at first taste, i wasn’t a huge fan… but since i had six of ’em, it kind of grew on me.
it’s kind of funny — the different things i’ll notice the second, third, fourth time i drink a beer — it’s a bit on the hoppier side, but it has a slight creamy finish as you progress through the bottle, which is nice.
i’ve ended up eating a snack whenever drinking this — try it with those lays jalapeno kettle cooked chips – that’s a good combo… well, they’re good chips overall – ha
i think that fat tire is a bit smoother to drink, but this one is alright.
FIFTY…. ridiculous that i got the goal a little past the halfway mark of the year. i definitely wanted this one to be my fiftieth (that looks weird, so i’ll just write 50th).
ahh… san miguel — the beer of choice for the filipino. i remember family parties (when i was a wee one) where uncles would drink this stuff… that was when i thought beer was gross (so maybe when i was like 18 or so)… the commercials on the filipino channels were awesome too — i couldn’t find the one i was looking for, but i saw these on youtube and they’re just as awesome:
SABADO, SABADO, SABADO — this is my jam before i roll out on saturdays — make it yours too:
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixSN4LwCXLs
and the obligatory pacman spot:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbMd4QOsfDA
anyways… it’s a really smooth lager (american adjunct lager — you’ll notice this is a pretty popular type)… it’s light just like the rest of ’em…with minor flavors of grains
you might be thinking, “damn, joe… what an anti-climactic drink to achieve your goal on”
i say, “nay”
it’s kinda cool that it all came full circle around the world back to the philippines… aww
but don’t take my word for it, take it away, zane! (awesome — it’s a still image of balut! don’t click that if you’re squeamish!!!!)
so this is one of three different types of beers that were given to me as a ‘thank you’ gift from andy’s mom, debbie (being a computer nerd has its perks). it’s funny how reformatting a computer is like pulling teeth to some people, but to me — it’s actually fun… something about wiping a computer and making it faster than before.
apparently, i didn’t have italy up on the list so this is her contribution to the list!
birra moretti was a very clean, drinkable beer… if you’re a comparison-type person, then it kinda was on the same level as a miller lite, which isn’t a bad thing… if i had a choice between ML and CL, i’d totally choose ML.
poured into my frosted stone smoked porter mug with a one-finger head and had a gold color to it
overall, it was a good after-work beer that won’t destroy you or anything… i could totally drink it again… i accompanied it with the awesome combo from vons*
*if you’re not familiar with the combo, it’s potato wedges, mac/cheese, and chicken strips (LIKE A BOSS!)
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)
it’s a tradition to drink this b*tch on birthdays so i had two pints of it… i was running ragged the next day (“doesn’t that mean that you’re drunk?” “no. it means i was drunk yesterday” — name that movie!)
it’s kinda funny tho — i used to loathe this beer, but now it’s not so bad. i guess my tastebuds grew up apparently (or i’ve destroyed my sense of taste, whichever one you feel applies)
this is a creamy ass stout (as stouts are wont to be) — it had a thin head (experts would say a one-finger head, but you guys are too childish for that term), but look at it in the pic… it’s a nice malty color
first of all, if you haven’t been to stone brewery in escondido, you must… even if you don’t drink beer (yea, there are some people out there… *cough* chaunce) — it’s an all-around chill place to eat and meet with friends.
this time i was here for white mark’s birthday
i REALLY enjoy their smoked porter so i wanna try some other type of porter… this is from another local brewery to san diego: lightning. i’ve been to this particular one last year with geoff and greg — we did a three brewery crawl (ballast point and alesmith), but it wasn’t my favorite of all the places… ballast point was (tho that’s some hoppy-ass beer)
anyway… this beer didn’t really hit me as a porter — it had more alcohol taste than anything else… much like a mild tatonka (bj’s — the restaurant, not the… well whatever)
i was a thick beer — worth a shot for a first try, but wouldn’t get it the next time around
i thought i hadn’t had a maibock type of beer before, but apparently i have (i just haven’t reviewed it yet — bad.. i know)
went to gordon-biersch for a gorirra meeting and this was their seasonal beer.
it started with a 2-finger head and a malty smell to it… it was pretty good, i must say… it’s a stronger beer (abv-wise), but i had some food with it so it didn’t kick my ass
paired it with a damn good cheeseburger and garlic fries (drooooool…)
would i have it again? maybe… tho their dunkles is a really good seasonal — i’d prolly prefer either golden export or marzen
it surprised me when i noticed that this was belgium… most belgian beers have a particular taste and this one definitely doesn’t follow
as for taste… it’s very mild, but that can be a good thing — like if you’re having it with a meal, which i did.
i’ve had this earlier in the year but delayed the review — i was initially going to give it a C… it might’ve been a bad 6-pk or maybe my tastebuds changed
i was curious when i saw this — a belgian white made by anheuser-busch
it pours a cloudy gold color and the taste, well… they’re close, but not quite…
i always reference the hoe train with wits and shock top doesn’t hold a candle to hoeees
this definitely has the citrusy taste, but then has a medium aftertaste of yeast — i wouldn’t drink it with a full on meal, maybe snackages like cheese or something
