Einstok Icelandic White Ale: 2.0 – That tastes like another well known beer, you know the exact one if you try it, so don’t spoil yourself and stop now if you really want to be adventurous. It’s Heineken, and that says too much.
Price Average: Name $12 for 6-Pack
Website: http://einstokbeer.com/
Einstok Icelandic Arctic Pale Ale: 5.0 – I know often titles are meaningless, but I kind of get the arctic naming here there’s a crisp cleaness too it. Sadly the taste is lacking, and it has some of the same problems as the white ale.
Price Average: Name $12 for 6-Pack
Website: http://einstokbeer.com/
Alright and so begins the month of tequila reviews from the company of Sangre de Vida. The lounge received a review sampler set among it’s scotch so we’ll be intersplicing it with that before we move onto the United Kingdom content next month. So those familiar with this ‘shape’ will recall our review of Kah Reposado, and it seems there’s a looming underbelly of hatred and lawsuits between the two companies over the fact that a normal person isn’t likely to notice a difference. The problem there being that to a certain degree Kah is much better (oh no, we spoiled a whole month this time)
Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale: 5.0 – Initially this is one of our favorite blueberry beers; however as you get farther along in the taste you wish it ended crisp and cleanly. However it sort of gets a bit more ‘pie-like’ if you could describe it.
Price Average: Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale $10 for 6-Pack
Website: http://www.atlanticbrewing.com/
Mayflower Thanksgiving Ale: 6.0 – It has a powerful rye and nutty combo that hits you almost too much. Not sure if it’s a ‘thanksgiving ale’ other than an ale that they brew seasonally. (Also yes we realize this is way out of season, but reviews aren’t scheduled in order)
Price Average: Mayflower Thanksgiving Ale $11
Website: http://www.mayflowerbrewing.com/
I know we recently did a Johnnie Walker as a group, but this was another gift to the lounge that we’ve got to discuss. This is a Rye cask finished whiskey which is notable for thankfully not being sherry. The scotch overall is fairly good, but is best treated as something worth trying, and for Rye fans a joy. The rest of the time though – move along.
HipHipHooray!: 3.0 – It’s overall just a subpar American pale ale. That taste simply isn’t great – it’s not powerful, easily drinkable, complex, or flavorful.
Price Average: HipHipHooray! $14
Website: http://dugges.se/
Extra Special Oak: 4.0 – This overall tastes pretty good, and that oak-y/earth-y flavor is quite nice. However despite a sealed cork cap it’s very likely this went flat as it had very little carbonation and felt more syrup-like. In the future if we can try this again, or find a draft we will issue a correction, but at this time it’s possible this rating is accurate.
Price Average: Extra Special Oak $13
Website: http://www.elementbeer.com/
