Beer Review: Rogue – Dirtoir Black Lager
Apr0
Amount of brew in bottle: 22 fluid ounces
ABV: ~6%
Type of brew: Black Lager
Price: ~$7
This is our first, first growth beer by Rogue. We (I say we because me and wifey are reviewing this beer together) usually don’t like lagers but this one is mighty delicious. It pours dark and fairly thick for a lager. The beer tastes smokey but it is still light and refreshing. At least up here in Washington this beer can be found at most decent beer stores. Personally I picked this up at Rogue’s brewpub when we dropped off the kegs from our recent wedding. If you are ever in Issaquah I would strongly suggest going to the Issaquah brewpub it is awesome and can be rather devastating to your pocketbook 
. The beer did pour with a thin brown head and it almost seemed like a stout but tastes completely different.
The beer is rather enjoyable and I could see it being quite good on a warm day. See, we have to think about these things as we are moving to Dallas. Which means hotter than shit weather and less tasty beer than up here in Washington.
The good: A great light lager
The bad: Umm….
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Beer Review: Primator
Jul0
A delicious lager (yes, you heard that right)
Amount of brew in bottle: 500 ML (i.e. roughly a pint)
ABV: 5%
Type of brew: lager
Price: $3
I was getting low on my beer review so I headed on down to one of my beer supply spots and as I was checking out I asked them for a good beer to review that wasn’t common and this was the one they suggested. I would have to say it is a pretty darn good lager. It has been fairly warm here in Seattle so a good lager is very refreshing. I am always skeptical drinking lagers and pilsners as they have a bad rap here in the U.S. because of the macro-breweries that brew tasteless crap. I had a bit higher hopes with this beer since it came from the Czech republic which is where lagers originate. This beer pours with a light color and a good amount of foam. The taste is refreshing with a very slight bitterness to it and has some decent taste to it. Some might describe the taste as floral to me the taste seems light, sweet and like I said before a tinge of bitterness.
This is the second foreign lager I have had and so far I have been impressed. The difference between most U.S. lagers and the foreign lagers is very noticeable. I am sure there are some craft breweries that brew up some mighty tasty lagers but they are few and far between. If you see this beer when you are at the store I would suggest you pick one up, especially if it is warm outside!
The good: great taste, light, refreshing, awesome on a hot day
The bad: I am coming up blank
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Beer Review: Wild Blue – Blue Dawg Brewery
Jun0
Is this juice or beer?
While visiting my Mom down in a small rural town in Washington I dropped by the only place that sold craft beer and picked up a few brews. This one caught my eye mainly because most beers aren’t brewed with blueberries. The owner of the shop asked if I have ever had it which I said “no” he replied with “well it tastes like blueberries.” Well the owner was correct it sure does taste like blueberries. Some pertinent stats:
Amount of brew in bottle: 12 fluid ounces
ABV: 8%
Type of brew: Lager
Price: $2.50
After buying this I found out this beer was actually brewed by Anheuser-Busch which surprises me as it isn’t half bad and it doesn’t taste like water! Mainly this beer tastes like a liquid version of fruity pebbles. I almost don’t want to call this beer a beer because it sure as hell doesn’t taste like one! This would not be a beer I would drink all of the time but it was a nice change of pace. Granted if you don’t like fruity beers I would steer clear of it. I do think this beer might go well over vanilla ice cream or something you could make a float out of. Maybe some year I will have to give that a try .
The good: easy to drink
The bad: a bit too sweet for some people
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Baltika – Extra 9 Lager
Mar0
The first good lager I have had
I usually don’t drink lagers but tonight I am making an exception as part of session 25 a lager was called for. So, I picked up a bottle of Baltika Extra 9 Lager. I can literally count the number of times I have had a lager on one hand. But this is the first craft lager I have ever had and I must say I am impressed. It has a great taste and it is light and easy to drink. It has a faint taste of honey and is fairly fuzzy and almost tastes like a beer with champagne hints. This might be from my lack of experience with lager . Overall this beer has opened my eyes to lagers.
The good: great taste and easy to drink
The bad: it has the stigma of being a lager
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Chang Lager
Mar0
In my most recent trip to Thailand I happened upon Chang Beer, which I believe is distributed in the US though I have yet to see it anywhere (I’ve seen and tasted both Singha and Tiger). Chang is everywhere in Thailand from bars to clubs to restaurants to everywhere else, and is relatively cheap (all alcohol in Thailand is cheap). Before ordering the bottle, I admittedly thought to myself, “this is going to be just another southeast asian lager,” but I was pleasantly surprised with my first swill. This was another asian lager, but as you drink a citrus lime taste initially hits the tongue followed by a very mild and almost unnoticeable hoppiness. Unlike other Thai beers, there isn’t a strong sweet or sugary taste, which is invitingly different. There definitely is a crispness to the beer which I was told later is said to be attributed to the well/spring water Chang uses. Overall, I liked the uniqueness of Chang lager though this is only given into account to its region.
The Good: Uniqueness for a southeast asian lager
The Bad: It’ll take quite a few of these to get a buzz
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