tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29757391039198186402011-11-27T16:11:36.505-08:00Beer in Layman's TermsCreative Enginenoreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975739103919818640.post-86452954709103083772007-11-25T20:13:00.000-08:002008-12-09T14:34:49.507-08:00

Ah, Corona, the king of beers that taste good when you add lime. Yes, that wondrous golden concoction from south of the border.True or False: Lime from a bottle of lime juice tastes the same as fresh limes.Answer: False!It makes a huge difference, fresh limes are waaaay better... adds that special, fresh lime zing. yummy!Corona: Gotta keep it in stock at all times.

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Complex, dark, bold... maybe even arrogant.They do a clever trick with the back label: They talk all about how this beer is probably too good, too advanced for your under-appreciative palate. It is certainly a lot of beer for your bottle. probably about two average beers packed into each bottle.

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Went over to the parent's for thanksgiving and found to my delight that their little fridge had some Newcastle Brown Ale.I have been a die hard Guinness fan for most of my beer drinking life, but i am anticipating a painless switchover to Newcastle in the near future. Newcastle's got the taste, the quality and the body without putting me to sleep right away. No biggie, i'll just have to

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Four Peaks' Kiltlifer. Classic.Yep, Four Peaks came through yet again the other day when i went out with my aunt and uncle, we had two birthdays so we got two complimentary pints. Waitresses were friendly and helpful as usual, beer was great, and food was not too expensive. of course we took advantage of the 2.75 happy hour pints. Another perk about eating in here is their beer is

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The Label.The Brew.The Head.Very Rich, boldly dark... just what i would expect from a Scottish beer. Take a swig of this and you'll be ready to go off and win a highland games tournament.

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Peroni here, there, everywhere, always down for a party.

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Confession: I'm starting to like BridgePort. Now that i've tried it a few times, that distinctive, tangy bite is starting to grow on me. i'm starting to appreciate the complexity and distinctiveness of flavor here... its something for a more mature palate.

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At first glance i might have guessed this brewsky was made in India but then i read the bottle and found out it's another one from Oregon (I'm sitting in Arizona right now, so Oregon is not the most natural guess in the world for me.) First impression: very stylish.Why is it special: It goes through some of it's fermentation process while it's still in the bottle.Also: The bottle looks

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What do you think? Maybe a nice glass of Chardonnay?Guess again. I just ran out of beer glasses.Taste: great, actually. i had a bottle before... i remember it being more bland, like a watered down Heineken. But i remembered wrong. Peroni puts forth a delightfully balanced taste, i want to compare it to a cross between Heineken and Corona, but its much better than just that. Quite yummy.

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Four Peaks microbrewery is about a half mile east of ASU campus. It's one of the more classy places to get wasted, or just hang out if you want.The beer here is great. You can get a sampler of all their in-house brewskies for like 8 bucks. Their pints are $3.75, except during happy hour when their 2.75. So good. They've got an oatmeal stout, it's the middle one here:The other two are "snake

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Tequiza. I figured, "well, i like Corona with lime, so why shouldn't I like this?" So i bought a sixer. Then i tried it. My reaction: it's not bad. I would rather have a Corona with lime.But still, it's not bad. I looked at the front and noticed that it's made by Anheuser Busch. "Hmmm," I thought to myself, "maybe Budweiser is trying to get in on Corona's territory." So i tried it and

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Local to Oregon, this brewsky got a vote of OK from both me and my wife. Contains a unique, bitter flavor that i might grow to enjoy. As I get older and crankier, i lean toward more and more bitter flavor. See, my beer drinking isn't just about having fun, it's about introspection and deep, spiritual truth.A to-scale map to the Mirror Pond brewery that appears on their packaging.Mirror Pond

Creative Enginenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975739103919818640.post-7834796867188855272007-10-08T17:15:00.001-07:002008-12-09T14:34:57.678-08:00

Hornsby's is sort of a beer. Its hard apple cider. But i figured it was close enough to beer to write a quicky about it.As you might have already guessed, it's sweet. Hornsby's is a good bevvy to start with if your trying to numb your palate to the taste of alcohol. I used to have zero tolerance for the taste of alcohol till i tried this stuff. So, yeah, it's fruity.

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Heineken. Everyone's heard of it. Or at least everyone who's seen the movie Password Swordfish has heard of it.It's pretty good. My wife doesn't like it, but i like it. It's got just enough bite. But i don't really like the Heineken bottle shape... it's too squished. see:Otherwise, i like it. very much a lager, very light. whereas most beers make me progressivly dumber, this one is

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Happy Hour at TGI fridays can get you a honkin' kiltlifter draft for three bucks... not the best kiltlifter i've ever had, but you can't beat three bucks

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Mmmm bubbly Fat Tire draft from a joint in Tucson called "Risky Business"

Creative Enginenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975739103919818640.post-23950563738678596402007-10-04T23:22:00.000-07:002008-12-09T14:34:59.260-08:00

Guinness: big, smooth, bold, smooth, yummy, and it goes down smooooth. My fave! It's like drinking slightly carbonated, beer flavored chocolate. From the tapmmmmmmmmmmm foamyGuinness from the bottle is ... OK. It can't touch Guinness from the tap, especially from an Irish bar with lots of old, chipped wood tables, with your rowdy friends all

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My wife likes Fat Tire because its a girlie beer. But don't worry, there's nothing wrong with liking a girlie beer. I, for one, drink Fat Tire quite often... as often as i feel like waxing my legs. hahaBut seriously, Fat Tire's not that bad. Like any light beer, good for a sunny after noon while youre out barbqueing steaks. good for chilling out when you want to sip on something that won't

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Pacifico is a close relative to Corona... wouldn't be surprised if they both came the same little brewery down in Mexico. Sometimes i prefer this over Corona for the simple reason that Corona gets old after a while. Pacifico. Recommended with lime.A little darker, a little more interesting than Corona in my opinion. If i got tired of Corona after 15 in a row, then i could probably drink about

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