A few years ago I worked for a guy who had zero tolerance for empty shelves during a holiday week. First thing in the morning we'd make a list of all the items that we were out of. Next we'd call other stores in the same chain and see if they could help us. If that failed we would each be given lists and head to competitors to empty their shelves. One Christmas Eve I had been given the assignment to but three things: Bisquick pancake mix, canned pineapple and, for some reason, jalapeño jelly. Standing in line with a shopping cart full of these items I began to attract attention. When asked I laughed and told people "when the wife gives you a grocery list, you don't ask questions". But that answer didn't satisfy. They wanted to know what in the world she was making that required cases of Bisquick and canned pineapple, and jalapeño jelly. So I improvised. I told them that my wife was from The Falklands and she made her special Jalapeño-Pineapple Pancakes, a Falklands traditional recipe, for everybody at church every Christmas Eve. When I got back to the store and told this story, everybody wanted me to actually make some of these magical pancakes, which I did for several years.
When I saw this beer on the shelf at Moran's, I just had to get a can, even though it sounded somewhat strange.
Pilsners in general are light, clear and refreshing, a great example of the lager style of beer. The underlying beer underneath the added flavorings seems pretty solid, but it's difficult to tell since the pineapple taste is very strong. It's cloudy, not clear. Since pilsners tend to be so clear you could read a newspaper through a full glass, I can only assume that it's the pineapple that's causing the haziness that in an ale I would credit to it being unfiltered. Barely a hint of jalapeño, just some spiciness hiding out behind the pineapple.
Overall, nothing special, but nothing really offensive either. A "meh" 5 on the IGB scale.
