Category: Booze
Oppigards Well-Hopped Lager
Oppigards Well-Hopped Lager: 7.0 – It has a sweet tartness to it and a sort of BBQ sauce flavor aftertaste. Despite the uniqueness and overall quality though, it feels like this would be better served in a sauce or other form of cooking.
Price Average: $6
Website: http://www.oppigards.com/en/
Taj Mahal Premium Lager
Taj Mahal Premium Lager: 2.0 – This is one for the board of challenge reviews.. It’s just as bland as something like Heineken and it’s hated all the more for it.
Price Average: $4
Website: http://www.theubgroup.com/
Mad River Bourbon Whiskey 750mL
Back in my day you only called yourself a bourbon if you came from the right county in Kentucky. It was like our own American champagne or cognac, and while biased – better than the both of those. In fairness there isn’t anything in Vermont aside from trees, and while their hicks might be different than southern hicks – they’re hicks all the same.
AleSmith Brewing Company ‘Old Ale’ British-Style Ale
Old Ale: 6.0 – It’s a dark and decadent beer, but its a little flat carbonation wise. Overall I am not a fan, but I see how a seasonal change would make this better and more desirable beer.
Price Average: $14
Website: http://alesmith.com/
Oppigards Golden Ale
Oppigards Golden Ale: 4.0 – Not really a great ale, there’s a bit of sweetness to it, and the farmhouse style of yeast does bring something. Overall though it’s unremarkable, and I hope the lager fares better.
Price Average: $6
Website: http://www.oppigards.com/en/
Baker’s Kentucky Straight 7yr 107 Proof Bourbon Whiskey 750mL
If you’ve ever been curious about ‘what if Jim Bean made a 50 dollar whiskey’? Look no further. Then turn back, and run. Run far away. This whiskey is meant for a whiskey sour as it’s got some teeth, but if you are looking for a sipping whiskey, something higher-tier maybe you add a bit of ice? NOPE.
Kazimierz Pulaski Warka Beer
Warka: 2.0 – I can’t tell if this is the strong or not, only the cap said it, but it looks too dark to be the normal. (Please correct us in the comments). That said what a disappointing beer. You get a twinge of sweetness, and minor beer taste. It reminds me of a shitty watered down beer from an English pub when the footballers have already started singing and the bartender doesn’t want trouble. (I know it’s polish)
Price Average: $4
Website: http://www.warka.com.pl/start