Reviewing 2 beers from Magic Hat’s Halloween seasonal pack on the heels of the NomX3 event with Gary VAY NER CHUK. Paired up with Built to Spill’s Good Ol’ Boredom. One of these days I’m going to get approved for the friggin iTunes affiliate program.

Odd Notion: Rating B-
Roxy Rolles: Rating A-

Greg the Frozen Food Master wanted to know why I called a “top of the line” stout an 85 and how that could be better than a 90? I don’t think I was very clear with my explanation on the show, but here it is:

As you go up the scale, the ability to drink the beer goes down. Some people like to drink Budweiser for a reason. It’s easy drinking. There isn’t much complexity about it from a taste perspective. The way I rate beer is like this: If a beer has 2 or 3 of the following ingredients: it is highly complex, made with special ingredients, is expensive and/or ridiculously potent, then chances are it’s going to be in the 90-100 range (if they succeed in making it taste good or at least I think it could taste good). There’s a reason they can charge a premium for the beer and there is usually a reason that you cannot drink many of them in a row (aka session them). Some of these rules may not apply to guys with more money than Ted Turner.

Drinking (responsibly) is awesome. It goes even better with eating! Freezerburns.com is a man’s quest to eat his way through the freezer aisle, one box at a time.

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