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Carling Black Label
South African Breweries plc
- From:
- South African Breweries plc
- South Africa
- Style:
- American Adjunct Lager
Ranked #195 - ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 67
Ranked #28,211 - Avg:
- 2.7 | pDev: 31.11%
- Reviews:
- 17
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 13, 2023
- Added:
- Jul 07, 2002
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 10
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Ratings by AKBelgianBeast:
Reviewed by AKBelgianBeast from Alaska
2.82/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
2.82/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
My PH's favorite go to brew. And Props to Wild Footprint Safari's for a fantastic hunt, and a steady supply of beer throughout! Pours fizzy yellow gold with alot of PBR type nose. Typical cheaper macro lager flavor, but not as bad as many of our american travesties. Lawnmower chugger.
May 26, 2008More User Ratings:
Rated by JonathanWest from South Africa
3.78/5 rDev +40%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.78/5 rDev +40%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Great mass production beer, crisp and not too heavy. Very refreshing and does turn a bit unpleasant when warming up
Jun 24, 2023Reviewed by RedStickPhil from New Mexico
2.49/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.49/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
This is a crappy beer. I guess it doesn’t look so bad, but tastes like it was filtered through dirty socks, or maybe socks that had been soaked in formalin. I got one as a World Cup thing because I like the label. That’ll do.
Nov 26, 2022Reviewed by metter98 from New York
2.56/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.56/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
A: The beer is crystal clear yellow in color and has a light amount of visible carbonation. It poured with just a few patches of white bubbles on the surface and a collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Light aromas of malted barley are present in the nose.
T: The taste has watered down flavors of pale malts and a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels a bit more than light-bodied and clean on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: For an adjunct lager, this beer isn’t that bad because you can’t taste any of the adjuncts. It is a little watery on the palate but easy to drink.
Serving type: bottle
Oct 31, 2019S: Light aromas of malted barley are present in the nose.
T: The taste has watered down flavors of pale malts and a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels a bit more than light-bodied and clean on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: For an adjunct lager, this beer isn’t that bad because you can’t taste any of the adjuncts. It is a little watery on the palate but easy to drink.
Serving type: bottle
Rated by robed from California
3.54/5 rDev +31.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev +31.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
One of the better SA macros. Good taste, and if ice cold quite a treat.
Jul 15, 2019Rated by Mclusal from Colombia
3/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
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Feb 10, 2019Reviewed by rex_4539 from Greece
2.71/5 rDev +0.4%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
2.71/5 rDev +0.4%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
L: Clear golden color, no head, no lacing, light carbonation.
S: Smells like...lager.
T: Better than I expected actually. Decent lager.
F: Light bodied and smooth.
O: No as bad as it sounds. Drinkable but then again, why would you want to drink this one when there are so many amazing beers out there?
Dec 26, 2017S: Smells like...lager.
T: Better than I expected actually. Decent lager.
F: Light bodied and smooth.
O: No as bad as it sounds. Drinkable but then again, why would you want to drink this one when there are so many amazing beers out there?
Rated by Oidmoe from Austria
3.1/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.1/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Tasted all right on a cruise where only other macros were available.
Jan 23, 2015
Carling Black Label from South African Breweries plc
Beer rating:
67 out of
100 with
52 ratings
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