Wow! Holy Monkeys in a Walnut Tree, this beer is good!
This is my second time reviewing one of the products from the Lazy Magnolia Brewery and I love it. Sunshine and love pour out of this bottle while visions of Ole Miss girls in daisy dukes dance before your eyes. You can smell late September, early October in this brew, and its flavor rolls across your tongue like a ride on a Sunday afternoon down Highway 90 in your grandfathers convertible with the top down and your arm around your girl. (My grandfather never had a convertible. I am trying to describe a feeling here people.)
You are just going to have to try this offering from the Kiln, Mississippi brewery. If the description in the previous paragraph did not stir your interest just a little, why are you reading this?
Duh!!! Zech gives this one 5 outta 5 WooHoo!!! (Amen)
Lazy Magnolia does it again! The Indian Summer Spiced Ale hit it out of the park. Those people down in Kiln, MS must really love their job because they're doing it right. I have to say I'm not a fan of candied brews and at first look I thought this was going to be one. I was wrong. ( don't tell my wife I admitted that.) It does have a bit of sweetness but not overpowering so and the mixture of flavors... My kudo's to the brewmaster on that concoction. I give this my try it you'll like it review. Matt gives it a 4 out of a possible 5
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Covington BrewHouse Bayou Bock
A bock beer is either a beer brewed near or in Einbeck, Germany or a beer brewed in the fall, aged through the winter, so as to be consumed the following spring. Which means that labeling your product a "Bock" tells nothing of the ingredients, flavor, abv, or brewing process.
Having said that, I was somewhat dismissive of this beer when I first looked at the bottle, but since I am always ready to take one for the team, I drank it anyway.
A beautiful, white fluffy head floats on a golden lake reminiscent of sunlight. Yep, it looks like Budweiser (a pox on their house) and tastes like what Budweiser would taste like if the brewers at that mega-conglomerate purveyor of colored water gave a set of flying squirrel balls about you, the consumer.
I may have ranted there for a moment. Your forbearance, please. If you are reading this blog, there is a considerable liklihood that you don't care about Budweiser, and therefore I applaud you.
This beer is wonderful. It is what you fantasize about while working outdoors in the heat of the summer. So I forgive the ostentatiousness of calling this brew a bock, which it may be.
It stirred love in my heart for the individuals who poured their hearts into crafting this concotion that will definitly be on my summer drinking list. Give this one a try for sure.
Zech says 4 out of 5 stars
Brewed in the same town as the name on the label, Covington has a good thing going here. I have found as a rule if they have written Bock on the label, I can come to expect a smooth full bodied beer, and this one is no differant. I was very pleased with the beer from top to bottom. If your looking for it on the shelf look for the dark red label with the new Orleans Saints logo on the side.( I know it's really not only their logo but is a french cross or something.) This beer had a touch of tart while drinking, would go well with something citrus. Overall I still give it good marks and recommend it if you see it on the shelf. Matt gives 3 out of 5
Having said that, I was somewhat dismissive of this beer when I first looked at the bottle, but since I am always ready to take one for the team, I drank it anyway.
A beautiful, white fluffy head floats on a golden lake reminiscent of sunlight. Yep, it looks like Budweiser (a pox on their house) and tastes like what Budweiser would taste like if the brewers at that mega-conglomerate purveyor of colored water gave a set of flying squirrel balls about you, the consumer.
I may have ranted there for a moment. Your forbearance, please. If you are reading this blog, there is a considerable liklihood that you don't care about Budweiser, and therefore I applaud you.
This beer is wonderful. It is what you fantasize about while working outdoors in the heat of the summer. So I forgive the ostentatiousness of calling this brew a bock, which it may be.
It stirred love in my heart for the individuals who poured their hearts into crafting this concotion that will definitly be on my summer drinking list. Give this one a try for sure.
Zech says 4 out of 5 stars
Brewed in the same town as the name on the label, Covington has a good thing going here. I have found as a rule if they have written Bock on the label, I can come to expect a smooth full bodied beer, and this one is no differant. I was very pleased with the beer from top to bottom. If your looking for it on the shelf look for the dark red label with the new Orleans Saints logo on the side.( I know it's really not only their logo but is a french cross or something.) This beer had a touch of tart while drinking, would go well with something citrus. Overall I still give it good marks and recommend it if you see it on the shelf. Matt gives 3 out of 5
Red Brick Brown Ale
In my personal opinion most brown ales, though I love them are quite similar. This Atlanta, Georgia, USA based brewer decided to stand apart from the pack by punching you in the face with a a fistful of toasted barley. Which I enjoyed. Perhaps that relates to unresolved issues of mine which should not be explored in this format.
However, the beer pours with a tall fluffy head that is lite as a fairy's fart and quickly dissipates. The grain flavor is Extremely intense, and if you don't like Grape-Nuts (see the McSorley's review) you will probably not be a fan of this beverage. A very lite mouth feel with no oiliness and that is rather refreshing. The slightest hint of bitter, but not enough to convince me that the perhaps outdated rule of "no hops in an ale" was broken during its conception. Though I did enjoy this experience, it is not something I would choose to drink a six-pack of.
Zech gives this 2 out of 5 stars
I love beers, and within that realm of love I like Brown Ales. Make sense? I guess what I'm trying to say is Brown Ales would be lower on my choice list given an option. This particular Brown is not the worst Ive tried. The flavors are strong in this one and as you drink it you'll find you like it better ice cold. The flavors will definitely get your attention from the moment it hits your tongue, which is very good at the outset, but the finish will remain there long after you are done with each swallow and you almost think you need to wash it down with a Lager or something. Of the four brews I picked up in my trip to MS this is my least favorite. Matt gives this 3 out of a possible 5
However, the beer pours with a tall fluffy head that is lite as a fairy's fart and quickly dissipates. The grain flavor is Extremely intense, and if you don't like Grape-Nuts (see the McSorley's review) you will probably not be a fan of this beverage. A very lite mouth feel with no oiliness and that is rather refreshing. The slightest hint of bitter, but not enough to convince me that the perhaps outdated rule of "no hops in an ale" was broken during its conception. Though I did enjoy this experience, it is not something I would choose to drink a six-pack of.
Zech gives this 2 out of 5 stars
I love beers, and within that realm of love I like Brown Ales. Make sense? I guess what I'm trying to say is Brown Ales would be lower on my choice list given an option. This particular Brown is not the worst Ive tried. The flavors are strong in this one and as you drink it you'll find you like it better ice cold. The flavors will definitely get your attention from the moment it hits your tongue, which is very good at the outset, but the finish will remain there long after you are done with each swallow and you almost think you need to wash it down with a Lager or something. Of the four brews I picked up in my trip to MS this is my least favorite. Matt gives this 3 out of a possible 5
McSorley's Irish Black Lager
Well, Matt & I were finally able to get together to do some serious reviewing. It's tough being a dedicated and passionate reviewer of all things ale to stout, but someone must fight the fine fight.
I thought I would begin with McSorley's Irish Black Lager. Now as some of you may know, I am a wee bit fond of Guinness (on draft) and I feel it is the penultimate brew. The trouble with Guinness stateside is that in a bottle its flavor resembles roofing tar mixed with Grape-Nuts, which is not entirely palatable. But along comes McSorley's (God Bless Them, Amen) and us often deprived (as far as beer is concerned) Americans can experience in the comfort of our own home, yes from a bottle, what Guinness tastes like on draft. Now, though this pains me to say this, in fact I am sure I commit a grave sin in this, why have the venerable brewers in Dublin not figured out how to produce a bottled brew that taste like it does straight from the tap? I know, I know, it pains my conscience to write such heresy and I completely sympathize with you the reader who has decided that you actively loath my person. But please, before you lynch me, do yourself a favor and give McSorley's a try. Zech says 5 out of 5 stars (yeah, that means perfect)
Black Lager? Don't see that in your local grocery much, but when Zech had told me about catching some of this on draft at a local restaurant, I knew we were trying it for review purposes. When I initially poured it I thought this is a Porter in disguise, and it may very well be called one. I loved the initial bite on my tongue, and then the smooth finish as I quickly decided this is one of the better beers I have ever drank. Mcsorley's is truly a beer for the beer drinkers, the Pennsylvania brewer has definitely got this one right. An actual beam of light shines down on you when you pour and drink this, oh wait that was my wifes antique lamp I was sitting under, but it felt like it was for the beer! Matt gives this one 5 out of 5.
I thought I would begin with McSorley's Irish Black Lager. Now as some of you may know, I am a wee bit fond of Guinness (on draft) and I feel it is the penultimate brew. The trouble with Guinness stateside is that in a bottle its flavor resembles roofing tar mixed with Grape-Nuts, which is not entirely palatable. But along comes McSorley's (God Bless Them, Amen) and us often deprived (as far as beer is concerned) Americans can experience in the comfort of our own home, yes from a bottle, what Guinness tastes like on draft. Now, though this pains me to say this, in fact I am sure I commit a grave sin in this, why have the venerable brewers in Dublin not figured out how to produce a bottled brew that taste like it does straight from the tap? I know, I know, it pains my conscience to write such heresy and I completely sympathize with you the reader who has decided that you actively loath my person. But please, before you lynch me, do yourself a favor and give McSorley's a try. Zech says 5 out of 5 stars (yeah, that means perfect)
Black Lager? Don't see that in your local grocery much, but when Zech had told me about catching some of this on draft at a local restaurant, I knew we were trying it for review purposes. When I initially poured it I thought this is a Porter in disguise, and it may very well be called one. I loved the initial bite on my tongue, and then the smooth finish as I quickly decided this is one of the better beers I have ever drank. Mcsorley's is truly a beer for the beer drinkers, the Pennsylvania brewer has definitely got this one right. An actual beam of light shines down on you when you pour and drink this, oh wait that was my wifes antique lamp I was sitting under, but it felt like it was for the beer! Matt gives this one 5 out of 5.
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