Beer Review Thread

[Ramsfan28]

Goose Island. Honker's Ale





English Style Bitter

Thoughts:

I had one of these after a stressful day of work...and have fallen in love with it ever since. It's a little bitter, but has a sweet bite to it as well. Has a smooth taste to it, which is something that some ales don't have. Good beer to sip on and enjoy.

9.1
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[Ramsfan28]

Sam Adams Cranberry Lambic




Style: Wheat Malt

Thoughts

I LOVE Sam Adams....but this beer was just plain bad. The brewers must have been enjoying some of their other fine beers when they produced this, because that's the only explanation I have. It was extremely bitter, and had an awful after taste. The after taste was so bad, I chased it with a Boston Lager that was in the variety pack. I'm a man who likes to finish his beer, and I was persistent this time around and finished it. But I finished it through chasing it with another beer, which is plain awful. The tart taste on my mouth simply wouldn't go away. It was pretty oily, rather than smooth. I honestly think the brewers mixed Boston Lager with Cranberry sryup and oil, because that's about what it tasted like.

3.0
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[RyanFuller003]

[scar988]

not at all mr. drew. since you were keeping the same grading system I had completely not even realized it was someone else reviewing the beers. good call on the cherry wheat. Sam Adams has a good tendency to make 6.0+ beers.
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[CaribouLou]

I don't want to ruin this thread, but Waldo, what is the worst beer you've ever had?

To answer my question I would say Milwakee's Best Light, that wasn't especially cold. Me and my friends aren't beer experts obviously, so we go as cheap as we can. I can usually tolerate some putrid stuff (Keystone Light, Coors Light), but this stuff was a pain every time I took a sip.
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[scar988]

you want bad, go Natty Ice.
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[CaribouLou]

[Waldo]

[Waldo]

Notes:

There is no above 9 on my scale, or below 1. It is symmetrical about 5, and IMO is virtually impossible for one to be considered a 9.

I've had 2-3 thousand different beers in my life and can definitely say I've has less than 10 that I would give a 9 to, and most of those were in brewpubs or homebrewed, not commercially available.

1) Lambics are supposed to be ridiculously tart. The most tart taste that I've known was a Kriek Lambic. Lambics aren't for everybody. If you didin't know what to expect and it was your first Lambic, and a strong one, chances are you hate it, even though it is fruit beer. Gotta start with the easy Frambois.

2) Unless Honkers Ale has drastically changed in the last 10 years, I'd have it closer to a 6-6.5. Ia always considered it a safety beer. Kinda like Anchor Steam. When getting all sorts of different stuff blindly (no prior knowledge of the product or brewery), I often get a safety beer that is readily available, or have one on on hand. Sam Adams is that way too. When a selection really sucks I settle for the safety beer, as I know that I'll be satisfied with it.
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[Ramsfan28]

[ienjoythesnow]

[khodder]

[Waldo]

[gobrowns1]

Get it now.

Perfect summer beer. I have not had a beer so smooth and refreshing in my life and trust me I drink a lot.
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