Argus Beer

Country of Origin: Brewed in Poland for Lidl.
ABV: 4.5%

In the Carlsberg / Carling mould although it's slightly darker and stronger in taste. Not a bad brew and I would buy again.

Note: When did iPhones start auto-correcting Poland to Poundland? That's not gonna go down well?!

I'm gonna go 7.7 MWB

"If ARGOS did lager it would probably be ARGUS!"

Zelta Premium

Country of Origin: Latvia
Brewed by: Aldaris
Brewed in: Riga, Latvia

Drank in Monika Hotel Lobby Bar in Riga, Latvia - 23rd February 2015

First taste of a Latvian Lager so mildly excited. 

Strong tasting golden beer with a mildly bitter aftertaste. Brewed in Riga by The Aldaris Brewery which is part of the ever growing Carlsberg Group, fortunately however it's kept its own flavour which is unique and very drinkable. 
It's 5.2% ABV is a bonus and helps it score a hefty 8.1 on the MWB Snifter Scale. 
Best drunk when served between 6-8°C...apparently. 

Commercial Description

"Zelta (Gold) beer is premium quality lager which has been renowned for its consistently high quality for years. This was underlined by the silver medal it won in 2005 in the face of stiff competition at the prestigious Australian International Beer Awards.

Zelta beer is characterised by a mild malt aroma and slightly bitter-sweet hoppy taste. It is a great companion for the enjoyment of quality leisure time with friends.

Zelta beer is offered in convenient, modern packaging and now its transparent bottle has an easy-to-open pull-off cork."

Pistonhead Lager

Country of Origin: Sweden

Brewed by: Spendrups Byggeri

Brewed in: Grängesberg, Sweden

The can scared me a tad but nothing to fear as this is a friendly nice and crisp lager with malty hints, well carbonated making it pleasant to drink. 

Good strength at 4.6% ABV, would drink again but reckon the manufacturer would do better with a bit of rebranding as it looks like a novelty drink and it's far better than that - 8.1MWB. 

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
"Crafted in our brutal brewing workshop. The Kustom Lager is a smooth, no-nonsense brew. It’s dry hopped with cascade and amarillo hops to offer a spicy citrus edge. Plus it’s organic, and it glows in the dark, need we say more."

Didn't realise it glowed in the dark!!! Would only be fair to prove this, better buy some more. 

DIEBELS Alt Beer

Country of Origin: Germany
Brewed in: Issum, Germany
Alc: 4.9% ABV

'Alt' meaning 'old' is a dark beer traditionally served cold. Very malty in taste but this is balanced by the temperature its served at. I'm a great fan of Altbeer as this is the drink served in the 'old town' in Dusseldorf which I visit every couple of years on training courses..... which loosely translates to getting drunk whilst occasionally talking about our product. 
MWB 8.8

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION"DIEBELS Alt is brewed according to the German Purity Law of 1516. Under this "Reinheitsgebot", only four ingredients are allowed: Barley malts, hops, yeast, and water. The dark-roasted special malt lends DIEBELS its unmistakable amber glow.Dark and Delicious. For a dark, flavorful beer, DIEBELS is surprisingly light and drinkable - a beer you can enjoy all night long. It isn't bitter like many ales, and it doesn't have the strong aftertaste of certain

 imports."

Caesar Augustus

Country of origin: Scotland
Type: Lager/IPA hybrid
Brewed by: Williams Bros Brewing Co.
Brewed in: Kelliebank, Alloa.
ABV: 4.1%

Hmmm, nice idea but not for me, more IPA than Lager. Quite bitter and too flat. Scores 7.5 MWB.

Commercial Description
"This Lager /IPA hybrid is a revolution in refreshment and flavour. All the crisp clean notes of the finest lager but with the discrete bitter finish of a well balanced IPA. It's not confused about what it wants' to be, it's just the best of both worlds."

SKOL

Country of origin: UK
Brewed by: Carlsberg Group
Brewed in: Worldwide
ABV: 2.8%

Thought I'd try as it's been around as long as I can remember but have been put off by the low ABV however much to my surprise this ain't a bad tasting Lager and steals the no.1 spot in the 'session beer' division.
Only minus is it made me pee like a horse!!

8.2 MWB, 'cos you can drink about 40 cans of the stuff!

Interesting Fact:
1) The name is related to the Scandinavian toast "skål". For a period, the Hagar the Horrible cartoon character was used for promotion.
2) It is the no.1 Lager in Brazil.

History:
In 1930 Allsopp's Brewery acquired Arrol's, and four years later entered into a merger with another Burton-based brewer Ind Coope. This merger became favorable for Ind Coope as it eventually grew into Britain's biggest brewery at that time, with its own flagship beer Graham's Gold Lager being the top beer brand there. In 1959 Ind Coope introduced a new brand: Graham's Skol Lager.

Graham's Skol Lager eventually became Skol pilsner lager as part of Ind Coope's marketing strategy, aiming to focus the younger generation of drinkers in particular.

Ind Coope then entered into a merger with two other brewing companies – Leed-based Tetley's and Ansell's from Birmingham – to form Allied Breweries (UK).

Skol was initially created to be a global beer brand with an ABV of 4.6-5%.

Allied Breweries (UK), Labatt (Canada), Pripps-Bryggerierna (Sweden) and Unibra (Belgium) formed a new company called Skol International in 1964. Its aim was the creation of a world-wide beer brand, Skol.

In 1992, the merger between Allied Breweries and Carlsberg created Carlsberg-Tetley's, who used to brew the beer at their brewery in Leeds until the brewery was closed in 2011.

It continues to be distributed in the UK, with an ABV reduced to 2.8%.

Flensburger Pilsner

Country of origin: Germany
Brewed by: Flensburger Brauerei
Brewed in: Flensburg, Germany
ABV: 4.8% ABV

Not to be confused with Flensburger Gold which I tried back in 2012, made by the same brewery this is a slightly darker beer and more malty. Hard to appraise as drank in 2 hefty gulps but worthy of 7.7 MWB

Best thing about this lager is it's the start of another batch bought by Pappa Pete, may the fun continue!


Commercial Description
"Brewed according to the German Purity Law of 1516"