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Castle Lager

Percentile
6
overall
Brewed by South African Breweries (SABMiller)
Style: Pale Lager

Sandton, South Africa

bottled
available

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3552.05/5.02.06/5.05%44.8Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
First brewed in 1889.
Ingredients: Barley malt; Maize; hops.
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 SSSteve (2060), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/52/101/54/20
Aug 28, 2006  
clear pale gold. large sudsy head. weak sweet honey aroma. sweet and malty. no hops detected. extremely pale and light. boring.


 roder60 (1020), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/57/20
Aug 28, 2006  
Pours a pale yellow color with fizzy white head. Aroma is sweet thin corn aroma and slight saaz hoppish scent. Flavor is light, a bit metallic and corny. Overall, decent lager.


 yarry (370), Waterdown, Ontario, Canada
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Aug 25, 2006  
450ml can, 5.0% a/v Generously carbonated golden beer with a large loose white head. Corn smell with some malt as well. The taste is also corn with a "blah" aftertaste. Not an amazing aftertaste but nothing special either. Pretty good beerfor summer work as said by Ross.


 CanadaCam (109), Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/57/103/512/20
Aug 6, 2006  
From the can. Very little aroma. Pours a medium-golden colour with a nice thick, creamy head. Unfortunately, there is no retention. Slight corn taste and a little too fizzy, but otherwise a smooth lager.


 ross (1709), weddington, South Carolina, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Aug 5, 2006  
Can from Len, thanks dude. Straight from the can. I noticed when Len sent my box that he sent me some beers that would go great while working outside, so here was one of them. Taste is sharp and hoppy, no hint of alcohol. Very easy to drink, served very cold. Interesting beer, the first I’ve ever had from Africa. Thanks


 Dickinsonbeer (3449), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/53/102/56/20
Jul 27, 2006  
Pretty bland lager overall. Pale gold color, fizzy small head. Aroma is corn, dms, vegetable, light herbal hops. Flavor is light cracker malt flavor, light pils, herbal and light earthy hops. Metallic and slightly skunky.


 austinpowers (2828), New York, New York, USA
1.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/101/51/101/57/20
Jul 25, 2006  
This beer is everywhere in S. Africa, and so I felt compelled to try it. Yes, it’s a typical international lager akin to Budweiser in many respects. The difference is, you get to enjoy Castle Lager in Cape Town, S. Africa. Straw flavors and a light golden color. Corny adjuncts.


 piscator34 (1121), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/510/20
Jul 17, 2006  
Canned sample. Straw gold in colour with high carbonation. Aromas are of sweet pale malt, and a little bit of herbal German noble hop. The flavors are of very lightly toasted grains, minerals, Golden Deliscious applem and a bit of cherry pit. Watery body. Overall, it tastes like a low end European macro pils, but at least it finishes fairly clean and didn’t taste like corn.



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