Best Beers in The Bahamas
Caribbean Beer Reviews
or
“What I do When Sharon Says Don’t Work”
Best Beers I’ve had in the Bahamas (drum roll please)
Caribbean Beer Reviews (or How I Spent My 30th Anniversary)
Caribbean Beer Reviews
El Presidente
Well if you haven’t been keeping up with our post here is what’s going on.
We are in the Bahamas where I am being forced to do nothing, so I thought I would drink and review the local beers.
Today’s beer is a light lager with a dark past.
Caribbean Beer Reviews Kalik Lager
Caribbean Beer Reviews
Kalik
Again, let me start with if you are a ‘hop head’, someone seeking the newest ingredient put into a beer, or need every beer to be a religious experience then the island beers may disappoint you.
Caribbean Beer Reviews Sands Lager
Caribbean Beer Reviews
What do you do when your wife, the boss lady, insist you do NOTHING while on vacation?
Me I panic, then obey orders.
So, for our 30th anniversary we are in the Bahamas and while doing nothing I am tasting Bahamian beer and visiting breweries. I thought since so many thirty travelers visit these islands, I would give my two cents worth on their beers.
Beer School 101 Malt
Beer School 101
Malt is the second largest ingredient, after water, in beer. It is the soul of beer.
Malt however, gets treated like Cinderella. It does the yeoman’s work and the hops fight for all your attention.
We brew British Isle style ales. To do this we use imported ingredients. This includes our malt.
Irish Red
The history of Irish Red Ale is difficult to trace. Many Irish Ales made in Ireland are closely related to English Bitters, and some characterize Irish Red as a sub-category of English Bitters or Pale Ales. Others believe Irish Red stands as its own distinct style. Some” Irish Ales “ are lagers, though they share many of the same characteristics as ales. Adding to the confusion, breweries in America have taken American Amber Ales and added coloring or a bit of roasted malt and called that Irish Red as well.
High Gravity
While the café portion of The Lost Colony Brewery has been closed we have been brewing up some of our high gravity brews. These beers need a little more time to mature (a lot like me). We have aged our Kill Devil Scotch Ale in, you guessed it Kill Devil Rum barrels.
The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch Imperial stout has also been allowed to age to perfection. It has been hard holding back so long. I am thirsty just thinking about them. I am not by nature patient person.
Moreish
Beer School 101
MOREISH:
Recently I learned a new term to describe beer. Moreish, /ˈmɔːrɪʃ/
adjective
1.
(informal) (of food) causing a desire for more: these cakes are very moreish
Telling the Beer Truth
So what’s all the stink about craft beer anyway?
Join Lost Colony Brewmaster, Paul Charron, as he marches you through the history and impact that beer has had on human civilization. Why did our hunter/gatherer ancestors pick up the plow? Why were math and writing invented? How were Egyptian pyramid laborers paid? Why did the Pilgrims pull in at Plymouth Rock?
Original Brewery Finds New Life in Mexico
Eight years ago, we started to build a small brewery in our garage. That brewery became our brewpub. We have moved up in the world and it is time for the original brewery to move on.
