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Medalla Light
Compañía Cervecera de Puerto Rico
- From:
- Compañía Cervecera de Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico
- Style:
- Light Lager
Ranked #87 - ABV:
- 4.2%
- Score:
- 68
Ranked #29,110 - Avg:
- 2.87 | pDev: 24.04%
- Reviews:
- 93
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 09, 2023
- Added:
- Apr 25, 2003
- Wants:
- 16
- Gots:
- 91
SCORE
68
Poor
68
Poor
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas
3/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.75
3/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.75
Poured from a clear bottle into a point glass
Appearance – The beer pours a clear golden straw color with a small head of fizzy white foam. The head fades very fast, leaving just a trace of lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is light overall, with some notes of grain and bread and a bit of corn and caramel. Along with these smells are a touch of must and hay.
Taste – The taste is like what may have been anticipated form the nose with a light grain and caramel flavor matched with some light hay. There is a touch of caramel and corn and a bit of a paper and cardboard like taste. Light notes of earth are mixed in there as well, leaving one with a rather dry and somewhat bland (for a light lager) taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body is very light and thin with a medium carbonation level. Great for the style and the drinkability.
Overall – It will work on a hot day under the sun. For a light brew its OK.
Oct 19, 2023Appearance – The beer pours a clear golden straw color with a small head of fizzy white foam. The head fades very fast, leaving just a trace of lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is light overall, with some notes of grain and bread and a bit of corn and caramel. Along with these smells are a touch of must and hay.
Taste – The taste is like what may have been anticipated form the nose with a light grain and caramel flavor matched with some light hay. There is a touch of caramel and corn and a bit of a paper and cardboard like taste. Light notes of earth are mixed in there as well, leaving one with a rather dry and somewhat bland (for a light lager) taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body is very light and thin with a medium carbonation level. Great for the style and the drinkability.
Overall – It will work on a hot day under the sun. For a light brew its OK.
Reviewed by BJB13 from Maryland
3.53/5 rDev +23%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev +23%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
10 ounce cans poured into a tumbler style pint glass and from the can.
L: Clear, pale-golden, foamy white head has moderate retention, leaves a bit of lace.
S: Not a robust nose, grainy malt, some corn.
T: More flavor than expected, sweet and malty, corn, seems under attenuated for a Light Lager, some hop flavor underneath, mild bitterness.
M: Approaches medium-weight but light enough to still be refreshing, moderate carbonation gives crisp edges.
O: Decent enough beach brew and meal beer, better than expected for style.
Aug 09, 2023L: Clear, pale-golden, foamy white head has moderate retention, leaves a bit of lace.
S: Not a robust nose, grainy malt, some corn.
T: More flavor than expected, sweet and malty, corn, seems under attenuated for a Light Lager, some hop flavor underneath, mild bitterness.
M: Approaches medium-weight but light enough to still be refreshing, moderate carbonation gives crisp edges.
O: Decent enough beach brew and meal beer, better than expected for style.
Reviewed by edthehead from Maryland
3.52/5 rDev +22.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev +22.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle pour into a taster glass.
Pale straw color appearance, with a foamy white head that recedes quickly and leaves sparse sporty lacing. Grain, scallion, tea notes. Light body and carbonation.
Jun 07, 2023Pale straw color appearance, with a foamy white head that recedes quickly and leaves sparse sporty lacing. Grain, scallion, tea notes. Light body and carbonation.
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
2.74/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.74/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
12oz bottle from Half Time. Pale golden, fizzy head. Sweet grainy aroma, corn. Taste is adjunct grains, sweet. No vegetal notes. Light zippy finish, slick.
Apr 13, 2023
Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire
2.49/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
2.49/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
At the hotel bar drank straight out of a small bottle.
bready cereal maltiness with a very light body. Hints of earthy spicy hops, light green apple. Not horrible but thin and watery.
Jan 29, 2023bready cereal maltiness with a very light body. Hints of earthy spicy hops, light green apple. Not horrible but thin and watery.
Reviewed by tabukijones from Puerto Rico
3.29/5 rDev +14.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.29/5 rDev +14.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A light beer to beat the heat, not to twirl your mustache with. Not a whole lot to savor, but what it lacks in flavor, it makes up in refreshment. Unassuming, crisp and subtly malty. Keeps the humidity in check and your face smiling. It reminds me of home, beautiful for what it is and what it represents.
Nov 08, 2022
Reviewed by MadMadMike from France
3.03/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.03/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
12 ounce cans - widely available in Miami - straight out the can.
Corny, wheaty, fizzy, but delivers a nice refreshing experience when enjoyed ice cold with some comida Latino.
Oct 12, 2022Corny, wheaty, fizzy, but delivers a nice refreshing experience when enjoyed ice cold with some comida Latino.
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
3.41/5 rDev +18.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.41/5 rDev +18.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
This one pours a clear golden yellow color, with a small head, and a little bit of lacing.
This smells like lemon, grain, and corn.
This is super clean and drinkable, but there’s really not a lot to it. It comes in a cute little can and it’s kinda cheap at bars, so that’s something.
This is light bodied, slightly sweet, and pretty crisp.
This is really refreshing and very drinkable, but it’s also pretty bland, too.
Jul 13, 2022This smells like lemon, grain, and corn.
This is super clean and drinkable, but there’s really not a lot to it. It comes in a cute little can and it’s kinda cheap at bars, so that’s something.
This is light bodied, slightly sweet, and pretty crisp.
This is really refreshing and very drinkable, but it’s also pretty bland, too.
Medalla Light from Compañía Cervecera de Puerto Rico
Beer rating:
68 out of
100 with
272 ratings
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