Carlsberg Beer | Carlsberg Danmark A/S
Brewed by:
Carlsberg Danmark A/S
Denmark
carlsbergdanmark.dk
Style: German Pilsener
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.00%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
No notes at this time.
Added by BeerAdvocate on 12-14-2001
Ratings: 1,563 | Reviews: 502
4.45/5 rDev +47.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
2.59/5 rDev -14%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
3.18/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
This beer pours a crystal clear bright golden color with a one finger, dense white head that dissipates quickly to a 1/4 inch ring around the glass. There are a few spots of lacing left behind, but it's very minimal.
Smell is pretty basic. Grass, bready malts, grain, a hint of skunk and a bit of sweetness when it warms.
Taste is the same, but even more bland. Calling this beer a pilsner is a misnomer in my opinion. Same way Miller Lite claims pilsner status.
Feel is light and smooth with moderate carbonation. Very easy drinking.
Overall this beer isn't great. 10+ years ago when they were the shirt sponsor and main sponsor of Liverpool FC, I used to drink this beer while watching their matches, so it will always hold a special place in my heart, but it's really not that good. No idea how they can call this a German pilsner.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
This beer pours a crystal clear bright golden color with a one finger, dense white head that dissipates quickly to a 1/4 inch ring around the glass. There are a few spots of lacing left behind, but it's very minimal.
Smell is pretty basic. Grass, bready malts, grain, a hint of skunk and a bit of sweetness when it warms.
Taste is the same, but even more bland. Calling this beer a pilsner is a misnomer in my opinion. Same way Miller Lite claims pilsner status.
Feel is light and smooth with moderate carbonation. Very easy drinking.
Overall this beer isn't great. 10+ years ago when they were the shirt sponsor and main sponsor of Liverpool FC, I used to drink this beer while watching their matches, so it will always hold a special place in my heart, but it's really not that good. No idea how they can call this a German pilsner.
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3.24/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Pours darker than most lagers with a substantial head that quickly dissipates. Hops are their in the beginning then a heavier than normal slightly copper malt flavor. This is the cheapest on the shelf in many European countries and for a low price point this is fantastic beer. Freshest in cans.
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look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Pours darker than most lagers with a substantial head that quickly dissipates. Hops are their in the beginning then a heavier than normal slightly copper malt flavor. This is the cheapest on the shelf in many European countries and for a low price point this is fantastic beer. Freshest in cans.
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2.75/5 rDev -8.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
3.99/5 rDev +32.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Carlsberg Denmark A/S "Carlsberg"
330 ml. green glass bottle, no apparent freshness dating
$2 @ Weis Market #231, Conshohocken, PA
Look: Fingerprint-through-the-glass clarity in a golden body beneath a fluffy head of white that settles to a creamy cap. Better than average head retention and lacing.
Smell: Fresh. Spicy and grassy hops over a sweet, grainy and cereal-like malt base.
Taste: As the aroma suggests with a hint of apple-like fruitiness. Moderately bitter and balanced towards sweetness, just barely drying in the finish where the hops shine.
Feel: Medium-light in body and gently crisp then smooth across the palate.
Overall: Obviously designed to be served cold, it's a little sweet when warm, although never cloying. A high quality European pilsner.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Carlsberg Denmark A/S "Carlsberg"
330 ml. green glass bottle, no apparent freshness dating
$2 @ Weis Market #231, Conshohocken, PA
Look: Fingerprint-through-the-glass clarity in a golden body beneath a fluffy head of white that settles to a creamy cap. Better than average head retention and lacing.
Smell: Fresh. Spicy and grassy hops over a sweet, grainy and cereal-like malt base.
Taste: As the aroma suggests with a hint of apple-like fruitiness. Moderately bitter and balanced towards sweetness, just barely drying in the finish where the hops shine.
Feel: Medium-light in body and gently crisp then smooth across the palate.
Overall: Obviously designed to be served cold, it's a little sweet when warm, although never cloying. A high quality European pilsner.
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2.24/5 rDev -25.6%
look: 2 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
look: 2 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
2.19/5 rDev -27.2%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
look: 2.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
3.09/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Golden yellow in color with an orange hue with perfect clarity. Poured with a short, soapy, bright white foam with low retention. Light bready malt aroma. No hop aroma. Medium light bodied with medium light carbonation and a thin, watery feel. Stale, bready malt flavor up front that transitions to a light hop bitterness followed by herbal hop flavors to the end. Finished semi-dryly with light caramel malt notes, stale bready malt and light unpleasant spicy herbal flavors. Lifeless and nearly flavorless, but generally unoffensive.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Golden yellow in color with an orange hue with perfect clarity. Poured with a short, soapy, bright white foam with low retention. Light bready malt aroma. No hop aroma. Medium light bodied with medium light carbonation and a thin, watery feel. Stale, bready malt flavor up front that transitions to a light hop bitterness followed by herbal hop flavors to the end. Finished semi-dryly with light caramel malt notes, stale bready malt and light unpleasant spicy herbal flavors. Lifeless and nearly flavorless, but generally unoffensive.
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2.75/5 rDev -8.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
3.29/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
2.98/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
This beer has a very light see through look with lots of carbonation bubbles. Smells like a ballgame beer, biscuit malt scented. Flavor is not my favorite but I will call it biscuit like with a slightly metallic flavored hop end. Quite carbonated feel with a fairly light to slightly creamy body.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
This beer has a very light see through look with lots of carbonation bubbles. Smells like a ballgame beer, biscuit malt scented. Flavor is not my favorite but I will call it biscuit like with a slightly metallic flavored hop end. Quite carbonated feel with a fairly light to slightly creamy body.
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2.15/5 rDev -28.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Look: Pours a clear, stereotypical golden beer color with a one finger, white head. Moderate lacing is left behind on the glass.
Aroma: Almost non-existent. Mildly bitter, grassy, cooked corn, biscuits and very light honey.
Taste: It literally tastes like slightly dry, sweetened carbonated water. It's skunky, and syrupy while at the same time bland with none of that nice hoppy, spicy citrus flavor from real versions of the style. Normally I can tolerate a bland beer as long as it can quench my thirst but it's so sweet and syrupy it can't even do that right.
Feel: Highly carbonated. Mid-light body. Slightly syrupy.
Overall: I've had worse beers, but this reminds me of why I hated pilseners way back when before I got into craft beer and learned what a real pilsner should taste like. If were comparing adjuncts here, I'd take a Beck's or Heineken over this any day.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Look: Pours a clear, stereotypical golden beer color with a one finger, white head. Moderate lacing is left behind on the glass.
Aroma: Almost non-existent. Mildly bitter, grassy, cooked corn, biscuits and very light honey.
Taste: It literally tastes like slightly dry, sweetened carbonated water. It's skunky, and syrupy while at the same time bland with none of that nice hoppy, spicy citrus flavor from real versions of the style. Normally I can tolerate a bland beer as long as it can quench my thirst but it's so sweet and syrupy it can't even do that right.
Feel: Highly carbonated. Mid-light body. Slightly syrupy.
Overall: I've had worse beers, but this reminds me of why I hated pilseners way back when before I got into craft beer and learned what a real pilsner should taste like. If were comparing adjuncts here, I'd take a Beck's or Heineken over this any day.
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3.27/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.53/5 rDev +17.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Gold looking, little aromatic and easy to drink. Not so bitter and has a very balanced taste.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Gold looking, little aromatic and easy to drink. Not so bitter and has a very balanced taste.
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3.29/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
2.58/5 rDev -14.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
Ahhhh, the Budweiser of Denmark. Sweet finish and better than it's American counterpart, mine was served a bit warm. Colder and consumed on a hot day, it could be tolerated.
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look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
Ahhhh, the Budweiser of Denmark. Sweet finish and better than it's American counterpart, mine was served a bit warm. Colder and consumed on a hot day, it could be tolerated.
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Carlsberg Beer from Carlsberg Danmark A/S
3.01
out of 5
based on 1,563 ratings.
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75