Castle Draught
South African Breweries plc

Castle DraughtCastle Draught
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From:
South African Breweries plc
 
South Africa
Style:
American Adjunct Lager
ABV:
5%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
2.62 | pDev: 29.77%
Reviews:
2
Ratings:
6
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 09, 2014
Added:
Sep 25, 2004
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  2
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Ratings by Thehuntmaster:
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Reviewed by Thehuntmaster from South Africa

1.5/5  rDev -42.7%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
330ml bottle 5,0% Abv.
Tasted with South Africa Lager.

The bottle states that Castle Draught was "brewed to celebrate 115 years of fine South African ingredients".

Appearance: Castle Draught pours a very very light golden colour with a smaller than average white head that dissipates very quickly leaving no lace.

Smell: Definitely a stronger nose than the South Africa Lager, but I am still undecided whether that is a good or a bad thing.
Although adjuncts still dominate the nose it is far less sweet than expected.
The more I smell the more I wish this beer had a much weaker nose. There is a strange and pretty unpleasant almost chemically/metallic smell in the beer, a little bit of cooked vegetable.

Taste: The taste pretty much follows on from the smell and is again quite bad. Metallic and adjuncty and not something I want to drink very much more of.

Mouthfeel: Very light body and unpleasantly over carbonated.

Drinkability: How typical, even a limited 'special' brew from SAB tastes dreadful. Given it's not as bad as Castle Lager but still a beer I will most certainly avoid for the rest of its (thankfully limited) life.
Nov 30, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 2.5 by sd123 from Georgia

Apr 30, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by GarthT from Hong Kong

Apr 23, 2014
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

2.97/5  rDev +13.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Castle does a good job of brewing standard beers. The Castle Draught is decent. The beer pours a clear golden color with thin dissapating head that left a spotty lace. The scent and taste is typical of most american adjunct beers...grain and water...there is a nice slightly sweet bittering hop. The mouthfeel is light in body with good carbonation. Overall it solid beer.
Jun 22, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by FLBeerGuy from Florida

Jun 05, 2013
Castle Draught from South African Breweries plc
Beer rating: 2.62 out of 5 with 6 ratings