Thursday, November 17, 2011

Live and Learn

I really wanted to like it. I mean, I really wanted to like it. It's not like I haven't had a beer cocktail before—always a big thumbs up for the Beergarita—but this was different. Conceptually it's a great—what's not to like? Practically, however, it misses the mark. What amazes me is, its popularity both in Canada and Mexico—albeit in two slightly different versions. I even consulted a bona fide Canadian on the appropriate proportions—How much of this? How much of that? On the other hand, maybe it is not the problem, maybe I am. It's not so much bad, but disappointing. It's like that one gift you desperatley want for Christmas and when the big day comes, you end up with socks, or a tie, or a book about Margaret Thatcher. I think I might have built it up in my mind to be something it never could have been—the best of both worlds—and my high-hopes were dashed by a thin, fizzy bastard-child.

I don't know, and I might be totally off-base, but count me out the next time on beer and tomato juice.

4 comments:

  1. Clamato. That's the stuff.

    What beers did you try? I like Rolling Rock and Clamato myself. I find plain tomato and too hoppy a beer can get sharp. Not that I drink these all the time but there are matches that work and some that suck.

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  2. there are some things I simply wouldn't mix with beer, and acidic tomato juice--with or without clams--is not one of them. But... that's me.

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  3. The beer needs a bit of sweetness to off set that. But I grew up with this as normal in Halifax, NS.

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  4. Alan—Genny for the Red Eye and Corona (along with fresh lime juice and hot sauce) for the Cheleda. I'll give the clamato and Rolling Rock a whirl. Although, I think it might be a consistency issue for me.

    Zarathud23—Living and learning goes both ways. You might find you love beer and tomato juice.

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