Probably the most average lager in the world (Carlsberg Ice)

Member Name: iamasadlittleboy

Product:	Carlsberg Ice
Date:	27/07/09 (47 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: It's much better than the green canned version

Disadvantages: It is only average

I'm going to assume that the Carlsberg export is actually the Carlsberg Ice mainly due to the fact their both 5% and I can't find any other Export option on dooyoo, or an "ice" on another site. Sorry if this is the wrong assumption but it's a logical one.

Yesterday it was plain old Carlsberg tonight it's the export, courtesy of my mother who's sharing her booze whilst we have some Chinese food she's got from Asda. So again, lets do the intelligent thing and...review it.

Carlsberg are one of the cheaper lagers, this ones a bit more pricey than the normal "green can version", infact talking about the colours, this one inverts the normal can and is silver with a green trim. This time the can comes in the smaller and more average size of 440ml, and is 5% ABV so a far stronger drink than it's little weak brother (3.8%). The company we're first brought to my attention as being sponsors of Liverpools shirts when I was little but unbeknownst to me they were an alcoholic beverage manufacturer as opposed to just a name on a football shirt (I was young). The company were founded over 160 years ago (1847) in Copenhagen, Denmark, by J. C. Jacobsen who named the company after his son, Carl. The company has grown into being the 4th largest brewery in the world with over 45,000 workers and currently has a whole host of brands from the "Carlsberg" lagers to San Miguel, Holsten, Okocim, Jacobsen and Kronenbourg.

So onto this drink in particular, the drink is a honey colour with a strongish lager scent that makes it's little brother seem incredibly smell-less (almost as weak as it was tasteless). The drink has been chilled in the fridge (well until I opened it and poured it into a glass). Again For those who didn't read the previous review, canned drinks all need pouring into a glass as far as I'm concerned as drinking from a can makes the drink too cold and taints the flavour to a point where the predominant taste is metallic and not the beverage. This also means that it's easier to see the true colour of the drink, and how much of a pint glass it fills up.

The drinks taste is refreshing and you can taste something though it's quite hard to describe what it is. I was tempted to call it a raw cereal taste, but lets go with the barley and hoops which give the drink a lot more flavour than the Carlsberg "lager" (which was so uninteresting and tasteless that it wasn't really up to much at all). The drink is also much smoother than it's tasteless relation which had a kick at the end, this goes down with no concern able after taste and the extra alcohol isn't tasted just felt after a few. At 2.2 units a can, this is to be rather expected though it's not going to get you drunk from 1 or 2 if you drink a 6 pack you'll be well on the way to a merry old night.

The drink is the middle in strength between the green canned Lager and the super-strength "Special Brew" (9% ABV) which is basically the quickest way to drink a lager to get drunk. So as for the Carlsberg range this is probably the best for an normal evenings drink, though Kronenbourg or Okocim would be the preferred option from the company. Whilst mentioning Okocim, their stronger version (Okocim Mocne) is probably one of the best drinks on their repertoire.

Summary:
A decent drink, much better than the cheaper version and an ideal drink for a night out, though far from the best drink. If you like your lagers give it a go as it's better than Carling and Fosters, but only just. Don't expect it to rival your Kronenbourgs or Heineken as it's not up to that standard.

Summary: I'd rather import some Okocim tbh