Beer - #527 - Hinano - Hinano

Old World Beer, Old Music, Old numbers and Old mates gathering.

"...satisfies the most demanding connoisseur..."

Hinano - what can I tell you, from a place I've never been or likely to ever get to, unless I get the next 6 numbers in the lottery draw, and if that happens you'd be invited.

Brewed by La Brasserie de Tahiti (Heineken) This is in the style that they call : Pale Lager and they happens in tropical and out of reach Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia

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A 330 ml bottle of a beer that is  5% ABV,  making it 1.3 standard drinks

Brewed in Tahiti since 1955, using only the finest ingredients from Northern Europe, Hinano satisfies the most demanding connoisseurs with its freshness and quality.

What could go wrong.

Unmistakable aroma of  malt lager, really quite loud.

It is pale yellow, but not as pale as some that I've had, head is decent and easy to achieve and it seems persistent.

It's cold, it has a familiar bite of lagers, but there isn't a lot of it, finish is ok, although bizarrely I thought pepper. Who knows.

Cut to the chase with this, it's a stock-standard lager is what it is.

Nothing to see here move along.

You've all tasted this and its like.

Crisp, clean, some bite but not much, looks nice in the glass, drinks ok.

I'd be happy with this if I was Tahiti.

The pdubyah-o-meter rates this as 7 of its things from the thing.

The double dip review

1. Am I enjoying it? Yes it's not all bad.


2. Would I have another? Yes I'd be happy to have another.


3. Would I share with a friend on a porch and set the world to rights? Yes, it looks exotic, tastes domestic.

I like "The National" and was listening to their 4th Album "The Boxer" This track "Mistaken For Strangers"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgRsYkKb1eI

The National are an American indie rock, the later work, for me, picks up on the production and emphasis falls on the tone and vocals more, they're very good.

PALE LAGER

The colour of pale lager ranges from light bronze to nearly transparent and the alcohol anywhere from 4-6%. Adjunct usage may be quite high, though in some cases the beer is all-malt. Carbonation is typically forced, though not always. One thing that doesnt vary is that neither the malt nor the hops make much of an impression on the palate. These beers are brewed for minimum character, though faint traces of hop or malt may show through. More likely though is that adjuncts like corn will show through, or youll find notes of higher alcohols (fuel notes) due to the use of high-gravity brewing. The body will be thin and watery, and the finish is typically non-existent.

Beer - #526 - Hinano - Ambrée

Exotic Beer, Exotic Music, Exotic Numbers and Exotic Parties.

But there is more!

I had to look Tahiti up on a map!

This is a 330ml bottle of beer, 5.5% ABV, 1.43 standard drink units, and 150 calories a serve.

The labelling is great and is very attractive.

Brewed by La Brasserie de Tahiti (Heineken)  This is in the style that is Amber Lager/Vienna and they are in the well exotic and wistful sounding Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia. Right,  "Amber Beer" covers a lot of things. This is a lager style, and is malted up. We agree on Vienna style. 

Hinano Ambrée is not only made from unroasted malt, which is used in all beers, but also from slow-roasted malt, giving the beer its unique character.

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But there is more! The aromatic hop used strengthens the intense flavor of Hinano Ambrée.

In the Hinano range, Hinano Ambrée is a unique amber ale combining quality, crispness and innovation. Thanks to its specific manufacturing process, Hinano Ambrée offers a refined and full-bodied taste as well as a color made of shades of yellow and red ochre.

The use of aromatic hops strengthens the complex flavor of Hinano Ambrée.

So there you go, it's all on in the pacific. Whats the worst that could happen. Vienna Lager though, that's very specific.

That is a familiar dark malt aroma on opening.

That really does look blindingly good, dark chestnut brown, decent head, a 10 for appearance!

Aroma is fairly malty, it's quite nice, has a sort of pepper thing going on, might catch you out.

Well that unfolds pretty quickly doesn't it.

This is a tad sweeter than it needs to be, really. I like a sweet beer and that this just has a bit too much candy in it.

I enjoyed it for what it was, got distracted finished it and therefore have to conclude that it was easy drinking beer, ideal for a holiday destination, but not really ablate stand up against a Vienna Lager from perhaps Europe or Vienna.

The pdubyah-o-meter rates this as 8 of its things from the thing. It's not bad, you need to drink this as the beer it is, without distractions as although it's not brilliant it's not really that bad.

The double dip review

1. Am I enjoying it? Clearly yes I drank that in quick time.


2. Would I have another? I would love another, your beach umbrella or mine.


3. Would I share with a friend on a porch and set the world to rights? Sunny afternoons with a cheeky cocktail this would be welcome, come on over.

And I was listening to an LP from 1979, "Elvis Costello" and his "Armed Forces"  Lp of which there are many great tracks (and a few shockers). Of Course "Olivers Army"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow1S4DJtLOk

I was dancing in the garden, I was sent back inside to dance in the comfort of the lounge.

AMBER LAGER/VIENNA

Your typical macrobrewed Dark Lager, often rendered dark with either brewer’s caramel or black patent malt, but each brewery will have a different approach. Aside from caramelly notes, these beers will not typically resemble other dark lager styles so much as they do the lighter styles, due to low amounts of hops, malt and body. Vienna as a beer style was theorized by Michael Jackson, but his oft-cited example was Negra Modelo, which is a macro dark lager like all the others. Some beers have taken on the idea of a Vienna lager as a distinct style, loosely based on the 1840 Anton Dreher beer, and these can be expected to be all-malt, with a fuller body and more character than the average macro dark

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