Pilsen Callao
Unión de Cervecerías Peruanas Backus y Johnston in Lima, Lima, Peru 🇵🇪
Lager - Pale Regular|
Score
4.48
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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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5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Move along, nothing to see here. Pale golden color with a medium white head that fizzed out pretty quickly. Very little lacing. The aroma is lightly malty with a kind of sweet biscuit character. Crisp and light bodied and on the malty side. There are some hops but really not enough to keep this interesting for long. The finish is a little soft and watery but there is definitely worse out there. Below average on the whole but better than I was expecting.
Tried
on 25 Jun 2004
at 23:32
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
A golden beer with a small disappearing head. The aroma is sweet and warm - is it chili? The flavor is sweet, malty with a slightly bitter end - a really good thirst quencher. For a pilsener this has a great body.
Tried
on 01 Oct 2003
at 13:13
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Pale golden. Softly malty, clean. Hint of grass. Low bitterness. Well made lager.
Tried
on 05 Jan 2002
at 17:09
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
For a macrobrewed lager this has a lot of malt character. It has a soft palate and light spiciness. I would class this as a Dortmunder, myself. Last winter I decided to check out this taquiera in Koreatown I'd heard about, Tacos El Asador. I found this beer there, which is the first time in years I've accidentally discovered a new beer in Canada. Combined with the fantastic and dirt cheap food, this helped make El Asador one of my favourite restaurants. In fact, I think I'll go there for lunch today.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Nov 2001
at 12:30