M!NE Dark All Malt Beer - 台湾啤酒黑麥 100%全麥 - For the Horses

Wasn't particularly looking forward to having to buy this beer, due to the past experience/memory of its taste. Would love to have a chat with the head brewer at TTL when I visit one of their breweries to try and understand how they came up with the end product. Still scratching my head these past few years since it hit the store shelves.

Best part of this beer is the bottle and label. They started off right and then headed downhill.

Big props to TTL. They really know how to create good head. Back slaps all-around. 

First taste was indeed a lot "heavier" than its sibling, plain "M!NE". 

But a bit less "smoky" after follow-up swills.

Tastes like a light beer version of a dark beer.

If not told it was "dark" (other than its obvious color), would be hard-pressed to distinguish it. 

"The classic full-bodied dark distinctive beer with a perfect balance of hop aromas and malty flavor".

I don't know which body they were looking at for this beer. 

Do get a bit of hop flavor, but with a weak dark bite to it.

Did they get this recipe from online?

Not the kind of "dunkel" beer that I can drink multiple steins of. 

If TTL is going with this dark beer, they might as well make it 7.5% or more alcohol content just to get some bang for the buck. 

This is the type of beer that Toby and Willie would give to their horses, though Willie might think twice about claiming so as a tax deduction.

Beer type:  lager

Alcohol content:  5%

Price for 600cc bottle:  N$48-55

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