Pilsen Polar
Unión de Cervecerías Peruanas Backus y Johnston in Lima, Lima, Peru 🇵🇪
Lager - Schwarzbier / Black Lager Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.01
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Formerly Malta Polar.
Brewed at the Ate plant.
Brewed at the Ate plant.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
It is a regular dark beer, not bad for a macrobrewery. The taste is malty, sweet, a little smocked, some hop, a bit watery, finding this beer in the region of Chosica and drinking it there.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2026
at 19:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Thanks to Beer_Hawk for bringing this one back form Peru to share at the Nashville tasting. Pours a dark garnet that throws up a fleeting tan head. Roasty dry aroma. Malt and hops are evident. The palate is smooth and medium bodied and delivers a malty, well balanced flavor profile. Quite decent, even if I thought it wasn’t absolutely to style.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2007
at 08:02
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Very dark. Sweet aroma, with light roasted malt. Drier than Cusqueña Malta, less sweet, more roasted malt, light liquorice.
Tried
on 10 Nov 2004
at 01:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
This is better than the Negras I had in Argentina. Deep dark beer with a nice moka head. Sweet fruity chocolate aroma. A bit too sweet to the mouth but enjoyable vinous taste, a little roasty or woody.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2004
at 16:49
2.1/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 1.5
What is going on down in Peru? They have Japanese running their country (well, not any more I guess, but for decades they did) and guys named Backus and Johnson brewing their beer. Not that they did a good job with this one. It is very dark brown in colour, with little head; brown sugar, toast & coffee in the nose (though that makes it sound better than it really was); thin body, sugary taste, cloying finish.
Tried
on 10 Nov 2001
at 12:34