What does a Stella Artois taste like, and why does it have a similar taste to Port Royal?
Stella Artois tastes like a Lager.Port Royal tastes like a Lager.These beers taste similar because they are both:Beer.Which generally only has about four ingredients - Hops, Malted Barley, Maize and Water as an example.And then,They are both brewed in the:Lager method,by large production breweries.=A lot of beers will taste like Stella + Port Royal because:Lager is the most popular beer style in the world, and most known brand names will brew this type of beersie as it is the most popular beer style in the world for a reason.It’s like saying that one milk chocolate tastes like another milk chocolate. They taste similar because they share the same ingredients, and they are both aiming to taste like milk chocolate.
How does the taste of a Stella Artois and a Budweiser differ?
Stella is a very good “export" style of European pilsner. It doesn't have a great deal of unique character for the true beer snob, but especially from a tap at the right temperature it is a high quality example of the style.Bud on the other hand is a bland, slightly off tasting beer nominally deemed a pilsner, but really a style of its own—American mass market—where it competes with the likes of Miller High Life and Coors, and even some lesser cheaper and/or lighter versions of the same. Bud is not offensive and I prefer it a bit to the other brands (not really sure why) but it is nowhere near as good as Stella.
How good is Stella Artois?
It’s really not very good. I’ve only had a few glass in my life and none in close to a decade. Of course a beer beginner should try it, but anyone who gets serious about beer won’t choose it anymore unless they have no better options. Numerically, it’s rated a 71 on Beer Advocate. I’d call beers in the 70’s, drinkable if there are no better beers around. Beer in the 60s and below is best avoided altogether. In those cases, I’d often just go without beer instead. Beer in the 80’s is pretty good. This is the level of beer I’d like to see everywhere. A lot of it is what I’d consider reasonably priced and worth the premium over junk beer. Most craft beer falls into the 80s. If I find something with a score of 88, I’m not disappointed in pretty much any situation. So depending on situation, location, etc, the minimum score I’d like to feel satisfied is somewhere in the 80 to 88 range.The 90s are of course even better, but these start to get pricey. So for those, it really depends on your budget, how much you drink etc. These take more effort to seek out, have to go to good craft beer stores. There aren’t a lot of 90’s hanging around grocery stores, corner stores, etc. You have to seek out craft beer focused bars to find 90’s on top. A lot of stuff in the high 90’s can be very expensive and a lot of it can be very rare. For example, Hopslam is 98 points. It’s made once a year. If you want some, you have to follow a favorite store on twitter and go buy some right away. It will sell out in an hour on a Tuesday afternoon. Some places may even do a ticket system, where you have to show up early to get a ticket and hang around to buy it.The 100 point beers are out of this world. In the wine world, 100 points would mean absolutely unaffordable. Luckily, beer isn’t like that. You can make some of these fit your budget. These beers can be quite rare though. You may have to travel for them. You may have to get them on the secondary gray market. These are the kinds of beers that people trade with each other. An excellent example is Heady Topper. It costs the normal price you’d expect for a 90+ beer, about $3.50 per can. It’s worth of every penny, but hard to find outside of upstate Vermont, and even then, you won’t find it on the weekend.
What does Stella Artois taste like, and how does it differ from a Guinness?
It's best two go out and buy two bottles, chill them, pour into two identically shaped glasses. Then taste them side by side, with a water rinse between tastes.Some would suggest Guinness be poured into a warm glass, while Stella be poured into a chilled glass.Then you can make the personal decision for yourself. The choice could also be neither.Of the two, I personally would choose the lighter Stella Artois- but it's only my personal opinion. Guinness has it's following , going beyond those who associate it with "The Guinness Book of World Records"Just my opinion: Ian Alter Famous Canadian Artist
Why is Stella Artois considered a good beer?
Who considers Stella a “good” beer? Do you? Are you basing this question off of Stella marketing materials that you've seen?Personally, I don't think Stella is a good beer at all. I think most people that know quality, true to style beer, would probably agree.I think pop culture as a whole is widely mistaken as “good” or “great” simply because pop appeals to the majority which in turn makes it popular. Popular = “good” to the uneducated majority. This applies to music, cars, food, BEER, art, etc.Similar to bud light, Miller light, etc Stella is regarded as “good” because it appeals to the majority palate and has been marketed down people's throats for decades. It doesn't mean the beer is actually true to a traditional style or even quality beer. It simply means it's been pushed into enough faces for people's palates to approve of the flavor that it's now regarded as “good” by the Stella commercials.Talk to a long time bud light drinker who is die hard for their brand. They'll claim Miller light and the like don't even compare to bud light. They'll claim they can pick bud light out off a blind taste test (impossible). Beer Wars did a great blind taste test with die hard brand specific drinkers and none off them could pick out they're beer in the blind taste test.It's an informative movie, definitely worth a watch off you're interested in learning more on the subject of beer and how strong branding trumps actual flavor.Taste is extremely subjective. Only you will ever know what is good and bad in the beer world. If you really like Stella and it's your favorite then you could easily say it's the best beer. I don't like Stella, but that doesn't mean other people can't like it. Enjoy what appeals to you, don't worry about what other people say.
Which beers are similar to Stella Artois?
Pilsners are a very clean and drinkable beer. If you like Stella Artois, I would suggest sticking with a German or Czech-style pilsner, as the American versions tend to lack in flavor, hops, and bitterness. My recommendation is the Weihenstephaner Pils. I also recommend visiting your local taproom. Your local taproom or brewery should have an American, German, or Czech-style pils on tap for you to try.
My favorite beers are Corona, and Stella Artois? Does anyone know what other beers I might like that might taste similar to Corona and Stella?
Moody Go did a pretty decent job and listing pretty safe bets. But most of those with the exception of Victory Prima Pils aren’t really all that more quality of a beer than Corona or Stella. I’m guessing one of the reasons you’re asking is because you’re interested in trying higher quality craft beers. A lot of this is dependent upon what region of the country you’re in but I’ll try to give some examples which should be pretty broadly available.Pilsner Urquell - A european Czech Pils often regarded as the Pilsner to beatWarsteiner Premium - A German PilsnerPolestar Pilsner - By Left Hand out of COLongboard Island Lager - By Kona out of HI (kind of)Shift - By New Belgium out of COBrooklyn Lager - By Brooklyn Brewery out of NYFirebrick - by August Schell out of MNSam Adams Boston Lager - By Boston Beer Company out of MACalifornia Kolsch - By Ballast Point out of CACali’ Creamin - By Mother Earth out of CA (Likely hard to find outside of CA but one of my faves on Nitro)Genessee Cream Ale - by Genesee out of NY I think, also regarded as a top example of the styleSo there are a few possibilities for you. BUT I would recommend heading down to a few of your local breweries and getting a flight of beers. Look for a Kolsch, Pilsner, Cream Ale, Vienna Lager, Euro Lager and maybe even a Hefeweizen. These are a good place to start while starting to grow your palette. Pretty much every brewery has a beer in one of these styles to appeal to the mass market who grew up on Bud Light, Coors, etc. But the examples out of your neighborhood brewery will likely be more rich and flavorful as they seek to impress their clientele.Keep trying new styles and don’t be afraid of the color of the beer. Color is not an indicator of strength of flavor or alcohol content. Many Stouts and Porters are VERY easy to drink and not at all heavy. My wife didn’t really care much for beer but I had her try an Oatmeal Stout I had on Nitro and she fell in love with the creamy, velvet texture and chocolate and toast notes of Oatmeal Stout. So get out there, try some flights and broaden those taste buds!Cheers!