Pour slowly fluffy eggshell-headed, mildly turbid, sunrise yellow-hued lager. Bubbly lemon-hopped fizz underscores aromatic Scotch malts and barleycorn exertion. Pleasant honeyed creaminess picks up banana bread and vanilla jellybean illusions usurped by watery finish and slight phenol haze. Brewery defunct: 2009.
PRIPPS 1828 LAGER
Attractive Scotch-like copper-toned Swede finds faded wheat wine aroma caressing roasted barleymalt dryness and dainty caramel creaminess. Bottom yeast sediment provides sweet warmth echoing candied clove reassurance countering dry hop finish.
(PRIPPS) D. CARNEGIE PORTER
Muddy black porter boasts 5.5% alcohol content, full-bodied thick-headedness, syrupy caramel sweetness and cocoa-powdered mocha-coffee bittering climaxing at enduring molasses finish. Brown-sugared vanilla, stewed prune, raisin puree, and dark rum illusions vie for attention. Possibly Sweden’s best, worth every drop, though expensive at 8.8 ounces (now brewed by Carlsberg Sverige).
PRIMATOR PREMIUM LAGER
Caramelized crystal malts gently caress Saaz hop spicing, wheat biscuit sweetness, and honeyed butterscotch linger. But metallic astringency negatively sours citric tartness.
PRIMATOR DOUBLE BOCK
Honorably reminiscent of unforgettable Samichlaus Malt Liqueur, indelible 10% alcohol Czech bock flaunts plentiful bruised cherry, chocolate-covered raisin, and dried fig flurry thickened by sugary malt overload. Burnt caramel stickiness pervades barleywine, sherry, and rum illusions dotting complex finish of astounding maroon-bodied sipper.
PRIMATOR BLONDE BOCK
Frisky whiskey-dashed 7% alcohol depth belies sunny fruit tang and sweet grained base of dry medium body. Lemon rind aftertaste thickens ominous malt liquor-ish barley-maize haze.
PRESTIGE MEDAILLE D’OR LAGER
Sole native Haitian beer comes in pudgy brown bottle and tastes no worse than Jamaica’s Red Stripe. Palest straw hue, billowy pearl head, and sweet corn aroma introduce medium-bodied mediocrity. Sour malting picks up maize tinge usurped by sharp lemony grapefruit hop bittering.
PRESIDENTE PILSENER
Unlike many yellowed Latin brews, iconic Dominian medium body is never reliant on tequila familiarity. Fizzy carbonation, foamy head, sugared corn malting and aromatic spices adapt skunked barley hop acerbity. Unassuming cracked wheat finish retains salty bitterness and buttery silkiness, giving it slight edge over Corona (which has better water) and Dos Equis (which has balmier finish).
PRESIDENTE LIGHT PILSENER
Light-bodied dry-hopped clear pale pilsener ain’t bad for dubious calorie watchers. Fizzy white-breaded sourdough sogginess and corn sugared sweetness pillage gaunt lemon candied backdrop.
POTOMAC RAPPAHANNOCK RED ALE
Musty citrus-scented, frothy-headed, amber-clouded medium body features prominent orange rind bitterness underlined by decorative floral hops and transient buttery creaminess. Chewy yeast texture sweetens the load as high carbonation leaves trails of clinging Brussels lace.
POTOMAC RIVER PATOWMACK PALE ALE
Zesty orange peel bittering caresses well carbonated amber-clouded moderate body. But stimulating butterscotch sweetness whisked away abruptly by lingered dry hop astringency.
(CATAMOUNT) POST ROAD SNOWSHOE ALE
Decent, not classic, winter warmer with polite sticky malt sweetness taking center stage while minor maple undertones, nutmeg spiciness, and fruity backdrop fill out the finish. Why drink Bud? Brewery defunct: 2000.