My second post

So the other nice thing about Blogspot is that it allows me to post links to other beer related content. This not only serves as a convenient place to store highly important links, but it also lets people know how well informed I am about beer on the internet.

With that out of the way, on to beer. Tonight I had two Aventinus. I have a strange relationship with this beer. I'm fairly sure that I like it. Whenever I'm in grocery stores, I routinely check to see if it's there. (More on German grocery stores and beer later.) In the end, I probably consume about two to four bottles of the stuff per year. And every time I do, I think to myself, "This is really just ok". I think my biggest complaint about Aventinus is that it's just too heavy. You're drinking so much, it's hard to know what it is that you're tasting. (If I were a more sophisticated sort, this is where I'd say something about "mouthfeel".) It's the beer that eats like a meal. There's a nice sweetness, virtually invisible hop and, naturally, a nice bit of alcohol. It's no secret that I like "big" beers- I think eight percent is about the minimum for a beer. So, I like the bite of alcohol in the Aventinus. But I'm not sure if I'm all that thrilled with everything else.

Ask me again in six months.