Kronenbourg 1664 - Brasseries Kronenbourg

jlindros

Massachusetts

3.38/5  rDev +7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Time to get another most likely crappy beer off my list. Got to fill a mix 6-pack and looked like it would be a not so great beer, but figured worth a shot. And horrible GREEN bottle!

Pours a fizzy pasty white crummy looking sad head that gets to almost 1/4 of a finger bit not much, it seems to want to have lacing but even the lacing can't keep it up. the beer is a brilliantly crystal clear watery cider apple tan colored, obviously filtered to no end.

NOse is, well, not too bad. Some obvious light signs of skunk but not a whole lot. light Euro pilsner aromas, some grassy hay, some light soft lager fruit aromas but some weird ones with it, a touch of a banana like even. Quite light overall.

Taste again hints at light skunk but not bad. More Euro pilsner, light grassy hay malts, light lager fruits, a hint of metallic twing from the lager but not much. Light, crisp, refreshing, and fluffy even. The faintest hint of grassy hop touch. Finish is dry and crisp, light fruity lager and touch of sticky sweetness, quite clean overall on the finish, with a touch of bitterness.

Mouth is lighter bodied but as expected, good carbonation.

Overall, well, not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Just a hint of skunk from the green bottle, and touch of metallic hot lager yeast like off flavor. Otherwise a light profile but crisp fairly clean and drinkable pilsner, with lighter but decent malt profile and touch hops. Could use a bit more overall for just about everything, but still drinkable. Great for a hot summer day I bet, but still could do without the green bottle.

Serving type: bottle

11-09-2012 03:45:17 | More by jlindros

DuffDaddy

Florida

3.25/5  rDev +2.8%

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Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev +10.8%

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307x

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -5.1%

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Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +34.5%

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Ontario (Canada)

2.75/5  rDev -13%

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JVan

Illinois

3/5  rDev -5.1%

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mdfb79

New York

3.18/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3

Had this 2-3 times over the last 2 weeks in France. Easily found all over the country. From a 16 oz. can to a pint glass, and also on tap. 0.25L pour.

a - Pours a hazy burnt orange color with one inch of bright white head and light carbonation evident.

s - Smells of sweet malts, bready malts. biscuit, light floral hops, light fruity malts. Not a ton going on but some light fruit to it.

t - Tastes of bready malts, dough, biscuit malts, and wheat. Not bad but not much going on in the flavor at all.

m - Medium body and low carbonation. Easy to drink a few of them.

o - Overall a pretty average beer; not much to it really, other than some wheat, bread, and biscuit malts. Easy to drink, cheap, and easy to find, but I stopped ordering them and stuck with the Belgians I could find when possible.

Serving type: on-tap

06-14-2013 19:36:17 | More by mdfb79

LifeByTheDrop

Texas

3.25/5  rDev +2.8%

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Germany

2.5/5  rDev -20.9%

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Maryland

3/5  rDev -5.1%

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California

3.75/5  rDev +18.7%

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Illinois

3/5  rDev -5.1%

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Ohio

2.25/5  rDev -28.8%

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Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev +10.8%

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Virginia

3.5/5  rDev +10.8%

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Germany

3/5  rDev -5.1%

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New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev +10.8%

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Maryland

3.5/5  rDev +10.8%

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Oklahoma

3.75/5  rDev +18.7%

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Slovenia

3.25/5  rDev +2.8%

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Illinois

3.25/5  rDev +2.8%

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Florida

4.5/5  rDev +42.4%

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California

2.75/5  rDev -13%

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New York

3.25/5  rDev +2.8%

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