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Brew: Magic Hat Wacko
Brewed by: Magic Hat Brewing Co; Burlington, Vermont USA
Style: Hybrid (Fruit Beer)
Glassware: Best served in the trash (seriously).
Personal Notes: I'm not even gonna waste anyone's time on this one. It sucks big time! This is NOT beer. Seriously, 'wacko' is the perfect term for this brew. I'd much rather eat the bottle than to take another sip of this atrocity!
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Brew: Shiner Ruby Redbird
Brewed by: Spoetzl Brewery; Shiner, Texas USA
Style: Hybrid (Fruit beer)
Glassware: Best served in a mug or pint/shaker.
Personal Notes: http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/a...ilies/barf.gif oh yuck!! I should have stopped when I read that this brew was blended with grapefruit and ginger!!! There’s just something about fruit-infused beers that are just not up to my liking! But if you’re into these sorts of hybrids then by all means read on! It pours up a rich amber body with very little head and that’s gone about as soon as you stop pouring the bottle out! The smell of ginger and grapefruit were just too much for me and frankly it is very overpowering. The taste has a bite to it that almost had me spitting it out (but I held back because I didn’t want to have to clean up the mess!). All I tasted was bad ginger and bad grapefruit and it’s very very bitter. Shiner totes that this is the “perfect summer beer”. Well they (and others) can have it that way as I have far better summer beer preferences! If you’re looking for the strange and unusual in the craft brew world, this one’s for you (but not me)!
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Brew: Bohemia Clasica
Brewed by: Cerveceria Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma, S.A. de C.V.; Monterrey (Nuevo Leon), Mexico
Style: Mexican Light Lager
Glassware: Best served in a pilsner glass or a pint/shaker.
Personal Notes: An average brew to say the least. It pours up a pale golden body with a somewhat fizzy head. Marginal scents and flavors of corn and grains. The body is very light and carbonated somewhat heavily. Of the light beer family, there are many others that would be more fulfilling than this brew.
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Brew: Avery – The Czar
Brewed by: Avery Brewing Co; Boulder, Colorado USA
Style: American Imperial Stout
Glassware: Best served in a snifter or a pint/shaker.
Personal Notes: Oh yeah… another one to add to the AW Beer Hall of Fame!!! This brew pours up a rich black body sporting a rich tan creamy head that stays with the brew for quite some time leaving some nice lacing on the glass while the brew is being enjoyed. One’s sense of smell is flooded with chocolate, roasted hazelnuts and something along the lines of warm snicker-doodle or warm gingerbread cookies. The flavor of this beer is very complex and yet very, very enjoyable. I can’t even find the right words to adequately describe the flavors noted in this brews; but they are all well-balanced and very much to be savored slowly! The body is just how I like a good stout to be; thick, rich and almost chewy! This brew is definitely one to be enjoyed as a dessert (even though I devoured mine along with some rich, spicy hot wings!!!).
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Brew: Kingfisher Premium Lager
Brewed by: United Breweries – UB Group | Bangalore, India
Style: Indian Pale Lager
Glassware: Best served in a pilsner glass.
Personal Notes: This is my first “Indian” brew to review and I am very pleased with it! This brew pours up an excellent golden yellow/amber body color with a decent white fizzy head. Scents and flavors of malts and hops abound in this well-balanced brew. The body feels light and carbonated abundantly. An easy session brew during the hot summer months and tastes good even when it warms a bit. This would be a great brew to have with some poultry or fish/seafood meals as well as will many Indian recipes!
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Brew: Konig Pilsener
Brewed by: König-Brauerei GmbH; Duisburg, Germany
Style: German Pilsener
Glassware: Best served in a mug or pilsener glass.
Personal Notes: A very good German pilsener! Taken from BeerAdvocate.com: (from the bottle) “Das Konig der Biere (the King of Beer); Purum Laudatur (Purest [Highest] Praise); Gebraut nach dem Reinheitzgebot von 1516 (Brewed According to the Reinheitsgebot [Purity Law] of 1516)”. This brews pours up a clear yellow/amber colored body with a nice frothy head (not a thick one but nice enough!). Wonderful scents and flavors of hops and robust malts. The body is very light with just the right amount of carbonation. A nice German pils indeed! A great compliment to a spicy fish/seafood meal!
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Brew: Rahr & Sons Bucking Bock
Brewed by: Rahr & Sons Brewing Company | Fort Worth, Texas USA
Style: American Maibock / Helles Bock
Glassware: Best served in a flute, pilsner glass, or a mug.
Personal Notes: Oh sweet day in May!! This is one AWESOME bock! An awesome session brew to be enjoyed over and over and over!! This brew pours up a rich almost caramel-y body and sports and amazing frothy head. The scents are absolutely intoxicating! Sweet toasted malts mixed in with some caramel and subtle hints of baked apples. The flavors in this brew are stunning to say the least! Loads of malts and an exceptionally balanced sweet/bitter bite with a solid finish that entices you to your next savoring. Again this is an exceptional brew to be enjoyed with some fish/seafood meals or all by itself! Excellent work Fritz!
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Brew: Saint Arnold Summer Pils
Brewed by: Saint Arnold Brewing Co.; Houston, Texas USA
Style: American Pilsner
Glassware: Best served in a mug or pilsner glass.
Personal Notes: This was a fairly good pilsner. Pours up a very clear, light yellow/amber body with a minimal fizzy head. Scents and flavors of malts and hops entice the senses. Just the right bitter kick on this smooth and easy drinking brew. Goes good with a grilled chicken or spicy fish meal! Makes for a good session brew on a hot summer day.
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Brew: Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal Stout
Brewed by: Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) | Tadcaster, United Kingdom (England)
Style: English Oatmeal Stout
Glassware: Best served in a mug or pint/shaker.
Personal Notes: Well, here’s another addition to the AW BHoF!!! This hearty brew pours up a rich, dark (near black) body sporting an exceptional tan frothy head which provides for some excellent lacing as this brew was savored. The sense of smell is flooded with rich oats, robust/strong coffees, malts, caramel, and molasses. The taste is absolutely out of this world! Smooth, rich, creamy; these terms pale in comparison of the uniqueness of this fine brew! There’s just enough bite from the hops that keep this from being on overly sweet brew. What I enjoyed most were the teasings of toffee and chocolate aftertastes. Definitely a brew I would enjoy with smoked meats or a wild game dinner!
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Brew: Widmer Brothers Drifter Pale Ale
Brewed by: Widmer Brothers Brewing Company | Portland, Oregon USA
Style: American Pale Ale
Glassware: Best served in a mug or a pint/shaker.
Personal Notes: A good ale that almost had me guessing that it was a hybrid (fruit beer with grapefruit/orange) in disguise! This brew pours up a copper-colored body and a good frothy head. Scents of grapefruit and orange abound. Flavors of grapefruit/orange are dominant followed up with a well-balanced hit of hops and malts and finishes off with a tart aftertaste. As strong as the citrus-y are, I’m not quite sure what would go well with this brew; therefore I would opt to enjoying it all by itself.
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