This week's Sunday Night Suds looks at Joseph's Brau Drive Thru Red Dry Hopped Red Ale.
For the uninitiated, Joseph's Brau beers are the Gordon Biersch brewed beers sold at Trader Joes. They usually run 6.99 per six pack and there is no upcharge for buying singles. Many of the Joseph's Brau are under the Vaa'd of Detroit including the Drive Thur Red and some other quality brews such as the Black Toad (reviewed here https://kosherbeers.blogspot.com/2010/09/sunday-night-suds-josephs-brau-black.html) and Stockyard Oatmeal Stout (reviewed here https://kosherbeers.blogspot.com/2010/08/sunday-night-suds-stockyard-oatmeal.html).
Although the TJ beers are usually above average quality...this one was not.
In fairness, I was unable to tell if this just happened to be a skunky beer due to poor storage in my home or at the local TJ's, but this tasted like a beer which was at least six months past its prime, even though the expiration date was January 2019.
I went on the beer advocate website looking for other people's thoughts on this, at least in the hope that someone had a positive experience with it, but the most recent reviews were uniformly poor. So at best I can tell you that it's 7.2% abv and, well, that;s about it. If you had a better experience, please post it in the comments below.
To see what the experts on Beer Advocate think about the brew, please follow this link www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/10707/295797.
As always, please remember to drink responsibly and to never waste good beer unless there is no designated driver.
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