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Svytury’s Baltijos

Eric Silva — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 02:02:12 +0000

Birdsboro Beverage Company had a beer tasting today. It was before noon, but I won’t get into that. After some mild twisting of my arm, I decided to give it a go.

They were offering some different varieties of Svytury, a Lithuanian beer company located in Klaipėda, Lithuania.

They were offering:

Baltas – an unfiltered wheat beer.
Baltijos – a dark red ale; similar to an Oktoberfest or Märzen.
Ekstra Draught – a mild, slightly hoppy lager in the Dortmunder style.

Due to my strong aversion to wheat beer, I only sampled the Baltijos and the Ekstra Draught. I liked both beers, but the Baltijos was far better. The Ekstra Draught was very pale yellow in color with little to no head. It was a mild lager with a plain finish. It reminded me a bit of Yuengling Light Lager.

The Baltijos pours a deep amber with a thick creamy head. It has rich and sweet taste of caramel, which is felt in the mouth for a long period of time. It’s a good tasting beer, and at 5.2% alcohol you can drink a few without getting into trouble. The bottles are 500mL which is a proper pint. The bottles are specially designed and quite attractive; just a bit of foil around the neck for branding.

Here’s the review from RateBeer.com.

Tetley’s English Ale

Eric Silva — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:32 +0000

My buddy at the beer distributor gave me a sample of Tetley’s English Ale. The can contains a widget similar to a a Guinness Draught and pours with the same type of carbonation and frothy head. The main difference is the color; the Tetley’s is a light caramel brown with a pale yellow head. The beer was mild in flavor and has a low alcohol content.

Here’s the review from RateBeer.com.

Carlow O’Haras Irish Red

Eric Silva — Sat, 03 May 2008 03:42:49 +0000

I had seen this beer at the beverage store and have always meant to try it. The $45/case price tag was a bit of a deterrent. I usually buy Guinness when I choose to drop that kind of coin for beer, but I figured what the hell. The beer pours a reddish copper with white head, and has a nice caramel malt smell. I truly enjoyed this beer and would buy again.

Here’s the review from RateBeer.com.

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

Eric Silva — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:24:06 +0000

Well I switched back to domestic beer for now. I picked up a case of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale from Chico, CA. This is a very good and smooth Pale Ale that pours dark amber with a nice thick cream colored head. The body is light and full of hops, which leaves a clean lingering bitterness when you drink it. This beer is one of my favorites, and never disappoints. The only drawback with this case was that one of the bottle had broken at some point so I only have twenty-three to drink. Cheers!

Here’s the review from RateBeer.com.

Stoudts Winter Ale

Eric Silva — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:30:52 +0000

Good beer. Nice Winter brew. Reminds me of Sam Adams Winter Lager, except the yeast fermented on the opposite side.

Here’s the review from RateBeer.com.

Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale

Eric Silva — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:58:02 +0000

Good Beer. Light brown sugar taste in a pleasantly hoppy ale. Tastes almost like a oatmeal stout but just a little sweeter.

Here’s the review from RateBeer.com.

Sam Adams

Eric Silva — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 01:08:00 +0000

While sitting here waiting for Monday Night Football to resume from halftime, I started listening to Dust.wav by Perpetuous Dreamer (Armin van Buuren) and I thought how Sam Adams has not made a poor beer. I have had several varieties of Sam Adams over the years and can’t think of a single variety that I did not agree with. Thank you Jim Koch and the other brewmasters at Sam Adams for crafting such an excellent product.

Over the years I have had (of the top of my head):
1. Boston Lager
2. Boston Ale
3. Cream Stout
4. Pale Ale
5. Winter Lager
6. Brown Ale
7. Hefeweizen
8. Black Lager
9. Scotch Ale
10. Octoberfest
11. Honey Porter
12. Summer Ale