Went over for Barry's for some baseball with Ben, Nick, and Matt. I brought along some Munich Dark and a bottle of the Sierra Nevada Stout.

As before, the Munich Dark was too sweet for me, like brown sugar in a bottle. The stout was decent, certainly better than the Munich Dark, but it didn't really bowl me over or anything.

However, it's getting very good reviews at Beer Advocate (the Bros gave it an A+), so I'll try and pay more attention next time I have it. If this is a stake in the ground, it may be that I just don't like the American Stout style. Which would just leave Imperial, Irish Dry, Milk Stout, and (presumably) the Rogue Chocolate Stout... I think I can get by.

I also had a Budweiser later on. They aren't really delicious or interesting or anything, but I can still enjoy a cold macrobrew every now and then.

Labels: American Macro Lager, American Stout, Anheuser-Busch, Budweiser, Capital Brewery, Munich Dark, Munich Dunkel Lager, Sierra Nevada Brewing

Did I mention that I had a Budweiser Chelada earlier this week?

Right up front all I could taste was the salt, and the rest of the taste (clam juice and tomato!) proved no better. I ended up pouring the rest of my can out rather than finishing the vile concoction, and I gave the rest of the cans to a coworker.

She says that her husband loved them. I just don't understand.

Labels: Anheuser-Busch, Budweiser Chelada, Chelada