The Beerman Sez

Beers That Start With The Letter K

Rating: 9.5 out of 10 Brewery: Alexander Keith Website: www.keiths.ca Strength: 5% Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale Brewed at North America's oldest brewery since 1820. Some beer snobs will say that this isn't a true IPA. The Beerman says that's okay; it's still a great tasting ale with a subtle malty flavour (It's Canadian so the Beerman uses Candian spellings, eh?) and a crisp hoppy finish that leaves you thirsty for more. Their advertising says, "Those who like it, like it a lot." Mikey likes it, a lot.

Rating: 0.5 out of 10 Brewery: Coors Website: www.coors.com Strength: 5.9% Keystone Ice Are you on your way to Spring Break? The Beerman says you can party til you puke, but the Beerman thinks he'd rather have a good beer.

Rating: 0.5 out of 10 Brewery: Coors Website: www.coors.com Strength: 4.2% Keystone Light They claim that it's "Always smooth, never bitter." The Beerman says you have to have flavor for a beer to be bitter.

Rating: 0.5 out of 10 Brewery: Coors Website: www.coors.com Strength: 4.4% Keystone Premium So, when do you graduate?

Rating: 7.5 out of 10 Brewery: Coors Website: www.coors.com Strength: 4.9% George Killian's Irish Red A nice, rich red lager. Good dark amber color with a thick, rich head. See? The Beerman really doesn't hate Coors.

Rating: 7 out of 10 Brewery: Anheiser-Busch Website: www.kirin.com Strength: 4.95% Kirin Ichiban No, Kirin Ichiban is not the new pitcher for the Red Sox. It's a smooth, malty lager from Japan that is brewed in the Land of La by A-B, under the strict supervision of Kirin's brewmaster. See? The Beerman really doesn't hate A-B either.

Rating: 8 out of 10 Brewery: Big Rock Website: www.bigrockbeer.com Strength: 5% Köld Another great beer from a great brewery. This is a single-malt lager made with glacial water. The Beerman says that H2O is H2O wherever it comes from, so it must be their other premium ingedients that make this beer crisp and refreshing.