Charlie Flint's Original Lager is brewed in honour of those who started the Alberta brewing industry in 1882. It is named for Charles Flint whose brewery was located near the current Stephen Street mall in Calgary. Charlie Flint's is a crisp, blond lager that is brewed with premium Alberta barley malt and the famous Saaz hops from the Czechoslovakia.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by BigBry from Calgary, Canada who has tried this beer once. (8/10/2008 1:24:36 PM)
"Had a draught pint at our hotel bar on the latest trip to Edmonton. The only local offering available.
It is a yellow gold color, with a solid white rocky head. Left some thin lace on my glass. Continued carbonation provided thin streams of bubbles. The smell has some grassy hops and bit of bready malt. The taste is well balanced between the malt and slighty hoppy finish.
A solid beer, not offensive, an obvious choice over Canadian or Coors Light."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.5)
Sampled: Forced Draught Sample Size: 16oz @ $4.24 Unit Cost: $4.24 per Pint
[2] Review by mmmmBeer from Edmonton, Canada who has tried this beer a couple times. (2/15/2007 2:41:24 PM)
"Beer pours a hazy beige gold with zilch for head only a small bubble ring appears around the edge of me glass. What the hell there are big bubbles trying to break free of the surface but can’t, it’s like the beers surface is this impenetrable plastic that won’t allow carbonation to escape with out a fight WEIRD!!! Strange combo of chemical and banana in the sent and why am I smelling banana here? Very sweet smelling, fakley sweet in fact, this brew smells ungood. Ya that’s right I said ungood. Yuck nasty taste egg yolk, bread and chemicals all come through and its making my face curl and wince with ever sip. Slight banana in the finish, why is that flavor here? Beer feels soft and thin and flat nasty beer. Why is beer allowed to exists WHY? Good job Ally Kat"
Aroma:
3/10
Appearance:
4/10
Mouthfeel:
2/10
Flavor:
3/10
Overall:
3/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(1.5)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 341ml @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
[3] Review by beercronic from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada who has tried this beer many times. (1/2/2007 7:40:24 PM)
"Crappy beer. Dumps out a light bright amber brew and was producing no head at all until I poured the remainder of the bottle in from about a foot above the glass. One pathetic string of bubbles arose. Aroma was of weak sweet malts, some wheat and some stink when warmer. Overall mild and boring. Taste seemed a bit sharp with less than average hops. Slight malts. Needs more of everything. Light bodied with an ok swish and some smoothness. Not great or enjoyable but not horrible."
Aroma:
4/10
Appearance:
3/10
Mouthfeel:
4/10
Flavor:
4/10
Overall:
4/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(1.9)
Sampled: Bottle, Forced Draught Sample Size: 341ml @ $1.7 Unit Cost: $2.36 per Pint
[4] Review by Phil B from Gatineau, Canada who has tried this beer once. (9/28/2006 9:58:17 AM)
"Bottle: Poured a golden yellow color lager with a small bubbly head with minimal retention. Aroma of malt is quite weak and no hops are discernable. Taste of weak malt with a watery finish. I know they mentioned the use of European hops in this beer but honestly I could not detect them. Carbonation is a bit low for the style and the body is too watery. Seems to me like this is an attempt at producing a macro-like beer."
Aroma:
3/10
Appearance:
3/10
Mouthfeel:
3/10
Flavor:
3/10
Overall:
3/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(1.5)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
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