“A fine beer may be judged with only one sip, but it’s better to be thoroughly sure.” — Some Czech Proverb Greatest Pro Bowls of all time, and other stuff found on the Internet.
SOUTH, Santa Monica — Greatest Pro Bowls of all time, and other stuff drank beer yesterday. Greatest Pro Bowls of all time, and other stuff will most likely drink beer again today.
With that fun in mind, here is a list of the top five beers Greatest Pro Bowls of all time, and other stuff has had recently (not in any specific order, really; listed alphabetically, actually) …
Abita Turbodog — This dark brown ale goes down surprisingly smooth. Real smooth. Such a surprise, yet so refreshing. This is a change of pace from your typical dark ales, which can at times not be all that thirst-quenching.
Brewed with Willamette hops and a combination of pale, crystal and chocolate malts (according to information obtained from the beer’s official website), Turbodog isn’t just fun to say, it’s also good to go with meats of all variety (I had it with a pulled chicken sandwich, and I can vouch for that insightful analysis).
Abita also brews the famous Purple Haze raspberry-flavored brew. While some may challenge your manhood drinking such tasty beverages, these so-called fruity beers can oftentimes be very delicious. Let the haters have their crappy Budweisers, it just leaves more fun for the rest of us.
Blue Moon — This Belgium-style wheat beer is often offered as an alternative to the German-style hefeweizens by bars that have bought into carrying Blue Moon over beers such as Pyramid Haywire and the like. This is an unfortunate set of events, since Blue Moon just doesn’t hold up against the hefezweizens of the world. I may be the only one who feels this way, but it seems that Blue Moon’s taste has a hint of butter. Butter may be great for your morning toast, but not for your happy-hour prost.
Upon ordering your first Blue Moon, the first thing you’ll notice is that Blue Moon is served with an orange wedge, rather than the lemon that accompanies hefeweizens. Oranges are rich in viamin C, which means you can correctly claim that drinking Blue Moon is therefore good for you. Anybody who says otherwise doesn’t know what they are talking about, and you should simply ignore their words of advice from here on out.
Innstadt Edelsud — Like the Belli Bock we profiled a week ago, you’ll have to make the trek to the market at Alpine Village in Torrance, Calif. to find this exclusive high-fermented pale German brew.
The swing pop top makes you want to like this German export before even taking a sip, but be careful on the pour or you’ll get more head than you desire. Or, maybe you really like head.
Anyway, try this awesomely delicious German beer if you can.
Pete’s Strawberry Blonde — This beer combines three of my favorite things — beer, strawberries and blondes — into one happy package. This bonafide party in your mouth is such a tasty summertime ale … all kinds of yum packed conveniently into a 16-ounce bottle.
This is definitely not something to be enjoyed year round, but as winter turns to spring and spring into summer, this tasty treat really begins to hit the spot.
Beer.
Strawberries.
Blondes.
This is what America is all about.
Let’s move on …
Stella Artois — With the great Stella shortage of 2007 thankfully further distancing itself in the rearview mirror, America can enjoy as much of this Belgian premium beer as it desires.
With a proud brewing tradition that dates back to 1366 (yup, 1366! This time for effect: 1366! Wow!), Stella is the No. 1-selling Belgian brew, internationally speaking (it makes up approximately 75 percent of Belgian beer production). Domestically, however, Stella is overshadowed by something called Jupiler, which is not to be confused with Jupiter via an easy-to-make typo.
Jupiler is a beer. Jupiter is a planet. OK, we’ve already spent too much time on this.
Stella is commonly referred to as “wife beater”, the Internet has revealed. Apparently, somewhere, “Stella” and “binge drinking” are a common association. That’s not all that customary here in the U.S. of A., where “binge drinking” and “Busch Light” are a more likely evil combination. Still, the comparison is enough to make any Stella fan cringe.
Thirsty for a healthy dose of coincidence? Stella is owned by InBev, which owns Anheuser-Busch, which distributes Stella across the U.S. of A. Thanks to this partnership, Stella is offered on draft almost everywhere. The downside? Being associated with Anheuser-Busch, makers of such fine beers as Budweiser, Bud Light and Busch Light. Can you tell we’re not fans of Bud in this here corner of the Internet?
Still, Stella is smooth, refreshing and everything you could possibly want in a good lager.
