Beer Tasting: Estrella v. Estrella
Jul. 27th, 2022 10:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerI've got a backlog of a few comparisons in my beer tasting 2022 project that build up while I was busy trying to clear the backlog of blogs from our Colorado trip. You see, I still had time to drink beer while I was clearing that other backlog, I just didn't have time to write about it. 😅
One of the comparos I did was to try another beer from Estrella in Spain. Recall I loved Estrella Galicia Reserva 1906 when I tasted it opposite a classic German bock. As I drank it compared to other beers in my fridge it rose in my rankings to be among the top few I've tried so far. So what's next? Explore other beers from the company that makes one of the winners.
For this round I bought a six of Estrella Damm. It's a light lager. "Light" refers to the style; the beer is still 4.6% ABV.
My first try of the Damm lager pitted it against the 1906 hellerbock. Wow, what a mismatch. The hellerbock was so much more strongly flavored the Damm tasted like American light beer— as in, no flavor.
Subsequently I tried Estrella Damm among some other not-so-strongly flavored beers. For example, Erdinger Weissbier, which is also one of my faves so far. I had a friend over that evening, and we both found the Estrella has some subtle complexities. It went really well with light food. You just have to not drink it side by side with rich stuff to appreciate it. All in all, though, I still like the Reserva 1906 better.
One of the comparos I did was to try another beer from Estrella in Spain. Recall I loved Estrella Galicia Reserva 1906 when I tasted it opposite a classic German bock. As I drank it compared to other beers in my fridge it rose in my rankings to be among the top few I've tried so far. So what's next? Explore other beers from the company that makes one of the winners.
For this round I bought a six of Estrella Damm. It's a light lager. "Light" refers to the style; the beer is still 4.6% ABV.
My first try of the Damm lager pitted it against the 1906 hellerbock. Wow, what a mismatch. The hellerbock was so much more strongly flavored the Damm tasted like American light beer— as in, no flavor.
Subsequently I tried Estrella Damm among some other not-so-strongly flavored beers. For example, Erdinger Weissbier, which is also one of my faves so far. I had a friend over that evening, and we both found the Estrella has some subtle complexities. It went really well with light food. You just have to not drink it side by side with rich stuff to appreciate it. All in all, though, I still like the Reserva 1906 better.
