Day 326 - The First Snow Ale

A very attractive label.... The 3rd from this brewer, and a ho-ho-hum brew.

Ok, a decent enough golden color, and nothing fancy about the aroma, but the taste is just basically non-existent. Sure, there is a hint of some spice there, but only enough to distract not impress.

Specs:

Full Name: The First Snow Ale
Brewed By: RJ Rockers Brewing Co
From: SC
ABV: not on bottle, and not worth spending time finding

Got to give this brewer points for labeling, as they are all good. I just wish they put the same creative effort in their beers. Still, perhaps it is intentional to appeal to more drinkers, but the only snow with this one is the snow job that it might be worth drinking...

Dang, still one more night between now and the weekend and the big bottle palies. Of course, in two weeks, the Wednesday Whisky of the Week starts, assuming brother Shard get's the first month's samples out timely and I can convince son Cullen to build the wiki we plan to track that adventure in...

cheers.

Day 305 - Bald Eagle Brown

Ah, hump night (wednesday, middle of the week....), and a second from this brewer. My biggest problem is not remembering which ones I've had, but which ones I didn't like. The first from this brewer fell into that category.....

So, I could say that #2 tastes like #2, but in fact, it is better than that. It is brown though... I wouldn't so far as to say it is like cat poop to a dog, ie a delicacy, but if you like a light roasted flavor on the dry side in your beer, this one might work for you.

Specs:

Full Name: Bald Eagle Brown

Brewed By: RJ Rockers Brewing Co

From: Spartanburg SC

ABV: 5.6%

Definitely going to BYOB if I head down to SC, and that's all I'm going to say about that...

Cheers!

Day 171 - Patriot Pale

Well, I've mostly gotten over the trauma of missing my beer last night, mainly on the grounds that all I really had left in the pipeline was a Bud in a can, and seriously, wasn't the Bud Light a few weeks back bad enough...So a trip to the beer store to replenish the pipeline, and away we go again.

Alas, the best part of this one was the name and label. It all started when I poured the shot glass to check the color and it foamed 3/4s of the glass. Actually, the color was a decent burnt orange, but underneath the foam is an average bitter tasting beer. To be honest, I looked the bottle over for "Premium", as this one almost rivals those European imports in flavor.

Specs:

Full Name: Patriot Pale Ale
Brewed by: RJ Rockers Brewing Co
From: Spartanburg SC
ABV: 6%

Hum, the website claims a sweet caramel finish, but I'm not getting it. It definitely does linger in your mouth though, but in a sketchy way... The high foaming early on could be an indication of a bad bottle, so maybe that is the issue. Not likely to try another any time soon, though crazier things have happened.