Taurino - World Brews

keenberg87

California

1.6/5  rDev -38.2%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

This is what my wife and I got trashed on the night of our first date. Re-drinking it now to take a trip down memory lane...

Poured from a 12-oz can into a snifter.... because I enjoy inconsistencies.

Appearance - Straw yellow, touching on the outer rim of transparent. Poured with about a 1/4" of head that dissapated in under 30 seconds. Highly effervescent.

Smell - Overall, weak. And yet it is astringent and abrasive. Maybe the slight hint of grain or malt, maybe a little sweet, but it carries so poorly it gets lost.

Taste - Lightly bitter, kind of tastes like you just drank some mineral water that had a cigarrette soaking in it. Salty.

Drinkability - If you're looking to get drunk fast, toss three or four of these in a beer bong... possibly repeat that once or twice. If you're looking to enjoy drinking a beer, get something else.

Overall - It is like drinking nothing at all. It is definitely not anything like a "cerveza," as the can claims. I must say it is the cheapest beer I've ever bought, they were less than 50 cents a piece since I bought an 18 pack for $7.99. The problem is... I have to drink it now.

Serving type: can

11-18-2011 07:41:22 | More by keenberg87

wknight167

California

2.3/5  rDev -11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Apearance - Pours a clear straw yellow with a 2 finger white head with moderate staying power.

Nose- Grainy and sweet, no real hop presence, maybe a touch of corn.

Palate- Exaclty what the nose leads you to expect.

Mouthfeel- Thin, but with moderate carbonation

Drinkability- Not very high.

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2010 07:17:10 | More by wknight167

Jason

Massachusetts

2.7/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

12oz clear bottle with no freshness date.

Surprisingly two fingers of head rises and stays, clear pale yellow color. Faint aromas of cooked veggies and buttery diacetyl. Thin and dry body with a single dimension of malt on the palate. Hops? Quick tinge of bitterness but no flavor at all. Clean dry finish.

Nothing going on with this beer, clean but flavorless for the most part.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2010 00:49:03 | More by Jason

spoons

California

2.2/5  rDev -15.1%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Poured from a clear bottle to a pint glass.

The color is very pale yellow with a quickly dissapating head.

There is really no aroma to speak of on this beer. Possibly a little grain...

The taste is also pretty non existant. a slightly malty/sour twang at the finish but thats about it. Very little sweetness and no hop bitterness to speak of.

Overall, I think there are better options out there.

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2010 16:38:48 | More by spoons

koticphreak

California

2.42/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

This beer is really easy to drink, almost too easy, I'm not sure if there's any alcohol content at all, I had 4 in about an hours time and felt nothing. As someone already said, I had the madd shits after this so drinker beware, your backside won't be happy!

Serving type: bottle

03-30-2010 07:12:04 | More by koticphreak

MrSkyGuy

California

2.63/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

I picked up a 12 pack at my local Fresh & Easy for about $7 to give it a shot. While I was able to drink the entire batch down, I won't likely be revisiting it unless my income drops.

It's a drinkable cheap beer with a metallic decent-lasting head, sickly yellow coloring and a metallic finish. I've had much better, but I've also had worse.

Serving type: bottle

03-15-2010 04:43:52 | More by MrSkyGuy

nycwinter

California

2.88/5  rDev +11.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I think I got you beat. $6.99 for an 18er.
These are excellent for the price. What is that? Less than 40 cents a piece? I dont think the rating scale on this site does this particular beer justice. There should be a "bargain" rating. For that this beer would be a "5".

Serving type: can

03-22-2009 05:01:07 | More by nycwinter

istomtom

Arizona

2.98/5  rDev +15.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

$8 for an 18 pack, had to give it a try.

The first sip reminded me of bud light, perhaps? I don't drink bud light on a regular basis. Subsequent cans revealed a taste of it's own with no stand out characteristics. I will simply say that for the price, it's drinkable.

Taurino will likely be the choice to provide at my parties exclusively for Flipcup and Beerpong usage.

Contacted World Brews Novato, CA to ask about ABV, was informed it was 4.6 - 4.7.

Serving type: can

01-16-2009 23:46:23 | More by istomtom

mithrascruor

California

3.1/5  rDev +19.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

12 oz. bottle... out of the bottle (not worthy of a glass).

An extremely cheap beer... ~$7.00 per 12-pack. The only place I've seen this is at Fresh & Easy (aka UK's Tesco trying to do Trader Joe's). Perfectly clear bottle... yay. :-/

Appearance: Clear golden-yellow color. White head has decent retention, for this type of beer.

Smell: Corn 'n malts. Pretty mild.

Taste: There's plenty of corn in the flavor, together with malts. Hardly exciting, but still decent for this style. Mild aftertaste with a slightly bitter taste.

Mouthfeel: Light-bodied, minimal carbonation. Pretty smooth.

Drinkability: For this type of beer, it's pretty drinkable. Probably a moderate ABV around 5%, I'd guess.

Fairly typical light-colored lager from Central/South America. In general, that means "beers that aren't so great". But, actually one of the better ones I've had. Light years ahead of Corona. I'd rank this somewhere around Imperial or Tecate, both decent.

Serving type: bottle

12-09-2008 05:00:54 | More by mithrascruor

flannelman808

California

2.3/5  rDev -11.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5

wow I just had to do a second report on this beer. My last review stated that this was not a tasty beer, but good to drink a lot of. I could not have been more wrong! While it does not get you drunk (I had 11 of them last night). The alcohol by volume is unknown, but... I have never has the shits so bad in my life from drinking beer. It is the worst after beer (non hangover) experience I have ever had. Stay away from this brew! I will never drink this again... Ever!

Serving type: can

09-13-2008 21:40:20 | More by flannelman808