My beer-giving friend has another gift for me: Desperados! I think I’ve had another of their products some years ago, a mix of beer and tequila. It was … fine. I’m not a big fan of tequila, or light lagers, but as something different, it is something different. This is not a tequila beer, however, this is a mojito beer! It announces rum as one of its flavorings, although at less than 6% it might not have any contact with actual rum. It also promises mint and lime aromas, if not flavors, which sounds right for the recipe.
Oh dear, so skunky! That’s what you get with a clear bottle if you let it sit around, even in a fridge I guess. It stimulates some nostalgia with its catnippy quality, memories of personable pets and warm summers. It does produce a creamy and resistant head. It has a very spicy aroma, like a caraway cracker or roll, more than a typical beer or cocktail. The taste is surprisingly sweet in the first second, but then is overwhelmed by herbal mint. I can almost feel the fuzziness of the leaves. It softens with a little time and warmth, oddly, and ends up much like a radler. If you can get over the, uh, natural aroma at the start, it’s a nice, sharp summery drink, probably a little lighter than the mojito itself, and more of a party than a simple light lager or pilsner. Oh wait, distributed by Heineken? I shouldn’t have expected anything else from the smell.
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