Monday, February 25, 2008

Atlanta: From Brew House and Brew Spouts


I have a new goal for this site. While I still intend to use the PTBGS I feel that it needs to be applied to something tangible to not only help fellow beer lovers easily grade their tasteful libations but also have locations to enjoy them. So....It is with great pleasure that I announce that starting as soon as I can find a fucking house to rent in Atlanta I will be going from Pub to Brew house and describing the premises as well as the extent of the beer selection present. This will help you know what to expect when you are looking for a quiet bar to sit in the dark with a great Rauchbier or a fantastic sports bar that believes that the pinnacle of brewing extends beyond Bud Select.

Target: Atlanta
Goal: Map Pubs and Bars and grade them accordingly
Time: As long as it takes
Team: Me + anyone who wants to come!!! let me know!

prosit

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Bud and Clamato


I had the most horrible experience this last week. Arizona is a great state and the landscape truly left me inspired! Upon heading into a gas station on a warm 75 degrees on Feb 12th, I immediately headed to the ice cooler to see what regional beers were avail that I don't have the privilege of trying: Miller Lite, Budweiser, Bud Light, Coors, Dos Equis, Corona, Fat Tire Amber Ale, and Clamato. Clamato, what the hell...24 ounce aluminum can of newness! Reading the label: Budweiser and clamato juice with a hint of lime and salt. Jesus Christ this is nuts! Like a poor mans Bloody Mary. This is too crazy and it was like $2 for a whole can. I asked the clerk (female, 25) "So does this stuff actually taste good?" Answer: "Well sorta, if you have been drinking all night and you don't want a hang over, you can drink one of them...Its a Mexican thing, they love it"

10:00 rolled around and wanting to truly taste the Clamato goodness without tainting my palate with any other beers, I poured a nice tall glass of the "cream of tomato soup" colored beer. Tasted like battery acid with a hint of lime and salt. It burned. Not like the im-so-wasted-on-vodka burning, but like the no-don't-mix-those-chemicals-together-they-will-burn-flesh-right-off-your-hands kinda burn. It was terrible, horrible, even a little disorienting. A little like watching the republican candidates debate. Don't ever drink that shit ever. Ever. You have been warned.
Package: 4.0
Taste: 2.2
After Taste: 1.3
Color: 2.0