X'mas Beer: Day 15

Beer: Quilmes

Region: Argentina
Volume: 4.9%
Taste: Light lager, no complexity. Bland. Blah.
Note: It's Argentina's "favorite beer"...I wonder why? I am very underwhelmed. I decided not to pour it into a glass today, this one does not deserve special glass treatment.

Rating: Sorry, but you only get a 1/5



















Every beer I drink gets me closer to Christmas. It's suppose to be exciting, but Christmas is losing its charm for me. Not sure why, maybe it's the fact I'm getting older, maybe I don't believe in santa or the holiday spirit (whatever that is), maybe shopping during this time is hell, or maybe I'm at a point where I just don't exude my shiny disposition. All in all, Christmas is drawing near, but I'm just not excited.

P.S. Sorry to sound so sad and bitter, but I promise, I will be better next time. Maybe this beer does that to people...

X'mas Beer: Day 14

Beer: Rogue

Region: Oregon, USA
Volume: n/a (perhaps a 5.8%, since it's a porter, maybe even 6% or higher)
Brewery: Brewmaster
Taste: Rich, aromatic, robust, chocolaty taste that goes down smooth. Definitely a full flavored beer that will go well with a meaty meal.
Fun Fact: "Porter is said to have been popular with transportation workers of Central London, hence the name. " - BeerAdvocate.com, article 305

Rating: 4.25/5

Note: I believe my rating system may be flawed because I've been drinking my beer at the very end of the day...uaually after a few drinks in (okay, not "usually", but all the time).

X'mas Beer: Day 13

Beer: Anchor Steam Beer (since 1896)

Region: San Francisco, California, USA
Brewery: Anchor Brewing Co
Volume: n/a (perhaps 4.8%)
Taste: Smooth creamy taste with a hoppy finish.
Note: I had an Anchor Steam from Father's Office once, and the bartender told me it's California's first craft beer. Pretty cool eh? I think I'm quite "hoppy" with this beer (har har). Also, I am drinking from a fancy glass again!

Rating: 4/5

X'mas Beer: Day 12

Beer: Mothership Wit

Region: Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Brewery: New Belgium Brewing
Volume: 4.8%
Taste: Light wheat taste that goes down smooth with a zesty finish.
Note: I love how the bottle gives instructions on how to "Fly the Mothership", so I did. This is the first time from this beer tasting experience that I've poured the drink into a glass (a fancy one nonetheless). Drinking it is much easier and gives one a new appreciation for tasting beer.

Rating: 3.75/5

X'mas Beer: Day 11

Surprise surprise!

This is what happens when you wrap up all 28 different beers and choose randomly. REPEATS! Yes, I got exactly the same beer as yesterday. The Prohibition.

I guess this saves me the effort of analyzing a new taste. *whew*

All in all, it still rates a 4/5 and I'm still enjoying its taste after three Pacificos earlier!

X'mas Beer: Day 10

Beer: Prohibition

Region: San Francisco, California
Brewery: Speakeasy
Volume: 6.1% (woah!)
Taste: This one is quite good. You can taste the maltiness initially, then the hoppiness kicks in leaving a nice tingling sensation.
Rating: 4/5

X'mas Beer: Day 9

Beer: Estrella Damm

Region: Barcelona, Spain
Volume: n/a (I'm guessing it's around 4.5%)
Taste: Light lager, crisp, refreshing and clean. It goes down smooth without any after taste.
Rating: 3/5 (it's a high rating for such a simple lager, but I suppose the claim "since 1876" gave it that extra 0.5 points. It's lasted this long, it must be good!)