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Dammit... that reminds me of a bad situation I had 40 years ago when I lived in Hawaii. I grabbed the first 2 things I could get my hands on in the liquor store.... Seagrams Gin and Pepsi... NASTY, and I still can't touch either to this day...
Well, NO, you don’t mix gin with Pepsi. You need some Vermouth. Or tonic water. No cola, please
 
Homebrew Kolsch in a little glass

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Almananc Brewing, Alameda, California brews up their version of a 5% ABV Festbier, “Rocktoberfest.” Sounding more like a late-night, head-banging metal concert over your local FM radio station, Rocktoberfest is a very nice tasting brew. Rocktoberfest features Weyermann Barke Pilsner, Munich and CaraMunich malts. Says so right on the can!

Like many before it, this doesn’t really fit the visual profile of a Festbier. Primarily, and again it is the wrong color, it should be a perfectly clear, deep straw color, white puffy head with beautiful lacing. It is different…..

Again taste is very nice here, and not at all cloying like a few others I’ve had this week. This one is a little cloudy, orange colored, lack of head, and zero lacing. Maybe back off on the CaraMunich. So, on the Beermeister32 finally tally, points go for a delicious beer. No points given for optics, send somebody to German beer school already! It is tasty… Prost!

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The good stuff. I really like this beer. Remember the first time I had this in Traverse City, MI after drinking only Schlitz, Bud, Miller, etc. in MS. Fell in love with it, didn't know that (some) beer could taste this good.
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Some folks chase Guinness, others Pliny, or maybe the perfect Helles, or a local IPA. That right there is my white whale.
 
Some folks chase Guinness, others Pliny, or maybe the perfect Helles, or a local IPA. That right there is my white whale.

One of these days I'll summon the courage to brew a BoPils, like an Urquell clone. No covering for mistakes in those beers.

If you're ever in Europe, order a pour of Budvar Budweiser. A little slice of pure heaven. You can get it here (called Czechvar, for trademark reasons), but it loses something after the long voyage in green bottles.
 
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