Brewed from the heart of Canada's world-famous Conquest Barley Malt.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by pootz from between Calgary and Waterloo, Canada who has tried this beer many times. (4/7/2006 8:11:13 PM)
"Ahhhh…fond memories of Calgary export beer. It was a true western dry lager made with specially malted conquest barley malt and hops from BC…It was crisp, tart and finished dry…a wonderful delight to cut the bald-ass prairie dust outta your throat on a hot summer day spent traveling to the stampede…..But I say “WAS” because it is no more…Molson’s closed the Calgary brewery and I fear the recipe for Cal-EX went into mutation in the Saskatchewan plant.......... This beer has the familiar trademark of the buffalo head in the horseshoe but that is where the resemblance ends. I was shocked when I saw this beer I thought was extinct sitting on a shelf in a Saskatchewan beer store …so I bought a 12. It certainly isn’t Calgary Ex the way I remember it ............ This beer is far too sweet and missing the distinct hop tartness and dry finish that Cal-EX was renown for. Poured a straw color. Small cap that laced out nicely no strong aromas…slight wisp of sweet grains and boiled apples. Started peppery from the carbonation then a fruity sweetness wrecks the hop balance and the body goes thin with a musty bready finish….not Cal-EX…but some kind of Molson mega brewed pale lager with no character in a Cal-Ex bottle.
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Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
5/10
Mouthfeel:
5/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.6)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
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