BEER REVIEW: Carlton LJ
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Reviewed by:  allovate on 2005-11-03 | ||||
| Colour: 3.00 | Aroma: 1.00 | Taste: 2.00 | Drinkability: 3.00 | Total: 2.25 |
| Comments: The final thread of the ’gimmicky’ macro-lagers available from my friendly local. As far as I knew a joule was a metric measurement of energy, which means this one could help in depressing the mind rather than uplifting it. I am sure it wasn’t an angle the brewer was after. Poured into a tallboy glass, a thin lather of foam floated atop a clear medium gold body. Head became dense and left a lot of dried suds down the glass. Not much aroma to speak of, cordial-like and slightly tinny. Thinly watery in the mouth, lightly carbonated and as oxidised as a 20 year old Datsun. Had the presence of a flat soda and came across as completely artificial, but it was hard to tell as it was completely lifeless. Oddly it went down without too much of a fuss and seemed a little better than some of the more offensive of the CUB offerings. | ||||
| Reviewed by: knackers on 2005-11-08 | ||||
| Colour: 1.00 | Aroma: 1.00 | Taste: 2.00 | Drinkability: 2.00 | Total: 1.50 |
| Comments: OK folks, let's get one thing straight. If you need to reduce your waistline, then get off your arse, start eating fresh fruit and veg and give the booze a miss for a while. The stuff is a joke. At 120cals a bottle, it is only 20 cals less than, say, a VB and is 20ml less and 0.3% alcohol volume less. I'm no rocket scientist, but put this in a 375ml bottle like VB and it would be exactly the same colories. Stupid gimmick and bordering on flase advertising. | ||||
Reviewed by:  stressedwombat on 2007-08-01 | ||||
| Colour: 1.90 | Aroma: 1.80 | Taste: 1.00 | Drinkability: 1.00 | Total: 1.43 |
| Reviewed by: pintschoonerbutcher on 2007-10-17 | ||||
| Colour: 1.80 | Aroma: 0.90 | Taste: 1.30 | Drinkability: 1.60 | Total: 1.40 |
| Comments: As light beers go, this is the worst | ||||
| Reviewed by: mekcuf on 2007-10-18 | ||||
| Colour: 1.80 | Aroma: 1.10 | Taste: 1.40 | Drinkability: 1.80 | Total: 1.53 |
| Comments: LJ = Loathe Junk | ||||