Brassieries Kronenbourg 1664:
Holler people, holler and welcome back to another beer review and this time, we go international.  Yes friends it’s that time once again where we hop across the pond and not to merry ole England (though we can if you want to wish the Royals a hearty congrats on having Kate being knocked up) but to the land of Clouseau and look at the beer from Brassieries Kronenbourg: 1664.  This little beer has the lead market share in France and while it’s name and actual time being produced vary greatly (1664 vs. 1952) this brew is so popular with the Euros that both Heineken and Foster brew it in their respective breweries as a guest brew for distribution.  So how good is this French beer?  Well the beer pours the familiar pale ale/lager color of straw yellow that is crisp and clear with a aggressive white head of foam that is light and fluffy but quickly dissipates to a barely-there-film and a rumor of lacing while the nose is the familiar stand by for all pale lagers.  The taste starts off rather clean and light with only a slight malt taste but very noticeable carbonation (that stays with the entire sip) with a mid tongue of mild and sweetness that is almost like a mix of white wine and sweet meringue.  The back end is light enough to pass as drinking sparkling water rather than beer and just a slight dryness is the only hint of an after taste.  So another beer that proves itself way beyond my expectations, mainly because most beers that come from overseas and are Pale Lagers stink- and some suck- but this one really impressed me.  So the French make a good beer, who’d thunk it?