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
MO Pale Ale: 7.5 – It’s a beer from Maine named after 2 twin babies born to a brewery, which is about the sweetest Maine-esque thing I can think of. The beers not sweet though it is properly hoppy, but isn’t bitter at all which would ruin it. It’s a great pale ale.
Price Average: $7
Website: http://www.mainebeercompany.com/
With the recent success of Hanger 1 we figured it was time to try another under-used region of the world and see if their offering was up-to-snuff. What we found was good, but just not in the same batting range. Ravo has a lot about that’s good, but there’s no single element that makes it pop like Hanger 1’s mixability.
Sun Juice Belgian Summer Ale: 6.0 – It fulfills the requirements of a summer ale by being light and easy to drink. The overall taste though is on the blander side, so it’s not a ‘great’ summer ale.
Price Average: $12 for 6-pack
Website: http://stonycreekbeer.com/
Nik’s Bitter: 6.0 – Harkens back to an ESB (an American bitter) but it’s just a tad too sweet to fully enjoy as such, it is drinkable though and easy drinking at that.
Price Average: $7
Website: http://turtleswampbrewing.com/
If we had a bank of mottos here at HBR one of them would be ‘what goes in the bottle is the most important part.’ This is because we were raised on the values of ‘it’s what’s inside that counts’. However it’s hard to knock a gin when the Gentlemanly look is taken to the extreme of giving a bottle a hat.
Back East Summer Ale: 4.5 – This is more akin to an IPA then a typical summer ale, which makes it hard to consume. Bad move.
Price Average: $11 for 6-Pack
Website: http://www.backeastbrewing.com/home
Green Flash Trippel: 4.0 – Not a great tasting trippel. It nearly hits all the marks of an average beer, but the taste is just slightly off. It’s not an easy drinking or unique beer either.
Price Average: $8
Website: http://www.greenflashbrew.com/
