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Cerveza Cristal
Cerveceria Bucanero S.A.
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- From:
- Cerveceria Bucanero S.A.
- Cuba
- Style:
- American Adjunct Lager
Ranked #202 - ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- 65
Ranked #30,039 - Avg:
- 2.68 | pDev: 28.36%
- Reviews:
- 47
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 20, 2023
- Added:
- Feb 18, 2003
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 21
SCORE
65
Poor
65
Poor
Notes:
None
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Rated by Rayh87
5/5 rDev +86.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +86.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Excelente gusto
Mar 24, 2023
Reviewed by Nass from Florida
3/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
The pour is golden yellow with a steady flow of carbonation. The taste was refreshing with a mild herbal note. Oh well, it was interesting to try a beer from Peru. Cheers! B-
Apr 26, 2021Rated by DasBrew84 from Canada (BC)
1.47/5 rDev -45.1%
look: 1.75 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.25
1.47/5 rDev -45.1%
look: 1.75 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.25
Seems to be a cheap knockoff Labatt, or it seems to be. Nothing special or worth noting. Very bland and relatively flat.
Jun 08, 2018
Reviewed by polloenfuego from Canada (NB)
2.25/5 rDev -16%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
2.25/5 rDev -16%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
You can say what you want about this beer, it is not the greatest of beers by a long shot. However, it is certainly a great beach beer, and I am drinking the hell out of it while I sit on a Cuban beach.
Feb 27, 2018
Reviewed by PorterPro125 from Canada (NB)
3.34/5 rDev +24.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.34/5 rDev +24.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Drank my moneys worth of this stuff while in Cuba for 8 days...
Serving Type: Can, Bottle, and Draught
L- Pours a bright hay yellow topped by a 1/2 finger fluffy white head. Half decent retention (great for an AAL).
S- Faint aroma of pale grain, corny sweetness, and a slight grassy hopiness. Nothing bad here, just nothing particularly noteworthy.
T- Same as the smell. Very mild flavours of grain and a grassy hoppiness.
F- Light body and fairly high carbonation. Refreshing would be a solid descriptor.
O- Compared to most AAL's, this brew is fantastic. It doesn't have anything offputting and doesn't really have much to offer. Refreshing and cheap. If I make it to Cuba again, you can bet I'll be putting back some Cristal on the beach.
May 04, 2017Serving Type: Can, Bottle, and Draught
L- Pours a bright hay yellow topped by a 1/2 finger fluffy white head. Half decent retention (great for an AAL).
S- Faint aroma of pale grain, corny sweetness, and a slight grassy hopiness. Nothing bad here, just nothing particularly noteworthy.
T- Same as the smell. Very mild flavours of grain and a grassy hoppiness.
F- Light body and fairly high carbonation. Refreshing would be a solid descriptor.
O- Compared to most AAL's, this brew is fantastic. It doesn't have anything offputting and doesn't really have much to offer. Refreshing and cheap. If I make it to Cuba again, you can bet I'll be putting back some Cristal on the beach.
Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)
2.89/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
2.89/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Had countless cans of this as well as on tap samples while away in Cuba for a week. Served cold into a pilsner glass.
Appearance -Pale golden color, clear with plenty of carbonation. A small cap of white head is poured and sometimes lingers.
Smell - Not a lot here, some faint graininess in general and no off aromas, so that's a plus.
Taste - Again not a lot of flavor, light grassy flavors and a hint of grain with nothing off-putting.
Mouthfeel - Smooth and watery, light bodied with just enough crisp carbonation to make things interesting.
Overall - While not a great beer, it really does hit the spot and when laying on a beach or poolside for hours under the hot Cuban sun. A beer that very much can get some positive ratings due to the memories it invokes. For what it is, it is quite good. Dos cervezas por favor!
Jan 08, 2017Appearance -Pale golden color, clear with plenty of carbonation. A small cap of white head is poured and sometimes lingers.
Smell - Not a lot here, some faint graininess in general and no off aromas, so that's a plus.
Taste - Again not a lot of flavor, light grassy flavors and a hint of grain with nothing off-putting.
Mouthfeel - Smooth and watery, light bodied with just enough crisp carbonation to make things interesting.
Overall - While not a great beer, it really does hit the spot and when laying on a beach or poolside for hours under the hot Cuban sun. A beer that very much can get some positive ratings due to the memories it invokes. For what it is, it is quite good. Dos cervezas por favor!
Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland
2.16/5 rDev -19.4%
look: 1.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
2.16/5 rDev -19.4%
look: 1.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
355ml Can in Santa Clara, Cuba (30 pesos):
Quite a basic & fairly poor lager but not unlike what I was expecting going in really & at least it wasn't offensive or off-putting. There was a few skunky touches early on but for the most part the beer featured the usual corn, hay & basic adjunct flavours but not much else. It was easy to drink throughout though, probably due to the heat in Cuba & as such I can't imagine it's one I'd have again if I were in the UK & it was more readily available here.
Dec 07, 2016Quite a basic & fairly poor lager but not unlike what I was expecting going in really & at least it wasn't offensive or off-putting. There was a few skunky touches early on but for the most part the beer featured the usual corn, hay & basic adjunct flavours but not much else. It was easy to drink throughout though, probably due to the heat in Cuba & as such I can't imagine it's one I'd have again if I were in the UK & it was more readily available here.
Rated by spinrsx from Canada (ON)
2.54/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
2.54/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Can from Cuba.
Jul 31, 2016
Reviewed by canucklehead from Canada (BC)
2.69/5 rDev +0.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.69/5 rDev +0.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
If you visit Cuba you will end up drinking this at some time as it is everywhere. Light and refreshing but devoid of any real character it tastes better than Corona and not as good as Pabst Blue if that helps. After waiting 4 hours for a bus to Varadero from Havana it tasted like Heady Topper lol but in the light of a normal day it is pretty average
Mar 03, 2016
Reviewed by CanadianBacon from Canada (QC)
2.94/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3
2.94/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3
Appearance - pours a pale straw color with a finger and a half of head. Crystal clear.
Aroma - Normal adjunct lager smell with a slightly stronger bitterness than american and european variants.
Taste - Fresh crisp lager yeast flavor with some light malt first followed by a nice balancing bitterness. its an ok adjuct lager from a can, from a bottle it was skunky (green bottle :/)
Feel - light crisp and clean, again nothing more or less special than other adjuncts.
Overall - This is the most popular beer in Cuba, and just like anywhere its a crisp easy drinking party beer without much flavor. It fits the style and as much as adjuncts arnt my thing, I kicked back more than a few of these during my time in Cuba. Try and get it in a can but otherwise sit back with some friends and hammer down.
Feb 22, 2016Aroma - Normal adjunct lager smell with a slightly stronger bitterness than american and european variants.
Taste - Fresh crisp lager yeast flavor with some light malt first followed by a nice balancing bitterness. its an ok adjuct lager from a can, from a bottle it was skunky (green bottle :/)
Feel - light crisp and clean, again nothing more or less special than other adjuncts.
Overall - This is the most popular beer in Cuba, and just like anywhere its a crisp easy drinking party beer without much flavor. It fits the style and as much as adjuncts arnt my thing, I kicked back more than a few of these during my time in Cuba. Try and get it in a can but otherwise sit back with some friends and hammer down.
Rated by Benny_Efkola from Canada (ON)
3.14/5 rDev +17.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
3.14/5 rDev +17.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
Honestly, a very refreshing adjunct whilst chilling on tropicoco beach.
Jan 17, 2016Rated by papat444 from Canada (QC)
2.75/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.75/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Flashback #324
Aug 19, 2015
Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
2.65/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.65/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
A-Pours a straw color with a slight head and lacing
A-Aroma has lemongrass hints
T-The taste follows the nose with a lemongrass flavor
M-A light bodied well carbonated beer
O-A decent lager
Aug 16, 2015A-Aroma has lemongrass hints
T-The taste follows the nose with a lemongrass flavor
M-A light bodied well carbonated beer
O-A decent lager
Cerveza Cristal from Cerveceria Bucanero S.A.
Beer rating:
65 out of
100 with
124 ratings
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