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Cass Fresh

Oriental Brewery
South Korea·American Lager
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South Korea's best-selling beer — ultra-clean, light and highly refreshing with minimal malt character and a crisp, dry finish. The beer of Korean convenience stores, BBQ restaurants and soju bombs. Cass is the most consumed beer in Korea: unpretentious, cold and always available.

ABV
4.5%
Bitterness
Mild
SRM
pale gold4
PaceSession
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
cleanmalty
clean
malty
Aroma
The nose is delicate and understated, featuring subtle corn and grain notes with a touch of light sweetness.
not found:hoppy,caramel,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Cass Fresh

◎ Appearance

Cass Fresh displays a pale straw yellow color with exceptional clarity and bright, luminous quality. The head is minimal but persistent, with fine carbonation evident throughout. Perfectly suited to its role as a refreshment beer.

pale strawcrystal clearbrightfine carbonation

◌ Aroma

The nose is delicate and understated, featuring subtle corn and grain notes with a touch of light sweetness. Virtually absent of hop character or aggressive malt aromatics, the aroma is clean and neutral. This minimalist approach is intentional and characteristic of the style.

subtle cornclean grainlight sweetnessneutral

◐ Taste

The palate is remarkably crisp and smooth, with entry marked by light grain and subtle corn sweetness that quickly transitions to a refreshingly dry mid-palate. Bitterness is barely perceptible at 10 IBU, allowing the clean malt base to shine without complexity. The body is appropriately featherlight and highly drinkable.

crispsmoothcorn-forwarddry palate

◑ Finish

The finish is short and distinctly dry, with no lingering sweetness or hop bitterness. Clean and refreshing, it leaves the palate primed for another sip or a complementary bite of food.

drycleanshort
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
72
Taste
76
Appearance
82
Finish
80
Serve at 4–7°C

Serve at 4–7°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Stein

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

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