pronounced "smiddicks"

store: bevmo
type: irish red ale
abv: 4.50%

first one i had of these was at geoff’s –  it was good, but not amazing…

had one again at andy’s and it was awesome. the difference? temperature!

if you’re going to have one of these, i suggest poppin’ them in the freezer for a bit (when the mountains turn blue… oh wait.. wrong beer)

complimented well with a burger — what a great meal!

i think this’ll be one of my “everyday beers” — something to kick back on after work or during a game…

*UPDATE* – funny moment that i just had to throw in… so juan didn’t quite know the name of this beer so the whole night he kept asking for “smithsonian” — so now this beer’s nickname to us is “smithsonian”

beeradvocate: B
me: A

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store: bevmo
type: irish dry stout
abv: 4.20%

if guinness was a baseball player and it was up to bat, i would be chanting, “o-ver-ra-ted… o-ver-ra-ted” — is that a crime to say?

you would think that guinness would be ridiculously thick, like you open the can and a loaf of pumpernickel bread falls out.. but no, it’s got a very mild taste to it

so much mystery behind that widget thing that they put in the cans and bottles too, which apparently, is supposed to release nitrogen when you open it up (to keep it creamy) [ wiki ] — i thought it was to make the beer beat other beers in street races… silly me

don’t get me wrong — it’s a good beer and easy to drink, but i think much of the allure is its marketing — and boy, they have a great marketing team there:

and zane lamprey breaks it down

beeradvocate: B
me: B-