Quilmes Cristal

Brewed by Cerveceria Malteria Quilmes SAICAY (InBev)
Style: Pale Lager
Buenos Aires, Argentina

...bottle. Well, nothing amazing here at all. If it wasn’t the difference in hops from other commercial pasturised lagers, there really would be nothing to set it apart from the others. Light bodied, light color with almost no head, but goes down very smooth, no flavor. I guess that’s just how it is in Argentina.

Very crisp, I was pleasantly surprised with it. It’s very mild and goes down very smooth, almost as if it were a light beer. Overall pretty good beer to enjoy, but nothing to write home about, because it’s light quality kind of lowers it’s lack of flavor.

Bottle. Pours clear golden with a large rocky head. Sour lager aroma. Flavor is slightly sweet and malty, but very mild. Some toast. No bitterness, finishes relitavely dry. Heavy body (for the style). Not much character, but not offensive.

355ml bottle: pours golden yellow with quick fading white head, aroma of a hint of malt, flavor like any typical lager some malt no hops.

12oz bottle served in a lager glass. Heavily carbonated straw colored liquid covered by a thin layer of foam. Smells of wet husky grains and DMS. Surprisingly there is a bit of flavor here, a bit of caramel hiding underneath a lot of water. Much better than I expected but honestly my expectations were very low.

Bottle courtesy of Dakine. Second up on my Central America Beer Tour – we head over to Argentina. Pours a clear gold with initial one finger white head that fades to a small snowcap. Decent lacing. Nose is super light – hardly pick up anything but maybe a touch of hops if I strain really hard. Taste is a touch of grain, grass and a mild sweet corn finish. Light mouth feel. Drinkable.

Bottle. Lightly grassy, musty aroma. Dusty. Pale golden pour with a large soapy white head and decent retention. Relatively vibrant mouthfeel, light bodied with medium carbonation and a certain spriteliness. Pale malts fade into almost nothingness, no sign of hops. Aftertaste is reasonably dry and very minerally. Watery and unimpressive. About par for the course.

Bottle. Pours clear pale piss yellow with a off white head. Quite anonymous - not scary aroma & taste. Just weak, watery & boring.