ATTACK OF THE GREEN MONSTA ALE!!!

Jeremy Wade with a goliath tigerfish, a giant-sized relative of the piranha and one of the hardest freshwater fish in the world to hook and land. image source: http://animal.discovery.com/fish/river-monsters/killer-fish-photos/goliath-tigerfish-photos.html

There is this tv called River Monster's on either Discovery or AnimalPlanet that I occassionally watch if I'm lucky to turn on the tv at the right time. The host of the show is Jeremy Wade and he has a strong english accent that makes him say riva monsta instead of river monster. Anyways, I love it when he says that because I find it funny. Good thing I'd never see him in real life or I'd be tempted to mimic the way he speaks.

A few weeks back at work, when I was searching for a beer to have afterwords, I came across Wachusett's Green Monsta Ale and I started to laugh out loud because Wade's voice came into my head as I read the label and I couldn't help myself.


The label read, "A BIG PALE ALE with an awesome balance of Belgian malts with Fuggles and East Kent Golding hops. A.B.V. 6.4% | 53 IBUs".


Right away, I knew this beer was going to taste good because of the IBU level and the description said there was an awesome balance of the malts as well. So, I bought it and brought it home.

I poured it into a glass and stared for a few moments to analyze the color. It was hazy (perhaps unfiltered)with an amber or dark orange color. I don't recall smelling the beer but the taste of it was sweet malts a hint of cream and a light bitter hop taste at the very end to make this beer very satisfying. The body was heavy too which really gave it some character and weight. Indeed, this beer is a green monsta ale! But it wasn't green, just the label was.