I was looking for booze in SuperValu when I noticed they had their weird metal cage of reduced price offerings. For those who don’t know, this wonderful little basket only appears at random times and contains heavily discounted alcohol (usually beer) due to reasons such as the can being completely smashed or being past the expiration date. Previous excavations from this treasure chest of dreams have included rusted cans of Carling for 50p each and unlabeled Heineken for 30p a bottle. Really the only downside of the booze bin is trying to carry armfulls of loose cans and bottles without destroying them even more.
Today’s haul consisted of Steiger and Bass, mostly reduced by around 50% because they’ve passed the expiration date. However, we all know that cheap cans of lager don’t expire, they simply age beautifully with time, so I’m really looking forward to drinking this vintage batch of elegance.
Steiger Lager
Steiger Lager is a 3.3% beer in a 440ml can usually costing a hefty £1.09, but purchased for only 55p. At this strength there is no way I would pay £1.09 a can but 55p isn’t too bad. This particular can is exactly one month past expiration date.
I assumed this beer was English but the can says it’s brewed in Belfast, which is pretty much the only information the can gives. There’s a griffin above the logo which kind of looks like a bee but I’m not going to fuss over it too much.
When I was pouring Steiger into a cup I wasn’t able to get it to form much of a head despite heavy pouring although that’s probably because of the plastic. The beer looks like a standard lager. Maybe slightly more yellow and watery but nothing major. There isn’t much smell either other than a barely noticable caramel flavour. Steiger actually turned out to be quite an alright beer. It doesn’t have anything that sets it apart from other lagers but there’s nothing obviously bad with it. As far as lagers go, it’s pretty tasteless which would make it a good choice for getting drunk, however at 3.3% it’s quite a weak beer. There really isn’t much to say about Steiger. The can is plain, it doesn’t smell weird and it has no taste.
Overall Steiger is a perfectly drinkable beer. Paying full price for it would be a bit much but if you can get expired cans for half price then it may be worth looking into.
Booze Review rating: 4/10 deliciouses
Bass
Bass is a 3.8% ale in a 500ml can usually costing £1.49 but only costing 75p. I thought Bass was stronger than 3.8% but I guess I’m stuck with another underpowered beer. This can of Bass is only 10 days past expiration.
Once again, Bass offers almost no information on the can and there isn’t anything to make fun of, so lets skip to the drinking.
Bass pours a fairly standard ale coloured drink. For an ale there is almost no smell whatsoever rather than the flavoursome aroma I was expecting. Bass is quite a bland drink. It isn’t bad but there isn’t any strong taste. There isn’t anything to say about Bass other than it’s really uninteresting.
Booze Review rating: 3/10 deliciouses
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