The Low Down:
Every man loves a Brazilian (beer). This example is probably the sort of thing I would drink at Carnivale in Rio.
It's light and fruity, with just a hint of sourness to compliment the low carbonation. Think of it like an alcoholic traditional lemonade, that taste pretty much noting like lemons, and you are most of the way there.
Its light and can be dropped quick, so it has a real refreshment factor too.
The smell is offensive, not quite durian fruit offensive, but somewhere between that and swamp.
Packaging: 6/10
Looks like the seaside, but kind of cartoony.
Refreshment: 9/10
The light sour tinge has you thirsting for more, this is why lemonade stands are a hit in the American summer.
Flavour 7/10:
Quite surprising. I didn't expect much and was rewarded on my low expectations. If it wasn't for the smell.
Alcohol Content: 5/10
4.5% Seems low, but good for a session beer. On a South American coastline resort, this could be that session beer.
Price: 8/10
$3.20. For a single! worth it, especially in summer.
Total: 35/50
Conclusion:A South American beer that feels like a Central American beer. A good summer session beer. i can picture it going down a treat at Brazilian BBQ. oh god, now i want to go to Churasco's and stuff my face with delicious steak.
Cheers.
I recommend the beers of the former Yugoslavia, both for drinking and as a way to boost your country (and disputed territory) total.
ReplyDeleteThe best of the lot for drinking in quantity is Montenegro's Niksic. But Kosovo's Peja (formerly Pecko Pivo) is also good. Slovenia's Lasko (dark) is the region's best dark beer. Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Macedonia all make decent beers, too.
By a stretch of the meaning of disputed territory, you could also include Nektar, the beer brewed in Banja Luka, capital of Republika Srpska (the autonomous "Serb Republic") in Bosnia-Herzegovina, alongside Sarajevska from the Bosnian federation.
- Neil MacDonald, former Balkan correspondent for the Financial Times
Thanks Neil, I've taken your advise on a few of these to some disappointment.
DeleteThe Lasko: http://worldbeerexperience.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/lasko-eliksir-slovenia-22-3-11.html
Lav Pivo:
http://worldbeerexperience.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/lav-pivo-serbia-352011.html
Niksic:
http://worldbeerexperience.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/niksicko-pivo-montenegro-1542011.html
advice*, my apologies.
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