Previously, on Omni Has A Drinking Problem:
- Day 6 - Kindred Spirits (Wednesday)
- Day 5 - Flight (Tuesday)
- Day 4 - Full-Tang (Monday)
- Day 3 - Sucaba (Sunday)
- Day 2 - All of the beers (Saturday)
- Day 1 - Grand Beiere de Texas (Friday)
For the last day of the challenge, I decided to go ahead and have a nice easy-drinkin' IPA. Turns out I picked one more easy-drinkin' than I expected.
I didn't bother reading the can, cracked it open, and poured it into the glass. I took a big whiff, clearly highly hopped. I tasted it, and definitely got a lot of bitter, but not a lot else. I was thinking of how I would shred them for making such a weak IPA.
Then I bothered to actually read the label. Oh, it's a session IPA! Well, in that case, it's quite good! Obviously, it lacks the malty backbone of a full IPA, which makes the IPA seem much more bitter. Yet they manage to not be too bitter. Quite enjoyable. And despite the nor'easter tearing up the northeast, I threw some burgers on the grill. This beer went well for a beautiful Texas spring evening.
This is the end of the "contest". I don't actually know what the contest was for, or what anyone might win. But I like beer, so I'm gonna do it. I think I may continue drinking new beers and blogging about them. I mean, I'm going to continue drinking new beers no matter what, but I kind of like talking about the beers. Maybe I'll actually start doing better tasting notes about them.
Anyway, thanks to doomsdaychassis for getting me involved with it. I've had fun and enjoyed virtually meeting and interacting with some other beer nerds.
Since this is a contest, there must be rules.
- You have to try a new beer every day, for 7 days.
- The beer must be something you have never tasted before.
- You must put a photo of the beer and write a few words about it.
- Nominate someone every day.
- If you are a social outcast with no friends to invite you just join the fun. You have every excuse to drink!
- Use the tag "#sevendaybeerchallenge" as one of your five tags.