Like you, I love to read beer reviews in order to figure out what to try next. And most times the reviews are sparkly praise. Most times… This will not be one of those.

Sadly, a lot of today’s craft beer is, well,, off the mark. Almost feels like we are in a zone of indecision or in a mode of exploration of new fads that just aren’t panning out. But the reviews of these beers are still just as sparkly. And I find that very disappointing. If crap is crap, call it crap.

For example, today I had a Bourbonic Plague from Cascade brewing. If you were looking up reviews for this beer you would be led to believe that this is one of the greatest beers ever created.

And that was basically the line I was given when I asked about it. Oh its phenomenal, you gotta have one… Ok so I did.

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Whoa..bad pic

Bourbonic Plague- Sour Porter aged in Bourbon barrels with spices. At $15 a 9oz pour I was fully expecting to be amazed. I was not. What I got was a small snifter of raisin water. That is about the only description that fits this.. beer.

Smells like raisins, tastes like prunes. No spices, no Bourbony effects, barely enough sour to be called a sour.  Almost dead flat, murkey looking. Even the +10% wasn’t noticeable.

I half heatedly joked about the bartender coming back and tell me that they were kidding and giving me the real beer. But nope. This is it.

I started looking at some of the reviews for this and had a thought. Are people praising up this beer so they don’t get embarrassed by the fact they paid a lot of money for a very poor beer? There almost can be no other explanation.

As always,  what ever a review a beer needs have, it what I’m gonna give. Whether its good, bad, or mediocre, its gets what it deserves.

I feel dirty even giving this a 1/5

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