Moosehead Lager:
Hello all and welcome to a review of a beer from our allies North of the border.  Now Canada has a lot going for it despite having a nation of Frenchmen in it; they have tons of maple trees, maple syrup, Duddley Do-Right, “The X-Files” was shot there for all the good seasons, and they have tons of beer.  Not too many of these beers make it down here to us but the ones that do are usually not the best (and I’m sure not too many of our good beers make it up to them either) but occasionally a decent one can be found.  Today’s beer is not only decent, it’s actually good and that beer is Moosehead Lager.  The beer pours a crystal clear blonde color with not much head to speak of but what is there is stark white and a skunk nose that is really off putting.  Yeah, the nose almost sent me to judge this beer as bad before actually tasting but I decided to give it a fair shake since it was Canadian and, hey, they’d do the same for us, right?  Right?? Okay the initial taste is a cream flavor with a touch of fizz while the mid tongue gives us a malty sweetness that sticks around through the rest of the sip and really fades to a dry finish and leaves no real hint of an after taste.  So color me surprised that this was actually a good beer, the fact that it is a lager really didn’t help it’s case in my mind but I was needing to look North for a beer to try and this one was available and I‘m glad I picked it.  Probably best during our summers here in the blast furnace of North Texas but really it’s light enough to drink with any meal and at any time of the year and won’t cover up the taste of the food.  If you’re curious, grab one and give it a whirl, you might be surprised.