It may be the DayQuil I’m on talking, but this beer really brings me back to beach bonfires and lost time with semi legal substances. Karl has many beverage options, but the Amber is the classic. Its smooth and crisp.  And perhaps its just nostalgia, but it epitomizes what I think of when I say “easy drinkin beer”. Its the perfect summer beer….which in San Diego, feels like its all year round.

Many years before I destroyed my hippocampus with a year straight of malt liquors, I had an affinity for the reds.  There’s always one or two in any store allowed to sell beer, they have plenty of flavor but aren’t too challenging (so you can either chug ‘em at a party by the pitcher-full or sip them delicately with smoked whitefish, or whatever they pair well with), and most importantly, aren’t malt liquors.  I picked up a six-pack on a whim after realizing I had exhausted all possible ridiculous beers at my usual beerstablishment.  (“bud-n-clamato, check.  All malt liquors, check.  Mad dog 20/20?  No, not today…”)  And I’m glad I did — this is a tasty beer.  That felt odd to write, but I suppose it must be done once or twice a year…