Ok, on to the week’s winners and losers…well, kind
of. So this week was filled with beers
that while I didn’t hate them, I didn’t exactly love them either. So rather than call them winners and losers,
let’s just talk about the pros and cons of each beer.
The first beer in question was sampled during my
firm’s after tax season party: Dos Equis.
The pros: this beer was crisp and smooth with almost no bite. The cons: it was somewhat lacking in
flavor. Also, while I was drinking this
beer all I could think about were those stupid “most-interesting-man-in-the-world”
commercials; my favorite is, “He went to a psychic once…to warn her.”
The second beer I tried came from my current
Wegman’s six-pack: Smuttynose Summer Weizen Ale. I’ve had weizen-style ales before and found
them generally enjoyable so I had certain expectations for this beer; it didn’t
meet them. The beer didn’t have the
bready flavor I was expecting and it had a funky aftertaste that I didn’t care
for. It was, however, a very crisp beer,
which is typical for so-called “summer ales”.
Overall, this one was definitely the closest to a loser for the week.
The third beer of the week was enjoyed over a
burger and Market Cross Pub trivia: Samuel Smith’s Old Brewery Pale Ale. The beer was a darker colored ale that was
rich in flavor, with a clean finish. The
only con with this beer is it had a noticeable bite to it; I’m not sure if it
was due to the alcohol content or the hops, but it hindered an otherwise good
brew.
Well, that’s it for this week. Join me next week as I continue my beer education! Beerucation?
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