Orion Special X

This lager beer was a lot better than I expected it to be, so I thought it might be worth reviewing here.

The first thing that hits your palette is a rather sharp bitterness from the hops, followed by some mild and not sweet malty notes. With that, the main part of the flavor development is already done and you are left with a pleasant lingering aftertaste of hoppy bitterness. The only thing that bothered me were the large bubbles which make for a rather unpleasant mouth feel, but I guess that is something you would expect from a canned lager beer.
Overall it’s a nice and easy to drink beer that reminded me of a slightly watery red ale. I am not a big lager beer drinker, but would enjoy this one again as a refreshing summer beverage with some light food.