Abita Amber Lager: 3.0 – This is one of the most tasteless beers I’ve ever had, it’s not bad – but I get more taste from bud light.
Google Shop Average: Abita Amber Lager $9 for 6-pack
Website: https://abita.com/
Tag: Lager
Berkshire Brewing Company Maibock Lager
Berkshire Brewing Company Maibock Lager: 7.0 – I’ve continued to enjoy BBC’s offerings, at worst their beers are standard, and often than not we get something like this. Now I enjoy Maibocks, and I often wonder why more companies don’t do more beers like it and schwarzbiers – either way this is great Maibock, and you can’t beat the price with a stick.
Google Shop Average: Berkshire Brewing Company Maibock Lager $5
Saratoga Lager
Saratoga Lager: 5.0 – The standard fare from Olde Saratoga Brewing Company flagship beer, which really is trying to beat Samuel Adams Old Fizziwig Ale for most beer-y beer that’s so… beer.
Google Shop Average: Saratoga Lager $10 for 6-pack
Samuel Adams Black Lager
Samuel Adams Black Lager: 5.0 – I was hoping for a Guinness situation here as their black lager is fantastic (and I will often prefer it to the standard/imperial stouts); however this is middling at best – if anything this is a sign that others should do more black lagers to beat ol’ sam.
Google Shop Average: Samuel Adams Black Lager $8 for 6-Pack
Website: http://www.samueladams.com/
Jack’s Abby Pumpkin Crop Lager
Jack’s Abby Pumpkin Crop Lager: 4.5 – While the lager backing certainly gave this a different feel than other pumpkin beers (which are typically ales) it’s overall a rather luckluster beer, and rather disappointing coming from the Abby (who we are huge fans of, especially with Smoke and Dagger.), but it’s an experiment and one that’s not-not worth a try.
Google Shop Average: Jack’s Abby Pumpkin Crop Lager $(Likely out of stock)
Website: http://jacksabbybrewing.com/
Jack’s Abby Lashes Lager
Jack’s Abby Lashes Lager: 7 – Another great beer from Jack’s Abby this too having the characteristic hoppyness, but a balanced hoppyness that we come to expect. A good lager.
Google Shop Average: Jack’s Abby Lashes Lager $6
Gordon Biersch Marzen
Gordon Biersch Marzen: 5.2/10 – Their flagship beer, it’s rather light but flavorful. It’s fairly obvious that the beer is fairly standard, and is about as comforting as say a Samuel Adams Boston Lager. Personally I much preferred this beer when it was in my gravy, but it’s a standard beer, so a standard score.
Google Shop Average: Gordon Biersch Marzen $6
Website: http://www.gordonbiersch.com/brewery/
Gordon Biersch Fest Bier
Gordon Biersch Fest Bier: 6.5 – Their Octoberfest beer, and it’s a good Octoberfest beer, certainly better than some others. The aftertaste is rather clean though, and overall my only complaint is how it lacks any real power.
Google Shop Average: Gordon Biersch Fest Bier $6
Website: http://www.gordonbiersch.com/brewery/
Sabeco Saigon Export
Now let’s head to Vietnam. One of us (Huanlai) actually hails from this country which means he’s a communist immigrant. Who loves capitalism and has often said that America despite what people say is pretty sweet. That aside this Saigon Ale is about average in terms of taste, and its low score really reflects value and manliness. They don’t say anything, even the Vietnamese is just information on packaging.
Tusker Lager
Now we head south for a little bit into the wilderness known as Kenya, where there are Kenyans. It’s here we prove that while your beer can be manly that doesn’t make it the best. Which considering from our first review of Highland Park – A scotch made by an man named Magnus and made under a church makes a lot of sense. It was manly too, but it was still just mediocre.
