Cape Horn Pilsen
Cervecería Cape Horn

 

Slightly hazy amber color with practically no head.
Aroma with predominant notes of hay, honey and faint herbal local hops.
Flavor with notes of raw malt juice, hay, some local Argentinean hops, ginger, lager yeast, some drops of lemon and pear juice, biscuit and a bit of sulfur. Dry aftertaste with a mild bitterness.
Light to watery body with low carbonation.
Refreshing Lager with some spicy and herbal notes, though hay/raw malt are predominating too much, body could be enhanced and is lacking hops for the style. I bet I would rate this a bit better in its homeland.

Thanks to jwcwattsrugger for bringing this one back for me from South America:

12 oz. bottle, best by Sept. '08, poured into a pils glass:

Pours light golden yellow with a two finger head that descends very slowly to half original size and stays. Some thin rings of lacing stick.

The smell is of a classic pils - grainy/grassy.

The taste is of grainy sweet malt - a touch of oily, grassy (restrained Saaz) hops. Some fruitiness comes through in the pretty crisp finish, which could be a bit crisper. A bit yeasty with alcohol showing just a tad too much. Leans towards malty, a bit more bittering hops would go a long way here.

A touch thin, appropriately light-bodied, appropriate carbonation level. Could be a bit crisper.

Very drinkable, especially on a hot day. Not a bad stab at a true pils.

I did find it rather odd (for the style) that the label said to pour carefully to leave the layer of yeast in the bottle. I did, but then poured it into the glass when I was finished and, sure enough, it was very murky and not a pleasant taste at all. Take the "head's up" seriously.