Kronenbourg 1664

Brewed by Kronenbourg (Carlsberg)
Style: Pale Lager
Obernai, France

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

Not bad but not a whole lot of flavor. Better then Heniken but not as good as say an HB or Hacker Pshore Lager. I wouldn’t go out of my way but I would drink it again.

I’ve always wanted to try this beer, since we couldn’t get this in Illinois, so I drove across the border to Kenosha, Wisconsin to get a 6-pack. Bottled. Pours an amber body, and a frothy head. It had a strong skunky scent, so I prepared for the worst....tasted pretty good! Strong hoppy taste and an astringent finish. Pretty refreshing! I wasn’t disappointed. Now that I had Kro 1664, I could finally now drink "real beer."

Very smooth - carbonation comparable to sparkling wine rather than other beers. Good balance of hops and sweetness. Good with food.

Kronenbourg Brasserie S.A.--1664--2001 11.2 oz Bottle. 5.20% ABV. (3.5 / 5.0) Pilsner? Clear bright golden color. Malty creamy white laced head. Mild floral hop front. Clean smooth malty body. Mild sweetness and light caramel fruitiness. Ends clean and mildly hoppy without spiciness. French. Sampled 5/2/2001. Kronenbourg Brasserie S.A.--1664--2001 25.4 oz. Bottle. 5.20% ABV. (3.25 / 5.0) Pilsner? Clear bright golden color. Green bottle. Mild Saaz Bavarian hop front. Crisp clean mild pilsner malt body. Mild hop fiinish. Dumbed Down for Export. Sampled 4/11/2001. Kronenbourg Brasserie--1664 Biere Especiale--French Version--2003 11.2 oz. Bottle. 5.90% ABV. (3.75 / 5.0) Pale Lager. Fizzy mild lace head. Clear rich bright golden color. Mellow hop front. Smooth dry sweet clean lager body with light creamy pale malt butter fruit body. Clean light citrus hop end. Smooth but bland. Sampled 12/13/2003. 1664--American Import Version--2005 12 oz. Bottle. 5.20% ABV. 25 IBU’s? (3.75 / 5.0) Pilsner? Mild lacy head. Clear bright thin golden color. Mild floral hop front. Mild creamy butter adjunct caramel Pils body. Mild tangy mild hop citrus end. Nice Macro Pils.Green bottle--Mild stank--Low ABV & Hops. Sampled 8/1/2006. Kronenbourg Brasserie S.A.--San Miguel Fabricas De Creveza Y Malta--Kronenbourg 1664--2006 11.1 oz. Bottle. 5.00% ABV. 15 IBU’s? (3.75 / 5.0) Pilsner--Clear light golden color. Mild hop front. Smooth mild Pilsner malt adjunct hint body. Mild end. Clean well made mild Pils. Sampled 1/19/2006. Kronenbourg 1664--2007 25 cl. Bottle. 5.50% ABV. 25 IBU’s? (4.0 / 5.0) Pilsner? Mild head. Clear bright light golden color. Medium Helles hop front. Smooth easy tasty crisp lager mild fruit body. Refreshing clean mild hop end. Good macro Pale Lager. Sampled 1/26/2007. Kronenbourg 1664--Biere Speciale De Haute Tradition--2007 25 cl. Can. 5.50% ABV. 20 IBU’s? (4.0 / 5.0) Pale Lager. Foamy mild lace white head. Clear bright yellow gold color. Mild wheat hop front. Crisp mild sweet smooth butter caramel clean pale lager body. Refreshing mild balanced hop spice end. Nice Pale Lager. Sampled 9/22/2007.

12oz green bottle obtained at Tiger Town in Gardiner. Pours a golden-yellow body with a good half inch of nearly-white somewhat rocky head that slowly dissipates clinging to the side of the glass to create some nice lacing. Great looking for a Euro-lager. Smells somewhat sweet, peppery, some cooked vegetable... Tastes sweet, sweet caramel malt, some pepper, hints of hops and DMS/cooked vegetable. The more I have, the better it tastes. Light in body and very drinkable. Definitely could see having a few of these on a hot day, but for the price I’d probably go with something domestic instead.

A french beer in my best beer. Incredible. I compare this beer to "Bass" beer. Great color, strong but great taste. You need to try this beer. I don’t really agree on the rating of 2.32.

Quality beer similar in taste to Stella but slightly nicer. Beware of stuff brewed under license in UK.