Beer of the Week

The beer: Tea Time 

The brewery: Big Oyster Brewery, Lewes, Delaware

Description (from Untappd): "Relaxing out on the course, hitting some balls from the Range? If so, pop open a Tea Time and enjoy the best of both worlds, Iced Tea and Lemonade! Tea Time combines local Black Tea and a hint of that old school Lemonade flavor. Who wants an Arnie Palmer?"

Would I buy it again? We've got another entry in the longstanding series "Beers I'm obligated to buy because the name is golf related." There's an upside and a downside with this particular beer. The upside is that its nice for a golf-themed beer to not be an IPA, pale ale, or something similarly hoppy. I appreciate that. The downside? This beer is really, really sweet. It's fine at first or in small doses, but over the course of 16 ounces, it really does become tough to drink. And that's too bad, because I do like the flavor otherwise. If they toned down the sugar by like half, they'd really have something.

Beer of the Week

The beer: Scallywag

Brewed by: Thick-N-Thin Brewing Company, Hagerstown, Maryland

Description (from Untappd): "Light, refreshing golden ale with blood orange, key lime and sea salt."

Would I buy it again? When I bought this beer, I knew nothing about it other then that it was a shandy, and since it was a warm day, it felt like a great choice. I was expecting this to have a strong lemon flavor, not orange. I know they're both citrus, but lemon works better for beer when it's a dominant flavor. The orange in this just didn't really work for me. I would not buy this again.

Beer of the Week

The beer: Del's Shandy

Brewed by: Narragansett Brewing Company, Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Description (from the website): "A thirst-quenching summer classic. Narragansett Del's Shandy is a collaboration between two iconic Rhode Island brands. The first Del's Frozen Lemonade stand opened in RI in 1948 using an old family recipe brought over from Italy. Since then, both 'Gansett and Del's Lemonade have refreshed beachgoers around Rhode Island and beyond. The Del's Shandy brings all natural meon concentrate, our award winning Lager, and just a touch of sugar together for a shandy that tastes as refreshingly different as a New England Summer."

Would I buy it again?: No. This beer is essentially alcoholic lemonade. Now, if you like lemonade, that's just fine. However, I do not particularly like lemonade, and I did not particularly like this beer. A bit of lemon taste is fine, but this was more than a little.