Beer Review: Consecration by Russian Review
Aug0
Yumminess in a bottle
For my birthday my fiancée bought this bottle of beer for me.
Amount of brew in bottle: 750ml
ABV: 10%
Price: $23
Type of brew: Sour beer
This sour ale is brewed with currants and is barrel aged. Which made the brew fairly fruity and pretty sweet with a slightly bitter aftertaste that quickly vanished. I shared this beer with some friends and they where wondering if it was even beer and not wine. What does that mean to you? Mainly that the beer is a good beer for people who don’t like beer. Granted at the price we paid for this beer you can get a pretty decent bottle of red wine! The beer is pretty carbonated, very darkly colored, super easy to drink and really enjoyable. One thing you might have noticed is that this beer weighs in at a hefty 10% ABV which is no slouch of a beer. However, you could not even taste the alcohol in the beer which would be very dangerous if you wanted the whole bottle by yourself. The flip side to that though is that with many beers with alcohol levels in the double digits you have to be ok with tasting alcohol, so this beer was a nice change of pace.
The real question for me though is the beer worth the price? Personally I don’t think so. Even though it was a great beer I just couldn’t see dropping that kind of money on this beer. Granted it someone was to give me this beer I would greatly appreciate it 
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The good: Easy to drink and not overpowering
The bad: A bit too expensive.
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Beer Review: Pliny the Elder – Russian River
Apr0
This IPA is a keeper!
So for the past month I have heard about this beer Pliny the Elder as a must drink IPA, given all of these claims I was skeptical. My fiance was even told by a bartender at a local beer bar that a grocery store had some but they didn’t stock it on the shelves but you had to ask nicely and they might give it to you. Before I get into the bulk of the review here are the pertinent stats:
Amount of brew in bottle: 500ml (~17 fluid ounces)
ABV: 8%
Type of brew: IPA
Price: $6
What can I say? This beer lives up to the hype! It is one of the best IPAs I have ever had and it comes at a decent price which is a welcome change to some of the beers I have been drinking. The beer has a fruity smell to it and on first taste there is a slight sweetness to it with a hoppy aftertaste. One of the cool things about this beer is that it isn’t too hoppy but it still has a great taste. Considering that this beer is an IPA it is fairly mellow. But being a mellow IPA is not a bad thing. I think it is great especially for an IPA as many people try to just load up on the hops and make it a hop monster. I feel that Russian River has struck a great balance between a beer that you can taste the hops but still make it great tasting. If you ever get a chance to try out this beer do so, I know I can’t wait to try the beer off the tap.
The good: a great IPA!
The bad: not always available
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