I was back in Devon at the weekend “trying out” a new Wetherspoon’s in Plympton. I noticed they had some canned beer in the fridge and thought I’d take a punt (normally, I would only drink cans of beer on park benches, kerbs, airport lounges and in the company of
threebikesmcginty) but the silly names caught my eye and I ordered
: Bengali Tiger, The Crisp, and
Sweet Action. They were made by Sixpoint Brewery, NY.
As it was an offer, I got 4 cans for a tenner! I poured the
Sweet Action first and was impressed. As the name suggests, it was a sweet ale but it did not taste tinny at all. I was told it was down to a special, tasteless polymer on the inside of the can (this could be marketing BS, but the taste was great). I then had
The Crisp – a pilsner with a palette cleansing “crispness”, my least favourite, but still v good. Finally, and the best, was
Bengali Tiger a strongish IPA at 6.2 % with a hoppy, orangey tang.
More info here:
http://sixpoint.com/beers/core/bengalitiger
