Devassa- Tropical Dark, Is a Dark ale. The beer has a dark, very dark body, and deep off white foam.
Devassa is similar to that of a john Harvard in that it has several restaurants with-in brazil and is based around its restaurants, while they have a golden pilsner I find the tropical dark much more appealing to my taste spuds. Devassa tropical Dark is is very carbonated witch makes it almost like drinking soda. Like most Brazilian beers it's pretty watery especially for a dark beer. but the fruity malts and slight berry taste makes it one of the better darker beers ive had since being here in brazil. and is way better then the golden pilsner Devassa. Since first trying this beer its been in my fridge quit often. and the fruity malty flavors kinda make it more enjoyable and complex then black princess, cheaper too ! Out of the major brews in brazil like itiapava,brahma, Antarctica and skol. devassa tropical dark has the edge on all of them so if your ever in brazil looking for a cheap beer that is readily available devassa dark is your best bet. While this beer probably wouldn't be on a beer snobs list of good beers I find this beer probably one of the best mass distributed beer's ive ever tasted.
Mac Queens- Nessie, Whisky Malt Red beer. has a copper tone body and a white foam that settles quick.
Mac Queens is Brewery form Austria that I picked up out of interest of calling its self a whisky Malt red beer. When first opening the beer, the sent gives you the impression that you are about to drink a pretty heavy beer cause of the Scottish Highland whisky malts, witch are very prevalent in the taste, but ends up not hitting hard at all. At 5.0% abv, I think this beer would be much better with a higher alcohol content cause of its whisky malts maybe 6.5 or 7 would be really nice. It also claims to have a very smokey aftertaste witch it really doesn't, it more like very mild smokey aftertaste. Nessie is a good beer but the label the whisky of beers couldn't be any further from the truth. While not the worst red I've ever had its surely not the best. Its a very interesting beer and is 100 times better then say killians or michelobs red, but pales in comparison to that of a maudite or something similar.
Flensburger- Frühlingsbock, Golden body with frothy white foam
This beer comes from Germany and is one of the last independent breweries in Germany that is not partly or completely owned by a larger brewery and dates back to 1888. One of the interesting points of this beer itself is the old style swing stopper cap witch is really cool. Frühlingsbock is seasonal dark bock that has 7 % abv content, the beer itself is not bitter but has a lemony vest to it and and is lightly carbonated witch is traditional of a German style bock beer. This is a good beer and I would put it right behind franziskaner or spaten on the best beers Germany has to offer that ive tried.
Murphy's Irish Stout- Black body Thick frothy foam
Murphy's Irish stout is your traditional Irish brewery dating back to 1856 Cork county. Its known as the lighter beer in Ireland's arsenal of stout beers, Its deprived of any carbonation and is much more sweeter and dry then its counter parts, and has hints of caramel. It contains the nitrogen widget witch is suppose to give it the similar taste and features as if it were on tap. The brewery was taken over by Heineken after over a century of local brewing. In my opinion this does not top Irelands classic Guinness stout, but is a must for any fan of Irish stouts.
