Al-Chark

Al-Chark

ABV 4.6% • Vol 750 ml • bottle • Syria • Mid-price • Flavour 7.5
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This is a wonderful beer, an astonishing shock considering it's made in Muslim Syria. Unfortunately it's hard to get hold of - the disgusting beer from Damascus, the capital of Syria, is available almost everywhere, but I only found this in a cafe near Saladin's Castle not far from the coast. Frustratingly when we stayed in Aleppo (home of the Al-Chark brewery) we were in a Muslim hotel next to a mosque and so were served a non-alcoholic Almaza. The beer comes in generous 1.5 litre bottles and is very fruity, the dominant flavour being pineapple, but with some grapefruit present. For a lager I found this to be full of complex flavours, the hops fresh and sharp, and the malt body firm and distinctive. Five different bottles were tasted by seven people and all agreed that this was astonishingly excellent. Given more time to track down a supplier I would have brought back a case load. Worth going to Syria just to sample this jewel!

Review submitted by: Silk Tork

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