Cheap-ish beer round-up in order of quality, with price being equal ($9 for 6 beers):
1.) Sprecher IPA2 (squared) - Yeah, IIPA bias here, but after drinking these 12 beers, this is frankly the one I'm most likely to revisit if price is equal. 7.7% is not huge but the flavor really pops with sticky hop bitterness and big syrupy caramel malt. West coast IPA fans may not like, but I dig.
2.) Allagash Dubbel - Way too high quality for that section. Rich malty fruity flavors, smooth.
3.) Pyramid Apricot Ale - I'm a sucker for a fruit beer done right. Super refreshing wheat with a fruit flavor that comes across clean and not cloying. Intoxicating aroma.
4.) Big Sky Trout Slayer - Wheat ale with delicious hop profile. Lemon meringue, vanilla, hint of smoke(?). I want to chug this bottle. Surprisingly good.
5.) Samuel Adams Double Agent IPL - One of their better offerings. Bright hop flavor, light body, citrusy. Reminds me of their Noble Pils.
6.) Zywiec Beer - Malty Polish lager on the sweeter side. Good bready flavor. A notch above average Euro lagers.
7.) New Belgium Skinny Dip - Blonde ale with citrus notes. Very light, refreshing. You won't mind drinking it.
8.) New Belgium Blue Paddle - It's a pilsner. It's not bad, but forgettable.
9.) Flying Dog In-Heat Wheat - Big meh.
10.) Magic Hat Hocus Snood - Some kind of honey wheat, judging from the bee on the label. Bland 'til death.
11.) Harp Lager - One of the crappiest macro lagers out there. Just getting by on the association with Guinness and St. Paddy's sales. I don't think there's ever an excuse to drink this stuff outside of Ireland.
12.) Tsingtao - Scary green bottle/pale lager combo/China combo. I'm not sure if I could objectively evaluate. It did not taste good. Musty, malty, not crisp.
looks like they took the Shandy and made a spin off of it with different flavors (ginger and sorrel) and just marketed it to a different group. This one was from Trinidad but that shit was soda.
