It’s devastating. The world is filled with great beers. Brewmasters who have been perfecting their ale for centuries, but I’m a simple man with simple tastes. When push comes to shove I’m taking a Bud Light every day of the week. Here’s where my rankings currently stand. It’s…
#1: Bud Light
#2: Bud Light
#3: Bud Light Lime
#4: Bud Light
#5: Everyone else
Now that I’ll be living abroad for a year I’m practically stuck on a Bud Light-less island (thoughts and prayers are welcome), so it looks like I have no choice but to figure out who fits into that “Everyone else” category. It certainly won’t be easy, but I promise you this, I’m going to try. 12 countries and countless side trips means there will be no shortage of beers to try. I’ll be keeping a running tally throughout the year and when it’s all said and done I will crown a definitive #2 to the king, savior and forever champion, Bud Light.
And we’re off…
Pan (Croatian) – tricked me into thinking it was a Heineken at first, decent taste, quite brown, sounds like you’re asking the bartender for a kitchen appliance
Karlovacko (Croatian) – cool bottle, makes a two litre version for one person (huge bonus points here), and the more you drink the more panache you order with… Kar-lo-VA-cko, Kar-lo-va-ckoooooo, Karlo-VACKO!
Bura Golden Ale (Croatian) – quite tasty, kind of like a Blue Moon, good for summer, but too sweet and would give you a sugar high if you drank too many.
Ozujsko (Croatian) – early leader in the clubhouse, tasty, light, bottle that makes your hands feel big, sister company of Coors (this is a demerit)
Staropramen (Czech / Czechian / Czech Republic ???) – they like their green bottles over here, for a beer from the country well-known as the beer capital of the world… unimpressed