Iced tea-flavored beer: Say whaaaaat?
My co-worker found a really strange food story while browsing CNN the other day. Apparently, Molson Coors Brewing Company has created iced tea-flavored Coors Light.
My thought on this is easily summed up: What the hell?
I can only assume that Molson Coors is trying to catch the wave of enthusiasm for other iced tea-flavored products, most notably Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka, which was released a few years ago and has grown very popular. Now, I can understand sweet tea-flavored vodka, because the world of cocktails is so wide and varied and conducive to experimentation that flavored liquors (within reason – you won’t catch me anywhere near pickle-flavored vodka) makes some sense.
I mean, an Arnold Palmer with lemonade and sweet tea vodka is pretty tasty. But tea-flavored beer? Why? If someone wants to drink iced tea, why don’t they just drink some iced tea? If someone wants to catch a buzz from drinking iced tea, why don’t they just mix some Firefly with some iced tea?
Over the years, I have grown much more adventurous when it comes to trying new beers, but I’ve never had much use for fruity beers. And I don’t have much use for iced tea-flavored beer, either.
Feel free to disagree. As Linda Richman of SNL’s Coffee Talk would say, “Discuss amongst yourselves.”
March 8, 2012 - 12:08 PM
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I don’t care for any of those sweet “malt beverages” including apple and pear. They taste OK but are too sweet and a headache waiting to happen. So, I’d never try the tea flavored beer. I do like Firefly mixed w/ a little water, but have found it much cheaper to buy a “middle shelf” vodka and mix it w/ sweet tea. Tastes the same and MUCH cheaper. I have to comment on the pickle flavored vodka… The Naked Jay brand dill pickle flavored vodka makes an AWESOME bloody mary!!! I use Zing Zang bloody mary mix w/ that vodka and it’s really good. Give it a try if you like bloody mary’s, you can buy an airplane bottle of it for a buck!!
The most important question a Southern can ask… is it sweet or unsweetened flavor??
Have you tried beer & lemonade? My father in law usually makes those during the summer and it’s actually delicious! I think he uses Yuengling and just your basic instant lemonade. Not sure of the ratio but it is so good. I bet this new beer and lemonade would taste the same?
I sort of feel this way the way I do about the powdered peanut butter. Why. If you don’t like beer, don’t drink beer.
Kroger sells “Jeremiah Weed”, which I understand is a tea-flavored malt beverage, but I’ve never tried it.
I remember having tomato juice and beer years ago, so I do not think tea and beer is a stretch. However, no one ever bottled the Redeye, and I do not think there will be a big enough market for tea flavored beer to make it.
For the love of God, no. Just no.
Not sure about the iced tea flavored beer, however I agree that the vodkas are pretty fantastic. If you enjoy Arnold Palmers, may I suggest trying Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy when it comes out seasonally. It’s a delicious lemonade lemonade flavored beer, perfect for a summer evening.
Dennis, the only use I could think of for pickle juice vodka is a bloody Mary or maybe some kind of martini, like a dirty martini. Unfortunately, I don’t like either of those cocktails, so that’s where my opinion’s coming from. Bloody Marys always seem so nice when my friends are drinking them, but I can’t get into them.
I have a good friend who drinks redeyes all the time, David. But that’s one of those things I’d think was better mixed right before you drink it. Who knows.
Meghan, I have never tried beer and lemonade, but it sounds like a cousin to a Brass Monkey (beer and OJ).
Tricia, thanks for the recommendation.
I do think there is a canned red-eye out there. Not that I think it sounds good.
#5 – David, they did package the “Red Eye” You can find it on the shelves in you local Groc. store.
Made with Bud/Clamato
Brass Monkey’s and Shandy’s are both good on a hot summer day.
#10, Bob, did not know that, but will try it. Thanks. My favorite Bloody Mary is made with Clamato juice.
I don’t like beer, so I won’t be trying it. It sounds nasty to me.
Why have the comments to different topics, disappeared from the side of the blog?
I don’t know. Thanks for pointing that out, Debbie. I’ll get someone to check it out.
I had the Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka for the first time at a Christmas party. I enjoyed it mixed with lemonade. I very rarely drink anything, but I can definitely say I will NOT be trying tea flavored beer. It makes no sense! WHY would anyone want tea flavored beer?