Cristal
Union De Cervecerias Peruanas Backus y Johnston

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From:
Union De Cervecerias Peruanas Backus y Johnston
 
Peru
Style:
American Adjunct Lager
Ranked #169
ABV:
5%
Score:
66
Ranked #28,271
Avg:
2.79 | pDev: 21.51%
Reviews:
99
Ratings:
206
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 05, 2024
Added:
May 19, 2002
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  26
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

3.54/5  rDev +26.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Bottle purchased and drank at China Chilcano in Washington, DC.

This one pours a very clear golden yellow color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.

This smells fairly dry, with a slightly metallic but also floral and bitter hop character, with some corn and graininess.

This is fairly basic, but on par with most examples of this style. There’s corn, grain, and a slightly sharp feeling, but a pleasant floral bitterness to it.

This is light bodied, clean, crisp, and pretty drinkable.

Despite some mild skunkiness, this wasn’t the worst.
Feb 05, 2024
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Rated: 3.5 by paulish from New York

Dec 03, 2023
 
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Aug 14, 2021
 
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Nov 06, 2020
 
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May 17, 2020
 
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Rated: 1.12 by chiefz1 from New York

Dec 20, 2019
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Reviewed by elnachooo from Spain

1.38/5  rDev -50.5%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.5
De cuerpo ligera, de carbonatación media y con un dedo de espuma de poca retención. Aroma débil a cereales y lúpulo. En boca es acuosa, con un final levemente dulce. El alcohol es imperceptible por lo que no sabes si tomar una cerveza o un refresco.
Nov 29, 2019
 
Rated: 3.2 by BallsDeep from Florida

Sep 22, 2019
 
Rated: 3.38 by GaryColeman from California

Sep 03, 2019
 
Rated: 2.5 by bdlusa from Texas

Jun 25, 2019
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Reviewed by VoxRationis from New York

2.73/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Decanted from a 11.2 oz (330 ml) bottle into a custom taster pint; no production information.
A: Pours a crystal clear, dark golden color with a less than one finger, foamy white head, rim retention, and some rings of lacing.
S: Peppery with grainy and grassy aromas. Slight phenol flavor as it warmed.
T: Dry. Malty with bread rind and cracker flavors and medium bitterness at the end.
M: Light bodied with low carbonation. Drinks smoothly, crisply, and cleanly.
O: This is a reasonably constructed lager. Drinkably and fairly refreshing despite off scent.
Mar 22, 2019
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Reviewed by monkist from Hungary

2.88/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
A bit skunked (?) lager from Peru, not sure if it's the corn or some other ingredients that make it feel funky. Dry hop bitterness as usual from Adjunct lagers, the (after)taste is not (that) bad, could be worse but also had better beers from he Andes before... not getting that clear water feeling from this beer.
Oct 28, 2018
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Rated by Mclusal from Colombia

3/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
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Rated: 2.85 by TrojanRB from Texas

Sep 04, 2018
 
Rated: 3.14 by 12ozfan from Illinois

Jul 12, 2018
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Rated by ChazFqy from New Jersey

3/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Put out that fire when the wife goes heavy on the rocoto.
Mar 18, 2018
 
Rated: 3.94 by foghornleghorn22 from Virginia

Dec 09, 2017
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Rated by quaffinganale from Maryland

3.24/5  rDev +16.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
4 months in Peru, this was my daily go-to. Satisfying with Pollo a la Brada y papas fritas.
Dec 08, 2017
Cristal from Union De Cervecerias Peruanas Backus y Johnston
Beer rating: 66 out of 100 with 206 ratings