Cucapá Clásica - Cucapá Brewing Company

joecalderoni

Texas

3.18/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Pours a golden straw color medium clarity, little carbonation which disappeared very quickly. Very sweet fruity aroma with a bit of hops on the nose. Very dry taste but sweet at the same time, slight bitterness! you can tell somehow it was dried out with sugar. Overall not the best example of a blonde ale. Its a bit to bitter

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2012 03:59:23 | More by joecalderoni

mdaschaf

Washington

3.55/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

My first from Cucapa.

A: Pours a clear dark golden/blonde color. Small white head that dissipates quickly and leaves behind no lacing. Small amount of carbonation bubbles released.

S: Lightly hopped aroma with a bit of floral and grassy aromas. Some biscuity malt and a light sweetness. There is a very faint funky smell as well, sort of like a skunkiness.

T: Nice sweetness, lightly hopped - on the floral/grass side again. Biscuity/doughy malt base. Slightly dry finish.

M: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Crisp and refreshing.

O: A solid beer from Cucapa, hopefully I can find some more of their offerings while I am in Mexico.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2011 01:54:27 | More by mdaschaf

hopsolutely

Ontario (Canada)

3.9/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Long live the burgeoning Mexican artisanal / craft brewery culture! Here they offer a flavourful and genuinely pleasant lower alcohol blonde ale.

Beautiful slightly hazy amber colour with reddish undertones. Decent carbonation and satisfying mouthfeel, with a pleasant bitter sensation during the finish. Subtle, but slightly floral aroma with actual hop evidence (and no corn!).

Taste focuses on caramelized malts and fruity hops - light mango, with faint citrus in the finish.

Not as complex, rich or well balanced as their superb APA, but a much lighter ABV ale and a true pleasure to enjoy. Definitely one I'd be proud to offer to anyone looking for "an American blonde ale", or pretty much any style outside of a hop bomb.

Serving type: bottle

05-28-2011 02:31:00 | More by hopsolutely

treque

Mexico

3.8/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: pale blond, with huge amount of carb, generates a rich creamy, dirty white 2 finger head, nice retention, some waste left behind.

S: biscuit aroma, some sweetness and grassy

T: really nice taste, better than expected. there are no sweet notes, a bitter taste is present all sip long, but is not too hard, the aftertaste reminds you to have been eating a nice bread, dry finish

M: this could be a daily beer doesnt matter if its cold, hot or warm, nice pick for all year long

Serving type: bottle

01-18-2011 23:16:48 | More by treque

cervezale

Mexico

3.25/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Golden amber color with mimimal head retention and minimal lace for an ale. Aromas of malts, sweet citrus, pineapple, a little roasty. Tastes of mango, pineapple and melon with a nice balance of hops. Good body for a golden ale. Finishes semi-dry and with average bitterness for the style. Nice beer for barbaques.

Serving type: bottle

06-25-2009 19:09:40 | More by cervezale

fido

Mexico

4.2/5  rDev +18%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Cucapá Clásica pours a nice honey color, very good foamy head and excellent lacing; Smell is fruty and malty; Taste is malty and sweet, some caramel; Mouthfeel is smooth and bitter; Drinkability is very good, very refreshing.

ABV is 4.50%

This is a good beer.

¡Salud!

Serving type: bottle

04-08-2007 05:10:07 | More by fido