![]() ![]() PISSED-UP EDIT: I'm now just drunk enough to give my own book full marks, even though I'm British and subscribe to the 'down with that sort of thing' attitude. Join my 3-emails-a-year mailing list #prizes This second book improves on an already enjoyable book 1, making the pair of them well worth your time. It's hard to be funny and tell a compelling tale at the same time. I'm guessing that very few Americans know who Noel Edmunds is, for example. There are plenty of references to British pop-culture / politics that would fly right past your average American, leaving them with a lesser read. I 'worry' that a non-British reader might flounder here. The writing reminds me a fair bit of Tom Sharpe (on form). There still is plenty of messy destruction though - fear not! The only bum notes in the consistency stakes were the three generals we occasionally flit to, and the 'deportation' of a key character.ĭespite the title the emphasis moves from the 'zombie' animals of book one to the human 'zombie' population, and has less focus on running and killing (or dying) with more politicking. It's a sharp, comedy horror that mixes genuine pathos with the laughs and actually circles around a set of surprisingly deep moral questions. In World War Moo Logan maintains consistency. If I've bought into a wry cynicism, I don't want it to suddenly become slapstick. I can buy into a level of humour &/or silliness but I need to feel that it isn't going to veer across the comedy map. With comedy / the absurd what I look for (apart from the obvious - it has to be FUNNY) is a consistent level. In the second book the reservations are gone. On RateBeer, it scores 3.03 out of 5 and is in their 49th percentile.I loved the first book in this series with reservations. On BeerAdvocate, it scores an overall grade of B. It would be a good go-to session beer and I can see how it’s a big seller. Overall: I think this is pretty prototypical of the Cream Ale style, light and sweet and grassy but very clean. Mouthfeel: Light and crisp with a pleasing mineral-sweetish afterbite. Fairly clean and crisp, tiny notes of hops and a little mineral-y. Taste: French bread crust, wheat and a bit of sweet green grass. Smell: Crisp wheat and a touch of sweet corn. Normally only available in Wisconsin, I was able to acquire some just to be able to review it for Cream Ale Week.Īppearance: Golden yellow with a bit of haze two fingers of fine white head. Naturally cloudy we allow the yeast to remain in the bottle to enhance fullness of flavors, which cannot be duplicated otherwise. We even give a nod to our farmers with a little hint of corn. Brewed with flaked barley and the finest Wisconsin malts. We continue this pioneer spirit with our Wisconsin farmhouse ale. Here’s their description:Ĭask conditioned ale has been the popular choice among brews since long before prohibition. As it happens, it may also be Wisconsin’s best-known beer-it’s certainly the flagship beer for the brewery.Īt 4.8% alcohol by volume it’s a true session ale. The most-rated beer for the Cream Ale category on both BeerAdvocate and RateBeer comes from Wisconsin, specifically the town of New Glarus: Spotted Cow, from (fittingly enough) New Glarus Brewing. JanuBy Jon Abernathy | Filed in Reviews, Theme Week ![]()
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