Well it’s been a while since I’ve updated the cheap beer
blog. This is mainly because Charlottesville isn’t exactly friend to beers that
should be drunk while listening to Like A Rock by Bob Seger, which I’ve stated
many times before. However, we recently acquired a Trader Joe’s in this town
and that has brought an influx of interesting beers. It’s funny how getting a
Trader Joe’s can change a town. I feel like when people mention
Charlottesville, they mention Trader Joe’s like it’s some signal that we’re
finally a city to be reckoned with. It reminds me of the scene in Tombstone
where Sheriff Behan is telling Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp how big Tombstone is
getting and that “everyone dresses mighty tony for a mining camp” right before
Turkey Creek Jack Johnson guns a guy down in the street. Very cosmopolitan indeed.
Now onto the beer. Today I’m trying Name Tag Classic Lager.
It was about $3.99 or so for a 6 pack so I think it fits into the cheap beer
category. It’s a nice golden pour, not much head to speak of really. It weighs
in at 5% alcohol content so it’s definitely got that going for it. It doesn’t
smell super great but it actually tastes kind of sweet and malty. Not bad all.
No real aftertaste to speak of, which if you’ve read this blog before, is a
good thing in my book. Goes down fairly
easy as well. I’m going to give Name Tag a solid 4 Bundy heads on taste.
Again, if you’ve read my earlier reviews, you know I value
simplicity in a can design and Name Tag has that. I like the circular logo with
the red background and white font for the name. I’m a big fan of all white cans
and I like the red and gold stripes. I’ll have to detract points for the flower
above the Name Tag, ummm, name in the logo. Kind of unnecessary in my opinion.
I’m going to give this 3 Kelly Bundy’s on the can attractiveness scale.
All in all, you can’t really go wrong with this lager. It
contains 5% alcohol which, in the US, you normally only get out of terrible
tasting ice beers or fancy man beers. Goes down smoothly , comes in a good looking can and won’t
put a hurting on your wallet. Can’t really ask for a whole lot more out of a
beer.
