We mentioned the week before about giving out a gift for the Christmas season (we know it’s April, friends in other states does this), and this is the companion piece – the gift to the lounge. We are willing to admit that in a blind buy we got better than we gave. While there are some niggling details here to stop this from being a darling, it’s a fine gift.
Oxbow Cherry Jackpot: 6.5 – Its certainly a nice cherry sour, and there is a nice sort of cream after kick. However, being Oxbow you kind of expected more. Still, though a solid beer if your into that type.
Price Average: $10 draft
Website: https://oxbowbeer.com
We’ve tried it spiced, but how does it fare clear? In short, it’s better, but then that bar was already on the lower side. You can already see the massive amount of sugarcane imparted into this spirit that will eventually mellow and ruin its spiced cousin. You can actually enjoy this in cola though so at least it has that going for it.
Ungespundet-Hefetrub: 6.5 – There’s not been a lot of lagers here of late, and that is by no means our fault. It is nice to have one again even if the name is so unprounecable it might as well be gibberish. As for the beer itself, it’s malty and nutty and delicious. The overall taste is a bit short, but we suspect that’s intentional to have you drink a lot.
Price Average: $4.5
Website: https://www.mahrs.de/?lang=en
Sliding into the DMs: 6.5 – Dammit. That’s actually pretty damn delicious. Much like a guilty pleasure White Chocolate Mocha Latte from the ‘Bucks this is something enjoyable, but holy fuck is it pretentious. This honestly might have the most cringey name for a beer we’ve ever seen, but we can’t deride it for being wasteful, because it is actually tasty – despite it being not very beer-y.
Price Average: $12 for 6-pack
Website: http://evilgeniusbeer.com/
Happy memorial day folks, in honor of the American holiday we figured we should get something all American. However much like a lot of stuff going on in America right now, this is just really not as good as we’d like it to be. Hey, at least it’s gluten-free and organic because that’s what we look for in juice that makes you vomit among other bad decisions.
Zywiec 1881 Porter: 7.0 – It’s very malty, and there’s a twinge of spice akin to cayenne that reminds you of a mexican hot cocoa alongside the other roasted malt flavor. Overall it’s a delicious porter. There’s no faults, and while the final aftertaste is a bit ‘bland’ it has other flavors to help it out.
Price Average: $4
This was purchased for a friend as a Christmas gift, it was given to them in late April and then (among another 2 gifts) was forgotten here. So having taken some initial notes the night before, and a follow-up glass we bring you something unique. However much like that bent fork in your silverware drawer that you hate but won’t throw out, there are some downsides.
