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Pretend Mongolian beer better than expected

This is what Mongolia looks like (picture by XXX at Flickr, under Creative Commons).
This is what Mongolia looks like.

Baadog describes itself as a “Mongolian craft beer”, brewed under licence (in Ireland, apparently) for the for the Mongolian Barbeque chain of restaurants.  We weren’t expecting much — another slightly dull, fizzy “world lager”, perhaps, like British-brewed Asahi?

In fact, it’s pretty good and way exceeded our expectations. It’s almost brassy in colour, slightly cloudy and accented towards the malt.  Ratebeer has it classified as a Vienna-style lager.

Whatever the origins, it’s nice to see restauranteurs coming up with an interesting beer to go with their food rather than just sticking with wine, or filling their fridges with Becks, Stella and the appalling San Bloody Miguel.

We picked this up from Paul’s Wines on Orford Road in Walthamstow.

Picture by Tiarescott at Flickr, under Creative Commons.