Quilmes Cristal

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

Bottle. Head was spare to small with a white slightly frothy sparkle. Spare lacing. Clear slightly sparkling body. Color was pale yellow. Aroma was light grain, hay, grass and with some notes of flowers. Light bodied with a thin texture and an average carbonation. Light sweet flavor with light notes of bitterness. Short finish.

On Tap. Basically a Heineken clone, but lighter. Overall, not a whole lot of substance or flavor in this beer, but nothing particularly offensive either. Argentina is a definitely better with its wines than its beers.

A notch better than Andes but still rather disappointing. Lacks substance. Nice that it typically comes in 75cl bottles.

Pale yellow colour with a good white head that disappeared quickly. Smells malts and grass. No carbonation. Slight flavor of malts with a light sweet corn flavor and a hint of spicy grass in the finish. Easy to drink and refreshing. A decent pale lager with a distinctive corn flavor.

Bottled Yellow with a short, white head. Some sweet and artificial maltiness in both aroma and flavour. Some hoppiness in the end.

Golden yellow color with a small white head. Very light. No aroma. Taste is malty and watery. Similar to brazilian macros

Can. Pale yellow-gold with a generous foamy head with decent retention. Aroma vaguely of tropical fruit (I’m not making this up). Clean pale lager profile, with a faintly fruity character and medium-bodied mouthfeel. A pleasant surprise really-- I’ve had more than my fair share of shitty pale lagers lately, so maybe I’m over-appreciating this one.

Pale yellow with a dissappearing head. Looks like water with dish detergent in it. Stale pale malt aroma, with hints of grass. Light and fizzy, somewhat clean with a light sweet corn flavor and a hint of grass in the finish. Generic pale lager.