Can. 8.0 ABV. Frothy white fair mostly deminishing head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Short light bitter finish. Oily palate.

Contrasting my previously rated beer of high regard and rare availability, sitting in front of me is a can of nameless supermarket beer that costs €0.55 in Paris - you can get three of these 500ml cans for the price of a metro ticket! This pours well, decent head, yellow body with no carbonation. Aroma of tin and grass, along with overprocessed grain. Taste is grain and.... um,, grain. Very simple, very boring. Refreshing in a desert. Dry finish. Maybe I should have bought another one of that last one - but then again, I could get 11 litres of this stuff for the same price!

In France, in general, the unemployed will drink the lower alcohol beers for €0.50 a can or so at the supermarkets. It’s generally the teenagers, who need to get trashed quick, that is the target market of these atrocities which are still quite cheap but incredibly high alcohol. Pours a reliable syrup-gold colour with a solid pillow of head that isn’t moving too fast. Aroma is corn, citrus, alcohol. Taste is boot leather, sour caramel, with that bitter aftertaste you would expect from a brew like this. But all of that said, it’s not the worst example I’ve found.

Can. A dark golden beer with an off-white head. The aroma has notes of malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of metal, brewing cereal, and malt, leading to a dry finish.