Ghettoblaster: Review

The Beer

Ghettoblaster by: Motor City Brewing Works

This English style mild ale has a very low abv at 4.2%. This ale pours a light translucent amber color with a thin head. There is no lacing left on the glass while drinking this ale. The nose came across as malty and grainy with a slight roasty note underneath when first poured. After that it is rather plain on the nose with each sip.

There seems to be a roasty malt and a slight bitter pecan shell like taste. The bottle reads, ‘…clean biscuit-like maltiness, and wine like fruitiness.’ Wine like? Really. No cherry or dark cherry; blackberry or blueberry; red or black currant; what fruit? It is Ghettoblaster so they must be referring to Boones Farm type wine.  If my wine tasted like this I would not drink wine. I can buy the “clean biscuit-like maltiness.” I could understand maybe a date or dark dry raisin like fruit.

This ale has a big watery edge. It is a mild ale so, there would be a solid watery profile. There are moments when I think it has a little English Ale like quality, then it is gone and I am left thinking ‘what is that taste.’

The watery edge of the ale should make it work with a cigar.