Sips, Suds, & Smokes

Skunk is the word@GeneseeBrewery @drinkoctopi  @cerveceriaca @mertes.de @wernesgruener #beer #beersofaldiCo hosts : Good ol Boy Dave, Good ol Boy Kendall, Rev. Mark, Good ol Boy Sparky, and Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode – All of these beers have one thing in common. They can be found at Aldi. Now this grocery store chain is not everywhere but with 11,235 as of this recording, there are quite a few. They have an approach with only 1 brand of many things and tend to be focused on value. Besides our typical challenge of blind tasting, this kicked up the confusion factor substantially. We added a new BJCP tasting term as the “armpit of a dead aborigine.” We taste and rate the following beer from 1-5: All beer in this episode have 1 common factor:  They can be found at Aldi 4:50               Wild Range IPA 6.3% ABV Genesee Brewing Company, Rochester, NYSUDS-48:49               Hopping Nomad Session IPA 4.5% ABV Octopi Brewing Company Waunakee, WISUDS-414:07            Cerveza Monterrey American Lager 5.3% AB