The final BIF submission is by MikeS, and I said, its a doozy:

First; apologies for my tardiness both in shipping and in getting everything drank drunk drinked quaffed.  Life got in the way.

ron73440 sent me some really good beer as well as some nice swag; including a pint coozie that has already seen a fair share of use.  I don’t have the palate of a professional reviewer, so bear with me.

Here we go…Glibs beer tasting; “Life on the Farm Edition”:

No, this is not George Jones’ lawn tractor.

 

O’Connor Green Can Golden Ale

Crisp and clean. Refreshing. Mild citrus aftertaste. Good lawn mower beer.  If you have a friend who refuses to drink anything other than BMC, and you live by O’Connor, have them try this.  3.7/5

O’Connor Norfolk Canyon Pale Ale

Very similar to Green Can, just more hops. Decent. Passable PA. I’m sure PA fans would like it. 3.1/5

Three Notch’d Hydraulion Red

Nice reddish-gold color. Can’t explain taste very well. A tish sweet…caramel notes?  Damn good. 4.1/5

Midnight Brewery Rockville Red Irish Red Ale

Slightly different than the Hydraulion.  Not as much sweet (not that the Hydra’ was overly sweet).  A little more carbonation. A little less flavor than the Hydra’.  Honestly, a little bland. 3.2/5

Belhaven Scottish Ale

Good beer.  A little sweet.  Smooth. What is that I’m tasting…malt I think?  Like the malt in a malted milk. Not a lot, just a touch.  And the faintest bit of dryness on the backend. This is going down pretty quick.  I like this beer. 4.3/5

Midnight Brewery Not My Job English Brown Ale

Not bad.  Almost “light” considering it’s a brown ale.  This is one of those beers that would shock your friends who think all dark beers can be cut with a knife.  But there is something there I don’t quite like…a dryness at the end. It’s not a deal breaker, just not what I expected.  3.5/5

O’Conner Odis Black as Sin Stout

First off; I tried shining a very bright light through the glass.  No go. This is black as an IRA bomb maker’s soul. First taste was like toast dipped in coffee…without the soggy grossness.  So far I’m digging it. Not a heavy beer like some stouts can be. It’s an approachable beer for people who like craft beer, but think they don’t like dark beer.  3.6/5

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In honor of MikeS, I wanted to make sure the one I featured today, was something he could find in his neck of the woods.  After all, most of his comments on my articles contain some variant of the words “I,” “can’t,” “find,” and “that.”  In that order.  Let’s just say I was feeling a bit ironic while completely ignoring the definition of ironic.

So Pabst went and made a Pale Ale?  I must confess, I went into it assuming it was going to smell like urine.  I don’t know about anyone else around here, but I for one am familiar with the scent of urine, and this my friends does not smell like urine.  This is a bit overhopped in the style preferred by the hipsters this product is aimed at.  Now whatever hops they picked for this doesn’t seem to suit the style of beer, but that’s okay.  This isn’t going to win any blue ribbons, unless the participant ribbons nowadays are blue.

The question is….Can MikeS find this at his local merchant of mind altering beverages?  Pabst American Pale Ale:  2/5.