Cusqueña Dorada (Golden Lager)
Union De Cervecerias Peruanas Backus y Johnston

Cusqueña Dorada (Golden Lager)Cusqueña Dorada (Golden Lager)
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From:
Union De Cervecerias Peruanas Backus y Johnston
 
Peru
Style:
European Pale Lager
Ranked #180
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
71
Ranked #27,918
Avg:
3.06 | pDev: 18.3%
Reviews:
152
Ratings:
354
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 27, 2024
Added:
Mar 26, 2002
Wants:
  9
Gots:
  69
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Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

3.68/5  rDev +20.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
11.2 oz bottle no date into a Becker glass.
L: SRM 2-3 Pours clear medium dark gold caramel with a fizzy eggshell white head that moves fast down to edge foam, good steady carbo bubbles, very little to no lacing.
S: Malts, a dash of hops, a hint of pastry dough.
T: Lightly sweet caramel malts, a light hop zing, a touch of grassiness, background pastry dough, light grains, light fruit, muted zest in the finish.
F: Lightly bright then a smooth medium bodied feel with a round middle and a lightly drying medium fast finish.
O: Easy to drink and good tasting. Refreshing and is like a premium German or Dutch beer. Has more body than most lighter lagers. Good balance of sweet & bitter. I like its feel. It is good in its style.
Feb 27, 2024
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

3.63/5  rDev +18.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bottle purchased and drank at China Chilcano in Washington, DC.

This one pours a clear golden straw yellow color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.

This smells floral and grainy, and not much else.’

You would not be able to tell this one apart from most other mass market lagers on the continent. It’s certainly on par with the average ones. Floral crisp bitterness plays alongside vaguely sweet maltiness. It’s all well balanced with no distinct off flavors – tastes relatively fresh at least.

This is light bodied, crisp, clean, and very drinkable.

This was pretty enjoyable, but not exactly blazing any new trails.
Feb 05, 2024
 
Rated: 3.75 by NorbertB1974 from Germany

Jan 13, 2024
 
Rated: 4.5 by David19457 from New Jersey

Nov 18, 2023
 
Rated: 3.25 by zotzot from Vermont

Oct 10, 2023
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Rated by FRANKHAZE from Florida

4.81/5  rDev +57.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
An almost perfect beer.
Oct 08, 2023
 
Rated: 3.31 by Rollmeaway2loadout from Illinois

Aug 20, 2023
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Reviewed by MadMadMike from France

3.34/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce can into a chilled pint glass at a Peruvian restaurant in Miami, FL.
This non-offensive accompaniment for ceviche is exactly on point and deserves 5 stars.
As a stand alone entity, it’s ‘just a beer’. Easy drinking, plain, low to mid carbonation, grainy, grassy. It’s OK.,.
Aug 13, 2023
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Reviewed by edthehead from Maryland

3.48/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Bottle pour into a tulip glass.
Amber gold appearance with a fizzy quickly receding head producing no lacing whatsoever. Grass, scallion, cracker. Light body and carbonation. Forgettable.
Jun 06, 2023
 
Rated: 2.76 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

May 21, 2023
 
Rated: 3.29 by _Adam_ from Maryland

Apr 19, 2023
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Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan

3.81/5  rDev +24.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
This pours with a golden-tan color. Foam dissipates quickly, leaving an earthy sort of hop aroma. The sip is similar, although largely inoffensive, with a clean finish.
Dec 30, 2022
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Reviewed by Nass from Florida

2.97/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
There is no date on the bottle. The pour is straw colored with a fair amount of carbonation. The taste is light bodied & crisp. In addition to, I'm getting some baked biscuit, corn, & mild caramel. Oh well, it was good to try a beer from Peru. Cheers! C
Nov 07, 2022
 
Rated: 3.16 by ummswimmin from New Jersey

Jul 10, 2022
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

2.75/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
330 ml bottle, from the very limited foreign beer bar at the Darlington Spring Thing Beer Festival. ABV is 5%. Pale golden colour, low white head. Sweetish but not unpleasant aroma of maize, hints of floral hops. The flavour is fairly crisp and dry, but the hops are too moderate.
Jun 19, 2022
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Rated by NeilSilber1 from California

3.3/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Pours copper gold with slight fading head. Slightly bready notes, easy drinking Peruvian lager. Okay.
Jun 19, 2022
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Reviewed by jonmikel from Spain

3.5/5  rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Drunk at Wampu Peruvian restaurant in Madrid (Spain). 330 ml bottle poured into a glass.

Look: clear, dark golden color with a one finger, foamy white head. Leaves traces.
Smell: grainy and grassy smell. Spicy, also.
Taste: Semidry taste. Malty taste. Nicely balanced.
Feel: not a lot of carbonation. Drinks quite smoothly.
Overall: it is nice.
Jun 13, 2022
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Reviewed by elmaji from Florida

4.22/5  rDev +37.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours amber, 2 fingers of head. Smell is sweet, banana, bready. The mouthfeel is smooth and flavor is bitter at the front of the tongue ending in sweet at the back of the tongue. Nice balance of hops and malt here.
May 14, 2022
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Reviewed by BeerBobber from Nevada

3.43/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Pour is a nice clear amber color with one finger of white head. Lots of visible carbonation.

Aroma is straight lager white bread and biscuit notes. Slightly sweet egg white smell. Kind of like a meringue.

Taste is sweet malts. Getting the white bread and biscuit also. A bit of dried stone fruit coming through with just a hint of sweet in that area. Getting a bit of bitter in the center of the taste.

Mouth feel is at the very bottom of the medium scale. With a bit of lingering history of the taste.

I am so glad I was able to find this beer and give it a spin. Overall the beer is not bad at all. By no stretch of the means. I just see this beer pairing so well with some thing like some nice fish or shrimp and fries. Somehow I picture this paired with food. I feel this is a beer better served chilled as well. Okay simple thoughts but really if you can find it try it. I only spent about $7.50 for a pretty darn fresh six pack here in Las Vegas at a local Mexican Market. Cheers!
Apr 03, 2022
 
Rated: 3 by iftcoach from Germany

Dec 16, 2021
Cusqueña Dorada (Golden Lager) from Union De Cervecerias Peruanas Backus y Johnston
Beer rating: 71 out of 100 with 354 ratings