April 20, 2014

As April 20th - four twenty - is the day on which conspicuously stupid young people are duped into believing it makes them sophisticated to light up in celebration of the anniversary of the birth of Adolph Hitler I will focus on beers of questionable taste;

78/1059)  Home:  Octane 7.0 by Breuvage Octane of Quebec: *;    described using such terms as "alcoholic beverage + caffeine"  "elaborated in Canada";   among the ingredients are malt liquor and "guanara extract (caffeine)";  it smells like Red Bull and tastes much the same;  I'm not certain this needs to exist but it's not a drain pour either;  very candy like;  while I did buy it at the beer store it might find its most devoted audience among those who don't like beer very much;

79/1060) Home:  AC/DC Premium Lager by Brasserie Licarne of France:  *;  "brewed in accordance with the Rock 'n Roll manifesto of 1973 and the German Purity Law of 1516";  let it not be forgotten that on the 19th of February, 1980, AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott died after "a night of heavy alcohol consumption"; the official cause of death was "acute alcohol poisoning" according the Guardian (UK);  the booklet to CD release of Back in Black, which I do not own, claims he choked on his own vomit; a very German style later;  in short an ordinary beer for an unextraordinary band;