Upon arriving at our friend Pat's house last night to realize he was stocked only with SoCo and Bud Light, Loren, Timmins, and myself took a trip down the street to a local liquor store to pick up a 6-pack for ourselves (since Pat is perfectly fine with his SoCo and Bud). This little liquor store had a pretty good selection. We were faced with the decision to pick between Stone IPA, Ruination, Alaskan, Lost Coast brews, bombers of Bear Republic and that sorta stuff. We decided to pick up something new to us, a pale ale from Mexico, named Chupacabras Pale Ale. The first problem with this beer was that there was no price tag on it (nor any of their beers) and it ended up being like 10.99 for a 6-pack. F*cking ridiculous. The next problem was its taste. It wasn't a drain pour but it wasn't that great either. It reminded me of an IPA I made with old and oxidized hops along with scorching the wort a little too much. Yeah it had an old hoppy sorta taste along with a burnt caramel malt sorta thing. Anyway, I recommed this beer as a must avoid.
Another thing to note is that Nugget Nectar is still drinking very well (as long as you keep it in your fridge), and I really enjoyed this glass a lot more than I was enjoying it in January. Actually reminded me quite a bit of Firestone Union Jack. Speaking of which I may get to a bomber of Union Jack later today.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Chupacabras Pale Ale - yeah it's scary
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
6 comments:
That mug looks a bit frosty to be taking on a pale ale.
It took me so long to drink the 2 bottles I had that I had it over a range of like 32 degrees to 65 degrees. The beer wasn't good either way.
Pat does not keep his glassware stored anywhere above like -20F
I think the literal translation of chupacabra is "goat sucker." I just finished reading Night of the Chupacabras. I'm guessing it will be a classic in fifty years or so.
lol
Had it on tap at a Higher end Mex place in Sacramento and it was actually pretty decent (I'm a hop freak, so what would I know) Far better than the usual swill you get at those places. I think the Port Brewmaster came up with it, and their stuff is great these days. --Patrick M.
In Sacramento? Tres Hermanas? I had it there tonight and I didn't mind it at all. It had a unique flavor, but it was crisp and there was no bad after taste. Not something I would want to drink a lot of so I switched back to Carta Blanca.
Post a Comment