Day 23. Grolsch Premium Lager

Ok, besides being a chill ass bottle, Grolsch is an amazing beer. Yes I've had this one before too. It is like the father of all beers from Holland. It's like Heineken actually made a really good beer for once. It's like Holland can do more than one good "green" thing. This simple bottle doesn't need its contents to be poured in a glass. It comes with it's own swing-top (at least on the bigger bottles). That's the best way to save a beer. So, you don't exactly want to finish it right now, or you just want your fridge to look a million times better...buy a bottle (or a few of) Grolsch Premium Lager. Previous experience will lead me to tell you that Heineken can suck it! When you open up a bottle of beer and it pops loud like a bottle of champagne, thats a chill beer. Swing top? Chill bro. Smells like the most amazing hops ever. GROLSCH. This is a bottle you want to keep, even when you're done with drinking what is inside!

 This beer is pure simplicity with magnificent taste! The smell is powerful and the scent of hops will give you a kick in the nose! The taste will give you a kick in the teeth...idk...mouth? tongue? tastebuds? BODY!?! I feel like their website has a lot going on, and I can't totally handle it. But I know it would be worth it if I cared about a lot more than just the taste of this beer. http://www.grolsch.com/ Events, Explore, Inspire? Art? They have a huge website, and I just watched one of the best SNL commercials ever. MEGA MART! But it's all good, because there is a new random one every time you refresh the page. What a great website for the curious person. I will defo be back to check all this out. Even the wiki page makes me go a little crazy for this beer. There's so much to know, I just don't want to have to spill it all! But, it's owned by Miller, and no longer Anheiser Busch. I like that. Read this wiki page, it's got a lot to tell you. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grolsch_Brewery

With a 5% abv, this beer has the most distinguishing taste of any pilsner or lager you have ever tasted. If you have never tried it, you just have to know, that you've never tasted ANYthing like this beer. If you tell me it tastes like Heineken, I will kick your ass. Holland and Amsterdam might have a lot of the same product, but this brewery knows how to use it. I really love the extreme hoppy smell to this beer, and even if I don't breathe in, I can smell it right before I take a sip. The bottle is an odd 15.2 fl. oz size, but Grolsch did this for a reason. Grolsch is the first major brewery to stop using the brown refillable bottle that is used by almost every brewery in the Netherlands. The new green bottles have the Grolsch logo marked in the glass and come in a new package. The label is now placed higher at the neck of the bottle and it contains 10% more beer (now 33cl). The new bottle was introduced through the slogan 'Bier mag weer gezien worden' which translates roughly into 'Beer may be seen again'. Damn I wish I could speak Dutch. It's like a retarded German, or a 5 year old American trying to spell German. Anyways, I can't comment on the color of this beer as I will never pour it into a glass. It is the best straight out of a bottle. The smell is great, the taste is great. Solid 9.9 rated beer. It's available almost everywhere, including most supermarkets, so I suggest you go out and try it already. You won't be disappointed. I've been buying this beer since before I was even legal in the US, and I have never regreted it, but always appreciated everything about it! Merry Christmas Eve Eve, wherever you might be. Last beer of the MANdvent Caldendar is tomorrow. Be prepared. Be very prepared! (plus, I might have a special +1 review of another beer for you all ;) so be sure to check these out). Happy Holidays!