Castle Lager

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 2 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 2 | Overall: 4

Grew up drinking this beer, then moved to the USA and got exposed to all the microbrews and great flavors. Came back here but can hardly get this stuff down.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

A really refreshing pale lager from South Africa no less. Nothing offensive, even after it warms up a little. Suprised. Aroma was subtle sweet malts, very hard to detect. Does the lack of any aroma, good or bad make it bad? I didn’t mind it with this style, but that’s just me. Flavor has some light malts, just a tad sweet but mostly just a clean malt bill. Easy to suck it down, but didn’t really make an impression on me other than it was as quenching as a glass of ice water.

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 4

Not a bad beer, but certainly a long way from the top. Pours a pale golden colour with a thin head that dissapates very quickly and has almost no lacing to speak of. Aroma slightly citrusy , with a hint of malt Light body, average carbonation, kind of a tinny aftertaste, not a bad session beer, you can drink a few of them without it becoming boring but I wouldn't push it past a 6pack... also serve it quite cold as you can taste the corn when it warms up

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

Can: Poured a super pale yellow color lager with a medium size pale white foamy head with minimal retention and not much lacing. Aroma of corn adjunct with lingering sweetness. Taste is also dominated by weal malt profile and some adjunct. Body is thin with good carbonation. Nothing too exciting here.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Not a bad beer at all. Has a nice hoppy smell, and pours with good head. It really tastes like a good beer and is jammed packed full of beery goodness. Super.

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 2 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 2 | Overall: 3

To think I’d drank a lot of this brew with Amstel while in South Africa in the mid 70's. The other day, I found this beer at Total Wine and More and went nostalgic. Well, in short, this is Bud’s African cousin. Pale, yellow body, weak, unimpressive whitish head with nothing left in short order. Heavily carbonated, but that does not hide the bland flavoring, weak aroma and all around watery imitation for beer. But, again, as other swill, when cold it is refreshing.

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

I found this beer to be very watery. It is clear, pale yellow, and highly effervescent. The head is white. The aroma is grass. The flavour is skunky. Overall, nothing more than a South African Miller!

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

The ubiquitous beer of southern Africa; I've had many, many of these - bottle, can, draught - while in Botswana. This review is of the draught, which I much prefer. Taps a fine, dark-yellow-light-gold color with a substantial long-lasting white head, if poured correctly. The aroma is the pleasant smell of fresh grain, very subdued hops. Taste is also fresh and mellow. Adequate malt character, like your typical American lager. Nothing too outstanding or memorable in this beer, but at least no off-flavors, and the quality is consistent. It's a fine brew for most occasions, particularly in this heat.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Castle is a staple of most South Africans. Although it is often criticized as being "average" if you are a connoisseur then don't drink it. It is Joe Average's beer like Bud is in the USA. Easy drinking, nice aroma.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

500ml can
5.0% ABV
Milton LCBO #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)
July 2, 2007
It poured nicely into the glass with very little head, what head there was was gone very quickly. The colour is a medium gold colour, and translucent. Carbonation is constant. The aroma is malty and was constant throughout. The mouthfeel is crisp with mild carbonation. The taste is mellow with hints of malt and grains. An refreshing beer.