Quilmes Cristal

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

12 oz bottle. Pours yellow with soap foam head. Smells like a can of creamed corn. Tastes like corn with some wild hops. Nothing special.

Unimaginative and uninventive. There wasn’t too much to this beer, and it left me feeling the same before as after.

Big foamy head with a nice light golden color. Light sweet malt aroma with a hint of hops. Very light body in the flavor, not very distinctive. Slight taste of citrus, some hints of malt and grains. Somewhat sweet in the aftertaste. Not a bad beer. Doesnt have that taste of rice and adjuncts of the big american three, BMC.

Malty # Light, moderate, heavy,h arsh # Bread - light, dark # Cookie # Grain, Hay, Straw, Cereal # toasted, roasted, burnt, nutty # Molasses, Caramel # Chocolate - milk, dark # Coffee - mild, strong Hoppy # Light, moderate, heavy, harsh # Flowers, Perfume, Herbs, Grass # Pine, Spruce, Resin # Citrus - grapefruit, orange # Citrus - lemon,lime Yeasty # Light, moderate, heavy, harsh # Dough, Sweat # Horse blanket, Barnyard, Leather # Soap,Cheese # Earth,Mold,Cobwebs # Meat,Broth Miscellaneous # Banana,Bubble gum # Grape, Raisin, Plum, Prune,Date # Apple, Pear, Peach, Pineapple # Cherry, Raspberry, Cassis # Wine - white, red # Port - tawny, ruby # Cask wood (e.g., oak) # Smoke, Tar, Charcoal, Soy sauce # Toffee, Butter, Butterscotch # Honey, Brown sugar, Maple syrup # Coriander, Ginger # Allspice, Nutmeg, Clove, Cinnamon # Vanilla, Pepper, Licorice,Cola # Alcohol # Dust,Chalk # Vegetable, Cooked corn # Cardboard,Paper # Medicinal, phenolic # Soured milk, Vinegar # Sulfur, Skunk Head - Initial appearance # Size - small, average, large, huge # Rocky # Creamy # Frothy # Fizzy # Virtually none Head - Color # White # Off-white # Light brown Head - Lacing # Excellent # Good # Fair # Virtually none Head - Longevity # Fully lasting # Mostly lasting # Mostly diminishing # Fully diminishing Body - Clarity # Clear - sparkling, normal, flat # Cloudy - hazy, murky, muddy Body - Particles # Size - tiny, small, medium, large, huge # Density - thin, average, thick # Bottle conditioned Body - Hue # Light, medium, dark # Yellow # Amber # Orange # Red # Brown # Black Initial flavor # Sweet - light, moderate, heavy, harsh # Acidic - light, moderate, heavy, harsh # Bitter - light, moderate, heavy, harsh # Acetic (vinegar) # Sour (sour milk) # Salty Finish - Flavor # Sweet - light, moderate, heavy, harsh # Acidic - light, moderate, heavy, harsh # Bitter - light, moderate, heavy, harsh # Acetic (vinegar) # Sour (sour milk) # Salty Finish - Duration # Short # Average # Long Body # Light # Light to medium # Medium # Medium to full # Full Texture # Dry # Watery # Oily # Creamy # Syrupy Carbonation # Fizzy # Lively # Soft # Flat Finish - Feel # Metallic # Chalky # Astringent - light, moderate, heavy, harsh # Alcoholic - light, moderate, heavy,

Bottle. Pale colour, slight head. Crisp and light texture. Slight caramel and malt flavour. Not much to it.

Bottle from the Beers of the World sample pack from Cost Plus. This one poured a clear yellow with a white head. I thought I was drinking a Budwieser. Not good. A hint of sweet with no hops. Once again, not good.

970ml bottle-pours a disappearing white head and pale yellow color. Aroma is grainy/light malt. Taste is grainy/light malt, hint of hops. No off putting character. A good macro.

Bottle, courtesy GodOfThunder. A crystal clear, light golden colored body is topped with a lasting, foamy, snow white head. Effervescent bubbles stream towards the surface. Minimal micro-spot lacing noted. Aromas include sweet corny malts, stale cereal grains, and faint floral hops. Flavors are similar, sweet corn and pale grains balanced with a decent dose of floral hops and a hint of creamy pils yeast. The body is light and watery, as expected, but balanced on the tongue and easy drinking. As pale lagers go, at least this one isn’t skunky or offensive. I could drink one or two on a hot day.