Cristal / Cristal Alken
Brouwerijen Alken-Maes in Alken, Limburg, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lager - Czech Pilsner / Světlý Regular|
Score
5.27
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https://www.cristal.be
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4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
At De Republiek, Bruges. Pours clear pale golden with a foamy, white head. The aroma contains hops, ’wet malt’, some grass and cardboard. It tastes light to medium sweet, light bitter with a hoppy finish, yet a bit bland with a cardboard touch, hard to describe. Thin body, watery texture, surprisingly soft carbonation. Refreshing, but I’d rather have a Stella Artois.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2017
at 04:49
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ bbq. Slightly watery but otherwise a decent pilsener. Not much to say about this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2017
at 09:57
5/10
Tried
on 27 May 2017
at 23:58
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
F: big, white, good retention. C: pale gold, clear. A: malty, grainy, grassy, light floral. T: grainy, hint of bread, grassy bitterness, herbal, medium body, medium carbonation, I expected more refreshing beer but this is only slightly more hoppy regular version Cristal Alken, 33cl can from Carrefour market – St. Michel @ Etterbeek, Brussels. Earlier Rating: 12/10/2016 Total Score: 2.6F: big, white, average lasting. C: pale gold, clear. A: malt, floral hops, herbal, grainy, grass, industrial. T: malt, light malty sweetness, grassy, just weak bitterness on the palate, floral, light body, medium carbonation, for what it is not very awful, 0,25l bottle from Dranken Corstjens - Prik&Tik in Maasmechelen. --- Beer merged from original tick of Cristal Alken Real Belgian Lager on 22 Jul 2022 at 08:49 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5. Original review text: 33cl can from Carrefour Market Cours St. Michel in Brussels. F: medium, white, average retention. C: gold, clear. A: malty, hoppy, bit bready, caramel touch. T: medium malty base, bready, bit caramel, bit weak bitterness, medium carbonation, nothing memorable yet bit better than I expected.
Tried
from Can
on 04 May 2017
at 12:29
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Il gusto al naso finisce sul fruttato. L'intensità olfattiva è normale e la persistenza olfattiva è sufficiente. Il cappello di limitata schiuma ha una scarsa tenuta. La grandezza delle bollicine è grossolana. La consistenza del liquido è limpida. Le bollicine sono medie. La carbonazione è abbondante. Il colore è giallo dorato brillante. Il corpo è medio. L'amaro è medio. L'intensità gustativa è normale e la persistenza gustativa è sufficiente. Il gusto è piacevole. Il finale è dissetante e semplice. Il retrogusto è di media intensità. L'aroma in bocca rimanda ai cereali.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jan 2017
at 12:52
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draft @ De Giraf, Leuven. Cristal clear pale gold. Small head. Grainy, grassy, corn, sweet, bitter, metallic. Strong carbonation. Crisp and refreshing. Alright for what it is.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jan 2017
at 10:36
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can from Carrefour Express. Clear light golden with fluffy white head. Light malts and cardboard, chemical honey, grassy, dusty herbs, sage, light apricot. It’s a bit dusty but at least this has some hop taste which is hard to say for most of it’s kind. Light sweet and almost medium bitter. Light bodied with crisp feel.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Dec 2016
at 17:02
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Vagant Antwerp. Thin white head. Clear golden pour. Quite boring.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Apr 2016
at 09:51
8/10
Tried
on 14 Jun 2015
at 00:07
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Klare goldgelbe Farbe, fingerbreite weiße Schaumkrone. Geruch getreidig malzig, unangenehm hopfig. Geschmack wässrig malzig, unangenehm hopfig, getreidig, uninteressant!
Tried
on 03 Jun 2015
at 14:11