Carling Black Label
SAB - South African Breweries in Bryanston, Gauteng, South Africa 🇿🇦
Lager - Pale Regular|
Score
4.28
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Carling Black Label has been quenching South Africans’ thirst for over 40 years. As one of the most awarded beers in the world, it has built a reputation which is hard to ignore.
A quality brew The beer itself is one of the stronger lagers in South Africa with a clean, refreshing taste. It has a spicy hoppiness complemented by lightly kilned malted barley. There are also subtle fruity notes in the aroma and taste, adding to the depth of the beer. A dense white head and straw-coloured body characterise it.
A quality brew The beer itself is one of the stronger lagers in South Africa with a clean, refreshing taste. It has a spicy hoppiness complemented by lightly kilned malted barley. There are also subtle fruity notes in the aroma and taste, adding to the depth of the beer. A dense white head and straw-coloured body characterise it.
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3.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 6
Overall 3
Can.Pale golden colour with a white head. Aroma is corn, maize, malt. Flavour is corn, malt, maize, metallic, grain, grass. Thin body. Boring beer.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Mar 2013
at 00:50
3.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottle bought by a friend who visited Cape Town earlier this year. Clear golden with a brief, medium white head. Aroma and taste of malt, bread, dust and some citrus. Sweet and watery. Very boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2013
at 04:37
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Can 330ml @ Geokkjer
Pours clear pale yellow with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, grain and floral. Taste is light sweet and light bitter. Body is light, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear pale yellow with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, grain and floral. Taste is light sweet and light bitter. Body is light, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Feb 2013
at 01:39
3.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
330 ml can. Clear, very pale golden with a big, fast disappearing white head. Aroma of sweet grain and corn. Flavor is some kind of sweet grain and sour. Not much bitterness at all. Thin body and weak aftertaste. Not a very nice experience.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Feb 2013
at 12:47
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Can. A clear one, pale golden in color and topped by a small, white head. Lightly unpleasant aroma, but it’s mostly hay, grass and pale malts. Very weak. The flavor is equally weak and boring, grass, hay and grainy pale malts. Medium body, soft carbonation, quite dry. The flavor is dry and faintly bitter, with some grass notes. A quite decent one, but far from impressing. 130204
Tried
from Can
on 04 Feb 2013
at 11:17
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Clear golden coloured body with a nice, two centimetre tall white head. Aroma of pale malt, lemons, very light hops, apples and a bit of metal - fairly nice, actually. Light-bodied; Sharp metallic notes with malt, iron, funk, basement and a hint of light lemons noticeable up front. Aftertaste shows malt, alcohol, funk, mushrooms, lemons, apples and a ton of metal in the palate - with perhaps a refreshing note, due to the lingering light malt. Overall, not a bad beer of course, but just not one that stands out - a decent beer to sample very easily in South Africa. I sampled this specialised (Kaizer Chiefs special can) 33 cL can purchased from Skukuza Rest Camp in Kruger National Park, Nelspruit (or Witrivier, if you will), South Africa on 21-August-2011 for ~ZAR7,00 sampled at home in Washington on 12-January-2013.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jan 2013
at 01:02
2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 1
Lounge beer, OR Tambo, Jo’burg South Africa. 330 ml Limited Edition Varsity Cup can. Pale yellow, scant head and lacing. Aroma is barely present. Taste isn’t much more prominent.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Mar 2011
at 06:28
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Aroma smells like skunk and hops, some sugar too. I’m Not entirely sure on the appearance as I drank two of these straight from the can, and I doubt many people poor them into a glass anyways - it’s hard to do from a tailgate, or in a dark African bar! Tastes like water and hops with some animal smells and corn. Not at all appealing, even for a low end beer.... and even though it’s won plenty of "awards" over its lifetime! This is a poor brew at all levels and you can do much better at this price range. Basically, it’s crap. Not the worst crap, but still crap.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Aug 2009
at 13:07
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can 440ml. @ [ Ulfborg Tasting ].[ Courtesy of Maria ]. Clear medium yellow orange color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, sugar, light notes of cabbage water and corn, light hoppy, grass. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20081202]
Tried
from Can
on 05 Mar 2009
at 03:23
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Clear golden with a medium white head. Aroma was sweet and malty with yeasty and caramel notes. Flavour sweeet with malty and cardboard notes.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2008
at 10:44