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Belfast Lager

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Crisp, continental-style lager brewed with Saaz hops, the brewery's key lager. It shows a floral hint, a bready, yeasty note, a touch of citrus and the peppery bite of Saaz in the finish. At 4.5% ABV, brewed in Castlewellan and sold in 500 ml bottles and 440 ml cans. The brewery calls its hops rich in aroma and taste.

ABV
4.5%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Citrus hop bitterness
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
breadyyeastyspicy hop
bready
yeasty
spicy hop
floral
noble hop
citrusy
Aroma
The nose leads with floral and herbal notes from the Saaz hops, accompanied by a pronounced bready, yeasty character from the malt.
also:clean
not found:hoppy,caramel,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Belfast Lager

◎ Appearance

Pale straw yellow with excellent clarity and bright transparency. A fine, persistent white head forms and clings to the glass with clean lacing. Carbonation is lively and even, with a steady stream of small bubbles rising through the body.

pale straw yellowcrystal clearpersistent white headfine carbonation

◌ Aroma

The nose leads with floral and herbal notes from the Saaz hops, accompanied by a pronounced bready, yeasty character from the malt. A subtle citrus accent emerges beneath, adding freshness and dimension to the bouquet. The overall impression is clean and inviting, with the noble hop character defining the aromatic profile.

floral, herbalbready, yeastysubtle citrusnoble hop character

◐ Taste

The palate is crisp and refreshing, opening with a subtle malt sweetness balanced by a firm, dry framework. The Saaz hops deliver their signature peppery spice and herbal bite, which builds steadily through the mid-palate without overwhelming. Light-bodied and clean, the beer maintains excellent clarity of flavor from entry through swallow.

crisp, drypeppery spiceherbal bitelight-bodied

◑ Finish

The finish is clean and moderately persistent, with the peppery, slightly astringent character of Saaz lingering on the palate. No residual sweetness remains; the aftertaste is dry and refreshing.

dry finishpeppery aftertastemoderate length
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
78
Taste
78
Appearance
82
Finish
75
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 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.

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