4.9% alcohol edition gets sharper hop vibe, deeper malted grain thrust, and better glutinous wheat profile than Black Label version. Brisk water flow and slight orange influence enhance crisp finish.

Generic billowy pearl-headed pale-toned lager maintains easy washed-out appeal. Biscuit-y malt sweetness lags behind fizzy sourdough blandness, lemony snicker, and dry maize finish, bettering insignificant American macrobrews by a strand.

Dinky Scotch malt essence, dewy earthiness, and aromatic cream corn sweetness peak early, allowing pettily dry banana-agave tinge to perk up unsettled cloy finish. Serve to lightweights only. Now brewed by August Schell.

Thankfully, one of the first quality European beers imported to America in the ’70s. Its iconoclastic ‘skunk-y’ whiff (usually a distinct drawback due to light-stricken beer bottles) re-enforces the bitter hop prominence and prickly yeast pungency, easing down the throat with an ultra smooth water texture. Still beats all mainstream American lagers for quality. Note: In the faddish bomber can, skunked yeast funk pushed back for sickly cloy nature ruining original essence.

Mildly creamed straw-hued French/German border brew much closer to German Bavarian lager than wine-y French ale. Salty sharp-hopped maize-dried smoothing, baguette-like sourdough yeast breading, and residual citric sugaring subside too quickly, leaving insufficient character to distinguish Kronenbourg from better competition. Serve with a lemon twist to add luster. Amazingly, this is supposedly the leading brand in France with a ridiculously absurd 40% market share.

Bland, acidic, straw-hued brew lacks head, body, and proper hop fizz. Stank-y malt aroma leads to stale bread mouthfeel, soured honey tone, and husked grain-fresh hay moderation.

Fizzy straw-hued brew lacks sufficient dry grain-hopped character. But crisp water and unspecified cake-like sweetness suit mainstream tastes well.

After a few sips, meek barleymalt presence of German-styled lager becomes unassuming while watery flow drowns undistinguished basic ingredients. Brewery defunct: 2007.

Caramelized crystal malts gently caress Saaz hop spicing, wheat biscuit sweetness, and honeyed butterscotch linger. But metallic astringency negatively sours citric tartness.

Harvest gold soft body seems quite slight for prominent brewer. Dirty grain consistency overrides pale malt seepage, honeyed nut gust, green apple urge and passing citric tang as narrow hop bittering abides time.

Musty wet-grained malting and pungent sourdough yeast inform dry-hopped citric dash and dirty earthiness. Setback straw, hay, and leather astringency back ends heartily assertive golden lager.

Serviceable pale-toned light-bodied Kenyan with pure African spring water given initial spry hop spurt. Barley-roasted cracked wheat center and white-breaded yeast backing find faded lime tartness at mild bitter finish. An eclectic Middle of the Road lager.