Probably the worst way to show brotherly love (Carlsberg Lager)

Member Name: iamasadlittleboy

Product:	Carlsberg Lager
Date:	26/07/09 (49 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Erm...

Disadvantages: ...Tastes like someones tried to make shandy but forgot how

In a rare act of brotherly love, my brothers just given me a can of Carlsberg...so never one to waste an opportunity to do a write up, why waste this chance? The drinks, being Calsberg were obviously cheap, though lets not say that to him before I even start this review. The cans are primarily green with what I shall call a white trim, a rather bland and uninspiring drink for a beer that uses clever advertising to declare it's self "probably" the best lager in the world. The can comes at a rather large 500ml in size, which is just less than a pint (568ml) for you olden folks so when poured into a glass with a bit of froth it fill it up completely.

So with a decent looking pint in my hand lets drink. Actually no, just 1 second, yes I'm drinking it from a glass, I cant stand drinking alcohol from a can as it taints the flavour and usually tastes too cold to enjoy, so I pour it into a glass by default. The drink comes in at a lowly 3.8% ABV which, lets be honest, is nothing, and it tastes like that. A really weak lager with a very slight kick at the end of a mouth full and a rather rustic metallic taste (I blame it on it coming from a can), but other than that the flavour is almost non-existent.

So the drink, would be ideal for the younger drinkers, who have just turned to alcohol (could explain why Bryan has some) but for us that have drank pretty relentlessly for the past 3 and a half years it's poor. Maybe it'd make a decent shandy (I'm a bit partial to that recently) because as a lager it stands quite lolwy, with little to no taste and a low amount of alcohol. For those that regularly drink more than a pint or two of a proper lager (Stella, Kronenbourg Grolsch etc) this isn't going to be worth buying, or even taking as a gift from a younger brother as an act of friendship.

Overall this is one to avoid, too weak, too tasteless and with no real redeeming features, even as a cheaper lager it's not one to bother with. If you're a bit poor, something like Carling (I can't believe I'm writing this) is a better option or in fact Red Stripe is better on a budget shoe string. The drink should be avoided, as it's merely poor in every way. Considering I'm normally a Stella man when drinking in the house (5%) this one really does little and with the adverts claim it's not only a poor drink but it's almost on the verges of false advertising. In fact that's got to be the explanation behind "probably" they know you can't claim that's a false advert as it's an opinion, of, with out a doubt, one of the executives at Carlsberg.

If you enjoy this get the export version, which is by far stronger and a better drink, though still it's not an incredibly great drink. If your going out and getting this, then it must be said you're a 17 year old who thinks you're drinking beer, probably for the first time in your life, if you're any older...sadly you're mates are going to have a laugh at your expense. Grow up and try a drink with some alcohol in it, not one with a squirt as an after thought. If your drinking this in, then again either your 17, or your mother go the wrong end of the stick when you asked her to get your some beers in whilst you were busy. Remind her not to do it again or you'll show her what a "drunk" can do after too many of these. Even get her to get you the special brew (9%) now that my dear friends is a proper drink, on the level with Super Tennants.

Stay away.

Summary: Weak in so many ways