Beck's Premier Light - Brauerei Beck & Co.

Jason

Massachusetts

2.05/5  rDev -6%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Presentation: 12 oz green bottle with a freshness date on the back label, boasts only 64 calories … must be pretty low in alcohol cause it only has 3.9 grams of carbs.

Appearance: Pours like sparkling water, quite a pale lucid yellow hue. The head retention lacks and the bubbles look soda like as they crackle away.

Smell: Faint yet odd mix of grain husk and over cooked hops.

Taste & Mouth Feel: Very dry, lighter than water on the palate. Very little grain flavor … not sign of malt character. Hops are weak yet double with the crisp carbonation to add a bite. Nothing in the finish.

Drinkability & Notes: Tastes like a dry non-alcoholic beer. Why is there a need to brew something that is so close to water? I really hope the market dies on this stuff.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2005 22:20:48 | More by Jason

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2.5/5  rDev +14.7%

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2.5/5  rDev +14.7%

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2/5  rDev -8.3%

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1.5/5  rDev -31.2%

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2.25/5  rDev +3.2%

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Florida

1.5/5  rDev -31.2%

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Texas

2.5/5  rDev +14.7%

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North Dakota

2.5/5  rDev +14.7%

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Illinois

1.75/5  rDev -19.7%

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New York

2/5  rDev -8.3%

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2/5  rDev -8.3%

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Illinois

2.25/5  rDev +3.2%

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California

2.25/5  rDev +3.2%

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South Carolina

2/5  rDev -8.3%

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Kentucky

3/5  rDev +37.6%

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Nevada

2/5  rDev -8.3%

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Arkansas

2/5  rDev -8.3%

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New York

2/5  rDev -8.3%

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GMB

Japan

3.08/5  rDev +41.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

Beck's Premier Light pours exactly as a light beer should: A very pale, translucent body holds up a finger or so of snow-white foam. The head is denser than one might expect from a beer so light, and manages to stick around little longer, too.

The nose is intriguing. There is no malty character, but the distinct smell of hops promises that this light offering may have more in store for us than the average light lager.

But alas, the beer's appearance and smell prove to its best qualities. The mouthfeel is average, though slightly less carbonation than other beers in the genre makes this one gentler on the palate than one might expect. The light hoppy character promised by the nose is indiscernible in the first sip; the hoppy flavor only emerges in the aftertaste.

In a well-executed light lager, a very light malt produces a crisp, clean, slightly sweet taste. In this case, the absence of malt leaves the beer tasting like slightly floral seltzer water. And so it seems that the problem here is a lack of balance. All the beer needs is a slightly more substantial malty character to support its pleasant but faint hoppy aroma. It should be possible to achieve this without sacrificing the thin, crisp body one expects from these beers.

Still, Beck's Premier Light's mildness and hoppy nose are refreshing enough to recommend it to those of us who enjoy sipping very light lagers on hot summer evenings. The beer is above-average as far as very light lagers go, and as long as you don't let the nose fool you, you won't be disappointed.

Serving type: bottle

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2/5  rDev -8.3%

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