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Brewed by Carlton & United Breweries (CUB)
Style: Pale Lager
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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RATINGS: 21   MEAN: 1.12/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 1.49   EST. CALORIES: 138   ABV: 4.6%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
LJ meaning "low joule", this beer has low sugar levels and virtually no fat.


1.9
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 6/20
ultrasonix (15) - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - FEB 16, 2003
Different, in a bad way taste is of an almost stale hops flavour, yet my girlfriend insists that its better for me, so having the choice of not drinkin beer at all at home or this... i will accept greatfully

1.9
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 6/20
bluevegie (2852) - Perth, AUSTRALIA - MAY 24, 2004
Bright clear golden colour with a white head that didn’t want to hang around for too long. Faint aroma of hops. Taste was pretty bland, front of the palate was a little malt flavour and then a metallic hop finish. This beer is drinkable for the diabetics only.

1.6
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 8/20
DuffMan (4241) - the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, CANADA - SEP 10, 2007
When will this fad pass? All the fast food chains that adopted low-carb menu items are quietly dropping them from their line-ups, and I can only hope that brewers move in the same direction. These all taste the same-- watery, and with a more grainy/cereal taste than "normal carb" beers. Pass.

1.5
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
itsmax (103) - Sydney, AUSTRALIA - JUL 10, 2003
This is truly a tragic waste of everyone's time. Not a palatable beer by any standards. Have a glass of water and save yourself the trouble of opening the bottle.

1.4
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 2/20
grant60 (185) - Perth, AUSTRALIA - AUG 18, 2002
very weak and watery beer. very bland also. don’t even bother trying it.

1.4
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 5/20
bridge (659) - Sydney, AUSTRALIA - SEP 27, 2007
Aroma has the typical Aussie macro PoR pong. On tasting it basically disappears, I guess as a result of the "lower joules", however it tastes more hollow than a lot of low alcohol beers. There is a slight little tingle of bitterness on tasting, but it’s barely there. At least the fish won’t be putting on any weight from this drain pour...

1.3
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 5/20
gam (2133) - brisbane, AUSTRALIA - AUG 12, 2008
Thin head back to some lace cover,gold pour,good carbonation.Aroma mildest hop.Flavour bitter,watery still trying,now shallow malt taste.Not a winner but good for low joule drinkers,has something ,not for me.

1.2
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 4/20
mullet (847) - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - AUG 14, 2004
Considering this beer bears my initials it seems quite lazy of me to have not got around to drinking it yet. I agree with Jahills - despite being low joule it still seems rather sweet. Definitely more metallic than most CUB products but really no better or worse than any of their other stuff. Quite chemical and actually quite bitter.


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