""La Jordana del Escorpion en Fuego hacia la casa del Chupacabra muerto" translates to "The path of the fiery scorpion through the house of the dead Chupacabra". Aged on tequila oak staves, brewed with agave nectar, serrano peppers & ninety nine scorpions."
Alright, so my birthday came a few days ago. Turned the big 31. I can hardly believe that it's been legal for me to drink for 10 years now. I feel like I have a lot of catching up to do..! Anyway, since it was my birthday, I wanted to drink one of my more special (rough translation: one of my pricier) beers. I remembered that I had this one and the bottle said to "drink fresh", which I failed to do. Better now than later.
The beer was poured into a pilsner glass. It has a burnt orange color to it with a finger of beige head. Don't know if it is particulates or some of the head that floated to the top but it has a cloudiness about it. Solid retention. Didn't leave much lacing around the glass. Aromas of sweet malt, agave, oak, plums, and candy corn.
The taste is pretty interesting. It reminds me a little bit of a dubbel. Very sweet on the front end. More tastes of the sweet malt, oak, dark fruit, and a very small trace of tequila. Has a peppery finish that lingers a little bit. Slight amount of bitterness. Can't taste the scorpion, but I'd have no idea what the scorpion is supposed to bring to the table anyway. If I could taste scorpion, I might not like this beer as much. Full bodied with mild carbonation, it also leaves a slight boozy feeling to it. It comes in at 10.1%.
This is a very courageous attempt to be different. Certainly it will stand out amongst other beers for being brewed with scorpions. It is certainly a selling point and will pique the curiosity of many. It did mine. That said, the beer you get is pretty good. It isn't fantastic, doesn't leave me wanting more, but it is interesting. I probably wouldn't buy this beer again, but I'm glad to say that I was able to try this one!
Grade: C+
Price Paid: $16.00 (22 oz bomber)
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