Finch’s Hardcore Chimera: Appearance Bright glowing orange hue over an extremely hazy body. Pours to a large, white, frothy head which retains and laces fairly well. Finch’s Hardcore Chimera: Smell Strong hop aroma of all major characters, especially citrus. Some alcohol is noticeable, as is the malt. Finch’s Hardcore Chimera: Taste If you’re going to … Read more
Once in a while you encounter a truly outstanding beer, like Two Roads Road 2 Ruin Double IPA. This has pretty much everything I want in the style: great taste, amazing drinkability, affordably priced and available in a can. It’s a great substitute for Heady Topper. Two Roads Road 2 Ruin Double IPA: Appearance Mostly … Read more
There are lot of regional adjunct lagers that are beloved in their area of origin, but nowhere else since they’re all essentially the same. Pittsburgh has Iron City, Baltimore has National Bohemian and Texas has Lone Star Beer. This really doesn’t have any qualities (or demerits) that none of the other beers of its ilk … Read more
Genesee Light: Appearance Classic pale lager appearance: BRIGHT yellow color, extremely clear, very bubbly. Surprisingly large, foamy, sudsy head (evaporates almost completely and leaves no lacing) Genesee Light: Aroma Smells like a Molson or Labatt macro lager. Some kind of chemical funk to it. Not a skunkiness like Heineken, though. Genesee Light: Taste Starts out … Read more
Unibroue Maudite: Appearance One of the few beers that is truly brown in color. Extremely hazy, opaque body but fine, spastic effervescent can be seen crawling along the side of the glass. Forms a large, beige, foamy head which is slow to dissipate but doesn’t lace the glass. Unibroue Maudite: Smell Plenty of dark fruit, … Read more
Foster’s Lager: Appearance Glowing hue of yellow/gold with plenty of spastic carbonation viewable. Pours to a large, white, soapy head which mostly dissipates and leaves little lacing on the glass. Foster’s Lager: Smell Not just a generic fizzy yellow beer smell, but a dirty one at that. Strong corn aroma and nothing else. Foster’s Lager: … Read more
Genesee Ice: Appearance Clear, gold/amber hue. Highly effervescent. Forms a large, white, soapy head which retains for a while but eventually dissipates completely. Genesee Ice: Smell Generic economy lager smell of grain. I’ve smelled worse. Genesee Ice: Taste Beers like Genesee Ice make me wonder what the point of their existence is. If you want … Read more
Lionshead Deluxe Pilsner: Appearance Dark gold color with a clear body. Plenty of consistent carbonation visible. Pours to a small, white, foamy head which retains and laces remotely well. Lionshead Deluxe Pilsner: Smell Familiar cheap adjunct lager aroma of corn and stale grain. A slight sweetness, but not enough to save it. Lionshead Deluxe Pilsner: … Read more
Shock Top Honeycrisp Apple Wheat: Appearance Dirty blonde body. Translucent with plenty of visible carbonation. Pours to a large, white, foamy head which slowly dissipates and doesn’t lace the glass. Shock Top Honeycrisp Apple Wheat: Smell Nearly identical to most children’s green apple-flavored candy. No authentic beer aroma. Shock Top Honeycrisp Apple Wheat: Taste Beers … Read more
Blue Moon Belgian White: Appearance Hazy orange hue (too dark for the style). Translucent with some fine carbonation visible. Pours to a small, white, soapy head which nearly completely dissipates and leaves no lacing. Blue Moon Belgian White: Smell Sweet orange scent, but reminiscent of artificial flavoring. Not much authentic Belgian character to it. Blue … Read more
