As I understand, Buddha was not a fan of alcohol, but the enlightened one doesn’t have a team of lawyers on retainer, so … Lucky Buddha Beer! The bottle
is an eye-catcher, the kind of thing that will hold a place of honor
in frats and dorms across America. It’s heavy green glass with The Teacher smiling right at you, delighted you chose him over cotton candy-flavored vodka.
Originally brewed in Australia -- Lucky Buddha now comes
from the Hangzhou Qiandaohu Beer Company in China –which is partially owned by
Japanese brewer Kirin. After all that world travel, I could use a beer.
Lucky Buddha pours a very, very pale yellow with a thin,
white head. Somewhere between a Bud and a Heineken, Lucky B is so mild as to be
almost flavorless. Coming from China, it’s a very ricey brew with just the
faintest hint of malted barley. At the finish, a lingering alkaline finish like
a pinch of baking soda.
Lucky Buddha is just a novelty beer, nothing awful, but
nothing special either … and at $10 a sixer from Target, not worth trying more
than once. The Lucky Buddha bottle feels hefty, which makes me wonder which
costs more to ship from China’s eastern coast – the little hollow statues or
the beer inside.
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