beersday

When I picked up some Bud Light Lime this past weekend, a comment from KimHo (I'm Only Here for the Food) got me thinking about what I have waiting in the fridge. So without further adieu, my current beer state.
Not a bad setup for a casual drinker I suppose. My brother and I were never much for domestics, learned pretty young to pay for quality over quantity, but I suppose they have appeared occasionally. I think though, we may have been secretly raised on Guinness as children..

Kilkenny - a solid Irish cream ale to have around; can be a surprise crowd pleaser
Stella Artois - a lighter beer that goes fan-freaking-tastic with Smirnoff Ice. Seriously mix the two together one for one, and after 4 or 5...lights out!
Guinness (aka Vitamin G) - my favorite beer of all time. That's all that needs to be said.

Rickard's White - after years of drinking Hoegaarden, I was pleasantly surprised by this Rickard's offering. It is a carry over from wing wednesdays from years gone by.
Pacifico - what says swine flu like celebrating with some Mexican beer. Nothing overly special here, just a refreshing hot weather beer.

Samuel Adams - this was a pick up after an episode of Unwrapped where they visit the Samuel Adams brewery. Decent bevy.
Alley Kat - one of our local beer producers here in Edmonton. I don't have a particular favorite, but try to support them when I can.
Granville Island Brewing - this is my last bottle of Gastown Amber Ale, and it saddens me deeply so I'll have to pick up some more. I have great memories of my time in Vancouver and flood back with this great tasting beer.

*beersday - I use to work with some serious drinkers who would get together all the time to drink. To help curb some of the excess, they narrowed it down to one day and that officially became known as beersday.

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bud light lime

There is a lot of hype in town for Bud Light Lime. It's disappearing from store shelves faster than most places can stock it. Even though it arrived May 25th, it took me 3 liquor stores to find a case today. Not only that, but when asking at the first 2 stores, the response was almost a giddy 'your kidding right?'. Maybe everyone is celebrating July 4th with a sixer...or the hype is real.

I've already sampled Bud Light Lime in the States, and (as a non-light beer drinker) was sort of shocked to hear and see the explosion around discovering this beer. Sounds like some companies do listen, even to those crazy Facebook groups. See we finally have this beer option thanks to "a couple thousand Facebook fans who petitioned for its release north of the border". Don't people add lime to other beers already..Coronoa/Sol/Dos Equis? Oh the joy of citrus.

The taste. Well at 4%, it's definitely a light beer. Crisp and clean, your palette is almost left searching for more until the squeeze of lime hits. After downing a couple over dinner, I like that the lime doesn't seem like a chemical additive. It is definitely refreshing, and a beer many non-beer drinkers might enjoy. Worth a go...sure why not. Pretend your on a beach, and enjoy what nice weather we get in Edmonton. Maybe just wait for the hype to die down a bit; $30 for 12 is armed robbery for domestic light beer.

* Big Rock just introduced their version of light-beer-with-lime (June 19th), and Miller Brewing Company is about to bring their version, Miller Chill, north of the border. Lime beer throw down!!!

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