'Twas the night before Christmas...

...and Jon realized he forgot to upload any Christmas tracks from our recent gigs. This one features Mark as Elvis, and Jon on the bottle caps. Merry Christmas!

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Samuel Adams Old Fezziwig Ale (bottled) - 3.0

Samuel Adams Old Fezziwig Ale
Brown Ale
Boston Beer Company
Boston, MA
Alcohol Content: 5.9%

Jon:
I'm quickly becoming convinced that most Sam Adams brews taste a bit like cola, but maybe it's just an effect of how damn fizzy they are. The predominant taste here is orange, but the spice is too subtle.

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Mark:
Malty--and fizzy. This tastes OK, but it made me feel funny, too. I'm not sure what it is about Sam Adams, but it's never sat well with me.

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Jere:
I was hoping to taste some of the cinnamon that was promised me by this one's label, but sadly I could not. Made me long for some pumpkin spice beer. Now that's good stuff.

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Samuel Adams Winter Lager (bottled) - 2.4

Samuel Adams Winter Lager
Weizen Bock
Boston Beer Company
Boston, MA
Alcohol Content: 5.8%

Jon:
This stuff is really fizzy and almost numbing on the tongue. The spices are noticeable, but this brew seems a tad watery. I really need to check the label more closely before I pour for Mark...

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Mark:
This beer smelled nice, but it made my face numb and my throat itch. Then we realized it was a wheat beer, which I can't have. Oops! Interesting anyway--haven't tasted anything like it in a long time.

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Jere:
Carbonation = bad for this beer, and the rest didn't seem to whet my whistle much either. Oh, and it almost reduced Mestizo by one-third.

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