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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