Toña Cerveza - Industrial Cervecera S.A. / Compañía Cervecera De Nicaragua

Tone

Missouri

2.7/5  rDev -0.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75

Pours a clear, straw color. 2/3 inch head of a white color. Good retention and decent lacing. Smells of pale malt, corn, rice, and a hint of sweet malt. The aroma is very muted. Fits the style of an American Adjunct Lager. Mouth feel is sharp and crisp, with an average carbonation level. Tastes of adjunct, pale malt, and a hint of hops. The body is equally as muted as the aroma. Overall, decent appearance, but weak in every other category.

Serving type: bottle

04-18-2013 17:59:06 | More by Tone

charlzm

California

3/5  rDev +10.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Consumed on January 18th, 2013. Poured form a can into a Samuel Adams pint glass.

Beer is an exceedingly pale yellow. A white head a finger and a half tall foams up and dies off fairly quickly. Plenty of active carbonation throughout the glass.

Aroma is lightly sweet and ever-so-slightly floral.

Flavor is also a little sweet with a slight corn edge to it. A touch of malty grain and a fleeting dash of bitterness on the finish. Clean and inoffensive, as it was no doubt intended.

Mouthfeel is a little fizzy but otherwise similar to water.

Nothing wrong with this beer's flavor, which is an achievement in brewing, of course. I wouldn't drink this again, though. Just not enough going on to hold my palate's attention.

Serving type: can

01-19-2013 04:20:01 | More by charlzm

janubio

Spain

2.2/5  rDev -18.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

330 ml. bottle, Pours a clear yellow colour, good head but fades away too quickly. Smell of yeast and grain, maybe some citrus. Thin and light palate. Taste is nothing. Just like a soft drink with some alcohol. Not bad if you're looking for a refreshing drink. but if you're looking for a beer try some other.

Serving type: bottle

12-11-2012 19:08:00 | More by janubio

johnnnniee

New Hampshire

2.98/5  rDev +10%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

12 oz can brought back by a good friend from his trip to Costa Rica, Thanks for the opportunity Rob!
Pours a solid adjunct lager golden yellow with a smallish white head that dissipates quickly. Smells of sweet pilsner malt with hints of honey and enough hops to keep it from being called Goya. The flavor is fairly clean nothing objectionable and nothing fantastic. Sweet grainy malt with a slight floral hop to bitter. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation and a slightly sweet mouthfeel. Solid clean easy drinking lager, better than some but still an adjunct lager.

Serving type: can

07-23-2012 21:02:10 | More by johnnnniee

metter98

New York

2.75/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: The beer is crystal clear light yellow in color and has a light amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a ring of bubbles around the edge of the glass and delicate lacing covering the surface.
S: There are light aromas of malts in the nose—hints of rice and corn are noticeable.
T: Like the smell, the taste has light flavors of malts, although no adjunct flavors are detectable. A light amount of bitterness is present.
M: It feels light-bodied (but not really thin or watery) on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation. This finish has a bit of dryness.
O: This beer is easy to drink and is actually a bit refreshing. I really enjoyed this compared to other beers in the style because the taste doesn’t have flavors of adjunct malts.

Serving type: bottle

07-21-2012 12:07:43 | More by metter98

dbrauneis

New Jersey

2.9/5  rDev +7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: Pours a crystal clear extremely pale straw yellow in color with some very light amounts of visible carbonation. The beer has a thin (maybe 1/8 finger) bright white head that reduces to a very thin ring at the edges of the glass. Light to moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Light amounts of adjunct malt aroma with mostly hints of corn. This beer is very light in aroma.

T: Overall the flavor of this beer is very light (mild) but there is a subtle presence of grassy hop notes and light bitterness.

M: Light bodied with moderate to heavy amounts of carbonation. Slightly thin/watery with light dryness in the finish.

O: This beer is refreshing, easy to drink, and super sessionable - I could see this being extremely satisfying on a very hot summer day.

Serving type: bottle

07-20-2012 22:41:47 | More by dbrauneis

kylehay2004

Florida

2.65/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

A: thin head on a straw colored clear body.

S: mostly musty light pale malt. stronger on the nose than I expected.

T: incredibly light beer with some grain and sweet corn notes.

M: very light and high carbonation.

Overall: watery, ridiculously simple but the aroma is stronger than I was expecting.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2012 01:33:08 | More by kylehay2004

depechemode1983

Texas

2.9/5  rDev +7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A - Straw yellow in color with a lot of visible carbonation. Head was white and gone quickly. Typical.

S - Light corn with a metallic twang. Smells like pennies.

T - Some light corn with a little sweetness. Getting a little lemon as well. Nothing offensive. Just average.

M - Mouth feel is pretty good and pretty crisp. Tons of carbonation. Like sparkling water.

O - Pretty average all around. Nothing complain about. Ive had worse.

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2012 00:27:41 | More by depechemode1983

beerthulhu

New Jersey

3.35/5  rDev +23.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A: Clean macro-yellow with a strong visible carbonation presence. The head is off white with a gloss to it, 2 fingers high it stood dominant for a good length of time. A good amount of lace adheres to the glass walls with a modest full band. Don’t know what people expect visually out of this style, but came off pretty good as can be expected from my stand point.

S: The aroma was faint of dried maize, grainy, and modest in strength. Comes in at average expectations.

T: The flavor was sweet and grainy, fairly clean with no off flavors. A decent grain base for an American adjunct. A bit of maize comes on the swallow. Simple, low hopped and again pretty much what you would expect per style.

M: Would of liked to see a bit more sharpness and crispness here, light on the tongue but comes with a fairly clean exit which is always good.

O: As far as American adjuncts go, setting personal preference aside, this is clean, very easy to consume and would trump any BMC in my book. Will it make you go wow, again no, but did show some flashes of grainy sweetness and cleanness to make it above par. If I was a fan of this style this would be a good candidate for multiples. Very cleanly brewed helps.

Serving type: bottle

11-15-2011 01:27:07 | More by beerthulhu

morebeergood

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev +19.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

So, the whole time in Costa Rica, I was drinking Imperial, etc. Then I came across CR's Craft Brewing Company, and their two fine offerings. I was in a store, and saw bottles of Toña, and thought "cool, a beer from Nicaragua". But sadly the bottle smashed on the floor as it fell from the fridge in the hotel the next day. Towards the end of the trip, I found Toña again in cans, and bought it once more, just so I can try a beer from a different country. Served into a red wine glass, because that was my only choice. Bright yellow color, with a clear body. Lots of carbonation. Not a lot of aroma, which is not a negative thing with an adjunct. Better nothing that skunky. Taste was actually not too bad. Pretty enjoyable for a macro. Mouthfeel seemed a bit thinner (if that's possible) than the macros from Costa Rica. But that just made the beer even easier to drink. I am glad I bought this because it was really not a horrible beer, and also got to try a brew from a different Latin American country. Would have bought this more if Imperial didn't rule CR.

Serving type: can

07-14-2011 03:41:46 | More by morebeergood

woodychandler

Pennsylvania

2.53/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

The CANQuest (TM) CANtinues its multicultural, multinational tour of the world. Our motto: "You put it in a CAN and we will give you a review!" Yeah, it probably needs work, but our budget is small and our minds are equally tiny. If you CAN come up with a better motto, let us know at company headquarters and if you are chosen from the thousands of entrants, we will send you a CAN of beer! How exciting.

From [TONE]77 comes Tona in a CAN and where is the tilde?!? I CAN't work without a tilde! The Crack & Glug was fine, lack of tilde not withstanding. I created two rocky fingers of bone-white head with poor retention, but I was enthralled by the pale lemon-yellow color of the beer to pay much notice. Color does not matter?!? Color absolutely matters and this was low on the SRM/Lovibond scale. Lots of CO2 in evidence, however. Pretty. Nose was not horrible for an AAL, though, with a grassy hoppiness cutting through all of the {ahem}, although I caught a good whiff of corn. Mouthfeel was medium and the taste was about as big with corn and cereal as I have had in recent memory. Wow! It was like opening a box of Chex and hoping for the best. Finish was equally extra-cereal. Cooler? No! But at least the CAN was eye-catching.

Serving type: can

06-24-2011 04:12:38 | More by woodychandler

matjack85

Illinois

2.1/5  rDev -22.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

I tried this at Quencher's Saloon in Chicago - not because I heard anything good about it, but just because I never had a Nicaraguan beer before. 12oz brown bottle with no freshness date.

The beer poured a perfectly clear gold color with a ½-finger of white head that disappeared in 30 seconds and left no lacing.

This beer has no smell - not even a beer smell.

Just an ordinary macro lager here - not that good but not bad either. Slight grain flavor and a bit on the sweet side. No hop presence to speak of.

Light body with medium high carbonation.

It'll do on a hot day, but not anything I would seek out again.

Serving type: bottle

06-21-2011 05:32:47 | More by matjack85

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

2.1/5  rDev -22.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

This is just one of those pretty typical lagers. It's got the pale yellow color with foamy white head that vanishes within a few minutes. The beer tastes like grains and barley, not much of a hop essence to it. This beer would be one for someone that enjoys the Southern style lagers, or for just some kind of social gathering.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2011 01:26:43 | More by Knapp85

heavy216

New York

3.28/5  rDev +21%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

A: 12 oz twist top bottle, different than the picture, 1 finger head, heavy lacing, pours goldenrod in color

S: smells like a budweiser nothing special

T/M: served cold had light body strong carbonation. somewhat watery with a very sweet aftertaste.

D: overall not bad...would be good chilled on hot summer day/night

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2011 14:13:45 | More by heavy216

e11iott

New York

2.98/5  rDev +10%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: 12 oz bottle. 1 fat finger head, heavy lacing, light straw in color.

S: Light fruit aroma, sort of hard to place.

T/M: Served ice cold had light body. had a very sweet after taste, stong carbonation.

D: Taste didn't improve with warmth, would be better ice cold on a beach.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2011 05:07:37 | More by e11iott

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

1.55/5  rDev -42.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

Clear green bottle: Poured a clear pale yellow color lager with a small pure white bubbly head with not much retention or lacing. Aroma consists of light corn adjunct and bland aftertaste. Not much character to this one other then bland taste and light sweet malt notes. Another tasteless lager for mass consumption.

Serving type: bottle

01-06-2011 20:57:41 | More by Phyl21ca

gkunkle

Oregon

3.2/5  rDev +18.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

This is the best Adjunct Lager I have ever tasted. The beer pours a transparent gold/straw color with visible carbonation. The smell didn't have much going on, but i liked the little bit of graininess it had. The taste was where this shined, compared to any other adjunct lager I have ever tried, it had the most taste by far. The taste was good, it had a little bit of citrus flavor, a good slight bitterness and an interesting sweetness to it. I would love to try this on a sunny beach someday, it would sure kick the snot out of a budweiser. The mouthfeel was light, refreshing and crisp and the drinkability is great.

Serving type: bottle

12-26-2010 06:38:15 | More by gkunkle

sleazo

New York

3.2/5  rDev +18.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Tona is ubiquitous in Nicaragua. You cannot find a bar that does not serve it in its' own refrigerator with a handy thermometer on the outside. This comes in handy as this beer is best served cold which in a hot climate is ideal anyway. the beer is rather light in flavour, slightly malty with a barely discernible hop presence. This is perfect however and goes down really easily while on the beach, in a bar with a fan or a hammock.

I would say I liked its counterpart, Victoria slightly better which had more taste and alcohol. Between these two, you are not likely to find much else in Nicaragua.

Serving type: bottle

12-22-2010 15:36:08 | More by sleazo

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

3.78/5  rDev +39.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Tona Cerveza has a medium, frothy, white head, and a clear, straw appearance. Carbonation is high, and lacing is minimal. Aroma is of tosted barley, and that is the essential smell I picked up. The taste is an interesting mix of sweetness, barley, citrus, and maybe some other grain, with almost no hop bitterness. Mouth-feel is light and watery, and Tona finishes refreshing and not as dry as American lagers. Overall, I found this to be a surprisingly different-tasting beer. I enjoyed it and recommend others give it a try.

RJT

Serving type: bottle

12-12-2010 03:19:46 | More by RonaldTheriot

Rayek

Colorado

2.15/5  rDev -20.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

A: Bright pale gold with a steady flow of big bubbles. A soapy white cap meanders down to a patchwork film. Leaves spots of lace.

S: Not much here. Straw, plus some steamed cabbage is pretty much it.

T: This beer is mild and perfectly acceptable cold. As it warms, the flavors start coming through in a bad way. The initial hit is almost tasteless. There's maybe a hint of straw at work. Bitterness is sharp, yet relatively flavorless. The bitterness is followed by wince inducing flavors of overcooked corn and cabbage, mixed with the aluminum pot they were cooked in.

M: The light body is hyper-tingly on the tongue. Someone at the brewery needs to turn down the pressure on the CO2 injection machine.

D: Not good. The beer is OK when very cold. Letting it warm was a disaster for my palate.

Serving type: bottle

12-05-2010 22:31:59 | More by Rayek

roddwolff

Mexico

3.23/5  rDev +19.2%
look: 1 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Served in a tonic glass. Look: Golden glass color, without head and lacing. Smell: Malt-sweetened cereals. Taste: The same, malt-sweetened with cereals. Mouthfeel: Very clean and crips, slightly bitter that lies with the high carbonation, light body. Drinkability: Very acceptable for the these hot days of july.

Serving type: bottle

11-12-2010 00:09:01 | More by roddwolff

crossovert

Wisconsin

2.4/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5

12 oz brown twist-off bottle. Different label than shown here.

It pours a super super pale hay color with a huge white head that looks pretty crappy. Lacing, yes, but does it matter?

Smell is pretty subdued, that is all i have to say.

The flavor is odd, has almost a coconut paper candy soda taste to it. Definitely a big paper character. It has alot of sweetness, some crackery malt and some maize.

Interesting, but bad taste, forget about it.

Serving type: bottle

09-16-2010 23:33:59 | More by crossovert

Haybeerman

Colorado

2.8/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

A: Bright, clear straw/yellow color. Poured a 2 finger white billowy head with good retention. Decanted continually. Laced in thin rings.

S: Strong, sweet malt. Hay, grass and citrus. Light peppery hops.

T: Wet crackers and grain; mildly sweet. Dry ahead of a light peppery bitter.

M: Light body. Ample carbonation. Crisp, dry and very carbonated.

D: Very drinkable, easy abv. Initial taste is flattish and surprisingly malty.

Serving type: bottle

08-31-2010 20:47:37 | More by Haybeerman

flagmantho

Washington

2.48/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Poured from 12oz bottle into a pilsner glass. In honor of our huge heat wave right now, I'm drinking all international lagers tonight. First up: Nicaragua!

Appearance: pours an extremely pale white-wine hue with three fingers of foamy white head. Color is light even for the style, but the head is quite nice.

Smell: quite light; a little sweet malt and a little grain. Not wonderful, but it could be worse. I will call it below average, though.

Taste: extremely light and unflavorful. While not *bad*, per se, this is basically slightly alcoholic fizzy water. I'm not gagging, nor am I a fan.

Mouthfeel: not as watery as some other beers of this style, though still quite light in body. Carbonation is nice and actually yields a rather pleasant experience. I'm rather astonished.

Drinkability: I could slam these on a hot day. There's no pesky flavor to get in the way of getting a little refreshment and crafting a buzz. Of course, there's little beer enjoyment, either.

Serving type: bottle

08-17-2010 01:46:03 | More by flagmantho

wagenvolks

Texas

1.45/5  rDev -46.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

12oz bottle into a (512) pint glass.

Typically thin macro lager hue: white grape juice in color and completely clear. What did impress me was the immense carbonation level, as torrents of bubbles keep a spittle-colored head from fully receding. The foam is mottled and unattractive, and tries desperately to disappear. Flavor smells like cooked corn, pilsner malt, and skunk. A hint of grassy hops tries to make it through, but this beer will not be remembered for its aromatics.

Yuck. Grainy, mineral sourness. Literally no hop or malt flavor to be found; just a watery mess with a stale, cardboard aftertaste. Mouthfeel is offensively thin, and the carbonation does little to help. Welp, this one's headed for the drain. I can't say I was expecting too much from a Central American macro lager, but at least Costa Rica's and Aruba's big exports (e.g., Imperial, Bavaria Dark) have SOME flavor. Avoid this beer like the plague.

Serving type: bottle

06-26-2010 01:34:55 | More by wagenvolks