Commonwealth Brewery (Kalik)

Commercial Brewery in Nassau, Bahamas 🇧🇸
Owned by Heineken Nederland

Established in 1983

Contact
John F. Kennedy Drive, Nassau, P.O. Box N-4935, Bahamas
Description
Commonwealth Brewery Limited - 700 Wines & Spirits, offers beverage industry buyers and end-consumers alike, an impressive product portfolio comprising of beers, wines, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages.

Our assortment reflects current market trends and includes both local brands of excellent quality, and respected international brands. We have over 400 associates in operations across 9 islands – working diligently to exceed customer and consumer expectations. We do not take our industry leadership role lightly.

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3.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Clear glass bottle purchased in Nassau. Very light malt aroma. Medium yellow color with moderate head. Light barley and corn malt flavor - smooth without skunkiness. Easy drinking for those hot Bahamian days and a much better choice than the ubiquitous Corona.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2006 at 18:43

3.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
A light yellow beer with a white head. The aroma is sweet with a fresh hop note. But the flavor is a mixture of sweet and sour, with the sourness coming from corn or other brewing cereal, but also with a faint hint of malt. I’d like to go to the Bahamas - but not for this beer.....
Tried on 07 Jun 2006 at 17:09

2.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 1 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
(Bottle 35.5 cl) Pours a clear, pilsener golden with a decent, white head. Completely neutral aroma, I really cannot pick up anything. Medium body, malty with quite a bitter hoppy finish. 070606
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2006 at 13:41

3.4/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
Bottled. Pale golden, minimal head. Bready corn aroma. Clean flavour profile without any of the expected vegetables or alcohol. Better than feared, but lack of foulness doesn’t make it good...
Tried from Bottle on 31 Mar 2006 at 01:07

2.4/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 2 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 2.5
Botled. Pale golden. Cereal aroma. Sweet and clean, light bodied with low bitterness. Fizzy and boring.
Tried on 15 Oct 2003 at 03:13

3.5/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4
I have to admit, I am normally quite derisive about people walking out of the liquor store with six-packs of clear-glass tropical lager, but it's a little different when you're one of them, like I was the other day. So this beer has won three Monde Selection medals for quality. Let's put that to the test. They must rate from opaque plastic cups because this beer has not only a chill haze and distinct lack of head, but also the bubbles are too large and too plentiful (they cover the inside of the glass completely). Aroma wise, I'm just happy it isn't skunked. Actually it seems quite fresh indeed, with a mixture of light grassy hops and wonderbread, with plastic undertones. The body is light, watery, and leaning towards the malt (for what it's worth in a tropical lager). Aside from the visual issues and the prickly carbonation, it does seem better-made than most in its peer group.
Tried on 23 Sep 2003 at 22:44

4.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Nice lawnmower type beer from Bahamas. Some skunkyness, and the head is big and bubbly, but collapses quickly. No skunkyness in te mouth, but more hops than expected.
Tried on 21 Sep 2003 at 20:29

3.6/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 1 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Pale gold and fizzy. Skunky (clear glass) aroma with light musty background. Fizzy mouthfeel but surprisingly full in body (actually medium bodied but full for style) with a little creaminess under the fizz. Some malt flavor, some skunk, and med-bitter finish. In some ways a really bad beer but at the same time better than expected in other areas. Finishable.
Tried on 14 May 2003 at 11:09

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
If you are in the Bahamas, the Lucayan beer is a little better. This beer is really nothing more than a Bahamian novelty.
Tried on 03 Jan 2002 at 14:56

Spring Break 1995! Nassau, Bahamas.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 1995 at 13:02