Well, I’m a bit ashamed of myself.
Now, I cannot tell a lie: I’ve had better beers. By far. Name Tag (from Trader Joe’s, natch–supplied by Minhas Craft Brewery) will not win any gold medals at any competitions, unless the competition in question is the Alleyway Beer Festival.
And yet, there’s something to be said for simple, relatively mild, unassuming, cheap, non-skunky beers. This beer fits that bill. Because some days, you just want cold, carbonated alcohol delivery systems. You don’t want to worry about the hops, or obsess over the kind of whiskey barrel your beer had rested in for six months.
Sometimes, damnit, you just want a beer. And this could be that beer. And, for $2.99/6-pack, it might as well be that beer.
Mind you, I bought Name Tag so that Mr. Fuz won’t use the good stuff when he makes red beer. But I’m glad to know that, in a pinch, this could serve as more than a flotation device.
Next on tap: My recently discovered tasting notes from Bailey’s Taproom’s Anniversary Party last July! Proof that spring cleaning is actually worthwhile.
Dude, it’s worth it just to have stuff that Mr Fuz won’t use for red beer.
That’s why I keep an extra bottle of whiskey around.