Beer Review #1-Wild Blue Lager

From time to time i'd like to offer my opinions on different beers. I buy random brands and styles of beers, now and then, just to taste whats out there. Maybe it will help you find a new fun beer or even prevent you from having to finish a six pack of something you don't like.

This Review is on Wild Blue Lager by Amheiser Busch. I took a chance on it and bought a six pack at a local Circle K, so it's easy to find. The Packaging that of a micro brew, with a blue bulldog pooping a blueberry and shooing it away. That should be the first clue!

I read the label, 8% ABV, which sounded good. It also said it had a light blueberry taste, sounds nice for a summer lager. I opened a bottle, smelled the aroma and it smelled like a lager with a light aroma of blueberry. Upon pouring the bottle into a glass( I like to let the bubbles stir it and view clarity) i noticed it was a BLUE beer. I tasted it and it is Full On blueberry! You get the initial taste and overall feel of drinking a beer, but it's blueberry, man. I thought they might have used blueberry in the brewing process, i didn't expect it to be that high a concentration.

After reading the label further, it states, infused with natural blueberry flavor. It was not all that bad, though(is beer ever?) It's a beer you may start out with, may have with a summer dinner outside or even share with your lady, when you just want to talk over a drink. I didn't feel this was a beer you could drink all night, it took me 4 nights to finish the six pack off. I would prefer it over the lime brands out there, but thats me and thats another issue.

Out of 5 stars, i'd give it a 3. It was tasty, not bitter and summery. You can find more on it at http://www.wildbluelager.com/. They even offer cooking recipes for pork marinades and vinegrette dressing, cool. Try it, tell me if i'm wrong. Later-CHOPPER

Story Time

When i was in High School, there was a kid, quiet, dressed a little backdated, but a nice, well raised kid. As he grew he got in metal, which was still mainstream in the early 90's.

My senior year i was invited to try and play with this group of other kids, i tried to play drums. I got to this country house, set up my set and these two kids plug in their guitars. They start to show me what they got and they have already, the two of them, written 6 to 8 songs, all guitar ofcourse. They shred these songs complete with individual solos. They were playing well beyond their age of 16 or 17.

The funny thing about it was the other kids was viewed as a burn out troublemaker. The teachers should have found a way to channel his ability in metal guitar 101. He had ability that i hope lead to other better things.

The quiet back dated kid was even better, i thought. I couldn't believe how this kid played. He was short with little hands, but his right hand hammered out this crunch that got you wanting to jam!(Early James Hetfield)

Ofcourse i wasn't much of a drummer. They needed someone who could play those quick time measures and i was no thrash drummer. I could hang with some "sick of it all" if it was slower but they needed someone who really embraced metal drumming. My reign lasted 2 weeks.

I recently saw the little quiet kid again. He still play, he has to. Said he's a hairdresser and plays acoustic at church on Sunday. Told you he was a good kid. He's still playing in a band, DOWNTROD. He gave me a CD of the band and it's listenable. I sure their better live, live music ALWAYS is. I'll have to watch the scene mag for the next time you play out, Darrell Patrick.

CHOPS WORDS

Talk to you soon