Posts Tagged ‘juan’

beer: club colombia

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
¡levántate!

¡levántate!

store: probably some corner “siete-once” in the country of colombia (ha!)
type: american adjunct lager
abv: 4.00%
suggested by: juan

thanks to juan for this beer… straight from mexico… err colombia — same thing i guess, right?

all to get his country’s flag into my modest list! he had to fool the TSA by turning this (and another can) into a suppository… yea… i totally drank outta the can!

so let’s see — at first sip, i KNEW it was similar to a bud light/coors light type… and i was effin’ right (american adjunct lager)! i dunno if that’s a testament to my taste buds, or the fact that i drank so much of that during the july 4th weekend (ughhhh).

tho, i will give it credit — it was a lot SMOOTHER than BL/CL imho… those other beers have a weird harshness to it that makes it lack drinkability.

i can totally see myself drinking too much of these and fuckin’ myself up… good stuff!

i grade it a B (yes, partly because of the length of personal travel from point of origin to my belly)

beeradvocate: C
me: B

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beer: st. pauli girl

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

ooh... rock band!

ooh... rock band!

store: vons
type: german pilsener
abv: 4.90%

lemme get this out in the open — i’m not a fan of green-bottled beer… so why is beer bottled in green bottles? mark says, “cos they’re fucking retarded” (true, but i’m looking for specifics — thanks for playing, mark).

here’s another answer, but it doesn’t really answer why it was done in the first place

i think it was three sheets that told me that breweries used green bottles when there was a shortage of brown bottles… can someone f’in google it to determine if i’m right or if i just pulled that one outta my ass? (i would, but i am le tired)

anyway, this beer was just like heineken, which also is way overrated (jersey douchebags) — little sour flavor. if someone on beeradvocate says they taste “hints of coriander” or “floral notes”, they’re f*ckin’ lying… there is nothing good about this beer

i’m proud to present my first D grade! whoo hoo

oh yea, and everyone wanted to be tagged — so there you go, andy, lisa, juan, and adam. enjoy the spotlight

beeradvocate: C
me: D

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beer: smithwick’s

Monday, January 19th, 2009
pronounced "smiddicks"

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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beer: köstritzer schwarzbier

Monday, January 19th, 2009
forget the cowbell... more umlauts!

forget the cowbell... more umlauts!

store: major market
type: schwarzbier
abv: 4.80%
suggested by: juan

i’ll start off with the grade — i’m giving this a solid A. i’m a fan of “coffee beers” and this was no exception.

this one also came in a bigger 500ml bottle, which worked out cuz it was delish — i would definitely go back to this one and i suggest it to anyone who likes darker coffee-like beer.

finally, another beer with an A grade that rivals the peche lambic!

beeradvocate: B+
me: A

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