Last weekend I took the family on a little road trip to Austin, Texas. We, of course, attended a Texas Longhorns game. They smacked around the University of Central Florida 35 to 3. Needless to say the family and I left the stadium quite happy with the victory and perhaps a little sunburned.
Later that evening we made our way over to the iconic 6th Street for some fun. Being our first time in Austin we were very excited to traverse the famous boulevard. We perused the oddities, shops, and restaurants along the way. We decided to take in a midnight movie at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. However, since the movie was hours away we killed time by walking the street like the other hooligans and scantily clad ladies. We decided to cool our heels in a little restaurant on 6th Street, a quaint little Mexican restaurant with a very tasty menu.
I ordered a Lone Star and proceeded to enjoy. The beer had a mellow lager taste that reminded me of Samuel Adams Boston Lager—though not as good. The flavor was one that was well hopped and liberally used barley malt. Unlike the Boston Lager, Lone Star supplements the malt with corn. This adds greatly to the smoothness of the beer, but cuts on the flavor. Corn is a common supplement in the American diet. It is cheap and can add bulk to some food items. However, it has no real place in beer. In spite of the unfortunate use of corn it is still a fairly tasty beer. It would go well with many meals and alright for a hot summer bar-b-q. Just don’t expect the beer to be comparable to some the top microbrews on the market today. That being said, I would take a Lone Star over a Budweiser, Coors, or a Miller any day.
With a lack of many Texas micros on the market Lone Star is certainly a win. Strangely enough Texas is a strong beer-loving state; unfortunately the state has barely a handful of microbreweries anywhere in this expansive state. What they do have is pretty good, but there is plenty of room to improve upon.
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