Sol: 1.0 – I really wish this was good, just so I could make a bunch of ‘praise the sun’ jokes and drink this while playing Dark Souls – but it’s bad. It’s not tasteless, and it’s a little sweet – but it tastes like what soggy cornbread would taste like.
Price $8 for 6-Pack
Website: http://www.sol.com/
Count: 20/71
Allagash 2011 Victor: 4.0 – You can certainly tell this is an ale made with grapes, but unlike interlude it feels less like interlude, and more like someone dropped a single kool-aid package or white wine bottle into a vat of ale. I worry though that this is simply just past it’s prime, so we’ll see if we can get a younger beer.
Price Average: Allagash 2011 Victor $18
Website: http://www.allagash.com/
Alright, so I’ve actually long been a fan of Cachaca pronounced ‘help me I’m so white’. However since I have really only had less than a handful of brands I didn’t feel it was right to review it you without trying enough to establish a baseline. It’s time however to look into this Brazilian spirit, which you’ll likely find sequestered away in the outskirts of your rum section.
Tsingtao Lager: 2.0 – Tsingtao: it’s a slightly more tasteful Heineken. Still not good though, but hey if you’re in a sushi bar – why not, who cares if it’s not even Japanese
Price $8 for 6-Pack
Website: http://tsingtaobeer.com/
Count: 19/71
Spencer Imperial Trappist Stout: 5.5 – It’s an okay imperial stout, and much like their ale it’s totally servicable. Certainly not worth the hype or price it carries though.
Price Average: Spencer Imperial Trappist Stout $12
Website: http://www.spencerbrewery.com/
This is a recent revival of an old scotch distillery (one of the largest during it’s time) located on the far north of the Scottish mainland. It’s a story I am glad exists as it’s a nice way to continue the sad story of a scottish distillery closing down. The whiskey itself though is quite nice which is a very critical plot point in that story.
Murphy’s Irish Stout: 4.5 – That is a slightly subpar, but otherwise generic as fuck stout. It’s like a less good Guinness in terms of taste/texture, but otherwise meh.
Price $7 for 4-Pack
Website: http://www.murphys.com/
Count: 18/71
Seven Kingdoms Hoppy Wheat Ale: 4.5 – I was hoping for another Fire and Blood, but this is once again a perfect example of an inoffensive hoppy wheat ale. It doesn’t have much going for it, and even fans of hoppy beers would likely pass it by as something easy to drink, but tasteless outside it’s basic taste.
Price Average: Seven Kingdoms Hoppy Wheat Ale $9
Website: http://www.ommegang.com/
