BL lime

The summer heat will soon be on the run and everyone will be saying gosh it is so cold I wish it were summer. So, in an attempt to beat you to the punch of wishing it were summer so you can start enjoying cold summer style beers once more. It is still summer now and this is a summer beer and the biggest shock is that this beer is from Anheuser-Busch of all brewers. Not to beat a dead horse here, but I for the most part am not a fan of the Anheuser-Busch line of product, it is my opinion that in the beginning perhaps they had a good beer however that is not the case now. Just look how they are having to switch up the style of there can. For the umpteenth time, it’s not whats on the can, it is whats in the can that is most important. Having said that, whats in this can or in this case bottle that has real strength as a social drinking beer. What I mean is everything about this beer is easygoing, this thing is smooth tasting with just a little lime taste at the end with a hint of salt, almost like a michelada but not quite. This is a very refreshing beer and is a safe bet for drinkers of Bud Light you can taste the standard Bud Light flavor which is perhaps the only detractor from the beer.

Lucky Beer

Straight from the worlds newest emerging superpower of all places China. I am not for the most part a fan of things that come out of china, however the beers thats that come from the country are legitimately good. After just a little googling about beer form China provides information which adds weight to my theory about Chinese beer in that the Chinese have been brewing beers for many hundreds of years. Perhaps this new revelation in brewing history will give the Egyptian culture which for the most part has been excepted as the first beer brewers a run for it’s money as being the first. My hunch is that if archeologist and historians begin to look hard at all primitive cultures the evidence of brewing will show itself. It seems that the process of brewing is a natural progression for most cultures. As for the beer under review tonight, this is a beer much like an on again off again relationship. At first I did not care for the beer it just was not up to par, it was just a lack luster offering. I feel that I was being too hard on the beer just because of the bottle. What I mean is that I really don’t care what the bottle looks like, it is whats inside that that is the most important and the bottle is well crafted, perhaps too well crafted. At first it was too bitter, then too sweet. The worst part of the beer is that from bottle to bottle there was little to no consistency which if you are going to build a following of beer drinkers you need consistency. The consumer needs to be able to make a decision when they see the beer sitting on the shelve. They need to be able to say oh that beer taste like that (blank) and that would be the best for this situation. As result if this brewer wants to become a profitable american import it will need to work on consistency. As for the beer itself after all I have just said, this being the last beer in the six pack the beer is slightly reminiscent of Shiner Smokehause with a sweet lager finish. The beer is a overall well rounded beer that is good with food and as a drinking beer. The beer is very effervescent which is a little more than I like and I like highly carbonated beer. As for the wow factor when it comes to serving this to guests this is a grate one to serve. The beer bottle speaks for itself, this is a conversation starter and a safe bet due to the fact that the flavor profile on this beer is not too out there and would be best with a wanton soup. The webpage (www.luckydrinkco.com) on the other hand really SUCKS in my opinion. One look at the page and you will just know what I am talking about. Is this a luxury car advertisement or a beer brewers webpage? Perhaps the most ridiculous of icons is the one on the far right “The path to enlightenment” where the brewer touts the beer as being brewed with pure drinkable water. As apposed to the all the other water there in China which is well...does any one remember the last summer Olympics and does anyone remember where they were held? Enjoy.

Carta Blanca Beer

At first when I started this six pack I did not care for the flavor. The first beer was bitter and uninspired at best and I thought that this beer was going to suck. However, the other night I was having Mexican food and having the Carta Blanca with it and fund that it went very well with the food. A con to this is that the beer go well with the Mexican food and I fear that it only will go with the Mexican and nothing more. As for the beer itself, it is ever so slightly bitter the whole way through with no change which is why it is not the best for just drinking, as for pairing the beer with food, yes it does go well with food, the Mexican food I discussed earlier in the piece. It is a middle to lower end beer and will not be making it into the beer of the year running. So enjoy or whatever you are going to do with this beer. I gave you all the info I can about this beer. This beer stinks like the debt ceiling.

Pearl Beer

“Texas Oldest Brewery” it says right on the can, if this is indeed the case it is time to freshen up the recipe. This beer just tastes old and un inspired. The best way I can describe this beer is that it is like what Loan Star use to taste like before it went off the market before it became the strong brand that it is today. An interesting thing about the brewery, is that it is brewed in Fort Worth which is the same place that Loan Star (which I love) is brewed. This is interesting because the water is what is the keystone of beer because it is the ingredient that is called for the most in every brew and it is also the one major ingredient that differs from region to region, state to state and texas does have some good H2O don’t it water boy. So if you like to drink in the god old days have at it with this slightly malty overly hoppy beer from the Texas.

Enjoy?

Red Hook WIT

Fairly fresh off a trip to Washington state I thought I would do a review on some beer from the Bigfoot state. Let me just say that Mr. Foot would not be pleased in my opinion. The beer in question is from Red Hook and it is called WIT and there is a little saying on bottle and it says “ Made with ginger, but still digs Mary Ann.” The bite that ginger has is not not found in the beer at all. This beer is most like the last beer I did a review on, which was from the west coast as well, but much more flavorful than this one. This is what I call a phone in beer. There is not anything that sets this beer apart, or make it stand out above others. The beer is just bland and flavorless and a real disappointment the overlying taste profile is watery. This is so sad coming from a place that is filled with such natural beauty that it brings you to tears and fills you with curiosity to have such a crap beer come out of it. On a related note, Olympia Beer is not brewed in Olympia Washington like it was, it is now brewed in Milwaukee. The brewery is sitting in ruins at the adders of 3223 Boston St SE Tumwater, WA 98501, look it up no your IPhones google map app or google maps. Don’t be fooled by the bottle, it is outright falls advertising right on the bottle there is nothing “in the water” at least nothing from Washington. However, I digress from the current rant about this beer. This is a no go in my book. A better name for this beer would have been “HET” which is NO in Russian. So if you are into bland beer, try Red Hook’s HET, I mean WIT.

Orange Blossom Cream Ale

I am going to come right out of the gate here and say that this brewery is a powerhouse in the brewing world. The Buffalo Bill Brewing Co has consecutively impressed me with it’s untraditional offerings. Case in point, this latest offering, an Orange Blossom Cream Ale and it is everything the bottle says it is. This is the beer of the summer if not the year! First off the the detractors of the beer and there are not many. The beer is a drinking only beer, due to the sweet taste profile of the beer it is limited to just a drinking beer, but what a drinking beer it is. This is like cream in the mouth, the taste is reminiscent of an French orange cream pastry and an orange cream-sicle with a alcohol after taste. The beer is a well rounded one from start to finish. The beers natural habitat is outside in the backyard on a summer afternoon, bottle sweating slightly in the sun. This is a social butterfly of a beer in that its taste is so different and conversation evoking. Pick this one up for all your summertime backyard BBQ’s and get togethers. despite the fact that the beer is only a drinker, I am adding it into the running for beer of the year.

Thanks to http://www.beermelodies.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/BUFFALO-BILLS-ORANGE-BLOSSOM.jpg for the picture this time, I would have done it myself, but time, oh how it does run out so fast. Enjoy!!!

Ruby Redbird

The Perfect Summer Beer it says, well that is up for dispute. However, what is not up for dispute is that this beer is a unique offering from the Shiner Brewery. The beer boasts that it is brewed with Texas ruby red grapefruit and ginger. The primary taste is of ginger and no grapefruit so from a technical point of view the label should be switched. At first glance this beers sounds like it is only a good drinking beer. However as you drink this beer down the grapefruit does star to peek through towards the end. On further thought, this beer would be good with Asian broccoli and beef with ginger. This is a good conversation starter beer, when served to your guests you get to ask them what they think of the beer. This beer is a good attempt at pushing the boundaries of what beer can be and that is a good thing. This is what the world needs in a beer and for that matter, a beer company. However, this try just did not hit the mark as far as being a hit out of the park. However, this is what makes beer brewing an art that has lasted for hundreds of years, it is the continued hunt for something better, something new, something next.

Thanks to thehiddenlist.com and google.com for use of the picture.