Carlsberg Carls Dark

Brewed by Carlsberg Brewery
Style: American Dark Lager
Copenhagen, Denmark

Typical danish industrial beer: Nothing good and nothing bad, just an average beer.

Draft. Very watery. Slightly bitter, slightly malty. But most of all just plain boring.

Red beer with a small beigehead. The aroma is malty. The flavour is sweet with lots of malt and with notes of caramel, OK bitterness. Nothing special, but it’s an OK and very drinkable beer.

Draught. Brown with dull head. Caramel, sweet, thin bodied. Yawn. Not something I drink often.

Dark amber, almost red body. Nice head. The taste is from a litte burnt malt and some sweetnes. Also hops. This is a good Carlsberg.

This beer has got the right look and aroma, but the flavor and palate let’s it down.

(330 ml bottle, bought in Denmark). I knew Carlsberg added pure refined sugar syrup to this beer (it’s on the label), and that made me sceptical and maybe a little prejudiced even before opening the bottle. Beautiful copper colour, moderate head. Aroma has a nice maltiness which unfortunately is overwhelmed by sugary and syrupy notes. Flavour is not quite as sweet as I feared, still something is wrong: the syrup, no doubt. To think that Carlsberg actually retired Tuborg Rød and introduced THIS in stead ..... Idiots!

very sweet, but it has a nice aroma. Not a very filling tast, a bit watery. Not a beer that make you say wow! but it is still drinkable.