Non Alcoholic Beer October 29, 2019

Hey peeps!!!With Heineken bombarding TV ads with their annoying commercials for their new  Heineken 0.0 Non-Alcoholic beer, I wanted to take a look at beer sans alcohol. I was flipping through the January/February 2019 issue of Men's Health Magazine when I noticed they had the results of a survey that was held on their Twitter feed. Here is the graphic for the survey.

They paired the survey with an article entitled The Five Best-Tasting Nonalcoholic Beers to Get Through Dry January by Joy Manning dated January 10, 2019. Check out the article for some recommendations. The roots of non-alcoholic beer lies in that grand moral and social experiment in American History that I keep referring back to in my historical posts on beer: Prohibition. 

The first non-alcoholic beer in the United States made its debut in 1919 which just happened to be the year that the Volstead Act aka The National Prohibition Act was enacted, going into effect at midnight on January 17, 1920. The act defined the scope of an intoxicating liquor as containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume. Which opened the door for the creation of non-alcoholic beer at the time known as "near beer." Even after Prohibition on beer was repealed by the Cullen-Harrison Act of 1933, consumers grew to like the near beer and the brewers continued to make them. A cool article that discusses the process of making non-alcoholic beer can be found here: The Science of Non-Alcoholic Beer by Brent Rose from the Gizmodo website dated May 23, 2013.

My first experience with non alcoholic beer came through my dad and his grocery store. My dad would go through his non drinking phases and would turn to non-alcoholic beers to curb the urge to have a beer. These were two of the non alcoholic beers that I remember him having:

Kaliber beer is a non-alcoholic beer made by the brewers of Guinness. The website Origlio beverage describes it as so:

Brewed as a full strength lager with the alcohol removed at the end of the brewing process, Kaliber is made with pure Irish spring water, classic Irish barley and the finest hops. Lager yeast is used to give the beer its full-bodied flavor.  With well-balanced tones of hops and malt, Kaliber is the smart choice for the enjoyment of a great tasting beer when alcohol is not desired. This European take on a non-alcoholic beer is maltier then most American NAs.

The other non-alcoholic beer is Moussy which is made is made by Brasserie du Cardinal Fribourg S.A in Switzerland and follows the rules established by the German Purity Law of 1516. What differentiates Moussy from other non-alcoholic beer? Their website MoussyBeverages describes the process for making Moussy:

A major reason for this outstanding product quality is the unique, patented, MOUSSY brewing process that was developed as a result of many years of research and experimental trials. The ingenious fundamental concept is not to remove the alcohol from conventional beer but rather to prevent the formation of alcohol in the first place.  How that works is, of course, our brewmaster's best kept secret.

While I believe that my dad drank the original version of Moussy that debuted in the 1970s, they now brew Moussy in a variety of fruit flavors. I've noticed that a number of Muslim markets in the general area of my neighborhood sell Moussy. You can read more about Moussy on their website MoussyBeverages.

Now never let it be said that I won't engage in some research for a post. At Finn's Corner we carry the Bitburger 0.0 non-alcoholic beer. Now I've been a big fan of Bitburger's offerings. What do I think about this one?

I shared it with my friend Conal who is an amazing writer. You definitely check out his writings on his website ConalDarcy.com and his writings on the Barchiving website. Now Conal has spent a number of years in Germany and has had his experiences with German brews, especially Bitburger. So he knows what's up when it comes to these German biere.

What we both agreed on was that the beer had a burnt malt taste to it. We weren't sure if that was by design or if it was that particular bottle. So I decided to have another one, which didn't taste any better. There's just something weird about the taste of the Bitburger 0.0 that I can't place my finger on. Oh well. I gave it the old college try. 🤷‍♂

For my next post, I'm going to delve into the above mentioned German Purity Law of 1516 aka the the Reinheitsgebot. Keep your eyes peeled for that post.

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New England IPA by Samuel Adams Brewing Co October 22, 2019

Hey peeps!!! A few weeks ago I had my first taste of Boston Beer Company's Samuel Adams New England IPA aka NEIPA. Now as you all know, I've been trying to work on my IPA palate. In my last post, I touch on how I didn't know that for American IPA's, region plays a big part in what kind of IPA you might come across. Going back to the book The Complete IPA: The Guide to Your Favorite Craft Beer by Joshua M. Bernstein, here is Bernstein's description for the NEIPA:

"Though balanced, malt proud IPAs are still legion here, brewers are reinventing them. New York and points northward typically favor late-addition hops of the fruity and tropical sort, grains such as oats and wheat that impart a silky mouthfeel, and light filtration, resulting in juicy beers that look like a tall glass of orange juice - the bitterness all but banished."

On to the Samuel Adams New England IPA. The beer app Untappd has the following description from Samuel Adams for the Samuel Adams NEIPA:

Born inside our nano brewery in Boston, Samuel Adams New England IPA is a medium-bodied, hazy brew featuring a big punch of citrus juiciness.

The slight sweetness is perfectly balanced by the pineapple and grapefruit hop character, without being overly bitter. Clocking in at 6.8% ABV and a low 35 IBUs, the unfiltered IPA provides a burst of fruited hop aroma and leaves drinkers wanting another sip. In comparison to West Coast style IPAs which have prominent hop bitterness and a light, dry mouthfeel, New England IPA’s are generally known for a juicy, luscious mouthfeel and opaque, hazy appearance - and are best enjoyed fresh.

Malt Varieties: Samuel Adams two-row pale malt blend, white wheat, golden naked oats

Hops: Galaxy, Simcoe, Mosaic, Citra, Cascade"

I reviewed the Samuel Adams NEIPA with my IG-TV post SiscoVanilla Had a Samuel Adams NEIPA 10-03-2019. Clocking in at 6.8% ABV and a 35 IBU I found the NEIPA to be a bit too hoppy for me though I liked the juicy feel of it on the palate. I found it to be fruity and very tasty, which nails Bernstein's description. And as you can see from the picture, Baybee was feeling himself some of the Samuel Adams NEIPA can. Maybe he likes them hoppier than I do. 😹😜😹

I look forward to trying some of the other IPA varieties in the near future. Any recommendations? Hit me up and let me know which ones I should try next.

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IPA Regional Varieties October 21, 2019

Hey peeps what's up. I've been reading up on beers and came to a realization about India Pale Ales aka IPAs. What I didn't know was that for American IPAs, region of brewing plays a big part in what kind of IPA you might come across. The book The Complete IPA: The Guide to Your Favorite Craft Beer by Joshua M. Bernstein describes the seven distinct regions of IPA brewing:

☆ Northeast and Mid-Atlantic: Juicy and fruity is all the rage as a smooth, lush ride replaces the bitterness.

☆ Southeast: The heat makes southern brewers do strangely delicious things. Some create tropical fruit bombs, while others go resinous or embrace a substantial malt bill.

☆ Midwest: The heartland features many of America's foundational IPAs - balanced, not afraid to flaunt malt, but also embracing the latest and greatest hops.

☆ Rocky Mountains: If you favor IPAs that mimic marijuana in liquid form; hightail it to Colorado.

☆ Southwest: Hot days and cool nights conspire to create both drier and slightly more substantial IPAs that go gloriously overboard on aromatics rather than bitterness.

☆ West Coast: Potent bitterness and aroma fuel these lean, dry and golden IPAs, turning them into high-powered performance vehicles.

☆ Pacific Northwest: Like pine trees and a citrus grove in liquid form, the slightly darker IPAs celebrate the agriculture-rich region's hop variety.

With those descriptions in place, my next post will focus on an untried type of IPA known as a New England IPA aka NEIPA. Keep your eyes peeled for it.

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Colt 45 Malt Liquor October 18, 2019

Hey Peeps, guess who is back down the internet rabbit hole. You got it, yours truly is. Like I promised in my last post Country Club Malt Liquor October 17, 2019, I'm taking a look at good old Colt 45 Malt Liquor.

Now people today think of Colt 45 and the image of Billy Dee Williams in the Colt 45 beer ads is what comes to mind. Live under a rock and don't know what I mean? Well check out this vintage Colt 45 beer ad:

If you turned 21 in the 1990's in NYC, cracking 40's of Colt 45 (along with Old E, St. Ides, Private Stock and Ballantine Ale) was common. Especially for those of us who did so at the Astoria Park Strip!!!! But Colt 45 has been around for a while and it didn't always advertise to the urban beer drinker.

The Colt 45 beer was created in 1963 by the Baltimore based National Brewing Company and unlike the common belief that the beer was named after the Colt 45 handgun, the beer was actually named after Baltimore Colts and their running back Jerry Hill who wore number 45 for Baltimore from 1961 to 1970. Yes, the Colts played in Baltimore before sneaking out in the middle of the night and moving to Indianapolis. Why after Jerry Hill and not someone like Johnny Unitas? 🤷🏽‍♂️ That I can't answer but the article Retro Baltimore Trivia: How did Baltimore beer Colt 45 get its name? from the Baltimore Sun verifies the naming of the beer.

At first, as with most beer advertising during the early 1960's, the demographic advertised to was basically white middle class. The ads touted Colt 45 as being "In the dull and commonplace occurrences of day-to-day living, one thing stands out as a completely unique experience, Colt 45 Malt Liquor." Here are a trio of Colt 45 ads from the early 1960's:

As stated in my last post, with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the neglected African American market started being advertised to by brewers though it would take Colt 45 a bit longer to go full blast on the urban market. Their initial ads had the main focus on the Waiting Man who was as his name states waiting on getting some Colt 45. As time went on the ads got a bit extreme. Check these out:

and this one:

The advertising would change with including this ad with Redd Foxx driving recklessly on a ski slope to deliver the Waiting Man his six-pack of tall boy Colt 45s.

By 1974, print ads would include Redd Foxx and the shift to marketing to the urban areas a was on. Check out these two print ads which clearly show it is being marketed to a different demographic than earlier ads:

The big advertising coup for Colt 45 is when they were able to hire Billy Dee Williams to be their spokesperson. Williams was arguably one of the biggest and most popular African American actors at the time. Having him as the spokesperson for Colt 45 during the 1980s and 1990s made it skyrocket in demand. Check out this gem:

and this one with Fab Five Freddy:

 Billy Dee Williams' effect on the beer can still be seen in this ad from just a couple of years ago:

and even TMZ gets in on the act:

You gotta love YouTube. Ok, enough with the videos.

Colt 45 is currently owned by the Pabst Brewing Company and comes in a number of different varieties aside from the original 5.6% ABV Malt Liquor brew. Acording to Untappd, there's the Colt 45 Double Malt also with a 5.6% ABV, the Colt 45 High Gravity Lager at 8.5% ABV and what's known as the Blast Colt 45 which comes in a variety of flavors and clocking in at a whopping 12% ABV. These seem to be made in direct competition with the Four Loko brand of beverages. There's also a Colt 45 Premium Strong Beer that at 7.2% ABV is made for the overseas Asian market. The Light, Ice and Powermaster brews are no longer available. Does anyone out there remember this brief entry in the Colt 45 portfolio?

Cool Colt!!! Want to know what made it cool? It was a menthol flavored Malt Liquor. Its as if they took a pack of Newports and infused them in a bottle of Colt 45. I had it once...just once.🤢 Ugh.🤮

At some point I'll pick up some Colt 45 for a tasting review on my IG-TV channel. Maybe. So if you're in the hood, pop by your local bodega and pick up a tall boy, a double deuce or a forty of Colt 45. Tell them Billy Dee sent you.

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Country Club Malt Liquor October 17, 2019

Hey Peeps!!! I know I mentioned that I would focus on the rise of Colt 45 Malt Liquor as the subject of my next post in my last post What is Malt Liquor. While I am putting the finishing touches on that post, I would be remiss in not mentioning the first real successful Malt Liquor brand in the United States: Country Club Malt Liquor.

As I mentioned in my last post, the post Prohibition and World War II eras gave rise to a beer alternative called Malt Liquor. The efforts of the Grand Valley Brewing Co. in Ionia, Michigan (1937) and the Gluek Brewing in Minneapolis, Minnesota (1942) brought Malt Liquor to the public. But it would be the Country Club brand that was made by the M. K. Goetz Brewing Co. in St. Joseph, Missouri that would bring the first successful Malt Liquor to the masses.

Goetz Brewing had a long history in St. Joseph, going back to 1859. As with many breweries nationwide, Prohibition pushed them to the brink. Goetz Brewing was no different and was able to survive. Once the The Cullen-Harrison Act amended the Volstead Act on March 21, 1933, beer was once again being brewed in St. Joseph. Country Club Malt Liquor was created in the 1951 and from the beginning the brew was marketed to a specific demographic. Check out these examples of Country Club ads:

 

As you see, Country Club is marketed as "The Party Brew!" Its being poured in a nice glass at parties, cookouts and as you can see from the demographic shown in the ad, the people have a very post World War II pre Mad Men era look and feel to them. The 60's and early 70's saw the ads change focusing more on the beer itself than the people drinking them. Here are a few examples:

 

 Then the target demographic changed as evidenced by this ad:

But why the change?

The 1960's brought massive changes in the United States in the area of civil rights with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The often neglected African American market was now seen as fair game when it came to advertising. In terms of beer this was no exception. Market research showed a certain trend in the urban market when it came to Malt Liquor. According to the article A Story Without Heroes: The Cautionary Tale of Malt Liquor by Kihm Winship from the All About Beer Magazine - Volume 26, Issue 2 dated May 1, 2005:  

They asked, “Which of our products are Black people buying already?” The word came back up the sales chain that people of color drank proportionally more malt liquor than their white counterparts. Nobody knew why; they just did.

While Black Americans comprise 12 to 14 percent of the population, they consume 30 to 33 percent of the malt liquor brewed in the United States The statistic is important for two reasons. First, it shows why brewers of malt liquor advertise more heavily to Blacks: As a group, they buy more malt liquor. The second important fact is that if a third of all malt liquor is consumed by Black Americans, two-thirds is consumed by people who are not black. Hold that thought.

With that information in hand, brewers across the board started to advertise heavily to the much neglected African American market by using African American celebrities and athletes in their print and TV ads. In terms of Malt Liquor, celebrities like Redd Foxx, Richard Roundtree, Fred Williamson, Wilt Chamberlain and Billie Dee Williams helped to advertise Malt Liquor to the newly discovered urban market. That trend would continue into the 1990's and through today. Malt Liquor goes hand-in-hand with hip hop. 

The Country Club brand itself would go through a period of change in ownership. Goetz Brewing would continue to operate in St. Joseph Missouri before merging with Pearl Brewing Co. of San Antonio, Texas in 1961. The St. Joseph brewery would eventually be closed in 1976 with all beer production being transferred to the Texas plant. Pearl Brewing would eventually fall under the Pabst Brewing Company umbrella and their beers being brewed at Miller plants.

Ok, this time my next post will go a bit more in depth on the role played by Colt 45 in the rise of Malt Liquor in the United States.

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What is Malt Liquor October 10, 2019

Hey Peeps!!!! So you're humble narrator is jumping head first down the internet rabbit hole to answer a question that was recently posed to me at the bar: What is Malt Liquor. Ah, Malt Liquor, the elixir of the hood. While Malt Liquor is linked with urban areas, this was not always so. Actually, most Malt Liquor was originally marketed to a different demographic and has its roots during the post-Prohibition era through to the World War II era.

Beer is made with four basic ingredients: Water, Malted Barley, Hops and Yeast. Malt Liquor is made a but differently. So you might ask yourself. How is it made? According to the post The Brief, Drunk History of Malt Liquor by Evan Malachosky from the Hop Culture website dated March 17, 2017:

The beer inside the big bottles is produced with a mix and match of either corn, rice, or dextrose (often called “adjuncts,” these simple carbohydrates are used to jack up the alcohol content while maintaining a lighter mouthfeel), bottled in glass or plastic, and has an alcohol content of anywhere between 6-9 percent ABV.

Another question is what led to brewers having to use the adjuncts and other grains to make malt liquor. That comes from two pivotal events in American History: The Great Depression and World War II.

Breweries post Prohibition during the The Great Depression saw malt shortages which made it hard to make traditional beer in large amounts once the nationwide beer ban ended with the enactment of the Cullen-Harrison Act on March 21, 1933.  The Cullen-Harrison Act amended the Volstead Act by stating that beer and wine with an alcohol content of 3.2% were not intoxicating and could be made for mass production and sold to the public (and those sales could be taxed creating revenue for the government) as of April 7, 1933. This is why National Beer Day is celebrated on April 7th of every year.

Fast forward eight to ten years to the World War II years. With a national rationing program occurring in the United States in conjunction to the aforementioned malt shortages, breweries had to find other grains and fillers, such as sorghum and potatoes to name just two in order to make beers. This led to the creation of Malt Liquor by the Grand Valley Brewing Co. in Ionia, Michigan in 1937 and a different sparkling version of Malt Liquor from the Gluek Brewing in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1942.

A great detailed article on the history of Malt Liquor is A Story Without Heroes: The Cautionary Tale of Malt Liquor by Kihm Winship from the All About Beer Magazine - Volume 26, Issue 2 dated May 1, 2005.

My next post will go a bit more in depth on the role played by Colt 45 in the rise of Malt Liquor in the United States. To whet your thirst, check out some of the more popular and well known Malt Liquor brands.

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Cerveza Aguila de la Cerverceria Bavaria de Colombia

Hey Peeps!!!! If you remember from my post La Cerveza Polar de la Cervercería Polar and Florida Brewery October 4, 2019, I stopped into the Arepas Grill into the Arepas Grill Restaurant (21-19 Broadway, Astoria, NY (718) 355-9686 to try that particular beer. Well, I've never been known to stop at just one beer, especially if there was a second beer on the menu that I hadn't tried. On the menu, they had la Cerveza Águila which hails from Barranquilla, Colombia.

Cerveza Águila is one of Colombia's most popular beers and can trace its roots back to 1913. La Cervecería de Barranquilla came into being in 1913 and initially brewed four separate beers: Escudo, Gallo Giro, San Nicolás, and Cerveza Águila. Twenty years later it was decided that the brewery would only brew Cerveza Águila. 1967 saw the merger of La Cervecería de Barranquilla with la Cervecería Bavaria, making it the largest brewery in the country of Colombia. In 2005, Cervecería Bavaria would be purchased by SABMiller and in turn would be purchased by Anheuser-Busch InBev in 2016. Throughout the years, Cerveza Águila has been a mainstay for the brewery since then spawning a Light version in 2002 and a Non-Alcoholic "Zero" version in 2014. On to the Cerveza Aguila.

The website for Cerveza Águila describes the beer as follows:

Balance de amargo, dulce, alcohol y originalidad. Una cerveza para refrescar, animar y celebrar. 

Balance of bitter, sweet, alcohol and originality. A beer to refresh, cheer and celebrate.

I did a video review of Cerveza Águila on my IG-TV channel entitled SiscoVanilla Had a Cerveza Aguila at Arepas Grill on 09-29-2019 I found that I really liked this beer. Clocking in at 4.0 ABV (IBU not listed) Cerveza Águila is a Lager that has surprising body for such a low abv. I found it to be malty, slightly sweet and not bitter in the least. It was a very delicious beer. Definitely have yourselves a couple of them on me.

I'll be going down the rabbit hole in a couple of future posts, concerning good ole Malt Liquor. Keep tuned for those posts.

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Gun Hill Brewing Company Part II October 5, 2019

Hey Peeps!!! Sorry for getting sidetracked with getting back to my post on my visit to the Gun Hill Brewing Company. I got lost down the internet rabbit holes with the vintage beer ads in the posts
Schaefer Beer Vintage Celebrity Ads September 29, 2019 and Blatz Beer Vintage Beer Ads September 30, 2019. But no need to fret true believers, here goes the second part of the brewery visit.

When I left off from my post Gun Hill Brewing Company Part I September 27, 2019 I said that I tried three of Gun Hill Brewing Company's brews:the Broadway Boogie American Amber Ale, the Spirit 76 American Pilsner and Tried & True a Festbier.

The Broadway Boogie American Amber Ale clocks in at a 5.0% ABV (IBU not listed) and has a beautiful amber color. The malt is prevalent in this beer and it is not too heavy in body and is not very hoppy in flavor. Aside from the malty flavor, the beer is slightly sweet and is very pleasant. Check out my video review from my IG-TV channel: SiscoVanilla Has a Gunhill Brewery Broadway Boogie Amber Ale 09-23-2019.

Next was the Spirit 76 American Pilsner. The Spirit 76 clocks in at 4.5% ABV (IBU not listed) and has a beautiful golden color. I found it to be very crisp and clean with a nice body, unlike what you would find from a mass market beer pilsner. It has a nice hoppy note on the palate, not too overbearing. It is a very nice pilsner. Check out my video review from my IG-TV channel: SiscoVanilla Has a Gunhill Brewery Spirit 76 American Pilsner 09-23-2019.

The final beer that I had at the Gun Hill Brewing Company was their Tried & True Festbier. For those of who aren't familiar with the Festbier let me shed some light for you on this German style lager. According to the post Festbier: The Modern Day Oktoberfest Beer by Nick Carr from the Kegerator.com dated September 30, 2016:

Festbier, sometimes called Wiesn, Festibiere or Oktoberfestbier — a name that can only be used by Breweries in Munich — has taken the place of Marzën in the beer tents dotting the Theresienwiese (Therese’s meadow) in Munich during the two week Oktoberfest celebration. It is a relatively young, and mostly unknown, style here in the United States. But it isn’t the first change to the beer lineup of Oktoberfest.

As per the story, the popular Oktoberfest beer, the Marzën was deemed a bit too heavy for all day drinking and merriment that is found at Oktoberfest celebrations. So a newer beer was introduced at the festivites: The Festbier. Since 1990, it is the only beer found at the Munich Oktoberfest celebration.

The Tried & True Festbier clocks in at 5.6% ABV (IBU not listed) and is a nice golen colored beer. I can see how this type of beer replaced the Marzën. It still has a bit of a malty profile but it is a crisper and lighter beer compared to a Marzën. It does have a slight bitter back but it is not unpleasant in the least. Check out my video review from my IG-TV channel: SiscoVanilla Has the Gunhill Brewery Tried and True Bierfest 09-23-2019. 

I'm working on doing a return trip to the Gun Hill Brewing Company in the near future. Anyone down to join me? Hit me up and let me know. I'm down for company. 

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La Cerveza Polar de la Cervercería Polar and Florida Brewery October 4, 2019

Hey Peeps!!!! This past weekend I went to visit my mom in Astoria with the kids and as I was out buying a couple of things that she needed, I popped into the Arepas Grill Restaurant (21-19 Broadway, Astoria, NY (718) 355-9686.) I noticed in the window that they were advertising Cerveza Polar. Since I had never had that particular beer, I jumped at the chance to try a new brewski.

The political climate in Venezuela these days makes it hard to find authentic Venezuelan products from South America. Why do I mention this? Though the lineage of la Cerveza Polar can be traced to Empresas Polar which owns La Cervecería Polar, C.A. (the largest brewery in the country) founded in Caracas since 1941. Now it isn't uncommon that an international beer is brewed in another country for that market. The label to the bottle of beer I had stated that the beer was brewed by the Florida Brewery located in Auburndale, Florida. So the question I have is this: is this beer Venezuelan, a Venezuelan beer made in the United States or a totally different beer brewed with the Polar Pilsen name? I found an article that I believed sheds light on this. According to the article Florida Brewery, known for popular Polar pilsner, cashing in on craft beer craze with opening of new tap room in Auburndale by Eric Pera from the Ledger dated January 17, 2019: 

The Florida Brewery, best known for its Polar pilsner, will throw open its doors to the public on a weekly basis beginning Saturday, inviting guests to sample its core product along with a growing line of craft brews. Opened in 1973 as Duncan Brewing Co., Florida Brewery is now a subsidiary of Cervecería Polar C.A., and its parent, Empresas Polar, a Venezuelan food and beverage producer.

Well ok then. That settles that question. On to the beer.

The website for the Florida Brewery describes the Polar Pilsen as follows:

Tropical characteristics of a Pilsner style blonde beer that has been adapted for warmer climates. It is light bodied with high drinkability which is why it has lasted the tests of time and has been a beer of choice since 1941!

Clocking in at an 4.5 ABV and an 18 IBU, I found this beer to be a very crisp, clean and tasty pilsner. And it was nice and cold to boot. I can see how this beer is a nice beach and park sipper in the tropical climates of South America, the Caribbean and Florida. To see more of what I thought of it, check out the post SiscoVanilla Has A Polar Pilsen at Arepas Grill 09-29-2019 on my IG-TV channel. 

For my next post, I'll move west on the South American map to shed light on la Cerveza Aguila from Colombia. 

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