R&B Lager
Caribbean International Brewery Company Ltd.

R&B LagerR&B Lager
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From:
Caribbean International Brewery Company Ltd.
 
Belize
Style:
American Lager
ABV:
4.9%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
2.94 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 05, 2022
Added:
Mar 05, 2022
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Reviewed by RoyBrentII from Belize

2.94/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
So far, the best beer in Belize not named Hobbs. Also helps that it comes in cans, which avoids the skunking so prevalent in clear-bottle beers here.

Look: clear, slightly amber in colour. Good head on aggressive pour, nearly disappears, slight lacing.

Smell: citrus, butterscotch and grains. Not overpowering, but not insubstantial given that most beers in Belize seem to be allergic to hops.

Mouthfeel: average to slightly creamy.

Taste: hop-forward, almost like an ale. Sour hops linger on the finish, but that may be due to my changing palate after more than three years here. (I've gotten used to adding a squirt of grapefruit juice to fake the hops—which is ironic, given how often I've bitched about US west coast IPAs seemingly trying to brew grapefruit juice.)

Overall: not bad, and miles ahead of the other lagers, most of which are adjuncts. Add 1/4 cup of +501 Stout per can of R&B and it makes a decent substitute for, say, Fat Tire Amber Ale.

Edit: the brewery ran out in early 2022 and, when it shipped again a couple of months later, the recipe had changed to something closer to their Mine beer. Until they change it back, knock off a point.
Mar 05, 2022