Month: October 2024

Red Truck Beer Company Chilly Willys – Cold IPA at 7.0% ABV | 60 IBU (C$3.36 at Ace Liquor Okotoks, 355 ml, packaged on 5-Jun-2024, acquired 20-Sep-2024, reviewed 21-Sep-2024)

Appearance: slightly hazy straw with one finger of loose white head diminishing rapidly to a thin ring, spotty soapy lacing. (3/5) Aroma: mild, citrus, floral. (6/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-high bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, medium duration sweetish finish. (3/5)

I mean, it’s a little better than their Down Under, but it’s still pretty firmly in “meh” territory. (13/20)

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6.5/10 #ryansbooze ryansbooze.com

Red Truck Beer Company Down Under Aussie IPA – American IPA at 5.0% ABV | 40 IBU (C$3.36 at Ace Liquor Okotoks, 355 ml, packaged on 13-Jun-2024, acquired 20-Sep-2024, reviewed 21-Sep-2024)

Appearance: slightly hazy pale gold with one finger of fine pale ivory head, good retention and moderate soapy lacing. (3/5) Aroma: mild, caramel, grass. (6/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-high bitter. (6/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, medium duration sweetish finish. (3/5)

No idea what makes this an “Aussie” IPA, because I’m certainly not detecting any ANZ hops. Or, if we’re honest, many hops at all. Malty, grassy, and meh-tastic. (12/20)

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6/10 #ryansbooze ryansbooze.com

Red Truck Beer Company Monster Jam Juicy IPA – American IPA at 6.0% ABV | 50 IBU (C$3.36 at Ace Liquor Okotoks, 355 ml, packaged on 10-Jun-2024, acquired 20-Sep-2024, reviewed 21-Sep-2024)

Appearance: clear pale gold with large fluffy white head, excellent retention and well-defined soapy lacing. (5/5) Aroma: tropical fruit, citrus, cereal grains. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-high bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium body, moderate-lively carbonation, medium duration mildly warming finish. (4/5)

Pleasant enough, no negatives. Maybe not quite “juicy”, but not bad. (14/20)

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7.5/10 #ryansbooze ryansbooze.com

Arcobräu Moos Mooser Liesl – Helles Lager at 5.3% ABV (€0.99 at Spar Unterer Stadtplatz Kufstein, 500 ml, packaged on 22-Aug-2024, acquired 12-Sep-2024, reviewed 13-Sep-2024)

Appearance: clear straw with one finger of creamy white head, excellent retention and well-defined soapy lacing. (5/5) Aroma: toasted bread, honey, herbal, hint of citrus. (7/10) Taste: moderate-high sweet, moderate bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium body tending slightly light, moderate-lively carbonation, short duration finish. (4/5)

These Helles lagers are really starting to grow on me – quite possibly because they’re all super fresh and made nearby? In any case, I enjoyed this. Clean and easy. (14/20)

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7.5/10 #ryansbooze ryansbooze.com

Augustiner-Bräu Oktoberfestbier – Festbier at 6.3% ABV (€1.29 at Spar Unterer Stadtplatz Kufstein, 500 ml, best before 1-Jan-2025, acquired 12-Sep-2024, reviewed 13-Sep-2024)

Appearance: clear pale gold with one fat finger of fluffy white head, excellent retention and well-defined soapy lacing. (5/5) Aroma: toasted bread, light herbal/floral, grass. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (8/10) Palate: medium body, moderate-lively carbonation, short duration finish. (4/5)

Yep, I can see why this is a standard reference for the style. Clean malt dominates, with mild hops providing balanced bitterness. As lagers go, this is pretty good stuff, that doesn’t resort to tricks like bombastic New World hopping. Not that I’ve got a problem with bombastic New World hopping, but this very emphatically isn’t that, doesn’t need to be that, and pretty much stands as the antithesis of that. (16/20)

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8/10 #ryansbooze ryansbooze.com