Beer, its music to my ears

I have the internet in my apartment, finally! And, being bored on a Saturday night, I decided to surf the internet world of beer (especially since the beer I am supposed to be drinking tonight turned out to be inarguably disgusting, I needed to find another way to get my Saturday night buzz ... but I'll get to that later.) As for now, entertain yourself with this little video of lego men singing about beer. Cute. And - I bet it would be even more entertaining after having a few beers yourself.

Now, on to the gross beer. I've been on a bit of a budget recently after the move and all the expenses associated with it (not to mention spending nearly a month as an unemployed slacker.) So, tonight, after buying my Guinea Pig a new bag of food, I had a total of $2.54 left over for spending money. As luck would have it, that's how much the four pack of beer I picked up cost. As luck would not have it, it's not even worth that price.

What is it? Steel Reserve. The guy at the check out laughed when I bought it, saying, "I haven't had this in years." He went on to compare it to Natural Ice. OK - so, not good, but I only had $2.54. I had no choice, and being a beer girl I was willing to try anything once.

Hah. I laugh in the face of Steel Reserve. As Nick put it, "Reserve? Reserve for what? Not human consumption." 

We tried to drink it via a drinking game, but this beer is barely even forceable. Needless to say, there are two-nearly full open cans sitting on the counter destined to be dumped down the drain (I know, alcohol abuse, I'm sorry! But, do you want to drive down here and drink the #&*$?!) And, there are two more cans that will probably last in my fridge until I've had enough other drinks that I am willing to dive into that crap pile again.

Oh, and at that point, the 8.1% alcohol content might not be such a sweet surprise (consider the morning after). Maybe it will just end up in the garbage. Next time, I refuse to hold on to the stinginess of my budget. Better beer = way worth it.

Speaking of being cheap, I super slacked on my beer of the week due to being unable to buy beer. But, we pretty much wiped out the supply in our fridge and eventually had to give in to buying a six-pack or two. So, I've returned with my beer ratings on a slightly different note. Get ready to gear yourself up for some new brews.

What's Lyssa Been Drinking? Nick and I decided to try Shock Top. I'd seen the bottles around and had been interested for a while, but never did too much investigating. After buying it, I was disappointed to learn it is actually a macro brew by Anheuser-Busch. After trying the beer, this was obvious. It lacked in flavor and body, like most macro brews do. We even added a slice of orange, but it didn't do enough to up the flavor. This beer needs a LOT of help, and does not do anything to satisfy the buds on a warm summer day when a citrusy brew seems like just the ticket (Or, in my case, on a warm any day because its just about 90 degrees daily in this sunshine drenched beach city of mine.)

Should you drink it, too? (1 - Hell no. 10 - Don't pass this beer up!) I say, 4. You won't die if you drink it, but trust me when I say your life will go on the same without ever trying it.