Red Stripe Lager

Red Stripe Lager - My first taste of this was in an American PX in Washington State where I was the only non American. As a beer drinker I didn't expect much but I was pleasently surprised to taste a crisp pleasent lager. On coming back to the UK i looked for this Lager and found it for sale in supermarkets. It is advertised as a strong Jamaican Lager, over 5% in strength. However it is not a stella artois and can be drunk in a family barbeque without feeling the effects. I have only seen it for sale in 500ml cans for aroung £4.50 and at this price is ok. I have seen it on sale in bottles in ... more

Redstripe, on draught is about as best as it comes, from the can is good enough though, but I am one if the lucky people as it is served draught at my local!! If your local doesn't have it, tell them to get it in! Although not a hugely inspring beer, it has always been one of the cheapest within the same range, and even my local offy sells it for £1 a can, although it can be much cheaper in Tesco by the crate. Red strip doesn't have much of a head, but is easy to pour and as refreshing as some of the leading brands. I do like it, maybe because it reminds me of long evenings at the beach with ... more

Jamica has come out with the most delicous red beer i ever tasted. It has full flavor and smoothness with every sip you take. I enjoy this beer also because its not bitter. First time i had this beer was at a concert the taste of red stripe is so refreshing it cooled me down in a cramped and hot place like a concert. Its a great beer to have when you invite your friends over to watch football or any sports. Goes great with pizza , hot dogs or ever a curry if you fancy that. Over all i give this beer 5 stars its worth the prize you pay for it because you will enjoy evewry sip you take. ... more

I have recently moved house and the only supermarket which I have near me is now a Tesco's. Before moving I used to be able to buy Red Stripe in most, if not all of the supermarkets near me. However, upon going into my new local Tesco's I found that they did not sell Red Stripe! The shop is a superstore and so big that I still get lost in there and ive been going there for 6 months now! Anyway, im not here to slag off Tesco's but to say how nice Red Stripe is. Dont get me wrong, Stella is by far my favourite lager, but sometimes I cant help favouring a few cans of Red Stripe! It has the ... more

Dinner tonight: We're going German. Potato salad and bratwurst, crusty bread and a big dollop of mustard. That's the food sorted, now for the beer. Now what would compliment this dish. Some weiss beer? A bock? Perhaps a dunkel. Let's see what's in the fridge. RED STRIPE! Oh well, I suppose it resembles a pils - and it is cold - and it's all I've got - so, that'll do nicely. Red Stripe was first brewed in 1934, by Desnoes and Geddes in Kingston, Jamaica. The company remained under the control of the same families until 1993 when it was acquired by Guinness Brewing Worldwide. Of course the beer ... more

Red Stripe lager is actually a Jamaican beer,but now brewed in the UK, and I must confess I only came across it comparatively recently when I saw it in my local supermarket and thought I would give this offering from the sunny and exciting Caribbean a try. Frankly I was a bit disappointed. Perhaps I was expecting an out of the ordinary,very exciting, bit of hoochfrom the tropics.. Well it does not live up to my preconception. It pours nicely enough but the taste is nothing special. Although it has an alcohol by volume (ABV) content of 4.8%,so it is by no means weak, it reminds me rather of US ... more

Asda (I’m only deviating for a minute): it’s the bane of my life and the source of all my bad moods, as it never fails to mess up my orderly little life every single frigging day. Be it the lousy choice in veggie food, the gridlock around the fruit n veg area, the miserable bastards who shop there, or the nappies that are always on the very top shelf with no stool in sight and no staff to be seen anywhere or the big old trolleys of stock they leave lying in the middle of every bloody aisle. But none of these ‘minors’ (kids) compare to the horrors or paranoia that await ... more