drink 43 different beers

No big build up here. Came home from my walk, drenching wet with sweat. Forgot to put my water bottles in the fridge so I grabbed a beer.

This beer is made in Thailand and I’ve had several times at this Thai place I go to. To be quite honest I wasn’t really thinking about writing anything when I slammed this bottle down in about four swigs. I’ll say this. Great with Thai noodles and super duper after walking four miles in the Missouri humidity.

Would I buy it again, yep, its yummy.

Tonight’s selection is Thunderhead India Pale Ale brewed by Pyramid Breweries which according to their web site has four full time beers and two seasonal beers all made in Washington state.

By the early 1800s the British East India Company had large amounts of troops in India protecting their investments. And what do troops like to drink? I’ve no idea but for my little story lets say they like beer. The problem, shipping beer from England to India without it spoiling. The answer to this was high hop/alcohol content. The resulting beer became know as India Pale Ale.

All of that in mind I cracked a bottle and headed for the deck. After pouring to a deep amber with a good healthly head (Unc!!) and letting it settle a bit I dove in. Right off the bat…Wow! This stuff is smooooth, like butter smooth. Like any good IPA it had a distinct hop flavor. First impression. Hey! This stuff is pretty good.

After a few more sips I noticed a slight sweet after taste on the front of my tongue. Perhaps too much of a good thing as far as the hops go? Not sure. Like most IPA this would be good with hot spicy food, bbq and the like. What am I talking about Pale Ale is good with anything. Hell, its good with nothing.

Overall, a good all around taste and one of the smoothest beers I’ve had in a while. Could do without the sweet kick at the end though. Would I buy it again? Prolly not. Would I drink it again if someone else was buying? Clear me a stool and pass the peanuts.

Disclaimer: I had this selection at around 8:00pm. I’d not had solid food since 11:30am. You do the math.

I might check this one off tonight

Just reread my previous post and decided that I sounded like a wine sipping, pompous ass. Beer should be fun.

So I’m ditching the B.S star ranking system and just going to tell you what I think of the suds.

Please, forgive me and please, please don’t make me drink any Coors lite!

This first selection I picked just because I liked the name. Its brewed by the Abita Brewing Company which according to the web site is located 30 miles north of New Orleans. And was founded in 1986.

Appearance: On the web site it says that this beer may have a slight “purple haze” due to the raspberry pulp it contains. My poured to a rich gold. And yes I was somewhat disappointed. I’d never had purple beer before.

Head was light which it maintained throughout the consumption. And was a bit cloudy as any self respecting wheat beer should be. 2.5 out of 5 stars just because it wasn’t actually purple. Looks good, lets move on.

Aroma: Oddly enough, a slight whiff of raspberry. Go figure. 2 stars.

Palate : Sooth in the mouth, very thin and light. 2 stars

Flavor: Starts slightly acidic, but finishes with a little kick of the sweet raspberries. Not bad just not a lot of there, there. This is what the brew masters at Bud make at home on the weekends. 2 stars.

Overall: 2.125 on the sliding Stitch Scale. Not a bad beer. Not a great beer. Its a bit on the sweet side for my taste. It’s nice and light, would be a good beer for drinking with heavy foods, or just to sit about on the deck and drink on a hot day. Would I go out of my way to find it again? No, probaly not. I can’t get past the sweet aftertaste.

Not in one night. Though as a much younger Stitch this was tried many times.

The fact of the matter is that I hardly ever drink. (I just recently drank the last of a six pack from last years St. Patricks Day) When I do endulge, my limit is 3. But, as my art chic, ex-girlfriend was fond of saying

“life is too short to drink bad beer”

With that in mind I’ll be trying 43 different beers and recording my comments. If in fact I’m still able to sit upright.

You might be thinking… What does the attatched photo have to do with beer other than she seems to be wearing instead of drinking it.

Who cares?