Sunday, June 14, 2009

Thursday Night Drinking Club

Hit up Taco Mac Ellard Thursday night to work on the passport card a bit, up to 98 total. Only 27 more until I can get the 20oz members mug. Anyway, tried out a few new beers.

Atlanta Brewing Company Red Brick Blonde: Darn good beer. Seemed perfect for sitting outside for a summer bbq. Nice and light, very smooth. A nice summer option if you are not a big fan of wheat beers. 3 out of 5

Bell's Amber Ale: Dang, do these guys make a bad or even slightly average beer? If they do I have yet to taste it. A damn fine amber. A bit fruity and sweet, excellent toasty in the middle, hint of hops on the end. Dang, this is what I was expecting Fat Tire to taste like the way people raved about it but Bell's Amber blows fat tire away. One of the best Amber's I've ever had. 4 out of 5.

Four + Brewing, Uinta Monkshine Belgian Pale Ale: Yeah that is the whole name. Much more than a mouthfull witch is less than I can say about the beer itself. I went out on a limb to try this one. My first mistake was ordering a Belgian style ale from a brewery in Utah, the second mistake was not realizing that the beer was 4%abv until after I started drinking it. Tasted like a Lite beer version of a Belgian. Had the yeast type flavor of a Belgian but that was about it. Ugh. Not recommended at all. 1.5 out of 5.

2 comments:

Mikey said...

It sounds like you got a very old bottle of Monkshine. That beer hasn't been at 4.0% for quite a few years. Cheers!

Jim said...

That very well could have been the problem! Thanks!