Ever to go to a friends house to watch a game and you bring a few beers thinking that would just be enough to make it to the end but then it doesn’t? I do, all the time. Luckily my good friends always have an extra for me. Last week for the Vikings game, ugh, I ran out of Hop Slam and they offered me one of theirs. Simpler Times Lager from Trader Joe’s. This packs on a 6.2 ABV and you really can taste the adjuncts in it. It’s super cheap, I guess 4 dollars a six pack and you can tell. I know they are saving for a house and everything but my god, I couldn’t do it. Cheap beer is OK for what it is but this goes too low. I would just pony up another 4 bucks and get some Summit and at least enjoy it. Sorry Andi and Luke, it’s horrible. This Saturday I got some nice Summits for ya.
Simpler Times Lager
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There’s cheap beer which is passable and then there’s cheap beer that just plain sucks. Last night I stopped over at my Cellar’s in Eagan to get some HopSlam, and others, and they had Barons Brewing Wattle Seed Ale. I won’t say it was outstanding, but for $4/6 pack, it’ll do. The sweetness in it reminded me a bit of Newcastle, but darker. My second bottle will be the telling though. Maybe it’ll be worse the second time around, but if not I just may have to go back and pick up a bit more.
I’ve always been tempted to see how truly sub-par some of those Trader Joe’s brews really are, but I never shop there. I had some random IPA they contracted last year around X-mas at my uncles that was actually OK, but I’ll be sure to stay away from that one. Cheers!
oh come on! it wasn’t that bad. glad we could be inspirational