While I am an avid Patriots fan, most know that my love for
Tom Brady knows no bounds and his leaving for Tampa Bay was hard. However, after
nearly 20 years of championship caliber football I wished him well and would be
cheering for the Buccaneers this season… if there is one. Despite this, when Smug
brewed ‘Traitorade’ it was too interesting to pass up, although it did hurt to
say this beer’s name out loud.
‘Traitorade’ pours a super cloudy yellow into the glass with
a small white head. The notes are not overly powerful, and it has a faint lemon-lime
smell with a distinct sourness. However, where this beer really shines is in the
flavor. It has a very pronounced lemon-lime flavor with an incredible tartness
that stays in the front of your mouth. The sea salt is not overpowering and
just helps to amplify the underlying flavor and the tartness. It has a light
mouthfeel and finishes surprisingly clean with just a slight tartness. It reminds
me of lemon-lime Gatorade which makes this not only an amazingly delicious beer
but a very unique beer as well. Additionally, it is dangerously crushable at 7%
ABV. Smug just brewed another batch of this so if you missed out the first time
you need to get there and try this beer.
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