Carlton Sterling

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Brewed by Carlton & United Breweries (CUB)
Style: Low Alcohol
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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RATINGS: 36 MEAN: 1.3/5.0 WEIGHTED AVG: 1.52 EST. CALORIES: 75 ABV: 2.5%

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Carlton Sterling is a double hopped 2.5% lager and as its name suggests, is a true marque of brewing excellence made from world-class ingredients. The finest of pale malts and roasted barley are used to create malt flavour and colour. Noble Saaz hops and Australian Pride of Ringwood hops provide a subtle yet distinctive hop aroma and flavour. CUBs unique double hopped brewing process, normally reserved for premium beers, maximises flavour to create a light beer of distinction. Its this unique character that brings an extra layer of flavour to this excellent quality low alcohol beer.

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1.2

AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 4/20

madquacker (854) - Canberra ACT, AUSTRALIA - FEB 12, 2005

Blandish beyond recognition. A hint of VB chemical foulness under the bland cardboard exterior. More like carbonated wood shavings then a beer. Though not nasty like VB.

1.4

AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 4/20

mullet (847) - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - NOV 28, 2004

Left behind at my place by a mate - another rating, woo hoo! Looks decent enough. Grass and metal aroma. Tastes like lightly hopped soda water with little to no sweetness. Dominant flavour is that of carbonation. As it warms it gets a bit funky with a cocoa aroma and a distinct banana topping flavour. Tastes alright when it’s cold from the bottle. I think I like CUB’s light beers better than their heavy stuff.

1.6

AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20

dreamboat (186) - Brisbane, AUSTRALIA - AUG 5, 2004

I can’t believe that I even asked for this beer. I suppose that it serves me right that it was no good. Aroma of practically nothing, a hint of hop, and a hint of apple sweetness. This body, with not much flavour, but a slightly harsh bitterness. Generally Crap.

2.4

AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20

bluevegie (2854) - Perth, AUSTRALIA - MAY 21, 2004

Pale golden colour with a very average head. Light hoppy nose. Metallic hoppy taste that was slightly soapy and a bit watery.

1.4

AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 5/20

Spiesy (2336) - Sydney, Greater London, AUSTRALIA - APR 18, 2004

UPDATED: APR 19, 2004 Bottled, in Sydney. Clear amber coloured body with a fine white head. Thin bitter aroma. Thin flavour. With the tyranny that governs this nation and the vast distances people travel by car, there’s strong subclass of beers with only half the strength of the regular beers. You can’t help but pick them up. This was one of those sad half-caste creations.

3.4

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

liams (8) - AUSTRALIA - MAR 30, 2004 does not count

This is a premium LIGHT beer. Thats its only major fall.. its a light. Its reasonably priced, and not a bad drop.

1.8

AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20

Winefly (60) - KEW, AUSTRALIA - FEB 13, 2004

No way will I repeat my purchase here. It was not a good choice, but still gave me a debate with a good friend who loves it! Shows that we are all in fact different hey! Maybe that yankee beer was not as bad as I thought after all! It had no taste, or flavour, left nothing to sing about at all really.

AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 4/20

theread (51) - Wagga Wagga, AUSTRALIA - DEC 30, 2003

I had some of this at the cricket because the only other alternative was VB, and that must be avoided at all costs. This rates lower than VB because it is a light, but it did have a bitter, metallic taste that is preferable to me than the bile of VB. In saying the above, it is the usual crap tasting CUB effort. They are a blight on brewing in this country and the world as a whole.

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Beer: Carlton Sterling Rating Avg: 1.52 No. of Ratings: 36

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