Faxe "Premium" - An after run snack.

So, I figured I'd start this off with something relatively easy and well-known(ish). I went for a long run at my favourite trail while carrying a hatchet (and your mother told you not to run with knives...) to hack down a fallen tree from the trail, and after running 8KM in total, I returned to my house after a quick stop at a nearby LCBO, where I've been coined as "the weird guy with the camera on his chest" (I'll explain later/never), two tallboy cans (500ml) of Faxe Premium safely tucked under my arm.

Of course, as soon as I got in the door I remembered that in order to make money, I had to finish a video job for a client - which is safely rendering in the background as I write this. As you can see by the picture, things started off smoothly.

As for the beer itself, it was the first time in recent memory that I have drank the viking's choice. It advertises itself as a Lager, and it certainly feels and tastes like a lager; but it's certainly a decent taste, although my taste buds did not explode with joy upon the taste.

A great plus is that the aftertaste is pretty smooth, and the first taste isn't particularly bitter. It has a good level of hops (which one day I'll learn what it is), and the standard amount of alcohol percentage (5%) doesn't get you drunk, but just a nice, relaxing warmth after just a single can.

As far as the label goes (always an important factor when judging a beer), I'm a fan of the viking emblem, and the three-colour scheme gives it a bit of a standout against the white-can, but I can't say it really stands out in a sea of other can designs.

And now price: at $1.90 for 500ml, I can't complain. For the LCBO, that's a pretty good tallboy price, putting it in the "cheaper" variety of tallboys, and the taste is good enough that you don't feel like you're drinking a cheap beer.

I wasn't blown away by the taste, but it did feel familiar even though this was my first foray into the watery craft of the Danish. I can't say I'm thrilled with it, but I have to admit that I've had it out for Denmark ever since they claimed that random Arctic Island between Baffin Island and Greenland as their own, instead of Canada's (honestly, how did Denmark ever get Greenland in the first place?). So it's probably a little better than I'm giving it credit for.

And where in Denmark is it from? A quick google search indicates the beer is brewed in Fakse, which is a small town just slightly inland from the southwestern portion of the Baltic Sea, in a portion of it called "Faxe Bugt", which I can only assume means "Faxe Bay". As a firm believer that water really is the chief indicator of tastes, I can only leave this one up to "haven't drank one from there before."

Net Zero Drinking Challenge:
2 beers bought @ 1.90

-$3.80

$0.00 returned