Quilmes Cristal

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

Poured from the bottle to a highly carbonated light yellow, with thin white head that dissipates quickly and leaves little lacing. Aroma was slightly hoppy and indiscriminate, and the mouthfeel was tingly due to the carbonation. Flavor was on the floral-grassy-hoppy side, and fairly decent. Finish was smooth and of medium duration. While not a great beer, this was not actually too bad, especially for a South American beer.

Well, I quite like it. Crisp, malty lager with a pleasing bitterness leaning towards a (Belgian) pils. Pale gold with a rapidly vanishing head and skunky aroma...but could happily swig another. 355ml can from a Spanish Carrefour.

The bottle looks not bad, the beer in the glass also. Good use of hops, not too dry, very fresh and drinkable. Good beer.

Um discreto toque de azeitonas no final do gole. Discreto amargor, tornando-a menos suave que as cervejas nacionais.

Not bad not bad.Not good not good either but fuck me if a sixer of this was not just the job after a 12 mile run in unseasonablely warm weather.Clean, malty and lightly hoped.Nice in ’’context’.

My first try at a South American brew. Very pale, almost like a lite beer. forms a large white head. Has a smooth taste and goes down easy. Could have been better, but would try it again.

My number 500! Well, I suppose you are asking yourself who would want to waste their number 500 on a beer rated barely a "5" out of 100. Having the grand idea to slip off to Belgium and tag around the country side, boozing with monks in monestary’s giving my palate the over-do work-out it deserved, I was all but waiting. Well, change of plans and more importantly, change in my train of thought. I’ve already had phenomenal brews and rated them accordingly. I asked myself what I was missing......my answer..."the experience" of any beer. So, I find myself teetering on number 499, at a dance bar in Rosario, Argentina, and the menu consisting of Quilmes and Ferment/Cola; the latter being well too sweet for my taste. So, in grand ol’ fashion, I pop the top of a damn aluminum can and divulge into mediocre bliss, enhanced by the intoxicating rhythm of strange dance partners, non-English speakers, and a few fabulous mates. With a 1x1x1 combination of beer and water, I partied on a sub-par major brewery beer to make ol Busch proud, and became aquainted with Quilmes well past 9am in the morning. So, kudos to the experience a sub-par brew can produce. big yerself up Boludo! My overall impression; 19!

Pleasant, fresh and intense aroma. Balanced with bitter pretty that freshness leaves. Refreshing.