Carlsberg Beer - Carlsberg Danmark A/S

NICKV1117

California

3.23/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Never tried Carlsberg before. I was visiting Solvang, CA, which is a small town that celebrates Danish culture in Santa Barbara County. This went well with a chicken sandwich. Nothing too special in the taste, though it was refreshing. A bit to light for my palette. I probably would not go out of my way to get one, but, wouldn't turn it down if it was offered. Definitely a C+.

Serving type: on-tap

07-27-2011 04:39:16 | More by NICKV1117

CRooney5787

California

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

While I normally wouldn't drink such a beer, i decided to, and was pleasantly surprised. I will start by saying. Have had the beer countless times in the past, but in California. This is my first experience drinking the beer in the EU. It tastes like a completely different beer then back home. Granted it was bottled a week ago.

Poured out of a bottle, into a carlsberg glass.

Nice head, but didn't retain too well.

Golden amber appearance.

Nice light, but hoppy smell, not skunked like the carlsberg I've had in the states.

Tastes is hard for me to describe, like most light pilsner style beers. It's crisp, and this perticular bottle, I found very balanced, and easy to drink.

Perfect to drink as a session beer sitting on a sunny European terrace. Would choose this over Stella,or any other "pinche" in Belgium. I know it isn't Belgian, but it seems to be served all over Belgium.

Serving type: bottle

07-24-2011 22:15:44 | More by CRooney5787

rarbring

Sweden

2.68/5  rDev -11%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

The beer is clear pale straw colored, has small bubbles and a white head that leaves some lacing.

The smell is rather weak, slightly sour lemon character, some grass.

The taste starts rather fresh, some white bread, lemon juice and some bitter grass notes.

Light carbonation, a rather smooth texture, a medium small body and some dry finish.

For being an Euro Pale Ale this is fairly clean and balanced (not too sweet), but no surprises.

Serving type: can

07-23-2011 18:16:41 | More by rarbring

JMad

Texas

3.13/5  rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

I drank this from a pint glass...

The beer is pale golden yellow with chill haze and a white head. It's got that good ole skunky green bottle smell, hints of lemon grass and sweet malt. Taste is very light with crisp lager freshness, lemon and some biscuit with a slightly bitter finish. It's light with sharp carbonation and a dry finish. This is a pretty average pilsner, still highly drinkable though.

Serving type: bottle

07-20-2011 03:00:09 | More by JMad

ptykozoon

California

2.68/5  rDev -11%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Bright yellow with a puffy baby cloud. Good layer and lacing.

Honey, earthy, light hops?

Honey-centric, caramel, malt, grass, bread.

Medium carbonation.

Not the worst lager ever, but a bit too sweet and the overall old, grainy taste of the beer is dissapointing.

Serving type: bottle

07-17-2011 02:53:28 | More by ptykozoon

rvdoorn

Netherlands

2.3/5  rDev -23.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 2

Look: The beer pours a golden-yellow color, with a large head.
Smell: Yeast, malts and grains. Some skunk as well (green bottles….)
Taste: Boring, malts, yeast, grains again, very watery taste.
Mouthfeel: very thin body,high carbonation
Overall: I always try to avoid this one..by the way, a german pilsner?? This is a European pale lager style as my bottle says, not a german pilsner…

Serving type: bottle

07-16-2011 14:28:37 | More by rvdoorn

woosterbill

Connecticut

2.8/5  rDev -7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

500ml can, consumed therefrom while playing croquet on a sunny day in the UK. Yay.

A: Gold body, thin frothy white head. Boring.

S: Boring aroma of lager yeast and grassy hops. Not too bad, really, but just really weak and uninteresting.

T: What to you know? It follows the nose. Boring, water lager, but a clean and inoffensive one at least.

M: Light body, fizzy carbonation. Again, average.

O: I thought that this would be listed as a Euro Pale Lager, and reviewed it as average for that style. It's total blandness is more of a sin as an actual Pilsner, though, so I'll adjust my Overall accordingly. At least it's easy to drink, and reasonably refreshing. I just expect more flavor from this style.

Cheers!

Serving type: can

06-19-2011 02:25:34 | More by woosterbill

Mdog

Minnesota

2.93/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Appearance: Pale yellow, big head.

Smell: Mild skunkiness.

Taste: Hint of grassy hops before some grainy/bready malt sweetness.

Drinkabilty: Another easy drinking beer for hot weather.

Carlsberg from the 7-11 in Hong Kong. Gives the skunky smell despite being in a can and a best-before date of May 2012. Tastes fine, nice to have a pilsner that actually brings a little hop flavor along.

Serving type: can

06-16-2011 11:41:52 | More by Mdog

WoodBrew

Illinois

3.45/5  rDev +14.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

We had lunch with the princesses of Disney at the norweigen village area of Epcot. With lunch I tried a glass of Carlsberg....which was quite nice. The appearance was golden clear with good carbonation leading to a foamy white head. the smell was nothing great...mostly grain. The taste was quite smooth and easy drinking. Went well with the norweigen dishes that we had. Certainly would have this again.

Serving type: on-tap

06-11-2011 16:00:53 | More by WoodBrew

evlu1441

Alberta (Canada)

3.15/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

It pours a hazy golden colour with a nice two-finger head that settles down but doesn't disappear.

The smell is light and hoppy, but not too intense.

The taste is nice and balanced. Starts out malty, and gives way to rich sweetness and light hop bitterness. I would prefer more hop flavour, but it is a really smooth drink.

Nothing too exciting here, but nothing to complain about. I'd drink this again, maybe even by choice!

Serving type: can

06-04-2011 03:55:50 | More by evlu1441

mikeg67

New Jersey

1.93/5  rDev -35.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

On Tap. Pours deep golden hue with light carbonation. Aroma is of light bready malt and slight hint of hops. Light, smooth body. Taste is a little bit of malt, a little bit of hops but mostly tasteless. I wonder if people drank this beer with closed eyes would they realize the drink beer?

Serving type: on-tap

06-03-2011 14:22:29 | More by mikeg67

spinrsx

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

500ml Can

Appearance - Clear yellow colour with an average size fizzy white coloured head. There is a low carbonation showing and there is a pretty decent amount of lacing. The head lasted for around 3 minutes before it was gone.

Smell - Grains, corn, skunk, hops, malts

Taste & Mouth - The beer has an average amount of carbonation. I can taste breads/grains mixed with light hops and some cooked corn. There is also a bit of a fruit sweetness.. either apples or pears. The beer finishes with a grainy slightly sweet aftertaste.

Overall – Yet another average and unremarkable euro-beer. It’s very drinkable but nothing about it sets it apart from the rest.

Serving type: can

06-01-2011 17:03:06 | More by spinrsx

thehyperduck

Ontario (Canada)

3.2/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

An old favorite from college that I haven't had in a while. Poured from a nifty embossed green bottle, Carlsberg is a translucent plain gold colour. Poor head retention; carbonation looks average. Nose is mostly barley malt with some grassy hay undertones; decent but nothing special.

Very smooth-tasting, although not complex at all. Sweetish barley malt and grains dominate the flavour, and a weird sourness I can't put my finger on. These both blend themselves with some bitterness in the finish. Not a lot of hop presence; clean and crisp-tasting with no skunk. High carbonation, and medium-to-light-bodied.

This is better than most macro lagers, but there is nothing to really distinguish it from other imports. It is definitely refreshing, and always a respectable choice when the pickins are very slim.

Serving type: bottle

05-27-2011 07:52:20 | More by thehyperduck

kojevergas

California

2.13/5  rDev -29.2%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Carlsberg tap into Carlsberg pint glass in low altitude Galway, Ireland. Reviewed from notes.

A: One finger head of decent thickness, a little cream, and below average retention. Bad. Clear dark yellow colour.

Sm: Malted barley. That's it.

T: Creamy throughout, with a simple reinforced barley body. Built simply; balance is shite.

Mf: Light, smooth, and wet. A bit of lumpy thickness.

Dr: Low ABV; shite taste. Affordable by Irish standards and off-urine by beer standards.

Serving type: on-tap

05-12-2011 19:19:33 | More by kojevergas

KTCamm

New Jersey

3.33/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured from the all-green bottle 12 oz into a pint glass. Picked up as part of a mix-a-six from The Fresh Market.

Poured pale golden yellow with wisps of white foam. Some lacing. Grainy smell. Some hay. Smooth clear clean taste, very mild background hop. A little watery. Goes down smooth. good taste.

Not half bad.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2011 00:02:57 | More by KTCamm

alankwak

Florida

2.9/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: Clear golden brew. Weak head retention but decent lacing. Medium to high carbonation.

S: Light hoppy smell and an odor of grass. Not bad.

T: Weak grassiness but little hops taste. Weak here

M: Decent medium body. Right for a pils.

O: OK. Just a decent quality all malt pale euro lager. I do pick up more grassiness that Heineken which isn't bad. Low on the hop aroma. But overall on a par with the classic Dutch Lager(Heineken).

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2011 02:38:35 | More by alankwak

RickS95

Indiana

2.98/5  rDev -1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Pours a golden straw color. Very clear. Thin-ish white head with little retention. Looks like a mass-produced American beer.

Smells biscuity. Maybe a tiny bit of flower from the hops.

Tastes a little better than I remember, but still not great. Nothing but the same biscuity flavor comes through.

It wants to start off sweet, but before it does, it goes off onto a sour and bitter tangent.

Tastes like any other American beer you can find for $15 a case. Not really a great beer, not even sure it's average.

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2011 01:56:03 | More by RickS95

Nerudamann

Arizona

3.33/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured from bottle into a Pilsener glass.

Look - light golden in color, clear, with about 2 finger's worth of off-white colored foam that dissipates somewhat slowly.

Smell - fairly hoppy, but I'm not sure of which hops are being used, probably a blend of nobles with cheaper types. No other smell besides the typical "pilsener" smell.

Taste and Mouthfeel - not nearly as hoppy-tasting as was in the smell. The taste is actually a bit sweeter than I would have imagined, a little closer to some of the local beers in Bavaria. Texture is fairly light and a bit on the watery side.

Overall - Very drinkable and not very bitter at all. Although also not very complex.

Serving type: bottle

03-27-2011 04:24:07 | More by Nerudamann

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

2.8/5  rDev -7%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

This is actually a pretty tasty pale lager. It's got a really interesting flavor that I couldn't place exactly. It was kinda on the sweet side, very refreshing it's a good beer for the summer. The color is golden, very nice brew and easy to drink.

Serving type: on-tap

03-26-2011 00:47:19 | More by Knapp85

tbrink

South Dakota

2.75/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Served in tapered carlsberg glass, pours a light straw color with thin head that is gone quickly; no apparent lacing. Taste is...well, that's hard to say exactly. It's not bad, but unexpected if you're having it for the first time. If I say wrappers from fruit stripe gum, I don't mean to say it disparagingly; it's just so strange. There is a reason it has its own strain of yeast named for it (s. carlsbergensis). Definitely quite unlike any other beer I've had, very intriguing. One of those beers you need to ruminate about and try again to see whether or not you actually like it.

Serving type: on-tap

03-24-2011 04:34:32 | More by tbrink

boudreaux

Alabama

2.93/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4

A: poured a good thick head; settled down in a couple of minutes; a straw/gold color; lots of fizzy carbonated bubbles

S: same as pretty much every lager; faint smell of malted barley and usual lager ingredients; a hint of grapefruit citrus bite, but barely enough to address

T: your average lager flavors; malted barley, with a hint of mild, hoppy bitterness on your tongue

M: crisp and refreshing when cold; light body; as it warms, crispness becomes watery and weak, and tastes more like an adjunct lager

D: actually easy to drink; if i had a a few on ice, i could drink them rather quickly

B

Serving type: bottle

02-22-2011 20:17:01 | More by boudreaux

EnojysAnyBeer

Colorado

3.4/5  rDev +13%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A- Clear and golden with a nice foamy head

S- The smell is very crisp and a bit stingy with spicy hop aroma.

T- The flavor is very clean with the bulk tasting like cereal grains.

M- Light with a foamy carbonation

D- A decent beer, very easy to chug with few off-flavors

Serving type: bottle

02-21-2011 21:35:52 | More by EnojysAnyBeer

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

3.43/5  rDev +14%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Carlsberg Premium has a thick, white head and a very clear golden appearance, with lots of bubbles streaming up the glass and not much lacing left behind. The aroma is a typical, faint beer smell, and the taste is also an ordinary European pilsner flavor, yet with more hop bite at the back end of the sip than one would expect. The mouthfeel is light and watery, and Carlsberg Premium finishes refreshing and mostly dry. Overall, it's pretty good, and I think it's worth a try.

RJT

Serving type: can

02-16-2011 23:36:37 | More by RonaldTheriot

Giggy

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev +8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pale gold to yellow in color with a small white head. Aroma is mild, sweet and slightly spicey. Slight skunkiness in smell only. Flavor is fresh and mellow, with sweet notes, and a mildly hopped finish. Crisp mouthfeel, not too bubbly, quite refreshing. Light bodied with a slightly bitter mouthfeel and finish. Easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

02-11-2011 20:10:17 | More by Giggy

CuriousMonk

Virginia

2.9/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a clear gold, with a super thin white head. Aroma is a bit funky, and similar to most mass produced European lagers. Flavor is mostly malty and grain, with a bit of spice. However, it's bitter without the nice hop notes. Palate has a bit of fizz, and finishes a bit dry for my tastes. Carbonation gives this the ability to be tasted few more times after its finised. Overall a drinkable, and flavorful pale lager, but not really my cup of tea.

Serving type: bottle

02-04-2011 17:50:31 | More by CuriousMonk