Key West Golden Lager
Carib Brewery USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into my parents Outback bowl beer glass.

Pours light copper with inch of slow declining white foam. Some lacing. Kind of a funky smell for a lager, hard to place. Taste is very light with a german pils bitter hanging out in the background. Some citrus.

Overall average taste, relatively clean. Unremarkable, but very good for a hot FL day.

 

 

 

 

 

12oz bottle poured into pilsner glass - thanks to BastionShaw

Pours a clear golden color with a thick crop of white head. Thin layer of film retains well, leaving patches and spots of lacing on the glass.

Toasted grain, lemon peel, and faint citrus. Some notes of cereal and corn.

Toasted notes up front with corn and cereal. Grainy with some lemon peel tones and faint citrus juice. Familiar smack of adjunct flavor towards the finish.

Lighter medium body, decent carbonation, lingering and dry on the tongue. A pretty standard adjunct beer, although better than some of the mainstream options.

Picked up a bottle at a Brevard County Manatees minor league game. Poured from a bottle into a plastic cup (no glass, of course), the beer has aromas of tnagy honey/mead and sark roasted oats. Color is a hazy, pale, lackluster yellow-gold. The beer has a very watery flavor, and th carbonation gives it a very sharp feel. Flavors are light toasty, sour-ish malt, and some light green/piney characteristics. Almost syrupy sweet aftertaste, but still watery. Finish is a little toasty and stale. Not my favorite, but it by far beats the BMC alternatives.

A - A crystal clear deep straw golden brew with slow visible carbonation. Head disappears to only a thin layer as soon as it is poured. A decent sized ring form of thin lace forms around the time.

S - Smells like hay, corn (I hope it is corn free), sweet light malt and clean aroma.

T - Tastes like corn upfront. This transitions into a bit of hay and sweet light malt with a bit of pepper and a touch of jasmine. Aftertaste is a little grassy bitterness and lingering sweet breadiness. It isn't bad, but it is too sweet.

M - Thick, but carbonation makes it harsh. Pretty refreshing, but astringent to the tip of the tongue.

D - Okay. It is really to sweet to be a sessionable lager. It lack the classic peppery pilsner bite to please most lager fans. I know it is not *supposed* to have that, but its absence just seems off - especially since that bite appears slightly, but is overshadowed by the sweetness. It would be a bit better if it wasn't so sweet.

Received from beer of month club.

A- Pours s golden yellow, with minimal head. Looks like an average lager.

S- Has a slight hop aroma, better than any macro.

T- A clean lager taste. Very crisp - not to bitter not too sweet.

M/D- Easy drinking, good for warm days. Actually tasted pretty good as it warmed up. Won't go out of my way for it, but would drink it if in the Florida heat.

pours a clear golden color with a one finger head that faded to a ring around the glass with a light wispy lace. faint corn and husk aromas match the taste. slightly sweet malt, weak corn taste mouthfeel light like the rest of the beer. easy to drink if real cold on a hot day otherwise don't waste your money.