Desnoes and Geddes
Commercial Brewery
in
Kingston,
Jamaica 🇯🇲
Owned by
Heineken Nederland
Established in 1918
Contact
214 Spanish Town, Kingston, Jamaica
5.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Clear pale golden colour, good white fluffy head, recedes quickly, a bit of lacing. Aroma sweet malty, corn, hay. Flavour light sweet, corny, slightly bitter, bit metallic, mild bitter finish; overall probably a quite acceptable pale lager if you sip it at a Jamacain poolside.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jun 2026
at 10:59
5.8/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can from a Jamaican supermarket. Poured a crystal clear light yellow golden colour with a short-lived, frothy white head. The aroma is big mango. The flavour is moderate sweet, with a smooth, light, sweet mango, sugary palate. Light bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 21 May 2026
at 04:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle shared in Ocho, Jamaica. Pours black with a small beige head. Aroma of licorice, roast, dark chocolate, caramel. Flavour is light heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Above medium bodied with light alcohol warmth and soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 May 2026
at 02:32
5.1/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5
275ml bottle from John Crows Tavern, Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Clear light golden colour with plenty of bubbles. The aroma is cardboard, bready. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a crisp, light, watery, cardboard, light hop bitter palate. Light bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2026
at 22:39
4.9/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 4.5
Texture 5
Overall 5
275ml bottle from the Pork Pit, Montego Bay. Dark pink in colour. The aroma is sweet sorrel, herbal. The flavour is strong sweet, with a smooth, sugary, juicy sorrel, herbal palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Super sweet, bordering on unpleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2026
at 00:46
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
284ml bottle from the restaurant at my condo in Montego Bay. The aroma is liquorice bitter, caramel. The flavour is moderate liquorice bitter, light sweet, with a smooth, rich, roasty, liquorice bitter, light saccharine sugar, liquorice bitter palate. Over medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2026
at 01:38
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
275ml bottle from the restaurant at my condo. Poured a crystal clear colour. The aroma is sweet lemon. The flavour is strong sweet, with a crisp, somewhat light, sugary sweet, tart lemon palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation. Way too sweet for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2026
at 00:58
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from a Montego Bay supermarket. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a short-lived, frothy tan head. The aroma is roasty, earthy, light caramel. The flavour is moderate sweet and liquorice bitter, with a smooth, rich, roasty, light caramel, chocolate, warm boozy liquorice bitter palate. Full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2026
at 03:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from a Jamaican supermarket. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a mostly lasting frothy off white head. The aroma is roasty, and caramel. The flavour is moderate liquorice bitter and sweet, with a smooth, rich, roasty, earthy, light caramel, big liquorice bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 12 May 2026
at 03:35
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle shared with JimGreen. Black with a beige head. Aroma of roast, dark chocolate and fudge. Flavour is light heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2026
at 03:31