Fool me - you can’t get fooled again.” Comment #1 on 05.09.14 at 10:42 am The weren’t impressed with the beers and I left feeling bad their intro to craft and CT beer was not as fantastic as mine was with Relic and NEBCO.īut when staring at Road Jam at the store this week and my friend saying, “it was disgusting”, I thought back to those immortal words of George Bush: The last time I went to the brewery, I brought two craft beer newbies, thinking that it’d be a good gateway. In all fairness, I have had the Belgian IPA, Anniversary and Igor’s Dream at the brewery and they were all decent, but not great IMHO. I feel a bit ashamed people think this is CT beer No need to buy againĬonntucky Lightning – I was expecting much more. Via Cordis – not bad, but not great either. No Limits – not bad, decent hefe, but not nearly the best one Honeyspot Road – really, this is craft beer? Crap, they are going to give CT brewing a bad rep I keep going back to their next beer thinking, “Maybe this one will be that great beer I’m sure they are capable of” and time after time I keep being disappointed. The brewery facility is incredible, the people that work there are great, a ton of CT love and history incorporated into their products, but the beer is just … okay at best. I feel the same way you do in the first segment of the review… I really want to like them. Tone down the sugar and beef up the bitter and Road Jam could become a true road jam.īack to CTMQ’s Reviews of Two Roads beers (Yes, it’s true.) And now it’s a staple in my fridge. After all, New England Brewing’s Sea Hag used to suck. I’ll have to give it a revisit and if that’s true, then I will continue holding out hope for the crew in Stratford. I’ve heard that Two Roads has tightened up their flagship IPA, which is great news. Perhaps some bittering hops to mute the berry punch in the face. Lighten up on the fruit, and make the base wheat ale something richer. Having said all that, this beer could have been a success. (Unless you’re insane and love Hooker’s watermelon in which case, you’ll love Road Jam.) Or… Think of why you hate Hooker’s Watermelon – same problem here. Or… remember the Long Trail Blackberry Wheat that we all loved for maybe one night out in the late 90′s? And then after two you were like, “holy crap, why do I have a headache and why am I seeing a tunnel of light?” Yeah, Road Jam is just like that, but lighter. Perhaps a better description is a cheap adjunct like Coors Light with a bunch of sugar and berry flavoring.
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On the plus side, you can drink it like it’s cheap soda – it has that quality to it. It tastes like cheap soda, even if real berries were used. They’ll love it, especially if they drink all that flavored vodka crap on the market today. Invite a bunch of 24-year-olds to drink it with you. Wait for the weather to warm above 90 degrees.Ĥ. Acquire a cold that involves nasal congestion, to mute the sweetness.ģ. Like, as cold as you can make a beer without freezing it.Ģ. Who wants “jam” in their bathroom?”Īnyway, here’s my serving suggestion for Road Jam:ġ. Like, I wouldn’t mind if my bathroom had a scented candle that smelled like Road Jam.Īlthough, let’s be honest… “Hey Steve, your bathroom smells fantastic, what is that?” Wheat beers can be decent, even if they aren’t my favorite style. Therefore it’s not going to have the depth of flavor so many highly regarded beers do in 2014. Made with a melange or real black raspberries and red raspberries for a stunning red color, pungent berry aroma and accented with a kiss of lemongrass. Not drain pour hate, or making me sick hate – just sort of, “why did they make this beer and put it on the shelves before they finished it” hate. Halfway through my first bottle, I hated it. And that’s where we have differing opinions.)Īlthough, my experience with Road Jam was sort of interesting. It’s just… it’s just that the whole reason you exist, Two Roads, is to make great beer. And I’m sure everyone at Two Roads is perfectly lovely. And that sort of bums me out, because I love so much about them – the way they incorporate local history, the way they contract brew some incredibly well-regarded beers, the passion of head brewer Phil Markowski, etc. (Unfortunately, since I’m very aware of how aware they are of social media mentions and scuttlebutt, I’m pretty sure they don’t want to be my friend. Why? I don’t want it to be this way! I want to be friends with you! So much money, so much potential, so much promise, so much capacity, so much history, so much label art, so much marketing skills, so much excitement… so little to show for all of that. Purchased at Maximum Beverage, West HartfordĪrgh, Two Roads.
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