“India’s best selling premium” suffers from soapy mouthfeel, washed-out wheat palate, and dull pale malt finish in its blah American version. Bitter fruited esters countering candy-coated backdrop insufficient to carry the load.

One of the better non-alcoholic beers (0.5% by volume), this amber lager has sweet wheat aroma, sturdy roasted barleymalt palate, and pallid burnt hop fizz. Dry pumpernickel backdrop provides more character than better known American macrobrews, though lack of yeast leaves flat mouthfeel and empty feeling in the stomach.

Clear pale amber German-styled moderate body with weak toasted caramel malt profile and phenol Cascade hop whimper begs comparison to tepid Vienna lager. Wispy orange skulk barely seeps into bland vegetal finish.

Comical ‘bug’ label will draw novelty crowd, but pert sugared malt arrival and lingering grain finish will secure true believers. A tad spicy and citric sweet, this moderate dry lager maintains refined distinctiveness.

Gold-hazed puffy-headed musty-hopped lightweight with watery softness countering smoked malt bottom to bittersweet rye-grained finish. Brisk refreshment balances spicy Indian foods but gets soapy if warmed.

From the isle of Corsica comes this 8 ounce 6% alcohol medium bodied lager. Curiously similar to grain-based hop-spiced Middle American fodder, settling into pungent honey roasted malt astringency and lulling sorghum dissonance. Meek powdered chestnut backdrop, indifferent almond wine tweak, and meager smokiness ruined by tinny setback.

Though many Belgian brews rely on stone-fruited effervescence, this musty lager suffices blue collar American tastes with its taut citric hop bitterness and dry honeyed malt insinuation. Simple mineral water stream filters pungent yeast timbre, moderate barley-rye resonation, and earthen barnyard waft.

Australian for beer, mates! In 25.4-ounce oilcan (where it tastes best), this fairly distinct hop-roasted mineral-grained corn-sugared moderation soothes to delicately sweet malt finish. Prickly carbolic briskness ensues. Rates a full star lower in 12-ounce bottle.

Sugary malt-sweetened waft amplifies expected burnt wood chip spicing, toning down prematurely as wheat-chaffed husked grain dryness seeps through sharp black-peppered earthiness to light corn sugared finish, leaving trails of white lace along glass sides.

Coppery amber complexion much deeper and darker than chintzy washed-out moderate-bodied fizzy predilection. Barren barley roast and toasted nuttiness dissipate by soapy citric finish, leaving nary a trace of chalky malted hop dryness.

Mainstream green-bottled straw-hued fodder maintains pungent yeast odor, sour malt swag and dry wheat backbone enhanced by peppy hop fizz. Durable corn nicety sweetens crystal water flow.

Creamy corn-sweetened Vienna-styled lager with roasted barley and honeyed caramel mildness. Subtle mocha-grain backdrop, orange peel tang, and honeysuckle fragrance give artesian water-textured sienna brew a dry ale-like essence.