Beer Review 51 | Icehouse Peach (The Bayley)
A refreshing peach beer.
1 Splash Simply Peach12 oz Icehouse
Enjoy!Style: Fruit Beer | Abv: 5.5% | Rating: 5
Beer Review 52 | Tecate
It has a standard "beer" flavor, however I think this is the first time I've tried a bubble-less beer. I'm sorry hombres, but at the very least I require bubbles in my brew for enjoyment.
Style: Mexican Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 4.5% | Rating: 2.5
Beer Review 53 | Monster Brewing: The Beast Unleashed: Mean Green
With my gas station’s selection of singles I’m willing to try is starting to get slim, I decided to try a malt beverage from Monster of all people. If you like Monster energy drinks based on their flavor, then this is the beverage for you, as it tastes almost identical to one. The 6% abv is the perfect amount of alcohol without being too high or too low. It’s not something I'll ever pick up again, but I was impressed how closely it tasted to their original formula. Also there is no sugar or caffeine in this, so there are no added dangers while enjoying your alcoholic beverage.
Style: Malt Liquor | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 6% | Rating: 3.5
Beer Review 54 | Kona Longboard Island Lager
The bottle looks cool, it has a unique shape that fits well in the hand, and has the Hawaiian islands on engraves on the glass. Tastes crisp and clean, with just the right amount of bitter, very sessionable.
Style: American Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 4.6% | Rating: 4
Beer Review 55 | Kona Big Wave Golden Ale
The bottle looks cool, it has a unique shape that fits well in the hand, and has the Hawiian islands on engraves on the glass. Tastes crisp and clean, but I’d much rather grab the Longboard Island Lager instead.
Style: Blonde Ale | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 4.4% | Rating: 3
Beer Review 56 | Black & Tan
Absolutely delicious, and at a great price point.
Style: Porter | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 4.7% | Rating: 5
Beer Review 57 | Foster’s Premium Ale
I’ve only had the Foster’s Lager and that was a few years ago, and I remember it tasting pretty bad, so I was very pleasantly surprised by how enjoyable Foster’s Premium Ale was, I will be repurchasing this in the future. I also love that the cans are tailor made to fit Andre the Giant’s hands.
Style: Strong Bitter | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 5.5% | Rating 4
Beer Review 58 | Reverly Lefty Loosey
Has a cool Volkswagen Beetle on the can, reminds me of my Dad’s car when I was a kid. I’m not super into IPAs these days, but this one was pretty refreshing and has a nice 7% abv, not too much….not too little.
Style: IPA | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 7% | Rating 3.5
Beer Review 59 | Mike’s Hard Limeade
The taste is okay, tastes like one of those pop ice treats that I’d enjoy on a hot summer's day as a kid in the 90’s, in between using hose water to hydrate. The guys on Dateline To Catch A Predator used to love this stuff, it’s a predator approved beverage. Way too much acid for me, I'd imagine drinking 12 of these will have you barfing up acid like Reptile from Mortal Kombat. 1 out of 5.
Style: Acid | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 5% | Rating 1
Beer Review 60 | Pilsner Urquell
Family Matters themed beer, slightly above average, but a one and done for me.
Style: Pilsner | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 4.4% | Rating: 4
BeeBeer Review 61 | Labatt Blue
Lance Storm would drink this beer if he could be serious a minute. Tastes like a Canadian PBR, the 11.2 oz bottles always put a frown on my face. It was okay, not a repurchase.
Style: Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 5% | Rating: 3
Beer Review 62 | Pacifico Clara
Tastes better than Corona.
Style: Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 4.4% | Rating: 3
Beer Review 63 | Yuengling Golden Pilsner
At first sip it tasted like a Heineken, but the more I drank it I could taste that classic Yuengling underling flavor. The shape- shifting beer confused me all night. I think I’d rather grab Yuengling’s Traditional Lager over this one. It could be a possible repurchase in the future.
Style: Pilsner | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 4.7% | Rating: 3
Beer Review 64 | Downeast Cider Blueberry
A blueberry flavor cider that reminded me of freshly baked blueberry muffins out of the oven.
Style: Cider | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 5% | Rating: 5
Beer Review 65 | Abita Strawberry Lager
A strawberry lager, very crushable, with a natural non Kool-Aid strawberry flavor. Worth picking up a 6pk once a summer, but at $13 dollars for something that’s not doing to get you drunk, haha let's pump the brakes there Gambit. Also I don’t like that Abita’s fruit beers have ditched the bottles.
Style: Fruit Beer | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 4.2% | Rating: 3.5
Beer Review 66 | Lone Star
On my first ever trip to the Lone Star State of Texas to see the Tallica boys, I decided to pick myself up a 6pk of 16oz Lone Star beers from the local Kroger, yee haw! I believe this Hank Hill style lager relies heavily on the Texas gimmick, and fair price to keep the cowboys coming back time and time again. Not a beer I’d buy regularly if it was available to me all of the time, but a must if I am ever back in Texas.
Style: Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 4.6% | Rating: 3
Beer Review 67 | Corona Familiar
Corona needs to stop making beer yall. The big booty Judy glass bottle I got from the gas station of it was fun though.
Style: Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 4.8% | Rating: 2.5
Beer Review 68 | Modelo Negra
Presentation wise, the bottle has a very comfortable shape to hold, and it comes in a gold foil wrapper, so every beer feels like you’re unwrapping a gift. It’s a dark lager, so of course it tastes good. I wish it was a few dollars cheaper, but it’s a good beer to pick up once a blue moon.
Style: Dark Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 5.4% | Rating: 5
Beer Review 69 | Abita Purple Haze
Has a subtle sweet and tart raspberry flavor and one of the most delightful smelling aromas I’ve ever experienced. I first had this beer back in 2005, and it smells and tastes exactly like it did back then, absolutely delicious. While the taste is great, Purple Haze’s downfall comes in its low abv and high ticket price, so it’s a special occasion only beer. I also haven’t seen it in bottles in my area in a long time, at 13 dollars for a 6pk, there really should be a bottle option available.
Style: Fruit Beer | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 4.2% | Rating 5
Beer Review 70 | Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest (2023)
It was an okay beer, didn't leave much of an impression on me.
Style: Festbier | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 6% | Rating 3
Beer Review 71 | Foster’s Lager
I had this beer a couple of times before and always thought of it as a bitter and overly frothy mess, but now retrying it now as WORLD CLASS BEER EXPERT, I must say that it isn’t a bad beer at all. However Foster’s Premium Ale is a lot better in my opinion, so if I were to see the Lager in the blue can, and the Ale in the green can, I’d go with the green can every time.
Style: Australian Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 5% | Rating: 3
Beer Review 72 | Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy
Having really enjoyed the Samuel Adams Porch Rocker of a similar style, and really enjoying that, I was very let down by this beer. It tasted like Lemonheads candy that had been shaken up in a water bottle and then poured into a lager. Very watery and artificial tasting.
Style: Fruit Beer | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 4.2% | Rating: 3
Beer Review 73 | Samuel Adams Octoberfest
Beautiful dark amber color, wunderbar aroma, very sweet and delicious!
Style: Märzen | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 5.3% | Rating: 5
Beer Review 74 | Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin
Pours a lovely orange color, has the aroma of freshly baked pumpkin pie, whipped cream and all, tastes like a spicy pumpkin pie. The spicy gimmick is a lot of fun to drink, it might just be best to enjoy a 6pk of instead of a 12pk with all of that spice. I really enjoyed it!
Style: Fruit Beer | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 6.4% | Rating: 5
Beer Review 75 | Yuengling Oktoberfest
Tasted like their Traditional Lager with a drop of Samuel Adams Octoberfest added to each bottle, and a 6pk is about the same price as one of Yuengling's 12pks. Not the marzen you should settle for.
Style: Marzen | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 5.4% | Rating: 3.5
Beer Review 76 | Busch Ice
Before I started my beer reviews earlier this year, I somewhat tongue-in-cheek declared Busch Ice as my favorite beer, but Busch Ice being an excellent beer is no joke. The price, the flavor, the drinkability, the abv, heck even the way the can looks, I love everything about this beer. One of my all time favorites.
Style: Ice Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 5.9% | Rating: 5
Beer Review 77 | Left Hand Peanut Butter Milk Stout
Pours a heart of darkness black, the aroma can be smelled from 2 feet away, smells like freshly baked brownies, tastes of chocolate and peanut butter combined with a strong alcohol flavor. I try to avoid milk when possible, so while it was fun to have a single can, it won’t be a frequent item in my fridge. Worth trying if you like the chocolate and peanut butter combination, which I assume is 99% of the world’s population.
Style: Milk Stout | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 6.2% | Rating: 4
Beer Review 78 | Budweiser
A heavily consumed beer from my youth, that I haven’t retried in years. Unlike most of Beer Advocate, I actually love American adjunct lagers, so don’t think I’m one of those fedora tipping anti-lager guys, but it really didn’t do anything for me. Extremely watery tasting, I’d much rather just have a Coors, Miller, or Bud’s brother Busch. I do love the red can though, very iconic.
Style: American Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 5% | Rating: 3
Beer Review 79 | King Cobra Premium Malt Liquor
An average 3 out of 5 beer, but much smoother than some other 3 out of 5 beers I’ve tried. Make the malt liquor community prouds and pick yourself up a 40oz.
Style: Malt Liquor | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 6% | Rating: 3
Beer Review 80 | Samuel Adams Jack-O Pumpkin Ale
Tastes like pumpkin pie. A couple of years ago before I did beer reviews, I got a build your own 6 pack of all pumpkin beers, and this one ended up being my favorite. I imagine once you get to the pearly gates up in heaven and ask what kind of beer they have, you’ll be greeted by Gal Gadot. She’ll stick her foot in your mouth, and have Samuel Adams Pumpkin Ale cascading down her leg into your mouth. That is how I imagine heaven anyways, this stuff is definitely on tap up there. One of my all time favorites.
Style: Fruit Beer | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 4.4% | Rating: 5
Beer Review 81 | Golden Road Brewing Mango Cart
Absolutely delicious, tastes like a Mango Fanta or something, zero alcohol taste. The price is a bit high, and the abv is laughably low at only 4%, so it’s not going to be a regular pick up, but I’d never turn one down. The can art is also a bit too “California” for me as well.
Style: Fruit Beer | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 4% | Rating: 5
Beer Review 82 | Busch
While I’d rather just pick up Busch Ice, which is cheaper and has a higher ABV, beer doesn’t come much cleaner or crisper tasting than Busch. Head for the mountains!
Style: American Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 4.3% | Rating: 5
Beer 83 | Coors Light
Very crisp, I’d given this beer a 3.5 out of 5 after the first couple of sips, but by the time I’d finished the 24oz can, I had to bump it down to a 3 out of 5. It’s not something I’d want to drink more than 1 or 2 of. If Coors Banquet is the Banana flavored Coors, then Coors Light is the Raisin flavored Coors.
Style: American Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 4.2% | Rating: 3
Beer Review 84 | Old Milwaukee
Pale in appearance, standard beer smell, and has a crisp sweet hop finish. I will be picking up this bargain beer again, great stuff!
Style: American Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 4.5% | Rating: 4
Beer Review 85 | SweetWater Gummies Fruit Punch Imperial IPA
Looks like when you use the restroom after drinking a ton of vitamin C, smells like Gummy Bears, and it does indeed taste like melted gummies in a can. Worth picking up a single of for the goof, but absolutely terrible.
Style: IPA | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 9.5% | Rating: 1.5
Beer Review 86 | Frothy Beard Oktoberfest
Dark Amber in color, very sweet, and tastes not too far off from the Samuel Adams Octoberfest, but has a stronger bite on the tongue. Is best paired with a comically oversized slice of cheese pizza with a side of ranch dipping sauce from Frothy Beard.
Style: Märzen | Tap/Can/Bottle: Tap | Abv: 5.7% | Rating: 5
Beer Review 87 | Hamm’s
I had heard much hype about this beer, and was excited when it finally showed up in my area here in South Carolina, however it can only be found in 24pks, so I had to go all in on this gamble. The beer tastes fine, it’s a pretty standard American Adjunct Lager, much better than PBR, but I’d rather grab a Busch or Old Milwaukee from the bottom shelf instead.
Style: American Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 4.6% | Rating: 3
Beer Review 88 | Bohemia
Much better than Corona and Tecate, comparable to Modelo and Dos Equis as far as quality goes.
Style: Pilsner | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 4.7% | Rating: 4
Beer Review 89 | Stella Artois
Cool looking bottle, tastes a lot like a Henienken, but it lacked a bit of that Heineken bite, so I’d probably just pick that one up instead. Also while the bottle is cool looking the paper around is a bit annoying when drinking it, also the bottle is only 11.2 oz which always disappoints me.
Style: European Pale Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 5% | Rating: 4
Beer Review 90 | Westbrook Graveyard Shift
I bought this beer last year because of the cool horror slasher movie can art, and I did the same thing this year. While I love the can art, this beer is dangerously overpriced, YIKES. Taste is okay, it tastes like an IPA. A good beer to pregame with before trick or treating or to enjoy while playing a few games of Dead By Daylight, preferably the 2.3.3. build back when playing killer was still fair. Westbrook’s Costume Party beer that also comes out this time of year tastes like a Snickers candy bar, that one tastes a lot better.
Style: IPA | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 7% | Rating: 3.5
Beer Review 91 | Ace Pineapple Hard Cider
A sweet but not overly sweet pineapple flavored cider.
Style: Cider | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 5% | Rating: 3
Beer Review 92 | Olde English 800
My 92nd beer review, and funny enough the gas station babe who rang me up had 1992 tattooed on her knuckles, fate? I think so. Dark yellow in color, carbonation for days, no nose to speak of, medium mouth feel, a bit of a creaminess kind of like Miller High Life, and a very subtle bite at the end. While it’s not something I’ll probably keep on rotation, it is a very good beer, especially for the price. Wish I could have found it in a glass bottle though.
Style: Malt Liquor | Tap/Can/Bottle/Plastic: Plastic | Abv: 5.9% | Rating: 3
Beer Review 93 | Cigar City Jai Alai IPA
I first tried this beer inside of Beast’s Castle at Disney World in Orlando Florida. It is kind of a tradition for me and AH WIFE-AH to eat at Beast Castle. One of the times while being very sick, nothing quite like eating escargot as a goof on your birthday while having a fever dream. As for the beer, it tastes like an IPA, but is a lot crisper than most. I get a single of it once in a while for sentimental value, but taste wise I don’t see what all of the fuss is about.
Style: IPA | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 7.5% | Rating: 3.5
Beer Review 94 | Frothy Beard Sip Sip Pass
Hazy light yellow color, grassy orangey taste, pretty light and crisp.
Style: IPA | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 6.8% | Rating: 3.5
Beer Review 95 | Frothy Beard Tides Red Irish Ale
Reddish brown in color, nutty smell, nutty taste, creamy on the tongue, and dry on the finish. I really enjoyed this one!
Style: Irish Red Ale | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 6.2% | Rating: 5
Beer Review 96 | Narragansett Lager
Overly busy can that has some clam soup recipe on it or something lol, but the price is on the cheaper end which is great. Sadly it tastes like a PBR, and a flat PBR at that. No thanks.
Style: American Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 5% | Rating: 2
Beer Review 97 | New Belgium Holiday Ale
Pours a beautiful light red/brownish color, smells of cranberry and spice. Cranberry and nutmeg on the tongue, very crisp and light body for being a 7.5% beer. A delightful beverage.
Style: Winter Warmer | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 7.5% | Rating: 4
Beer Review 98 | Lo-Fi Mexican Style Lager
Extremely pale in color, Busch levels of see through, very crisp with just a tiny bite, very sessionable. The pink unicorn on the can is a bit exhausting in today’s climate, but I don’t think there is any degenerate agenda behind it, however it’s not helping me want to grab a 6pk of it. Overall it’s a decent beer, but not one I’ll pick up again.
Style: Mexican Style Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 5% | Rating: 3.5
Beer Review 99 | Sapporo
I had to get this in the 22oz can, that looks sturdy enough to knock a B out with, the 22oz can cost me 5 dollars, which is highly unacceptable, but it’s been on my beers to review list for forever. Pale in color, crisp and sweet on the tongue, overall a kind of average lager. I’d much rather just pick up some Asahi Super Dry.
Style: Japanese Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 4.9% | Rating: 3
Beer Review 100 | Asahi Super Dry
Light in color, sweet and dry on the tongue, the bottle has a good looking silver label. A world class beer to enjoy while you're watching Dragon Ball Z. I love it and plan on drinking many more of these over the years.
Style: Japanese Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 5.2% | Rating: 5
Beer Review 101 | Terrapin Oktoberfest
Light amber in color, smells like a märzen obviously, seems a bit more sessionable than other beers in that style, but I only had a single, so I couldn’t say for sure. Tasted great, I would buy it again for sure!
Style: Märzen | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 5.5% | Rating: 5
Beer Review 102 | Anderson Valley Blood Orange Gose
Color looks like if someone were to take a Busch and pour in a dash of a hazy IPA into it. Citrusy, light, and refreshing in a disgusting sour beer kind of way. I’ll never understand why someone would drink these.
Style: Gose | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 4.2% | Rating: 1.5
Beer Review 103 | Indigo Reef Drift Dive
Has little black floaters in the glass, smells like an IPA, overly bitter in taste, I didn’t care for it.
Style: IPA | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 6% | Rating: 2.5
Beer Review 104 | Terrapin Luau Krunkles
Light orange color, light mouth feel, tiny bit on the tongue and finish. A good orange flavored beer.
Style: IPA | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 6.5% | Rating: 3.5
Beer Review 105 | SweetWater Festive Ale
Pours a heart of darkness black, chocolate smell on the nose, tastes like a thick chocolate coffee with a bit of vanilla and nutmeg. It's a great beer, but even just a 6 pack would be too rich tasting for me, pick up a single or two.
Style: Winter Warmer | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 8.1% | Rating: 5
Beer Review 106 | Bud Ice
Well Bud Ice, you’re the lucky beer that gets to be my 100th beer review on Beer Advocate! Sadly I don’t have much to say about this one, it has the look and smell of an ice lager, and tastes very watery much like regular Budweiser. It wasn’t a bad beer, and one I could see myself drinking it again, but taste wise I’d much rather have a Busch Ice or Icehouse.
Style: Ice Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 5.5% | Rating: 3
Beer Review 107 | Abita Christmas Ale
An average tasting brown ale with cute bottle art featuring alligators as Santa’s reindeer. Dark amber color, nuttiness on the nose, light and clean tasting mouthfeel.
Style: Brown Ale | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 5.8% | Rating: 3
Beer Review 108 | Samuel Adams Cold Snap
Extremely clean tasting, but not much else.
Style: Witbier | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 5.3% | Rating: 3
Beer Review 109 | Samuel Adams Winter Lager
Good looking gold label ruined with a “is it okay if this is a Christmas beer” phrase on it. Amber/brown color in appearance, and nothing on the nose. Mild flavors of cinnamon, ginger, and orange peel all blended pretty evenly together.
Style: Bock | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 5.6% | Rating: 3.5
Beer Review 110 | Busch Light
If you want flavor, and a good time, get Busch Ice.
If you want flavor, get Busch Regular.
If you want slightly cleaner tap water, get Busch Light.
Style: Light Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 4.1% | Rating: 3
Beer Review 111 | Natural Light
Ah Natty Light, a beer I drank a ton of out of red solo cups in the early/mid 00’s decade, great times. Since it has been probably 15 or so years since my last one, I thought it would be fun to retry, and honestly for a light beer it was pretty good! Very light in appearance and mouthfeel, there isn’t much of an aroma and the head dissipates quickly. Tastes a bit like Rice Krispies.
Style: Light Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 4.2% | Rating: 3.5
Beer Review 112 | Michelob Ultra
The least exciting beer I’ve tried to date, it’s not bad, it’s not good, it’s barely anything other than sad water. Just get some Natty Light or Miller Lite instead.
Style: Light Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 4.2% | Rating: 3
Beer Review 113 | Staracre Brewing Starless
Reminded me of a much more flavorful and drinkable Guinness Extra Stout, for a dark beer I could see sessioning a 12pk of these no problem, an absolutely delightful beer. I plan on drinking more of these in the future.
Style: Schwarzbier | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 5.3% | Rating: 4.5
