Bottle/Tap: Bottle
The name of this beer says it all. I really like Redhook; they are one of my favorite breweries to visit, and you can’t go wrong with their beers. A few weeks ago we had been visiting friends and as I looked through their beer fridge I noticed this brew was laying down, so picked one up. Slim Chance, I thought, slim chance of what? I cracked it open and took a healthy swig.
I was glad that I didn’t read the label beforehand because I would have put it right back. This was a light beer, and I don’t drink light beers. If I wanted a light beer, I would grab water instead. However, since I already had put my mouth on the bottle, I had to finish it. I could have tried to reattach the cap, but my friends would have noticed that there was something missing from the contents.
After a few more pulls the taste began to grow on me. I tasted a lighter version of the Redhook ESB, and I didn’t mind it as much as I thought. The problem with light beers is that some really have no taste and you would be better off with water. At another house I had a Bud Light, which I hate to admit, and found that the flavor was very flat. It is no wonder people can drink so many of them; there is nothing there to suggest you are drinking beer.
Redhook got it right. Slim Chance was a light beer with some bite that was a better alternative than drinking a full-blown ESB. It was refreshing and tasted fine cold. There was a slim chance I would like it, and I’m glad I did.
