Brewery: Rinkuškiai Alaus Darykloje
Location: Biržai, Lithuania
Brew: Werewolf
Type: Belgian Dark Ale
ABV: 8.2%
IBU: N/A
Episode: Episode 24 – IMPlosion
Review: We did not have a good week with these beers. This beer tasted like a mix between dog food and apple juice. Little to no carbonation, and all around unpleasant. Nate chugged it in 11 painful gulps just to get it out of our sight. Get a 2 for tasting like nothing we’ve ever had before.
Final Fraction: 2/5
Brewery: Hermitage Brewery
Location: San Jose, CA
Brew: Ale of the Imp
Type: Imperial IPA
ABV: 8%
IBU: 99.9
Episode: Episode 24 – IMPlosion
Review: Holy shit, this beer was feisty. It was okay at best too. Really carbonated and heady. Kind of spicy and citrusy. Also highly bitter. Nate and Max both felt like it was trying way too hard to be unique, but it came off unsuccessfully. Stick to the Hoptopia, Hermitage!
Final Fraction: 2/5
Brewery: Breckenridge Brewery
Location: Denver, CO
Brew: Autumn Ale
Type: Old Ale
ABV: 6.7%
IBU: 21
Episode: Episode 24 – IMPlosion
Review: It was okay. Not super pumpkin-flavored which is fine, but it wasn’t out of this world. Nate and Max ended up trading. Nothing special or majorly noteable.
Final Fraction: 2/5
Brewery: Shmaltz Brewing Company
Location: Saratoga Springs, New York
Brew: Genesis Dry-Hopped Session Ale
Type: American Pale Ale
ABV: 5.2%
IBU: N/A
Episode: Episode 21 – I’m Sorry for my Laugh feat. Patty Rye
Review: Dusty and Nate disliked it fairly intensely. Dusty said it tasted like Bell’s Oberon and Nate said it tasted like soap. Max however was the lone fan. Nice hoppy/citrus flavor. Not too bitter. Balanced pretty well, but the average score was a 2.
Final Fraction: 2/5
Brewery: United Breweries Group
Location: Bangalore, India
Brew: Taj Mahal Premium Lager Beer
Type: American Adjunct Lager
ABV: 4.5%
IBU: N/A
Episode: Episode 20 – Sweet Nut Nectar
Review: It had a rather skunk smell right off the bat. Dusty said it was pretty good, sort of Sunbru-ish. Definitely an ale. Almost a butterscotch feel. Nate said it tasted greasy or oily, and finished like vitamins. Max said it was alright, really unique if nothing else. Tastes like Indian restaurants.
Final Fraction: 2/5
Brewery: Coors Brewing Co.
Location: Golden, CO
Brew: Batch 19 Pre-Prohibition Style Lager
Type: Lager
ABV: 5.5%
IBU: 26
Episode: Episode 17 – Omnismell feat. Mike Kessler
Review: Just a beer. Nothing exciting, it was a baseline for what beer tastes like. Coors tricked Max into trying it under the pretense it might be craft. Way too pricey for something that tastes like PBR.
Final Fraction: 2/5
Brewery: Ass Kisser
Location: San Jose, CA
Brew: Berry Nice Ass Strawberry Wit
Type: Belgian Witbier
Special: Strawberry
ABV: 5.8%
IBU: 18
Episode: Episode 16 – Takin the Wrench
Review: Dusty describes it as decent. Max says it tastes like melted red lollipops.
Final Fraction: 2/5
Brewery: Ska Brewing Company
Location: Durango, CO
Brew: Special E.S.B. Ale
Type: Extra Special Bitter
ABV: 5.7%
IBU: 58
Episode: Episode 15 – New Leaf Cast
Review: Nate says it tastes like Play-Doh and he’s alright with it.
Final Fraction: 2/5
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