This lonely lager was sitting by itself in the corner of a fridge at The Local when it was being cleared out, during it's closing down sale. While I was particularly on the lookout for some unique ales, I thought what the hey? Sometimes you just want a nice, clean, refreshing beer instead of the liquid version of a Dali painting. I'll readily admit that at times I am guilty of being a beer snob and refusing to drink anything that doesn't taste like diving head first into a barrel of hops, while wearing Steven Tyler's mouth and Charlie Sheen's nostrils.
The 'GT' Lager presents itself like a 70's V8. The GT stripes and badging, and '35.1 bitterness units' being presented as an advertisement of cubic inches - 351. Otherwise known as 5.8 litres in our language. I'm a bit of a petrol head, so I 'get' what they are trying to do here, but even to me it still comes off as sitting somewhere between straight to DVD sequels and Christmas sweaters on the tackiness scale. I likely never would have bought this on presentation, if it wasn't 40% off and one of the last bottles on the shelf.
The GT pours a surprisingly rich amber colour. There is no head to be seen, as is to be expected, but apart from that you could be mistaken for thinking this is an amber ale, albeit a soft one. The feeling is crisp and refreshing and sharply carbonated. The depth is found in the flavour, a trait not commonly found in the bottom fermented version of our favourite beverage. Nuts, caramel, malt, hops... it has all the traits of an amber, but just wears a skimpier outfit. It takes the bolder tastes of the beer world and makes them exceptionally easier to pound down. Kind of like the British economy. Get it? Pound down? The pound... ah forget it.
6.5/10
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