Royal Dutch Post Horn
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Royal Dutch Post Horn is premium full strength lager that is fully imported from Holland.
It is brewed by the Posthoorn Brewery which is located in the Dutch city of Breada, Holland. Post Horn is the English translation of the word Posthoorn and hence is the name of this brew. Unfortunately, there’s not a lot of information as to the history of this lager but I will give you what information I do know. Royal Dutch Post Horn comes in a six-pack of green 330ml bottles, each having an alcohol content of 4.7% per volume. The standard green bottles have ordinary labelling, with white, green, gold and red blended together to try and catch your eye. You can expect to pay $16 for a six-pack as I did at my local independent bottle store. It is imported into Australia by ALM Imports in NSW and I have yet to see this beer being sold at 1st Choice or Dan Murphy’s, so be sure to find your local independent bottle store if you’d like to try it.
This imported lager pours a fluffy white head that leaves small amounts of lacing on the glass. It has a clear golden yellow hue with plenty of carbonation, some may think it has too much. There’s a sweet malty aroma but is quite faint. The mouth feel is creamy while also being a tad watery. As for the taste ̶̶̶ it is clean, crisp and dry and on a summer’s day I can see it being rather refreshing. I found the taste diminished substantially after I had consumed three bottles for some reason and this made me call it quits for the night.
Overall, Royal Dutch Post Horn is not an outstanding lager by any means, but it is certainly not the worst. Personally I think this beer is better suited to the hotter, summer months so if you want to give it a try do so then.
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Category : Beer Reviews, Lager