Well I've been doing a hefty amount of typing lately so it's been a tad difficult to motivate myself to write for fun, but I have had an awesomely different beer I've been wanting to pump for quite a while. In the modern male venacular two of the most exciting words outside of the realm of sex are bacon and beer. Two of my favorite B words definitely. Now I've heard of a couple intrepid brewers/breweries joining these two wonderful things, but never really found any bottled till now. Three Skulls brewing (offshoot of Baron Brewing), has mass produced a bottled version of this lovely union. Now some of you may be hesitant or grossed out by this notion, especially those familiar with nasty taste of bacon vodka. Let me assure you that this beer is of perfect taste and proportion. Actually the bacon taste is not terribly strong at all. What is great is that the CO2 of the brew actually carries that wonderful aroma right to your nose. The lovely faint smell never dissapoints. The rest of the ale does not have a very strong odor, but a lager was used as a base, so unless there are some leftover lager yeast then it doesn't really have much more of a smell than that anyway. Honestly most of the time I hate straight lagers, some have even had the nasty taste of malt balls to them, ugh nasty! There are some like black lagers, or ones done with enough care and skill that have a taste, and one that isn't straight up terrible. This one is like that, and being as light a beer as it is lends itself well to just a hint of one of America's favorite pork products. In a nutshell though, this is the beer salters holy grail. Bacon usually has a salty taste to it, and more than lent a helping hand to this ale. Yes for those awkward few who dare tarnish they're beer with salt, search no more for the Buccaneer Bacon Lager comes tasting practically pre-salted. Normally I would also hate this, as salt is an overpowering flavor that can kill alot of the great taste found naturally in an ale. Tasting this ale, I think the saltiness of the bacon helped quash some of that nasty aftertaste that can happen drinking some lagers (see malt balls). All in all this is a nice light beer, and highly drinkable. If your a fan of bacon, you'll love it, and if your a beer salter, well this is your viagra in a bottle. I bought mine from 99 bottles, but I've heard and seen it available in a couple Fred Meyers or QFC if your in the right area (Seattle), I'm sure The Beer Junction probably has it, or there is always hitting up the Pillager's Pub off Greenwood where Three Skulls is located. In any event it's worth a try for just about any taste I'd say, so enjoy this liquidy interpretation of Bacon, Uummmm Bacon (drool)!
