Carlsberg Beer (12 fl. oz.)

Item Purchased: Carlsberg Beer (12 fl. oz.)
Location Purchased: South Loop Club / 1 E. Balbo / Chicago, IL
Price: $4.50 + tax

Review: Carlsberg advertises itself as "probably the best beer in the world." While I admire the drunken braggadocio of it all, I'm here to say that it is probably not.

Though I like Carlsberg, I must admit it is not too far removed from the Heineken family of beers. Light and refreshing...not too bitter. The way anything from Europe should be (German techno music, take note!). Perhaps the fact that this beer is from Denmark and not the clubs of Berlin, accounts for the demeanor of this enjoyable beer. Isn't Denmark the home of tulips, wooden shoes and cute blonde girls with chubby red cheeks and pigtails? How could a bitter or otherwise bad beer come from a place like this.

But best beer?

Sorry Denmark, keep sending us those tulips and the cute little decorative wooden shoes to hang on our walls like my parents had when I was a wee one. I wouldn't throw your beer out of bed or a glass, but there's nothing esophagus-numbing about it to push it into my top three. I would place it above Heineken though.


Rating: 4 / 5