Cali-Veza
Santa Maria Brewing Co.
- From:
- Santa Maria Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Vienna Lager
- ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.68 | pDev: 2.45%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Oct 11, 2019
- Added:
- May 07, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
NO SCORE
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Formerly Mex-Y-Cali
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by whatthehull from California
3.71/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a wine glass from a 12oz bottle
A - a semi translucent golden copper leaning more on the golden, half finger white frothy head and nice lacing
S - very sweet, citrus, nice fruit floral, cracker like yeast (think pilsner), lots of sweet grain/malt with a bit of dry/toasted malt/grain, lemon-lime and altogether crisp
T - really nice spicy type hops up front, lots of sugar, mix between dry and sweet malt/grain, cracker yeast, lots of citrus and has that euro style pilsner taste to it with the soapyness
M - medium plus body, nice balance, nice complexity, medium plus acidity, medium plus carbonation -- this is Mexican style lager
D/O - this is one great Mexican lager. Refreshing, crisp and the perfect amount of biting hops. I will next be trying this as a craft michelada. Never wanted a carne asada taco or burrito so much as I do now tasting this beer. Don't be afraid of lime or lime salt either -- those are just for BMC Mexican style lagers. Don't age or wait, drink fresh
Final thoughts - at $13 a six pack that is just way too high and the under 5% ABV isn't awesome either. Otherwise, great, great lager!
Jul 18, 2017A - a semi translucent golden copper leaning more on the golden, half finger white frothy head and nice lacing
S - very sweet, citrus, nice fruit floral, cracker like yeast (think pilsner), lots of sweet grain/malt with a bit of dry/toasted malt/grain, lemon-lime and altogether crisp
T - really nice spicy type hops up front, lots of sugar, mix between dry and sweet malt/grain, cracker yeast, lots of citrus and has that euro style pilsner taste to it with the soapyness
M - medium plus body, nice balance, nice complexity, medium plus acidity, medium plus carbonation -- this is Mexican style lager
D/O - this is one great Mexican lager. Refreshing, crisp and the perfect amount of biting hops. I will next be trying this as a craft michelada. Never wanted a carne asada taco or burrito so much as I do now tasting this beer. Don't be afraid of lime or lime salt either -- those are just for BMC Mexican style lagers. Don't age or wait, drink fresh
Final thoughts - at $13 a six pack that is just way too high and the under 5% ABV isn't awesome either. Otherwise, great, great lager!
Reviewed by Zorro from California
3.6/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.6/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Clear yellow colored beer with a massive white colored head.
Smells sweet with lots of caramel sugars. Grassy with the scent of hay, the Nobel mops give this a distinct horse hay scent. Scent of corn detected.
Start out sweet with a mild bitter bite. Bitterness is several orders of magnitude above any grocery store lager from a large Mexican or American brewery. Pleasantly Grassy and slightly soapy. bitter and much more like a German beer. Not that sweet on the tongue despite the smell. Taste of roasted malt.
Mouthfeel is good.
Overall...this is just a good lager. Don't let the name scare you off. This is a GERMAN lager not a near flavorless Mexican version.
Jun 22, 2017Smells sweet with lots of caramel sugars. Grassy with the scent of hay, the Nobel mops give this a distinct horse hay scent. Scent of corn detected.
Start out sweet with a mild bitter bite. Bitterness is several orders of magnitude above any grocery store lager from a large Mexican or American brewery. Pleasantly Grassy and slightly soapy. bitter and much more like a German beer. Not that sweet on the tongue despite the smell. Taste of roasted malt.
Mouthfeel is good.
Overall...this is just a good lager. Don't let the name scare you off. This is a GERMAN lager not a near flavorless Mexican version.
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