August 27, 2008
It came in a 12 oz brown bottle. There is an orangish neck label with the name of the brewery on it. The main label is tan/off white with the beerÂ’s name taking up the upper half. The bottom half has the breweries logo flanked by two flowers. It has a slight old fashioned look.
It has a dark mahogany coloring to it that matches the woodwork in my hotel room. Light passes through with some difficulty around the edges. When poured into a glass a dense quarter inch thick head formed. It was tan in color and made up of tiny bubbles. It slowly faded to a ring around the edge of the glass. There is some nice lacing on the side of the glass.
The smell is a combination that reminded me of fresh, unprocessed ginger. There was a hint of vanilla, toffee and chocolate malts. The scent was enticing and pleasant. The taste had a nice roasted malt flavor with a touch of vanilla and chocolate to it. There was a touch of biscuity taste to it. As it warms the scents and tastes opens up and are more noticeable.
This is a medium bodied beer. There is a nice creaminess to it that coats the mouth and throat. ItÂ’s easy to drink, but itÂ’s rather filling.
I was rather surprised by this beer. I figured it would be one of those overly sweet flavored beers, but this really wasnÂ’t. I give this a 6.5 out of 10.
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August 20, 2008
It comes in the standard 12 oz brown bottle. The label is a golden color and is set at an angle. There is the company logo off centered at the top. The neck as a gold foil label on it also with the name of the beer.
There is a pale yellow color to it. ItÂ’s clear with no cloudiness to it at all. The carbonation bubbles that float gently to the top can clearly be seen. The stark white head is thick and made up of tiny bubbles. After a while the head fades to just a film on the top of the glass. There is no lacing on the glass at all.
To the nose it has a slight aroma of spicy hops and sweet grass. There is also a touch of grass that can be detected. As the beer warms up you get a more noticeable and enticing aroma. On the tongue it is slightly sweet. A combination of that starts with mild malts is followed by spicy hops. Like most pilsners the flavor is mild and unobtrusive. Just like the scent as the beer warms it tends to open up the flavors making them more noticeable.
This is a light bodied beer with a mild carbonation to it. ItÂ’s very easy to drink. This is a good anytime beer or something that you could eat with a meal. The flavor would enhance the flavors of the food without being completely overpowered by the flavor of the meal.
Overall I was pleasantly surprised by this beer. The only thing that I truly remember about it is that whoever brought it picked it up at an Aldi store. Where itÂ’s not a great beer, itÂ’s not one that I would pass on if offered one. IÂ’d give it 6 out of 10.
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August 13, 2008
We have our standard 12 oz brown bottle. The label has a checker pattern background with a shield style logo on it. The name of the brewery is across the top and the name of the beer in a banner across the bottom. In the middle of the shield is picture of a mill.
There is a nice golden honey color to it. It is cloudy, light passes through it easily enough, you just canÂ’t see through it clearly. When poured there is a good half inch white head that rapidly dissipates to a thin head and then to nothing.
The smell is a very discernable combination of banana and cloves like most hefe weissens. There are some other subtle scents to it, but I wasnÂ’t able to accurately identify any of them. However the combination is reminiscent of pear. The taste is a pleasant mix of banana and cloves. ItÂ’s not overpowering like IÂ’ve tasted in other hefe weissens. This is a very pleasant combination that is pleasing to the tongue.
It is a light bodied beer that slips past the tongue, there is no mouth coating at all. It is very easily drunk. This is a perfect hot summer day beer. ItÂ’s easy to drink and palatable.
This really is a nice beer to drink. ItÂ’s got a good flavor, nice scent and not heavy at all. There isnÂ’t a high Alcohol content, so you can spend a long time drinking it without it going to your head. I was really pleased with this beer and it is one of the better Hefe Weissens IÂ’ve had in a while. I give it 5.5 out of 10.
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August 06, 2008
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July 30, 2008
Sorry for the picture quality, it was taken with my webcam.
We have our standard 12 oz brown bottle. There is a dark green label with KUDU in bold white letters at the top. In the middle there is a picture of a KUDU. I only know what it is because right below the picture there is a little history, “Kudu Premium lager is named after the shy, but handsomest and second largest African antelope, the Kudu. Kudu Premium lager is a smooth naturally dry and full-bodied lager beer. After you have had kudu lager you will not be as shy as a kudu!”
There is a pale golden yellow/straw coloring to it. Light passes through easily. There is no cloudiness to it. You can watch as carbonation bubbles flow up through the beer as the develop into columns. When poured I received a quarter inch thick head that quickly dissipated into a film on the top of the glass. There is some lacing, but not a lot.
The smell is an interesting combination of floral hops, a wine-like grape scent and something that gave it the smell of melted butter. The scent reminded me of melted butter used for baking cookies. The taste was of a mild spicy hop. There is a ginger like flavor to it. Maybe it was the melted butter scent, but it reminded me of ginger snaps. ItÂ’s not a bad taste, just kind of interesting. ItÂ’s unlike anything IÂ’ve had in a beer in the past. Just like the label suggests there is a dry finish to it. The aftertaste is interesting and difficult to describe, but itÂ’s not bad.
IT is a light bodied beer with a heavier than average carbonation to it. The carbonation bites on the tongue, but doesnÂ’t make it hard to drink. Honestly this is a very smooth beer that is easy to drink and goes down easy.
IÂ’m not sure if this is something I would go out of my way for, but it is definitely not bad. The taste is unusual and I may have to ship a six pack of this home with me just to let some of my loyal and devoted readers try it. It really is not a bad beer and IÂ’m rather enjoying it tonight. IÂ’m giving it a 5.5 out of ten.
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July 23, 2008
Sorry for the crappy photo, I had to use my webcam on the laptop to take it.
We have our normal brown 12 oz bottle. There is a two tone picture of two miners carrying another miner between them in what appears to be a... mine. The name of the beer is in that late Eighteenth century western script. At the bottom they state this is a black lager.
There is a dark brown color to it. Light passes through it, but you canÂ’t see what is on the other side of the glass clearly. ItÂ’s dark enough that I canÂ’t tell if there is any cloudiness to it. The head was about quarter of an inch thick and consisted of tiny tan bubbles that gave it a thick and creamy appearance. It slowly faded to a thin film on the top of the beer. There is a bit of lacing on the side of the glass, but not much.
It has a nice roasted chocolate and caramel malt sent to it, just as the label describes. There is a touch of a coffee scent to it as well. You can also detect just a hint of hops. The smell is a pretty good indicator of the taste. The chocolate and roasted malts really come through. There is a slight mineral water taste to it. It finishes with a mild hoppiness. As the beer starts to warm, the hop flavors start to be more noticeable.
This is a medium bodied beer. The carbonation bites a little on the tongue.
They advertise this as schwarzbier, but it almost has more of a porter taste to it. Over all it isnÂ’t a bad beer. I found it rather pleasant to drink. I give it 6 out of 10.
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Glad you were able to find something unique - I seem to remember having trouble finding anything that was really regional while I was down there as well...July 17, 2008
It comes in a 1 pint, 6 oz brown bottle, thatÂ’s 22 oz for those of you that donÂ’t want to do the math. In blue ink silk screened on the bottle is the name of the beer at the top and a picture of a goatÂ’s head. There is a long story about the beer on it. There is nothing on the bottle that tells you what the Alcohol By Volume is, but after some research I discovered it is 7.5%, which is rather respectable.
When poured into a pilsner glass it has a nice dark brown color to it. There are some orange highlights when held up. Light passed through it, but you couldnÂ’t make out images on the other side. A nice, thick tan head formed. It faded into a film on the top of the glass after a couple of minutes. There was some lacing on the side of the glass.
The scent is a combination of caramel and toffee. There were some nutty undertones to it. The smell was pleasant and inviting. It enticed the drinker to take a sip. There was not a hint of alcohol to it, which is kind of surprising with a 7.5% ABV. The taste was a pleasantly mild combination of caramel and toffee malts. It didnÂ’t have as strong of a malt flavor that you normally get with a doppelbock. There is a slight grainy/bread like finish to it. Surprisingly you canÂ’t taste the alcohol. The aftertaste is pleasant and unobtrusive.
This is a medium bodied beer with some strong characteristics. There is a silkiness to it that coats the tongue, mouth and throat. The carbonation is on the lighter side of beer, but it fits the beer perfectly. It drinks very easily and could be dangerous on a hot summer day.
Overall this is a really good beer. Easy to drink, but watch out for drinking too much too quickly. I donÂ’t know if I would actually call it a doppelbock, it seems to be a bit light for one. I was pleasantly surprised by this beer, I give it an 8 out of 10.
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July 16, 2008
The bottle is a 12 oz brown bottle. This one however is specially cast with a neck band that has the name of the brewing company on it. The label is red with a blue square that has green ivy on it. There is a picture of a snifter of beer sitting on a barrel. The name of the beer is in black lettering toward the bottom of the picture.
This beer has a beautiful dark brown color with a reddish background to it. It poured a thin tan head that dissipated into a film. There was some lacing that stayed on the side of the glass, but not much.
There is a nice roasted malt scent to it. You can also detect a slight a dark dried fruit scent, like raisins and molasses. A slight earthy undertone is also noticed. The taste is a mix of roasted chocolate and coffee malts. There is a hint of nut to the taste. It has a slightly bitter finish and aftertaste.
It is a medium bodied beer. There is some creaminess to it that coats the mouth, but not a lot. The carbonation level is decent.
At the beer tasting this was one of the beers that no one hated, and a couple of people really liked. Over all itÂ’s a pretty good beer, but I could see how drinking it could get filling after a while. At the beer tasting I gave it a 4.5, and IÂ’m going to stick with that rating, 4.5 out of 10.
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July 09, 2008
It came a 12 oz brown bottle. The label is brown with a 1920Â’s style drawing of a lady on it, assumable Dirty Helen.The name of the beer is across the bottom of the label in yellow letters.
It pours a lovely dark reddish brown color. There is a very thin tan head on it that fades quickly to a film on the top of the beer. There is no lacing on the side of the glass.
The aroma is a combination of nuts and caramel malts. There is a slight sweetness to it that is rather interesting. The smell and flavor are about the same. It tastes like a combination of nuts and caramel malts. There is a bitter finish to it and a slight taste of floral hops. The bitterness lasts into the aftertaste.
This is a medium bodied beer that is easy to drink. There is a decent amount of carbonation in it.
This was a beer that didnÂ’t do too well at the Beer Tasting. A lot of people scored this one really low. It actually isnÂ’t that bad, IÂ’ve had worse, much worse. ItÂ’s not something I would go out of the way for, but honestly if you drink it on a fresh pallet, itÂ’s not bad at all. I give it 4.5 out of 10.
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June 25, 2008
It comes in the standard 12 oz brown bottle. There is a brown label on it that has the picture of a badger’s head right in the middle of it. Across the top of the label it says “Badger Porter” and at the bottom it has the information about the brewing company.
When poured into a glass it has a nice deep brown color with a ruby highlight to it. There was a half inch tan head that faded slowly to a film on top. There was very minimal lacing on the side of the glass.
The smell is a mix of roasted malts with a touch of nuts. There is a soft undertone of cocoa that is also noticeable. It has a taste of coffee malts with a touch of bittersweet dark chocolate. There isnÂ’t much else to it. I really could not make out any hop flavors in it.
It is a medium bodied beer with good carbonation. There is a silkiness that coats the mouth and tongue and makes it pleasurable to drink.
At the beer tasting it wasnÂ’t rated bad, but we all thought it was really bitter for a porter. In all actuality when drank alone it is just fine. ItÂ’s not too bitter, and itÂ’s much more palatable. At the Beer Tasting I gave it a 5. Tonight on a clean pallet IÂ’m giving it a 6.5
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June 24, 2008
It came in a standard 12 oz brown bottle. It has a green label with the name in white letters across the top. In the middle of the label is a wood carvingesque picture of men making beer. . There are laurels around the picture and pictures of hops in the bottom corners.
There was a beautiful honey coloring to this beer. It was clear and light passed through easily. The thin white head faded quickly to nothing more than a ring around the glass. There was no lacing what so ever.
The smell is not overly pleasant. It was a mixture of Coriander, hops, citrus and yeast. Combined they actually give off a slight liver scent to the beer. In fact it was very reminiscent of liverwurst. The taste was much like the scent. It had a mix of coriander, yeast and malts that gave it liver-like flavor. There was a little burn to the finish of the beer.
This is a light bodied beer, and it was a little heavy on the carbonation for my tastes.
This is the second Belgian-style ale IÂ’ve reviewed and IÂ’ve come to the conclusion that maybe I just do not like that style of beer. Over all I did not find this pleasurable to drink.
I know at the beer tasting it garnered a lot of similar reactions. It was the lowest scoring beer at the beer tasting with a group average of 1.5. At the beer tasting I gave it a 2. IÂ’m going to stick with my rating of a 2 out of 10.
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June 18, 2008
It comes in a standard 12 oz brown bottle. There is a light brown label with the word “Pioneer” most boldly in yell across it. A small black circle with a picture of a guy holding a hoe(?) has the words “Black River” at the top of the circle. A banner goes across the bottom of the circle with the word “Red” in red letters on it.
When poured into a glass it has a nice copperish orange color to it. There is a little bit of cloudiness to it. Light passes through easily enough but images are rather fuzzy. It had a nice off-white head about a half-inch thick that slowly faded into a thin layer on top. There was no real lacing to speak of.
There is a nice roasted malt smell to it. You can also detect a hint of a biscuity smell along with some spicy hops. The taste is a combination of caramel malts and a hint of spicy hops. The flavor is very mild and unobtrusive. What aftertaste there is fades quickly and doesnÂ’t last long.
It is a medium bodied beer. It is a little heavier on the carbonation that I prefer, but itÂ’s not bad.
At the beer tasting this one scored decently, about average. Some people really liked it, others said it was drinkable; I thought it was better than your standard. The flavor on it is very mild, but again this goes as yet another example of why not to do a beer review at a beer tasting. Everyone, including myself, thought it had a very week, almost no flavor to it. Today I can taste it much better. At the beer tasting I gave it a 4. Honestly itÂ’s more like a 5 out of 10.
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June 11, 2008
This beer comes in a standard 12 oz brown bottle. The lable is brown with a picture of a bears head in an oval. OscarÂ’s Stout is prominent across the center. In the top of the oval are the words Chocolate Oatmeal. At the very bottom is the picture of bearÂ’s footprint.
There is a nice dark brown color to the beer, light passes through with difficulties around the edge of the glass. Even though you canÂ’t see through it, it is thin enough that you can see that it appears to be clear. There was a nice inch thick tan head when I poured it. It was dense and made up of tiny bubbles. It slowly faded, but there was still some head when I finished the beer 15 minutes after pouring it. Lacing did form on the side of the glass that lasted for a while.
The smell is a mix of roasted malts, chocolate, coffee and oatmeal. It has a taste that starts off as a mix of dark chocolate with a coffee finish. There is a touch of bitterness that enhances the flavors and really opens it up to the pallet. The flavor leaves a mild aftertaste that isnÂ’t distracting.
This is a medium bodied beer. There is a creaminess to it that coats the mouth. However, for a stout this is a bit on the light and watery side. It is still heavier than your average beer.
This is one of the beers that scored really well at the tasting. At that time I gave it a 7 and IÂ’m going to stick with that rating. ItÂ’s a solid stout, good for drinking by itself or with a sandwich. Definitely a 7 out of 10.
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June 09, 2008
We have the standard 12 oz brown bottle. There is a yellow label on it that has the standard LeinieÂ’s design. You can see a lake with a boat on it in the background. There are lemons in the upper right corner and on the bottom ribbon there is a lemon flanked by wheat stalks.
It pours a murky pale yellow color. ItÂ’s cloudy enough you canÂ’t see through it, yet it still lets light pass through. There was a half-inch head on it that faded to a ring around the edge of the glass. There is some lacing, but not very much.
The smell is a combination of overly sweet lemonade and cereal grains. Mostly what you smell is the lemonade. Fortunately the taste isnÂ’t as strong as the smell; in fact the taste is rather weak. What you do taste is lemonade and cereal. ItÂ’s almost like someone spilled lemonade in a wheat beer.
ItÂ’s hard to describe the body of the beer, because it is a mix, but IÂ’d say its light bodied. For the body it has, the carbonation was a bit on the heavy side.
Overall this is going in my “not a beer” category. In and of itself it’s not horribly bad; I’ve had much worse. Yet at the same time if you are looking for a beer with beer flavor, you are not going to be pleasantly surprised by this.
As a beer IÂ’m giving this a 2.5 out of 10. As an alcoholic beverage I give it a 4 out of 10. At the Beer Tasting I rated it a 3 out of 10.
By the way, Bruce... the next beer you donate better be at least a 5 you son of a beaotch! out of the seven beers you've donated you're average score is a 3! You're damn lucky I'm not giving you credit for the Chelada!
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June 04, 2008
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It comes in the standard 12 oz brown bottle. There is a black label with the word Rogue in large red letters across it. In the top in a slight arch in blue is “Mocha Porter”. The bottom center of the picture is a guy in a blue shirt holding up a clinched fist and holding a mug of beer. There is also a star with a yellow border in the middle of the O on rogue.
When poured into the glass, it has a nice dark brown color to it. ItÂ’s almost black. Light barely passes through and itÂ’s so dark you canÂ’t tell if there is any cloudiness to it at all. . It poured a three quarter inch tan head that faded to a film on the top of the glass. No lacing was noticeable.
The first thing you smell is a strong scent of hops. It is followed by a kind of sweet chocolate. The first thing you taste is bitter hops, but it turns to a dark chocolate flavor. There is a roasted malt accent that comes through as your drink it as well. It has a very dry finish. The after taste is a bit bitter.
This is a nice medium bodied beer. There is some creaminess to it. The carbonation isnÂ’t over done.
I liked this beer at the tasting. ItÂ’s not too bitter for a beer, but in my opinion it is too bitter for a porter. Porter should be a bit maltier and less hops. Easily drank with just a very mild hint of bitterness. At the beer review I gave this a 5.5. It was the seventh overall beer of the event. After giving it a proper review, IÂ’m giving this 6 out of 10.
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May 28, 2008
The beer came from a squat 12 fl oz. brown bottle. There is a maroon label. With the name of the brewing company on top and the city/state on the bottom. In the middle appears to be some kind of prehistoric design with the name of the beer center left.
There is a nice golden amber color to the beer. The body itself is clear and light passes through it easily. It formed a quarter inch head made of tiny bubbles that fades to a film on the top of the beer. There is no lacing on the glass at all.
The smell is a combination of malts and a hint of caramel. There is also a slight biscuit scent to it. You can also get a slight hint of hops. The taste is a mix of caramel malts and a slight burnt bread taste. A hint of grassy hops is also noticeable. The body is bitter and lives the same lingering bitter aftertaste after youÂ’ve finished.
This is a medium to light bodied beer. There is a good level of carbonation that gives a little bite to the tongue.
At the beer tasting this was one of the worst beers reviewed. This gives credit to a point I tried to make a couple of times during the tasting; tastings and reviews are not the same thing. Reviews you drink one beer and review it. Tastings you sample many beers and pick your favorite. At the tasting I gave this beer a 3, this was the sixth beer overall. With a clean pallet and actually drinking all 12 ounces, this beer isnÂ’t as bad. Realistically IÂ’d rate it a 4. ItÂ’s drinkable, just not great
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May 27, 2008
We were all in my back yard. Most of the time we sat around a portable fire pit Ktreva and I had as we reviewed the beer. I had grilled up burgers, brats, hot dogs and Chicken Asiago Cheese Bratwursts. We had potato salad, barbeque baked beans, chips and other food. Of course there were saltines and pretzels to clean the pallet before the tasting. So as people arrived, everyone could eat and make sure they werenÂ’t drinking on an empty stomach.
I did print out some interesting beer facts I had found online and gave each participant a copy, which I was made fun of for doing. Honestly, I really didnÂ’t care. I think two or three people actually liked the information in there and took the packet home. Others burned them or threw them away. Either way I was okay with it.
During one of the breaks in the tasting we did some brief tomahawk throwing. Apparently my hawk block had seen too many days outside and one too many tomahawks. It started cracking and coming apart until finally it shattered when Wes of Bodhran Roll, Please sunk a hawk into it at 7 paces. Thus ending the ‘hawk games.
Overall the “skilled” group of tasters was Shadoglare, Labgirl (Shadoglare’s new GF), Wes, Harvey, Ktreva, Noah, Bruce, Wil, Tina and myself. Graumagus showed up right at the end with two more beers and only really was able to review 2 beers… the two he brought.
Now you have to keep in mind, this was not a beer review. It was a beer tasting. Basically itÂ’s to decide whether or not you like a beer. We did rate the beer, but that was more for fun than anything else. Plus by the time we hit the 10th beer, our taste buds were pretty much broken, even after cleansing the pallet. Below is a list of beers I order tasted along with the average rating, including highest and lowest scores.
DragonÂ’s Milk: Average: 8.5. Highest: 9.5(twice) Lowest: 7.5
Dirty Helen: Average: 3.5 Highest: 5 Lowest: 0 (Yes, someone gave it a zero)
DragonÂ’s Gold: Average: 4 Highest: 7.5 Lowest: 2
Badger Porter: Average: 5 Highest: 8 Lowest: 2
1554 Brussels style Black Ale: Average: 6 Highest: 8 Lowest: 4
Headless Man Amber Ale: Average: 1.5 Highest: 3 Lowest 0 (Twice)
Mocha Porter (Rogue): Average: 4 Highest: 7 Lowest .5
Bully Porter: Average: 4.5 Highest: 6.5 (Twice) Lowest:0
Black River Red (Pioneer) Average: 5 Highest: 7 Lowest: 4
SummerShandy: Average: 3.5 Highest: 7.5 Lowest 0
Oscars Stout: Average: 7 Highest: 8 Lowest: 6
Celis Grand Cru Average: 1.5 Highest: 2 Lowest: 1
The best beer of the weekend was DragonÂ’s Milk provided by myself with an average rating of 8.5. The lowest is actually a toss up between Headless Man provided by Harvey and Celis Grand Cru provided by Graumagus. Honestly if you want to be fair, Celis Grand Cru was the worst of the two. If you subtract the highest and the lowest rating Celis scores a 1.5; Headless Man scores a 2.
Now we did rinse and dry the glassware between beers, but by the end of the night the rinse water and the standard American Lager we drank the rest of the night looked the same. Can you guess which one is the beer?
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Sunday was more of the same for those that wanted to come back. We really didn't drink different kinds of beers, but we did drink a lot of beer. approximately 4 cases to be exact.
Overall it was a good time. The feedback I received was very positive, including multiple recommendations that I do this every year. Which, Ktreva and I discussed it and decided that we are going to host a Beer Tasting every year. It is going to be an annual event every Memorial Day weekend. Including possibly a second one in the fall, possibly coinciding the Blogcrawl.
So if you are interested in getting on the invite list, let me know.
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I was just thinking I probably should have kept my own scorecard so I could keep track of what I thought of each one, since there were so many it's hard to keep track of - especially after I've had six or so and start getting a little loopy LOL
May 14, 2008
We have our standard 12 oz. brown bottle. There is a green front label with the picture of a golden castle towner on it. The name crosses the tower. At the top of the tower is the year 1710. At the bottom of the label it states “From the Brewers of Guinness”.
There is a nice dark brown color to it, much like a cola. Light passes through with some difficulty. If you hold a flashlight up to it you can see floating particles. An inch thick tan head formed when poured. It consisted of a mix of large and small bubbles. It faded slowly and by the time I was done with the beer there was still a good foam on the top of the beer. There was some lacing on the side of the glass as well.
The smell was mostly of sweet malts. There was a touch of a bread scent to it as well. Roasted malts makes up the majority of the taste, there is a hint of caramel to it and a slight bitter finish. The aftertaste is mild and unobtrusive.
This is a medium bodied beer. It is a little heavy on the carbonation for my tastes. ItÂ’s an easy to drink beer.
This is a good beer and I could drink one of these most of the time. I donÂ’t even need to be in the mood of it. It really does taste like a Guinness light. ItÂ’s got most of the flavor and none of the heaviness. I give this a 7 out of ten.
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May 10, 2008
7. Cave Creek Chili Beer This is the perfect beer for people who hate themselves and desire punishment. This unholy union of a whole chili pepper and a fiendishly nasty pale lager will get medieval on your tongue.
I don't know if I'd go that far, but it isn't good. Again with all beer reviews there are beers on this list I wouldn't have put there as I've had worse. Yes, they have the Camo Genuine Ale, but really the Camo Ice Silver is even worse. In fact that is the beer that started the Beer Reviews on here as a warning to others not to drink it. Also I would have added Bud Light Chelada and Four.
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