Casablanca Beer - Brasseries Du Maroc

Conrad

Ontario (Canada)

2.55/5  rDev -9.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

I got this one more for the label for my collection than for the contents of the bottle. But once opened, I had to drink it, didn't I.
I had not read any reviews to colour my opinion beforehand, but I was still leery about this when it was poured. It turns out that my beer tasting abilities are in line with most of the other BAs.
The colour was just a generic yellow, and there was no head to speak of. Not the most appealing start.
The smell was faint. I picked up on some sweet malts, and the hops are a bit floral or herbal. -Can't pin it down more than that. Maybe because there just isn't more to identify.
Taste was rather generic and inoffensive. Nothing to write home about. Tastes like it smells - bit of sweet malt, mild bitters. Maybe like a Bud on steroids.
Mouthfeel was a surprise! Crisp, with livlier carbonation than expected. No finish or aftertaste to speak of.
Drinkability is open for discussion. Maybe if I were in a Moroccan desert, and it came to a choice between Casablanca and BMC, I would take this one, if someone else was buying.
I wonder how well this sells in its home country?

Serving type: bottle

08-09-2006 12:59:10 | More by Conrad

Noelito76

New York

2.5/5  rDev -11.7%

06-16-2013 14:26:00 | More by Noelito76

Evoforen

North Carolina

2.5/5  rDev -11.7%

06-15-2013 00:39:18 | More by Evoforen

greggy1972

Ohio

3/5  rDev +6%

05-12-2013 17:03:49 | More by greggy1972

blakelive784

Colorado

2.75/5  rDev -2.8%

05-08-2013 02:03:32 | More by blakelive784

Sunnanek

Sweden

2.74/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

A: Pours clear golden with very many small bubbles. The tan head is tall but rather uneven and airy. Decent lacings, though.

S: Adjunct malts, like freshly opened canned corn. Sweet. Bitter hops and bready malts.

T: Mint and vegetables (canned) but also a nice and balanced maltyness. Bitter hops and quite some grass and herbs.

M: Sweet kind of short aftertaste. Body is medium, but a bit almost oily. Carbonation rich and offensive.

O: This could probably work in Morocco after a warm day in Marrakech, but in here in Sweden - not so interesting...

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2013 15:24:33 | More by Sunnanek

harpus

Alabama

2.75/5  rDev -2.8%

03-19-2013 20:17:52 | More by harpus

TerryB

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +50.2%

02-24-2013 17:18:08 | More by TerryB

LiquidAmber

Washington

3.3/5  rDev +16.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a Seattle Beer Week pint glass. Pours a slightly hazy golden amber with a half finger white head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of sweet biscuit and bready malt with grassy hops and a slightly stale vegetable component. Flavor is sweet, mild biscuit and a hint of toasted malt, finishing with faint malt and slight hops. There is no evidence of the odd stale part of the the aroma. Medium, surprisingly slightly creamy body. A pleasant slightly sweet malty lager and with more character than most macros and Euro pales. I wouldn't hesitate getting another bottle of this in Morocco or a restaurant.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2013 01:19:22 | More by LiquidAmber

jadams11

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev +14.8%

01-15-2013 20:42:16 | More by jadams11

LeeryLeprechaun

Colorado

3/5  rDev +6%

01-14-2013 13:24:46 | More by LeeryLeprechaun

dcperilli

3.75/5  rDev +32.5%

01-03-2013 21:37:23 | More by dcperilli

SocalKicks

California

3/5  rDev +6%

11-11-2012 15:41:48 | More by SocalKicks

cfalovo97

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev +6%

11-11-2012 00:38:25 | More by cfalovo97

Campodog

Spain

3.5/5  rDev +23.7%

11-07-2012 08:31:21 | More by Campodog

kojevergas

California

2.13/5  rDev -24.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Can served into a generic goblet in Ibiza, Spain, in April 2011. Reviewed from notes.

A: Pours a three finger head of fair thickness and retention. Colour is a clear copper.

Sm: Fresh barley aroma. Light in strength. Clean and simple. Not a lot going on here.

T: A bit of cream comes through with a crap malt finish and a boring barley body. Poorly built all around, but the cream is nice I guess. Balanced garbage. How hard is it to balance so little, though?

Mf: Light and smooth. Undercarbonated but I wouldn't call it flat.

Dr: Not worth a try, but fairly priced. There are worse beers on Ibiza.

D

Serving type: can

11-06-2012 20:10:33 | More by kojevergas

NumberNone

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev +23.7%

11-02-2012 17:23:59 | More by NumberNone

bobojuice

2.25/5  rDev -20.5%

10-29-2012 19:56:44 | More by bobojuice

RockinRob925

Florida

1.75/5  rDev -38.2%

09-12-2012 20:25:35 | More by RockinRob925

BWHD

Illinois

3/5  rDev +6%

08-07-2012 14:21:33 | More by BWHD

mhaugo

California

2.5/5  rDev -11.7%

07-29-2012 17:29:38 | More by mhaugo

KMcG

Virginia

2.25/5  rDev -20.5%

06-25-2012 01:31:34 | More by KMcG

DruC4

Michigan

2.75/5  rDev -2.8%

06-18-2012 20:46:48 | More by DruC4

mdfb79

New York

3.05/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

From 05/11/12. Had this at some French restaurant in NYC on the Upper East Side on First Ave., I think around E 65th St. Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a pint glass.

a - Pours a clear bright golden color with one to two inches of white head and moderate carbonation evident.

s - Smells of grains, bready malts, biscuit malts, wheat, some earthy notes. Not bad at all, but pretty average.

t - Tastes of bready malts, grains, floral notes, light sweet malts, biscuit, and wheat. Better then the nose, some nice hops and sweetness.

m - Light body and low to moderate carbonation. A little think but easy to drink.

o - Overall not that bad of a beer; I think I liked it a little bit better then most. Certainly not the most flavorful beer, but easy to drink and not bad or offensive at all. Overall an average beer probably not worth checking out, but I've had much worse.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2012 13:56:30 | More by mdfb79

Goobastic

New York

2.75/5  rDev -2.8%

05-11-2012 19:27:57 | More by Goobastic