1.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
Clear golden colour with minimal head and lacing. Smell is somewhat unpleasant with grain and malt undertones. Taste is tarte and crisp. This lager is better than most of the macros, but that really isn’t saying much as most of them are pretty crappy. But this isn’t a great lager either. It’s below the standards and lacks character that I would expect from Brick.
1.4 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 5/20
Brighter yellow than normal and a semi-solid head. Aroma of wood and particle board glue mixed with two day-old socks. Flavour is a vague mix of hops and adjuncts creating a smooth glass-like film on the tongue akin to a high-alcohol malt liquor. If you have friends you don’t like, this would make a perfect beer to offer them when they come over.
1.4 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 5/20
473ml can. Labeled as "Red Baron Premium Blonde Lager" with 4.8% ABV, so here’s hoping its the right one. Colour was bright yellow/used beer. Voluminous foamy white head. Smell is sweet and skunky. Taste is much the same with a bit of sour and hops at the end. Palate was dry and a little thin. Overall, not a winner.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Very pale, no head, fruity hoppy aroma, a different, fruity, grainy taste than most macro industrial swill, very light and easy to drink, clean crisp and sweet with no aftertaste. Very decent for the style.
2.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle of "Red Baron Premium Blonde Lager Gold Medal Winner", but apparently just new packaging from the company website.
Beer is very clear and transparent. No head despite bottle a few degrees warmer than usual serving temperature. Taste is hard to describe, starts complex but hard to pick out any flavours, and finishes with a mild bitter hoppy taste.
Probably best served cold on a hot day.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
A blonde lager wuth a thin white head. A mineral malt aroma with light chalky notes. In mouth, a rather light malt with oily mouthfeel, faint to inexistent hops, boring. 500 ml can from LCBO, used for cooking.
1.7 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
I’ve had this a few times in the past and it’s everything you would expect. Your standard macro taste and look.
1.6 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
473 ml can from LCBO. Pours a clear yellow-gold with moderate-sized, lasting white head. Muted nose of harsh grains and some grassiness. Taste of sour, harsh grains with some grassy bitterness in the finish. Pretty weak.
2.1 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Decent lager, sweet finish, pours light. Relatively easy to drink, just a standard macro like lager.
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