Beer Tasting, Round 6: Kilt Lifter and Boont Amber
I'm still catching up on my Beer Tasting 2022 project with a beer blog backlog from about a month ago. With this Round 6 I clear it out! ...Well, until it grows back up again. 🤣 I've already got tasting notes from Round 7 waiting for a writeup. But for now it's Round 6, *ding* ding*! 🍻
For Round 6 I put two beers head-to-head that had competed previously against other beers. Kilt Lifter went up against Fat Tire in Round 5. Boont Amber Ale squared off against Alaskan Amber Ale in Round 3.
I've remarked before that this isn't like a knockout/elimination contest. One indicator of that is that neither of these beers won their previous round. Both of them I judged to be overall less drinkable (by me) than their competitor. That's not to say they were bad beers. I'm pretty much not letting anything even close to bad into this contest! These beers lost because they weren't quite as good. Both were slightly too sweet when paired with food. They slightly overpowered it. That's why I wanted to taste test them against each other.
Unsurprisingly (to me) Boont came out ahead of Kilt Lifter on this one. Kilt Lifter is just too strong with its 6.0% ABV and sweet taste. That strength not only overpowers food rather than complement it but also makes it a tad too rich to enjoy sipping on its own. I prefer Boont for sipping.
Neither of these beers are top of the list so far. ...Nor even second. That comparison will come next. Stay tuned as the top two beers so far face off in Round 7! 🍻
For Round 6 I put two beers head-to-head that had competed previously against other beers. Kilt Lifter went up against Fat Tire in Round 5. Boont Amber Ale squared off against Alaskan Amber Ale in Round 3.
I've remarked before that this isn't like a knockout/elimination contest. One indicator of that is that neither of these beers won their previous round. Both of them I judged to be overall less drinkable (by me) than their competitor. That's not to say they were bad beers. I'm pretty much not letting anything even close to bad into this contest! These beers lost because they weren't quite as good. Both were slightly too sweet when paired with food. They slightly overpowered it. That's why I wanted to taste test them against each other.
Unsurprisingly (to me) Boont came out ahead of Kilt Lifter on this one. Kilt Lifter is just too strong with its 6.0% ABV and sweet taste. That strength not only overpowers food rather than complement it but also makes it a tad too rich to enjoy sipping on its own. I prefer Boont for sipping.
Neither of these beers are top of the list so far. ...Nor even second. That comparison will come next. Stay tuned as the top two beers so far face off in Round 7! 🍻