Quilmes Cristal

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

Vintage Cellars in Drummoyne have this delightful lager. Sorry, say that agin. I mean I have another rate. This beer is South American,. This beer is typical of South American lagers. This beer is poor. I pity the Argentinians if this is their favourite beer. Another reason why wine consumption would be so much higher.

A pale blonde beer, with not much head. Aroma and taste of malt and some cereals. At the end is very boring. Not much more to say. How can it be Argentina’s favourite?

Bottle. Golden colour with fuzzy short head. Weak malty aroma with grains. Weak flavour of malt, grainy, with a touch of bitterness in the end. Waterish mass produced pale beer.

33 cl bottle. Light golden clear colour with a little head. Very light malty aroma with hints of hops, also in the flavour. Ends up watery.

Bottle, very clear gold with a frothy white head. Light grassy hop aroma. Very metallic and very carbonated. Little flavour. Nearly as bad as it gets.

Not a bad lager beer. Sure, this is nothing special, but as far as national beers go, this is one of the better ones. I would rather have it to any of the big three pale lagers. Nothing great, but nothing bad in it. Beer is quite drinkable and if Argentenian people see you drinking it, they will think that you are totally awesome.

Bottle at home. Yellow with a white head, quickly gone. Aroma moderate malty. Flavor sweet, light acidic. Light body, normal carbonated.

Yup – macro lager time. Clear light amber with the weakest of heads. Slight stale smelling adjuncts (probably) on the nose. Plenty of fizz on the palate but not much else – more boring malts and perhaps a hint of corn syrup. The Melbourne sales agent for this beer told our staff that ‘any self-respecting beer store must have this beer!’. Perhaps I could direct him to the many positive reviews on this site??