Monday, April 30, 2012

Red Oak Amber Lager--Red Oak Brewery



Smooth. Everyone told me this beer would be smooth. From personal experience let me say, if someone tells you a beer is smooth, they are probably referring to how easy it is to drink—a lack of any bite, bitterness, sweetness or other overwhelming flavor that may slow your consumption down. When they tell you a beer is smooth that does not mean it makes a good lubricant or facial lotion. I am glad we have cleared that up, because putting this beer on your face will make you break out in acne.

Now I can say with no risk of misunderstanding: this beer is smooth! It comes from a little brewery in Greensboro, North Carolina that takes pride in this brew and how smooth it is. If you find yourself in that part of the country, check it out! This Amber Lager is crisp and refreshing. Not overly carbonated, the subtle earthy flavors make this beer an excellent beer for after (or while) mowing the lawn.

Two things should be noted about this beer:

1.       It is not life changing. This beer is good, but I would not go out of my way to get it. Think of this lager like an advanced Yuengling Lager. Clearly a higher quality, craft-brewed beer, but Red Oak is not trying to change the world here, just making a yummy lager.

2.       Don’t wait to drink this beer. I had a few bottles of the Amber Lager special delivered for me. I drank one right away and saved the others for another day. Don’t. Drink all your bottles within a week of getting them. Because Red Oak Brewery strives to follow the law of purity, they aren’t adding anything to give it a longer shelf-life so if you wait too long, this beer tastes like a rotten grape. I don’t know anybody that likes rotten grapes, but if you do, you are a sick, sick person.

If you are in North Carolina, buy this beer. Then drink it, quickly, and don’t use it as lotion (no matter how smooth people tell you it is).

Stay Classy,

-Captain Z

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