Posted by: crazyBobcat in Daily
My wife and I had a rare Sunday where, with naught to do, we filled the void with each others company. A rare and fascinating thing, that. We traipsed here and there and other places besides but always with the eye of retiring our day in the halls of the World of Beer.
I love this place and do not think I can stress that enough. In a land previously dominated by the putrid yellow fizz-water that go by the monikers of Coors, Miller or Bud, it's refreshing to find that rare gem that serves all but…
Sadly, all craft beers being made unequal, I stumble across brews that are as ineffectual on the palate as the aforementioned fizz-mongers. This is one such beer. A bocked lager at a pretentious ABV who's very character is belied by it's watery-thin, unwarranted- and frankly unwelcomed – juvenile belligerence. It was a jolt to the tongue, the sensibilities and in a larger sense, the craft.
It shall not pass my lips again.
Cheers.
~KR
Tags: Abv, Belligerence, BOCK, Bud, Cheers, Coors, Craft Beers, Fizz Water, Jolt, Lager, Lips, Lobotomy, Monikers, Naught, Palate, Rare Gem, Sensibilities, Tongue
Posted by: crazyBobcat in Daily
There are few things that this PubGuy likes better than the beauty of a fully stocked end-cap bursting with all the fresh Summer brews just arriving.
What makes this vision even more appealing is that these beers are a direct result of the current craft beer renaissance being experience in the United States. While it’s true that Shock Top and Blue Moon are both part and parcel of large brewery conglomerates, both of these beers are a response to the vastly superior craft beers. Without the Magic Hats and Sierra Nevadas and Harpoons of the world, Miller-Coors wouldn’t feel the need to produce Blue Moon and Anheuser-Busch certainly wouldn’t be wasting time with Shock Top. While not necessarily good beers, their inclusion in the Summer beer market indicates a shift in consumer thinking – a shift that I, personally, am glad to see.
Cheers
~KR (Written on 11 July 2011)
Tags: 11 July, Anheuser Busch, Beauty, Beer Market, Beer Renaissance, Blue Moon, Cheers, Conglomerates, Coors, Craft Beer, Craft Beers, Glorious Sight, Harpoons, Inclusion, Magic Hats, Shock, Sierra Nevadas, United States, Wasting Time
There are few things that this PubGuy likes better than the beauty of a fully stocked end-cap bursting with all the fresh Summer brews just arriving. 
