Rinkuškiai Lobster Lovers Beer 9.5%

Brewed by Rinkuškiai
Style: European Strong Lager
Biržu raj., Lithuania

Clear golden with a small off-white head. Lots of honey, caramel and floral hop notes with a hint of dark sugar. Medium body and mouth feel.

Orangeish/yellow pour with a decent head. The aroma is all caramal and malts with rotten fruit. The flavor is much of the same with a touch of alcohol. There are some bread and biscuit notes as well. finishes very clean.......its not too bad.

Bottle... Poured orange with a thin head that faded immediately. Spicy, biscuit aroma. Not much flavor in this bad boy. Malted grains that were sweet overall and a dab of alcohol that was really unobtrusive. I think this brew’s only means is to get you drunk without you actually tasting much.

Cloudy orange pour with foam and some lacing. Lots of carbonation. Aroma of cloves and spices. Touch of burn from the higher alcohol content. Certainly work trying and wouldn’t turn it down.

Bottle on 11/28/2008 in the Great Butters Tasting of 2008. Very clear dark golden body with a medium creamy off-white head. Sweet honey and grain aroma, some caramel and light floral hops. Big caramel flavor, some honey and light floral hops. Medium full body with moderately low carbonation.

A - lots of earthy wheat and light fruit spices, orange zest 7.5 v - clear pale orange color with little head retention 3 T - sour note that matures alongside a ild citrusy cloying note. Taste is pretty mild, but good 7.5 P - smooth, with an almost vodka like pucker in the throat from the nearly 10% ABV

Pours a two finger off-white head that fades slowly leaving some lace. Crystal clear, amber color. Malty nose. Good carbonation and medium bodied. Flavor is sweet malty, caramel finish. The high ABV is hidden. Decent strong lager, big improvement over their 5% version. $4.50 for a 500ml bottle from Tullys Beer & Wine Wells, Me.

Strange name, strange label. Pours clear dark gold with a fading white head. Corny toffee aroma. Not surprisingly, this translates almost directly to the taste. Medium body, light carbonation, slick mouthfeel. Almost nothing in the finish. Probably a great choice if you want to get hammered efficiently without spending a lot of money. I didn’t get the Lobster and Lover connection at all, then it hit me... they’re going for that certain "je ne sais quoi" that one normally associates with only the finest bumwines.