1.8 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Yup. Cheap. Clear yellow, bubbly, not much head. Aroma is tinny with corny, and wet wool sock. Drinkable, but the tinniness shines through, decent on a hot day with nothing else at hand.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Can. Quite enjoyed this beer. Bought it because it was cheap. Golden coloured, white head. Probably great on tap.
1.3 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 5/20
Bottle of the Canadian version. My mass produced Candian pale lager rating has Moosehead on top, a jumbled mess of Molson and Labatt concotions and then Black Label somewhere beneath. Don’t get me wrong, NONE of these are biers to seek out and buy.
1.5 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
# 400. Thanks to Joel for making me stain my Riedel with this horse piss. Aroma of grain, wet grass. Slightly skunky and musty. Pours pale gold with a huge white head that quickly disappeared. Not a whole lot of flavor, but that leaves nothing to be offended by. Slightly grainy and malty with a hint of sugary sweetness. Fairly thin on the palate, but has a bit of weight to it. Not horrible. Actually, better than expected.
1.6 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
Meh. The can is terrible, but on tap is fine for a smoky pub. Some aroma, but substitute yellow water in front of my nose and I probably couldn’t tell the difference. Better than smelling skunky I suppose.
1.9 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Had this in Westmidlands Jan, 07. Better than Fosters but thats not saying much. Kind of tastes like Pabst Blue Ribbon, but a bit worse. Not much to say.. sub par lager.
1.2 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 4/20
I had a really tough time getting past the smell of this beer. It is just unpleasantly cereal-y and reminds me of everything I don’t like about bad beer. Combine that with a rather unimpressive appearance and a light yet unpleasant cereal flavor, and you have yourself a real winner here...I’d rather have a Miller Lite any day.
1.2 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 4/20
500 ml can. Golden color, fine white head. Some malt, and that´s it. I don´t understand why they sell this in Norway.
2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
Tastes just like Pabst. A great cheap beer - I used to get this for $8 a case. Clean and standard tasting macro lager.
2.1 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Black Label does hold nostalgia for me, but that version of Black Label was brewed in LaCrosse, Wisconsin by G. Heilman in the early 90’s. Since then I haven’t had a Black Label in 12+ years. However, I do find the Black Label story fascinating, how a budget bastard stepchild beer here in the States with no advertising can be so damn sucessful as ’Carling’ in the UK. I purchased a 12-pack for a little over six bucks and got to know Black Label all over again. Consumed over a month I can remember why I enjoyed Black Label. The beer has no real flavor, easy to drink, and lower in alcohol. I can see why this yellow lager is so popular in the UK. I’d buy it again for tailgating. Best combo I had was Black Label & blueberries while watching ’Borat’
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