They often say one should not judge a book by it’s cover. This is usually meant to imply that something that looks vain or vapid could be deeply rewarding and complex on the inside. The parallel here is that this looks like a cheap, spiced rum that may smell nice – but would kill a small hamster in a coughing fit from the burn itself. Instead though we get something that might as well have a Willy Wonka stamp on the side.
Brewdog Dead Pony Club: 6.5 – I got this in one of the most hipster places in London I could find, and it shows. However while this pale is more like.an IPA it doesn’t go too far as some ‘Pales’ tend to do when amongst the hipster crowd. This does not, and is therefore actually quite good.
Price Average: Brewdog Dead Pony Club $5
Website: https://www.brewdog.com/
Budweiser Budvar: 2.5 – Well let’s see if this is any better than regular bud. That is better, but still kinda terrible.
Price $9 for 6-Pack
Website: http://www.budvar.cz/
Count: 26/71
Matt’s Burning Rosids: 2.5 – They say burning in reference to the ‘Cherrywood-Smoked’ aspect, but let’s be real this tastes like when you burn milk in a cheese sauce. I do not like this, and as a tribute to a man I feel this is offensive, especially so if they were cremated.
Price Average: Matt’s Burning Rosids $7
Website: http://www.stonebrewing.com/
Well part 3 of the UK trip – this time I got myself a blended scotch purely because it had the name ‘Claymore’ my personal choice of weapon. Sadly though much like its namesake this has perhaps too much edge, and it’s not good if you put it through your throat and stomach. I also get that a basket-edge single bladed sword can be called Claymore – but c’mon just put a picture of a stupid sword belonging to a Final Fantasy character on the bottle
Maisel’s Weisse: 5.5 – it’s an okay bier but its almost whisper of flavor paired with a bit too much lightness makes it easy to drink. The downside there is that it stops it from being a great beer.
Price Average: Maisel’s Weisse $4
Website: www.maisel.com/
Kingfisher: 4.0 – I sipped this 5 times to try and determine something, anything distinctive. I failed. Among the poster this is average but as a lager….
Price $9 for 6-Pack
Website: http://www.kingfisherbeerusa.com/index.html
Count: 25/71
Tripel Threat: 7.5 – That is actually really delicious. It’s not complex but it is very well balanced for a tripel. That may not seem like high enough praise, but tripels can sometimes get lost into a flavor or aspect that they lose sight of the beer.
Price Average: Name $7
