Red Stripe

Brewed by Desnoes and Geddes (Diageo PLC)
Style: Pale Lager
Kingston, Jamaica

Pale yellow. Light, very little malt. Lightly hopped with bitter and floral hops. Crisp and clean. What a Bud should be, but no better than that. Think of it as the right bottled water to have with jerk pork.

Cask in a pub in London. A clear golden beer, with a smaal white head. The aroma of sweets and some malts, notes of fruits. The taste has a little bitter, but mostly sweet and hints of fruits like citrus. Aftertaste swet with some bitter.

Bottle while on a Carribean cruise a few months ago. Clear yellow color with a small white head. Aroma was mild, sweet malt with a hint of skunkiness. Flavor fairly smooth malt with just a bit of hops in the finish. Ratings may reflect my mood and surroundings while drinking.

Pours clear pale yellow, white head. Aroma is sweet malt and faint hops. Flavor is very malty and watery, yet not as sweet corny as expected. Better than Bud, that’s about it.

Clear yellow pour. Great session lager that has some nice flavors, mostly sweet corn and touch of hops, but not much. Great when it’s ice cold and you’re eating BBQ.

Straw yellow hue with gold tint. Fizzy head and breaks up, and some dust floating around. Strong aroma of corn and some alcohol. Some flavor of the alcohol with a big corn and grained rice presence. I used to get headaches after a few of these. Reminds me of a malt liquor in a way.

Bottle at a friend’s place. Pours a light urine yellow. Little to no smell that might or might not be vaguely sweet. Head is acceptable but dissipates as expected. A fairly carbonated brew. Smooth on the taste and goes down easy. However, very little flavor to speak of. Vaguely sweet (Like the smell I still don’t know was/wasn’t there). Slightly malty with notes of adjuncts. Not enjoyable and I’m generally open to the pale lager category.

bottle. pale lager colored with a small head. gee surprise. aroma of grains with a slightly sweet flavor. not too bad on a hot island day.