Stella Artois is brewed with just four ingredients: water; malted barley; maize and most importantly the finest Saaz hops. It's these hops that set Stella Artois apart.

Description. Stella Artois is a classic Belgian lager, golden in color with a floral, hop aroma, well-balanced fruity malty sweetness, crisp hop bitterness and a soft dry finish.

A Flemish-Style Cartouche At the top of the cartouche is a horn, the symbol of the original brewery. (Den Hoorn means “The Horn.”). According to Stella Artois' website, the horn has remained a powerful symbol of its brewing tradition, even after the brewery's many changes in name and management over the centuries.

pilsner Stella is officially classified as a Euro Pale Lager, but some consider it to be a pilsner. It pours like most lagers - with a thin, white head and a crisp, golden color. It is traditionally served in a signature Stella Artois chalice; however, a normal beer pint will do just fine, as long as it is poured correctly.

Depending on whom you ask, Stella is either classy, trashy, or downright ordinary. A common joke among Belgian beer enthusiasts is that American beer consumers consider Stella Artois an elevated import, while “[i]n Belgium, Stella Artois is considered a very ordinary beer at best.”

Stella Artois is an imported pale lager that has made a name for itself as an easy-drinking and relatively refreshing option. A light-medium body and a crisp finish achieve the bare minimum in refreshment, but the beer suffers from a lack of complexity that would otherwise make it a bottle worth seeking out.

Stella Artois may be one of the most recognized beers around the world for its reputation as an easy-drinking and crisp bottle.

Belgian-Style Lager In Belgium, every beer has its own unique glass designed to highlight the brand's special flavor, and Stella Artois is no exception. The Stella Artois chalice is designed to ensure that the head foams perfectly and the aroma is preserved.

Stella Artois used to market itself under the slogan "reassuringly expensive" but became popularly known in Britain as the "wife beater" beer because of its high alcohol content and perceived connection with aggression and binge drinking.

Flavor. While the beers are similar on the nose with malt, yeast, and mild citrus, Stella is more pronounced with slight vegetal aromas. However, Heineken's flavors linger longer on the palate and are brighter. On the palate, Stella is lighter with a sweet aftertaste.

Some reviewers said they found Corona to be even more flavorful than Stella Artois, with fruity notes in this beer - such as lime. Multiple reviewers also noted that this beer has more bubbles/carbonation than the others, with a bit of a hoppy aftertaste.

The beer has been considered a high-class import, a brawl-inducing booze bomb, and a simple pale lager.