Lobster Lovers Beer

Okay I went far off my normal range of beer countries this time. For this ale I journeyed to that awkward part of the globe that isn't quite Scandanavian, and not quite Russian either. From a country once known as the basketball powerhouse of Europe comes an interestingly labeled beer. This is the first beer from former soviet bloc member Lithuania that I have ever had. And it will not be my last, not because it was that good, but because I believe all things are worthy of redemption and because of this beer I deeply feel the good people of Lithuania deserve that when it comes to their beer. The brew is called Lobster Lovers beer, and it has a very interesting name and picture. I know photography is top notch and all, but for those who can't make it out, it depicts a lobster on the back of a naked female. I'm not sure if this is just some art I'm totally missing the point on, but it seemed like the kind of kooky out there kind of beer I'm drawn to. This beer may be the poster child for not judging a book by the cover. This beer looks like cloudy bright, with a golden hew. The taste really matches the look though as it has a kind of cloudy grain like taste to it. Although it is a lager based beer it does have a slightly strong aftertaste. I looked up the beer and I guess it is supposed to be a European style pale lager. I guess that is one way of describing it, another is just a strong lager with a very distinct aftertaste. Now it said the beer was about 8.5% alc on my bottle, and well if it was truth, and it was that strong, bravo on their part for making it that seemless. There was no strong sweeter taste that is typical with a higher alcohol beer. Now the only place where the pale might have reared it's head was the smell, where it did have a slightly similar hew to what all us regular beer snobs would spot as a regular pale ale. All and all this beer was rather bland and closer to a regular blonde ale, with a goofy aftertaste, and a grainy smothered flavor up front for a blonde. Now for a little counterpoint having eaten some lobster a while back I can say that this beer is the closest thing I've ever drank that comes close to that flavor, and in a beer that is not good. If they set out with the goal of creating something that tastes like a fermented lobster, they may want to talk to our former president about borrowing that giant mission accomplished banner. To the brewery itself, it may be time to go back to the drawing board and try making some tastier brews. And to the marketing department over there in Lithuania, congratulations you baited and nabbed this fish. Although I am eager to try a new beer from Lithuania, this was quite happily my last Lobster Lovers beer.