conditioned lineup, including this Dortmund-style pale lager. Unfiltered, unpasteurised, cold-chained.

ABV
4.5%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
SRM
golden5
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How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Style expression
textbookdistinctive
Taste structure· The backbone of the beer, regardless of style.
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
hopIQ take

Crisp and light-bodied.

A trim frame with a clean finish — the beer arrives, pleases, and makes room for another.

Wider bands mean we're less certain about the exact position.
Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Euro Pale Lager.
Malt character
malty
Fermentation & yeast
clean
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Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Susegad Goa Lager

Appearance

Pale golden hue with bright, translucent clarity characteristic of an unfiltered Euro pale lager. The head is fine and white, settling to a thin collar with modest lacing that clings to the glass. Carbonation is present and steady, evident in the steady stream of small bubbles rising through the body.

pale goldenunfiltered, hazyfine white headsteady carbonation

Aroma

The nose is clean and restrained, leading with gentle noble hop character—herbal and slightly floral notes without assertiveness. Light malty undertones suggest soft grain sweetness, while the bottle-conditioning brings a faint, pleasant yeast presence. Overall impression is crisp and neutral, allowing the beer's simplicity to speak.

noble hops, herbalsoft grainfaint yeastclean, quiet nose

Taste

Entry is dry and clean, with minimal residual sweetness. The mid-palate develops a light malty backbone—soft and unobtrusive—balanced against restrained noble hop bitterness (20 IBU). No harshness or astringency; the beer remains refreshingly straightforward, with good dryness through the middle and a balanced, unpushy finish.

dry palatelight maltnoble bitternessclean, balanced

Finish

Short to medium finish, fading cleanly without lingering sweetness or hop burn. Aftertaste is dry and crisp, leaving the palate refreshed and ready for the next sip.

dry aftertasteclean exit
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
76
Taste
79
Appearance
77
Finish
78
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Susegad Goa Lager

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.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Susegad Goa Lager

About Euro Pale Lager

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Euro Pale 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.

Finding a similar Euro Pale Lager

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same clean, crisp, dry character as Susegad Goa Lager will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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