Unión de Cervecerías Peruanas Backus y Johnston Pilsen Callao

Pilsen Callao

 

Unión de Cervecerías Peruanas Backus y Johnston in Lima, Lima, Peru 🇵🇪

  Lager - Pale Regular
Score
4.43
ABV: 4.8% IBU: - Ticks: 57
Pilsen Callao. By far the oldest beer in Peru, and one of the longest-lived in South America. Pilsen Callao traces its origins back to 1863, when Federico Bindels partnered with the Frenchman Aloise Kieffer to make the first beer in the then Callao port neighborhood. More than a century and a half later, it remains at the highest levels of preference in the Peruvian beer market.
 

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4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bottle at a Peruvian restaurant in Palm Beach.
Pours clear light golden with a small white head, some lacing. Skunky, straw, sour.
Not too good.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Sep 2025 at 00:57




2.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2

Not absolutely terrible. At least has the green bottle skunk infection, which I actually like. Golden pour. Bottle of this at a Venezuelan arepa place--the only reason I ordered it was I thought it was another Venevuelan tick from the city of Callao. I guess not. Maybe I'll get a Peruvian region.

Tried from Bottle on 31 May 2025 at 20:41


2.1
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 6

Bottiglia. Il naso riconosce indizi di orzo. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera normale e la maniera in cui permane è sufficiente. Il cappello di schiuma è destinato a vita breve. La grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine. Il liquido è di aspetto cristallino e anche qui la grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine. Il colore è giallo dorato carico. Il corpo è medio. L'amaro è contenuto. La forza gustativa è normale e si prolunga in modo sufficiente. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di facile beva. Il finale è semplice e dissetante. Il retrogusto è delicato. L'aroma in bocca porta i segni di miele, cereali, erba e agrumi.

Tried on 17 Feb 2025 at 11:41


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

klar lys brun med hvitt skum. Lukter malt, smør og brød. Lettdrikkelig pilsner med lite smak. Noe oljete i munnfølelse.

Tried on 18 Dec 2024 at 20:40



6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Gulbrun klar med hvitt skum. Lukter lyst brød og smør. Lett. Smaker strå og korn. Kort.

Tried on 07 Dec 2024 at 22:27


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Karmelowo-melanoidynowe z nutą specyficzną dla piw z kukurydzą. Barwa jasnozłota, przejrzyste, piana redukuje się do krążka, ładny lacing. Goryczka znikoma, palono-ziemista. Słodkie, wodniste, bardzo specyficzne w smaku ale ogólnie da się wypić jedno małe.

Tried on 12 Nov 2024 at 20:19


5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 3

Review based on the BJCP2021 guidelines (style 2A). Bottle 30.5 cl - Batch RT0949 (BB: 07/AGO/2024). AROMA: medium-low wet cardboard with a slight sweet grainy background. APPEARANCE: gold color and cristal clear. medium-low white head with average retention. TASTE: initial medium-low stale malt and slight wet cardboard. medium to medium-low bitterness with a semi-dry finish. MOUTHFEEL: low body with medium carbonation. OVERALL: an international pale lager with aging issues.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jul 2024 at 15:17