Before/After Lager

Another beer from the Rinkuskiai Brewery in Lithuania, this time a high alcohol content lager called Before/After. The beer runs on the joke of the beer will get you so rutting drunk that an old lady may become a hot woman, which the label shows with its inversion picture style logo. It also posts its 12% alcohol content proudly on the label. All of this may draw in a duster just looking for a new beer to try, or one wanting a high alcohol to see if they can handle it. However, do not let that fool you on Before/After.It does not possess the kick that high alcohol content brews ruttin have.

The beer itself is a light orange in color and does not foam much, which makes it an easy pour. It also has a sweet almost spicy scent that lingers in the nose. However, the flavor is far too sweet for a lager. It is like drinking a mildly tart grapefruitish powdered drink. This captain does not enjoy nor feign the love of overly fruity or sweet beers. The taste also lingers in the mouth too long as well. It’s not my cup of brew.  If you are a fan of sweet beers then you will love this, but this one definitely not a repeat purchase beer for me.

 ~Ambrose E, Brightmore

Rating: 0/5

Ginger Beard

Another beer from Wychwood brewery, and is it a ruttin special little slice of specific taste. It is a fiery English Ale called Ginger Beard. It is a low alcohol content ginger ale. It is definitely not what this captain was soddin expecting when I bought it. At first glance Ginger Beard is like all Wychwood beers, a pretty bell shaped bottle with an eye catching label. A red bearded, one eyed vikingesque warrior with a large tooth grin sits in the middle of mostly green and gold label. It pops out at the drinker who is lucky enough to find this odd little treasure. 

As for the beer itself, it’s ruttin odd. I mean seriously ruttin off. I have drunk heather beer, sorghum beer, and gluten free beer. Ginger beer on the other hand, I have had little of. It is a deep reddish orange and color when you pour it into a glass, recommend a belled pint glass. It does not foam or produce a head, which is not off for a Wychwood brew. It also carries a strong ginger smell. I mean soddin clear your sinuses strong. It will fill a room with the smell of fresh cut ginger root. I will admit I liked it. The flavor is just as strong. There is no taste of hops, wheat, or any other normal general beer flavors. Just ginger. I mean straight ruttin, burn your tongue, like Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale soda or took a bite of the root ginger flavor. It has a strong good long initial burn followed by a sweet sugary beer after taste, similar to a Lambic fruit beer or a weak wine. It is enjoyable, but unless you like ginger or strong flavors this is not the beer for you. It is also a bit expensive at 5.99 plus tax for one 12 bottle. I liked it, but the other factors could hurt it for repeat purchases.

~Ambrose E. Brightmore 

Rating: 1/5

Moulins D'Ascq

Moulins D’Ascq

Alright, let me start off with I am not a fan of French beer. They usually make piss pour excuses for stale water and call it beer, and should stick with making wine, brandy, and champagne, which they ruttin excel at. Moulins D’Ascq aslo advertises itself as an “organic” beer, which most of the time means expensive and utter crap. Organic is just the catch word of soddin nancy arse brewers who want the retro wearing hipster crowd to buy their beer to feel they are helping the environment or want to feel superior to the masses drink mass produced non-organic swill. However, Moulins D’Ascq is a bit of a surprise. It breaks form those buzz phrases, and actually makes an attempt at being triple ale, to which the French say is a classic farmhouse ale. It actually gets close to being like its cousin the Belgian Triple Ale, but it falls just short.

The bottle falls flat on catching the eye, with its dark colors and sunset setting behind windmills. So a first time beer drinker or duster looking for something new may overlook it. It is also expensive for an 11 ounce bottle at four dollars plus tax. To be fair, the reason this captain picked it up was by accident, I had been trying to grab the smokehouse ale next to it. That being said, it is still a pretty beer. It should come as no surprise the French brew a visually pleasant beer. When poured, Moulins D’Ascq is nice deep gold color and produces the right amount of foam creating a thick almost fluffy head to the beer. It is recommended to drink the beer a bell chalice. It produces a swirl of bubble and golden beer that is a good show to watch as it settles in the glass. This captain also recommends you drink this one cold, like glass may get frost cold. Any triple is good just below room temperature, but the colder it gets the better. All that said, Moulins D’Ascq has a mild almost lack luster flavor, which is odd for a Triple. It has a mild fruity tang, with a note of hops. Definitely a weak beer not in my taste, but a fan of triples or really light beers may enjoy it more. 

~Ambrose E. Brightmore 

 Ratings: 2/5