After the abysmal failure that was Bumbu rum a few weeks past we were honestly a bit scared to try another rum so soon, and when the aroma was more on the sweeter side it sent our head spinning. Thankfully Blue Chair is not cut from the same cloth, but is also a bit of a weird breed given it’s via Kenny Chesney.
Von Pilsner: 6.0 – It has a sort of wood or honey-like flavor to it. There’s definitely something to that effect beyond just hops and wheat. Overall it’s a nice delicious beer.
Price Average: $11 for 6-pack cans
Website: http://www.csartisans.com/
Pride Pils: 5.0 – It’s a tiny bit hoppy for a pils, but otherwise forgettably average. Yeah. not really much to say here. The can is very pretty and the cause is nice.
Price Average: $10 for 6-pack cans
Website: https://dcbrau.com
We’ve previously had their ‘estate’ vodka, but how about the original? Well if their special version wasn’t a great showing it’d be odd if the original was better – thankfully that’s not the case really. This really only scores higher overall because it is (thank god) cheaper.
Dragons & YumYums: 6.5 – A few things to note before reviewing. Yes that collab is with the band, and this is a pale ale brewed with a combination of dragon fruit, yumberry, passionfruit, pear juice, and black carrot juice. Which coupled with the art implies that a lot is going on; however, and this is critical – this is NOT a sour.
There is a whiff of bitter, but overall it’s just over the top tropical. With that combo of ingredients and the color of the beer you’d expect it, but it’s truly a sour w/o the sour and just a nice pale ale stuffed with tropical fruit. It’s complex and delicious, and has a theme song?
Price Average: $14 for 6-pack
Website: https://www.dogfish.com/
Let’s just get this out of the way, the current interpretation of patriotism and nationalism is in a weird place in America right now, and given this it’s kind of hard to try and be objective about this in a meaningful way, but we’ve stated before that the reason we break down our scores is that we care more about what’s in the bottle than everything else so – eh? (It is actually pretty good)
White Oak: 3.0 – The bourbon barrel aging really has made this a sad excuse for a beer ruining what was good. Overall that sweetness just makes it bad, and any amount of spice or hops or flavor is just overpowered and ruined..
Price Average: $15
Website: https://www.thebruery.com/
This week’s tequila has a donkey on it, but you’d really be an ass to discredit it. IXA in our minds would be a monstrous force unrivaled were it 10 dollars cheaper, but as is – makes waves being a higher tier tequila. (Organic nonsense aside)
