Carling Black Label

Brewed by Molson Breweries (MolsonCoors)
Style: Pale Lager
Montreal, Canada

Well, this is a red can with a tilted rectangular black label logo. I’m not sure how this can be Molson since the side of the can says G.Heileman Brewing, Milwaukee, WI 53201. I know Heileman is part of Pabst which is owned by SAB Miller so what’s going on I don’t know. Underneath the black tilted logo it says over a century of international brewing tradition. Also, even tho the logo says Carling Canada, it says product of the USA! Founded in 1840. Confusing!!? Sure is, I think it should be listed under Miller, not Molson. Anywho the big guys say its the same beer as this one so here it goes:

Takes two cans to fill up my 24 oz mug. Barely any visible carbonation in this pale yellow ubiquitous american lager. Aroma is non-offensive and smells like many other pale macro lagers. Pretty good tingly carbonation. Flavor is easy to get along with and rather friendly. Seems to have more alky than the 4% listed here. Not too bitter and has just enough bite to let you know it is beer. Not watered down, good beer body. Nice tingly fine carbonation thru the session. Finish is non offensive and rather refreshing compared to other cheap lagers.

I don’t want to waste real beer on cooking, so whenever I need more BBQin’ beer, I quickly calculate the absolute cheapest beer per ounce and Carling wins every time. In the 15-pack I bought, it was about 50 cents a can! I consider Carling a 2nd-tier beer, alongside PBR and Narragansett, and above stuff like Busch Light, but really I never actually drink the stuff, just use it for boiling hot dogs, sticking in a chicken, or pouring into a water pan for smoking. If only there were a rating for VALUE.

Sweet fruity aroma with mild caramel notes. Sweet flavor with fruity and hoppy notes that finishes it bitter.

had it on holiday in England 09-07-’08. 500 ml can. yellow colour. fading white head. metallic tatste.

ive held off rating this for a while now but after confirming that this is indeed where this rating should be put here it is.<P> 341 ml bottle from the beer store. pours pale gold with a mid white head and steady carbonation. aromas are sweet lager malts. flavours are more malty then anything else. a damn fine lager. this is my go to beer store brew and im never let down.

Draught available widely in UK. A truly woeful effort and always has been. Smells disgusting and tastes of nothing. Beer of choice for morons in the UK.

Can at the Levee: It’s difficult to resist a beer of this caliber when it’s $4 for a shot of bourbon and a can of this stuff. Good deal, and I got a rating with my buzz. Pale golden. Adjunct/husk/corn aroma. Thin and fizzy with almost no bitterness. A mess.

From tap at Den Engelske in Fredericia as Carling Extra Cold - served at 2°C. Pours pale yellow and clear with dense chalk white head. Mild bitter pilsner aroma. Flavour is medium dry and slight cornish with a light bitterness following. Ends medium bitter and dry. Not much different from any european lager. Boring yet clean and crisp.