Castlemaine XXXX Gold Lager

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker

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In the tropics its ok. Way better than any Mexican [NSW & Vic even Corona] beers. Quencher only.

Pours a golden amber colour. Malty aroma. Taste malt with slightly bitter finish. Light carbonation. Light body. Watery. Just another lager.

Golden amber colour with small white head. Wheat aroma. Metallic to the taste. Not a great beer.

my grandma had this in the fridge last time i went to queensland to visit. sort of goes with the hot weather there. light and quite malty. but not something i’d drink elsewhere

While better than xxxx, it does have a tinny aftertaste, is watery and has bugger-all aroma. Fairly easy to drink on a hot day if nothing else is available though.

This lager poured a light yellow colour with a bright white bubbly head. To the nose there was scents of corn, malt and a little egg??? First sip was watery and very thin. Not bad tasting but nothing to it. The finish was malty with a little corn flavour then...nothing. Just a very, very light beer flavour.

Tasted 30/08/2008 to 06/09/2008. Schooners mostly, with the odd pot. When you cycle 600km in a week, you get used to a few schooners or pots of this in the back country pubs and clubs. Drinkable but bland. Great if you are thirsty but have already consumer 4 litres of water or ’Replace’.

I had this in Cairns, Australia. I walked around Cairns thinking they were way into porno before someone told me that was the beer and it was called four X. There is a very mild bitter touch to the taste which gives it a couple of notches over Bud and Miller.

UPDATED: AUG 12, 2007 Mildly malty with corn to the nose. Clear, golden body with medium carbonation and thick bubbly head / decent lace. Flavor is malty and well hopped, however corn aftertaste dominates and leaves slightly astringent feeling. Watery, artificial palate. Better than I was expecting, but not as good as I would like.

Golden straw colour. Frothy white head which rapidly disappears although it left a little lacing on the way. Rather thin bodied with medium carbonation. Sweet, with a lightly bitter finish. All up it’s rather boring but there are worse macro lagers out there.