About This Drink
Kaitsetahte Laager translates roughly as "defence will lager" — kaitsetahe being an Estonian word for the will or determination to defend. It is one of the more directly patriotic products in A. Le Coq's range, with digital camouflage on the label and a formal donation mechanism: €0.10 from every litre sold goes to a fund for reserve soldiers' equipment. The beer itself is a standard 0.0% European pale lager. Ingredients are water, barley malt, malt extracts, hops, hop extracts, and a natural flavouring — similar in structure to the Alexander Bohemian but without the Czech-style hop emphasis. At 22 IBU it sits in the same bitterness territory as the Alexander; the colour at 13 EBC runs slightly lighter, into pale amber-gold. On the palate, soft barley malt and light grain are the dominant notes, with the hop bitterness providing a clean, dry finish. The natural flavouring rounds things out without making itself obvious. At 22 kcal per 100ml and 3.1g sugar, it is among the leaner options in the A. Le Coq range. Whether the military angle appeals is a matter of taste, but the beer underneath it is straightforward and competently made.
Ingredients
Water, barley malt, malt extracts, hops, hop extracts, natural flavouring






