A Favourite Thing: Chilled on the Costas (San Miguel)

Name: meah

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Product:	San Miguel
Date:	07/08/02 (122 review reads)
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Advantages: Clean, refreshing taste

Disadvantages: The head disappears quickly

My wife and I have spent a lot of time in Spain over the past couple of years. Aside from the gorgeous weather, the thing I miss most when I'm back in Britain is definitely the lovely amber colour of a chilled San Miguel.

Most people, including myself, associate San Miguel with Spain, but it was in fact first brewed by a Spaniard in the Philippines back in 1890. Today it is the third largest selling beer brand in Asia and four out of every five beers consumed in the Philippines is a San Miguel. They must be doing something right!

The amber colour, though best viewed under a sunny Spanish sky, seems just as nice today as I sit with the four bottles I bought from my local supermarket yesterday. The aroma is slightly hoppy, the flavour only a little bitter, and the aftertaste is very pleasant and refreshing. The head doesn't last very long, but I've always found this particular lager to sink extremely well and the alcohol content of 5.4% is on the better side of average. It tastes best chilled, although it's still very palatable at room temperature. Best of all, San Miguel goes very well with both bland and spicy food. I prefer it straight from the tap but at 99p for a 33cl bottle it's still very good value.

If you're looking for something to drink tonight then I'd highly recommend this wonderful pilsner. Please excuse me while I fetch another bottle from the fridge.


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