Viva Chela
Karbach Brewing Co.
- From:
- Karbach Brewing Co.
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- American Lager
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.07 | pDev: 12.05%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 19, 2021
- Added:
- Mar 14, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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"Viva" is vibrant and fresh. This elegant Mexican-style Lager comes impeccably dressed with bright lime and salt accents. It's a crisp, clean drinker in the finest tradition of the brewing arts south of the border. Viva las Chelas!
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas
3.47/5 rDev +13%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev +13%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a can into a pint glass
Appearance – The beer pours a lightly hazed golden color with a one finger head of puffy white foam. The head fades very fast leaving almost no lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma of the brew is strong of a wheat bread smell mixed with lots of lime and a touch of hay. Along with these smells comes a light mustiness and a touch of grass.
Taste – The taste begins with a crisp cracker malt taste mixed with a touch of caramel and a whole lot of lime. As the taste advances from the start, some light musty tastes and a bit of grain join the taste. The lime is joined by a touch of lemon and a hint of salt at the end, leaving one with a lime and citrus taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is light and crisp with a carbonation level that is rather average. A higher carbonation would have been nicer for the big lime tastes and the light cracker malt, but overall, the feel was OK and made for a rather easy drinker overall.
Overall – A bit heavy on the lime for me, but overall, still a rather refreshing and easy drinking brew. The very light body makes for a quite refreshing brew.
Sep 06, 2021Appearance – The beer pours a lightly hazed golden color with a one finger head of puffy white foam. The head fades very fast leaving almost no lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma of the brew is strong of a wheat bread smell mixed with lots of lime and a touch of hay. Along with these smells comes a light mustiness and a touch of grass.
Taste – The taste begins with a crisp cracker malt taste mixed with a touch of caramel and a whole lot of lime. As the taste advances from the start, some light musty tastes and a bit of grain join the taste. The lime is joined by a touch of lemon and a hint of salt at the end, leaving one with a lime and citrus taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is light and crisp with a carbonation level that is rather average. A higher carbonation would have been nicer for the big lime tastes and the light cracker malt, but overall, the feel was OK and made for a rather easy drinker overall.
Overall – A bit heavy on the lime for me, but overall, still a rather refreshing and easy drinking brew. The very light body makes for a quite refreshing brew.
Reviewed by gvickery from Texas
3/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
It’s ok, I’d rather have it without the salt and lime.
Looks pretty standard, pale gold white head etc.....
Not much smell, lime, generic beer smell.
Taste: The lime is prominent, the salt is there too. It wasn’t necessary, I think they screwed up what would have been a nice Mexican style lager by adding crap that should be left up to the person drinking it. I don’t think Karbach can make anything without adding a bunch of crap to it.
Aug 09, 2020Looks pretty standard, pale gold white head etc.....
Not much smell, lime, generic beer smell.
Taste: The lime is prominent, the salt is there too. It wasn’t necessary, I think they screwed up what would have been a nice Mexican style lager by adding crap that should be left up to the person drinking it. I don’t think Karbach can make anything without adding a bunch of crap to it.
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