Rahr and Son's Texas Red:
Well hello fellow beer connoisseurs! We are nearing the end of the Rahr week and tonight we sample the Texas Red, their amber lager. It pours very nice with a good foamy head and a nice cascade of amber color in the glass with very little visible carbonation though retains the normal beer “tingle“. Flavors are nothing surprising outside your normal amber lager; caramel, spices and a roasted taste abound on the front end of the tongue and a lingering hop on the finish. Not much lacing in the glass to speak of but the head does linger as a papery thin film throughout most of the consumption process. Probably Rahr’s most accessible beer for those who have never tried a Rahr before but seems old hat to those of us who are Shiner heads. As I finish the “normal” Rahr beers, I must say that none of them really impressed me. The Iron Thistle and the Buffalo Butt stand out from the rest of their normal line up but not as go to recommendations to someone. However, Rahr has made it’s name on it’s big bottle beers which we will explore this year as well as their new line of brews. This new line of beers carries it’s own label, website and attitude and looks promising and is on tap for tomorrow. Till then beer-hearts!