Mike Beggs is drinking a Bomonti Filtresiz / Unfiltered 100% Malt by Anadolu Efes at Cafe Baklava
Sweet malts with a light tea tannin and faint hops flavored astringency. Smooth soft effervescence with a creamy foam. Finishes dry and crisp
Purchased at Cafe Baklava
Bottle
Mike Beggs is drinking a Big Wave by Kona Brewing Hawaii at Mountain View Art & Wine Festival
Decent malts with a light hops bitterness. Some notes of grapefruit although it's very faint and finishes a tad watery. Fortunately the effervescence is soft.
Purchased at Mountain View Art & Wine Festival
Draft
Mike Beggs is drinking a Märzen by Gordon Biersch Brew Co. at Untappd at Home
Roasty toasty sweet malts with a caramel and woody note. Faint hoppy bitterness balances the sweetness and finishes with a foamy effervescence in a dry tannin mugicha-like situation
Purchased at Gordon Biersch Brewing Facility
Can
Earned the Celebrate Oktoberfest (2026) badge!
Mike Beggs is drinking a Synonym For Sunshine by Discretion Brewing at Untappd at Home
Yikes, more like an antonym. Hoppy pine resin bitterness and herbal hops bines. Some tea tannins add to the woody astringency overwhelming any hope of malts or lager flavors. An IPA archetype if ever there's one. Adding lime juice helps, but not enough.
Purchased at Trader Joe's
Can
Delicious sweet caramelized grains with a herbal tea and honey stonefruit flavor. Dry oak tannins with a very light hops bitterness along with the crisp almost harsh carbonation work to balance the sweetness and finish astringent and malty.
Purchased at Trader Joe's