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Brewed by Castlemaine Perkins (Lion Nathan Co.)
Style: Pale Lager
Milton, Australia

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RATINGS: 188   WEIGHTED AVG: 1.95   EST. CALORIES: 144   ABV: 4.8%
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A traditional Australian lager with a clean, crisp taste and a satisfying after-bitterness. XXXX Bitter's delicate aroma comes from the blending of two hop varieties and a sweeter, fruity tang from the yeast. High drinkability in warm climates.


michclark's rating

1.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 5/20
michclark (88) - - MAY 9, 2011
slightly better than XXXX:gold but only because the beer has a little more flavour and aroma and i mean a little. The finish is rather abrupt but still has some good lingering flavour


most recent ratings

2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
WilleLW (127) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - APR 3, 2013
Pale yellow colour with a white head. Aroma of malt and some bitterness. Taste of malt, slight brown sugar/caramel and a light after-bitterness.

1.8
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 5/20
Holmen1 (1187) - NORWAY - MAR 29, 2013
Fra fat og boks mange ganger under studietiden i England, da Aussie-bølgen slo inn. "Let’s suck a few tinneis, mate". Vi som trodde vi visste litt mer forlangte gjerne Castlemaine i stedet for Foster’s, men uten at det ble mer suksess av den grunn. Som alle andre lagere, døll.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Shaney (1807) - Köln / Cologne, GERMANY - NOV 20, 2012
#483 Gleich nach dem Einschenken verbreitet sich eine angenehme Hopfennote im Zimmer, toll. Das Bier sieht auch recht gut aus, wenngleich sich der Schaum schnell verflüchtigt. Im Geschmack kommt der Hopfen erst gegen Ende wieder. Ansonsten nicht so süß und etwas fruchtig im Geschmack. Der Abgang ist leider ein wenig wäßrig; dennoch gutes Lager aus DownUnder! Test vom 4.9.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 10,12,10,9,9,10 - 10,10

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Bart (2938) - Brussels, BELGIUM - SEP 26, 2012
375ML bottle from a supermarket in South Korea. Darker blond coloured beer with some average carbonation and a rather small white head. Sweet malty suggary hinted aroma. Medium sweet palatE. Finish is again sweet grainy with a sweet sticky malty background. Medium

1.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 6/20
fletchfighters (837) - AUSTRALIA - AUG 7, 2012
A-- Poured a clear straw (yellow gold) color. One finger bright white head and lots of little bubbles on the side of the glass. Looks way carbonated. Head retention is good and leaves some lacing on the glass. S-- Sweet/sour smelling but lacking any real distinguishing flavor. Not very impressive at all. T-- Not a whole heck of a lot in the taste area. Watery with a bit more hop flavor to give it the bite. Has a little sweet malt taste to it as well. M-- Very carbonated and unimpressive. The bitter taste gets a bit bigger as you drink on but it is a small bite and has a bit of a metallic taste to it. Hop taste is faint and quick disappearing. Watery is the only real thing I can say about this. Very bloated feeling in the end and that is not a good thing in drinking beer. D-- Passable cold and that is it

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
regi (3) - Alabama, USA - JUN 1, 2012 does not count
i drink this when i’m in australia. better than tooheys new or VB or carlton draught which are the other mainstream tap beers

1.1
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 4/20
qldbeerman (12) - Fortitude Valley, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29, 2012
The beer was depressingly poor, you can really see why its so cheap. It really got no signature, which differentiates it from a no-name cheap beer. Made for getting students pissed. Dont waste your time on it

2.2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
fsquirrel29 (75) - Michigan, USA - MAY 18, 2012
A very good lager. My rating is low because lager isn’t one of my favorite styles of beer. But if I had to choose a lager, this would be in my top 10. Nothing special, but nothing offensive either.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
larsga (5364) - Oslo, NORWAY - APR 23, 2012
Medium offwhite head. Clear amber body with light carbonation. Light grainy earthy aroma with peppery cardboard notes. Dry-sweetish nutty caramel taste with wooden notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, soft, smooth mouthfeel. Dryish sugary caramel aftertaste with cinnamon notes. Nice. Quite drinkable. Perhaps a tad sweet and bland. (0.33l bottle, Taste, Hang Hao, Hong Kong.)

2.2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Grzesiek79 (2421) - Radom, POLAND - MAR 24, 2012
UPDATED: JAN 10, 2013 grass, roasty, caramel, leather, clove, pale, clear, frothy, light sweetness, medium bitterness, lightly sour, thin feel, light body,


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