Kingfisher Premium Beer

A friend brought this over and I have missed a lot of oppurtunities in the past few months to review beers so I thought I'd give this one a shot.  Brewed in India.

Look/Pour/Smell - Straw yellow, a little orange.  Carbonation is well mannered.  Sweet malt smell is the majority of the smell.

Taste - Hops are interesting...the malt is lightly caramelized, and the hops follow suit.  The hops are like the background noise to a smooth jazz radio station jockey.  Surprisingly pleasant.

Rating = 5
It's much better than some domestics, but it's nothing to tip your hat at.  If someone brings it over fine, drink it.  If you're at your favorite pub or beer/liquor store, pick something else.

Wychcraft Blonde Beer

I wanted something from England and this was fortunately on sale and still inside its "freshness" date.  I'm thinking this will be a great starter to the night.

Pour/Look/Smell - High internal carbonation, and if you pour slow it's easy to control the head.  Clear straw, leaning towards orange.  Malt of course, nice and sweet.

Taste - Light and crisp, like a German style beer under their purity law.  This is actually a disappointment, I was expecting a fuller taste.  Although it is good it's not great.

Rating =5
It was a little disappointing.  It's smell is nice, look is fine, but maybe this is more of a pub beer than a "let's try something spectacular" beer.  Try another blonde unless your watching some football (aka soccer to Americans).

Sweetwater 420

They had a promotion for this where if you bought their product you would get two free pint glasses which is a good deal.  This is a semi-local beer brewed in Atlanta, GA.  This is their IPA version.

Pour, Look, Smell - Pours easy with medium head, clear golden yellow.  Good smell of hops, not overpowering.

Taste - Light to medium hops with medium body and malt.  The hops stand out in the aftertaste.

Rating - 5
This one is a par/sub-par IPA, there are better choices out there.