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Rock Ice 1.91 16

Rock Ice

Percentile
4
overall
Brewed by Florida Bebidas (Heineken)
Style: Pale Lager

San Jose, Costa Rica

bottling
unknown

on tap
unknown

distribution
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
161.58/5.01.91/5.04.7%31.1Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Rock Ice is created through an “Ice Brewing” system. In this system, the beer is sub-cooled to achieve the formation of fine ice crystals, which separate from the liquid without the loss of any aromatic substances. This chemical change influences taste and aroma. Costa Ricans have been enjoying Rock Ice since 1995.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 AleDrinker (1090), Sunnyvale, California, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20

Apr 28, 2009  
This is what the younger crowd in CR drinks when they are trying to get f’d up. Basically higher alcohol fizzy yellow beer. It tastes exactly how you would imagine....

 phaleslu (543), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/53/102/58/20
Aug 8, 2009  
A few 12 oz. bottles at various establishments on vacation in Costa Rica. I don’t know where the 4.7% ABV listed above is coming from because all botttles my friends and I had said 5.9%. And therein lies the justification for this beer- it is, as far as I can tell, the least expensive beer you’ll find in Costa Rica and with easily the highest ABV among its peers. Pours very light golden yellow with quick white head; less carbonated than most Ice beers stateside, which made it surprisingly smooth (and dangerously easy to chug). Not much to the flavor, a little grain and maybe a trace of hops, but had a sweetness that was hard to pin down. Has a purpose and serves it well.


 Zinister (1207), Houston, Texas, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/102/57/20
May 27, 2009  
Had to try this while in CR. Other than that I have very little to say about it. I kind of wish I actually had rock ice instead of this.


 DerBiermeister (516), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/102/512/20
Apr 22, 2009  
This is a thoroughly unpretentious and unrisky beer. It was watery but refreshing and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Similar to the "ICE" offerings here in America. But it was in Costa Rica.


 cbeers21 (576), Miami, Florida, USA
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/53/102/57/20
Sep 3, 2008  
I guess this is the "Ice" version of a brew in CR. Clear golden and a little less impressive then the other Costa Rican offerings which can be found.


 TBone (6804), Pori, Finland
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/52/102/56/20
Mar 12, 2008  
Can, alc. 5.2 % (BB 06/2008)
Pale yellow color, decent white head. Lively carbonation. Strong aroma of cereals, plastic and cardboard. Light palate. Quite watery and tasteless. Only some cardboardish flavors with sweet maltyness. Almost as bad as lemon version of this.


 thechandler (271), Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/103/57/20
Jan 14, 2008  
From bottle. Not as terrible as I was expecting but still not very good. Watery, but slightly hoppy, and a little bit more complex than most generic american lagers. If in Costa Rica, I’d definitely avoid this one though. Go with one of the Bavarias or an import.


 rane (507), Nibe, Denmark
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/57/20
Dec 7, 2007  
Bottle. I had read that this one was a little more hoppy and thats right. Some hopps in aroma and taste else a quite ordinary lager. Not very exciting but the best I tried in Costa Rica.



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