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Tango

Société de Fabrication de Boissons d'Algérie
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🌍 Algeria · Euro Pale Lager · One of 45 Euro Pale Lagers in hopIQ

Algeria's first private-brewery lager — launched 2001 in Rouiba by Djilali Mehri; acquired by Heineken in 2008 and still the country's household name. Euro-blonde style, 4.5% ABV, pale gold with soft malt backbone, faint cereal sweetness, low bitterness and a dry grassy whisper on the finish. Built for coastal heat, not complexity.

ABV
4.8%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Malt-forward bitterness
SRM
pale gold2
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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.

Built for the second pour — a clean shape that stays inviting through the round.

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

AI-generated sensory profile for Tango

Appearance

Pale gold in colour with excellent clarity and bright luminosity typical of the style. A modest white head forms on the pour with light carbonation that sustains modest lacing on the glass. The body appears light and clean, reflecting minimal protein or yeast suspension.

pale goldcrystal clearlight carbonation

Aroma

The nose is delicate and restrained, offering soft grain sweetness with a faint cereal note. A gentle grassy herbality emerges on closer inspection, suggesting subtle noble-hop character rather than assertive aromatic hops. The overall impression is clean and neutral, built for quenching rather than aromatic interest.

soft grainfaint cerealgrassy herb notes

Taste

Entry is crisp and refreshing with a light malt backbone delivering subtle bready sweetness. The mid-palate remains dry and straightforward, with minimal complexity but good structural balance. Bitterness is low and restrained at 20 IBU, finishing with a dry grassy whisper that complements the heat-driven intent of the brew.

crisp, clean palatelight malt sweetnesslow bitterness

Finish

The finish is short to medium, drying quickly with a grassy herbal note lingering briefly. No astringency or harsh edges remain; the aftertaste is clean and forgettable by design, encouraging continued consumption.

dry grassy finishshort persistent length
74
hopIQ score
Aroma
72
Taste
75
Appearance
78
Finish
73
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Tango

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.

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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 Tango will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

Other Euro Pale Lagers in hopIQ

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