Balboa Premium Lager
Cervecería Nacional, S.A.

Balboa Premium LagerBalboa Premium Lager
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From:
Cervecería Nacional, S.A.
 
Panama
Style:
American Adjunct Lager
Ranked #186
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
67
Ranked #28,235
Avg:
2.73 | pDev: 19.78%
Reviews:
20
Ratings:
70
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 20, 2023
Added:
Mar 23, 2002
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  16
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Ratings by semihobo:
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Reviewed by semihobo from Michigan

3/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Reviewed on paper 12/20/08.

12 oz. can with no freshness date. Ingredients: Agua, Malta, Adjuntos, Levadura, y Lupulo. Adjuntos? At least I have fair warning. Maybe if we required ingredients to be listed in the states it would bring more transparency?

Pours with a white head that fades completely. Darker gold than most adjunct lagers.

Weak smell, funky hops and corn.

In two words: "Clean corn" (could be a slogan for ethanol fuel). Tastes sweet, very light/watery taste. Hops are practically imperceptible when cold, but they started to arrive as the beer warmed. No off-tastes.

Light, silky, mild carbonation. Smooth.

Clean tasting and $0.49 for one can or $2.65 for 6 at El Rey supermarket in Panama City. I could drink it all day... although the drinkability might decrease outside of Panama, I am glad to be here!
Dec 29, 2008
More User Ratings:
 
 
Rated: 3 by ajdemma from New York

Apr 02, 2023
 
Rated: 2.22 by crewfan1952 from Ohio

Feb 03, 2023
 
Rated: 2.73 by 22Blue from Kansas

Apr 23, 2022
 
Rated: 2.75 by SlightlyGrey from Minnesota

Jan 25, 2020
 
Rated: 2.03 by FNMURRAY

Sep 26, 2019
 
Rated: 2.55 by marcrech from Brazil

Jul 08, 2019
 
Rated: 3 by jeschaefer from Texas

Apr 28, 2019
 
Rated: 2.82 by MKrauss from Pennsylvania

Feb 09, 2019
 
Rated: 2.5 by eldoctorador from Chile

Oct 25, 2018
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Rated by Mclusal from Colombia

3.04/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
A76
Oct 03, 2018
 
Rated: 2.76 by Jcarriglio from Florida

Aug 13, 2018
 
Rated: 3.35 by yancot from Canada (ON)

Mar 12, 2018
 
Rated: 2.9 by taospowder from New Mexico

Dec 31, 2017
 
Rated: 2.33 by Hsquad12 from Texas

Nov 27, 2017
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Reviewed by Brenden from Ohio

3.02/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A: Very pale yellow with a bubbly pure white head that creates a pretty fat pillow. Retention is moderate and lacing more than expected.
S: husky, a little corny sweetness, a little steel, and some herbal
T: A little more herbal in the flavor with a touch of leaf, there's a bit of malt and a touch of dryness and less sweetness than the nose. For the style, you could do a lot worse.
M: Crisp and surprisingly clean, expectedly (very) light body.
Aug 11, 2017
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Reviewed by AGust82 from Connecticut

4.05/5  rDev +48.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
i drank this beer extensively while at a resort in panama. It's the most flavorful take on american adjunct lager i've tried outside of high end craft brewers in the states.
Oct 17, 2016
 
Rated: 2.5 by Mississippi from Virginia

May 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by Hrgomar from Colombia

Apr 25, 2016
Balboa Premium Lager from Cervecería Nacional, S.A.
Beer rating: 67 out of 100 with 70 ratings