Category: Booze
Cambridge Brewing Co Righteous Stave Red Ale
Righteous Stave Red Ale: 4.0 – Not a huge fan as its really just a basic over hopped pale ale. It says red, but there’s a real lack of nice tartness here that is overshadowed via making it too hoppy. Likely a result of being an exclusive beer for a Boston-area bar chain.
Price Average: Righteous Stave Red Ale $9
Cambridge Brewing Co Sgt. Pepper Farmhouse Ale
Sgt. Pepper Farmhouse Ale: 6.5 – That is certainly a peppery beer. It balances that though by not being super light or easy to drink. While I respect the beer, at the end of the day I am unlikely to reorder.
Price Average: Sgt. Pepper Farmhouse Ale $9
Colonel Lee Bourbon Whiskey 750mL
Much like Old Grand Dad – this is another bargain, decanter filler, cheap bourbon meant to throw into your cocktails when you’re looking to make use of the ethanol instead of the aromatic artisanal mint you’ve been saving. It’s 100 proof so it’s running hot, and maybe a little too much considering how downright awful the aftertaste is.
Verhaeghe ‘Barbe’ Ruby Biere
Verhaeghe ‘Barbe’ Ruby Biere: 3.5 – If you had told.me this was juice I would believe you I get no beer or even alcohol or if you want that sure but no for me. I see that some places call this a fruit beer, and for me it was described as just a Red Ale – which I think is a basis for it; however that doesn’t change my score because even I get a fruit beer, I want a fruit beer.
Price Average: Verhaeghe ‘Barbe’ Ruby Biere $10
O’Hara’s Irish Stout
O’Hara’s Irish Stout: 6.5 – I’ve not had anything claiming to be a dry irish stout but to describe this imagine a Guinness that ends in a way that can only be described as clean. It makes it very easy to drink and throw back as you don’t get any weight to it after you put the glass back down.
Price Average: O’Hara’s Irish Stout $10 for a 4-pack
Website: http://www.carlowbrewing.com/
Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey 750mL
Continuing with out month of whiskies we move to something that I had high hopes for, but much like last week – it’s really only good in a single type of mixed drink – which at the very least it does well. This time we go to something meant to compete head to head with Jameson, the Tullamore Dew.
Oskar Blues G’Knight Imperial Red Ale
Oskar Blues Goodnight: 8.5 – This was listed for high octane and it’s a bit more alcoholic, but this solves the issues where some reds are a bit too tart. This though has gravitas, and quite frankly it’s fuckin delicious. I got this at a bar, and quite frankly I’m glad that we do this site. I feel like others would see the can, and dismiss it out of hand – which is sad for who great the beer is.
Price Average: Oskar Blues Goodnight $13 for 6-Pack
Website: https://www.oskarblues.com/
Editor’s Note: So this is not a challenge post. We are still doing the challenge, but having passed the halfway point the finds are now much harder.