One day Jed was shootin’ at some food,
And up through the ground came a-bubblin’ crude. Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea.
How about a glass of 10W30? * Sounds like a drunken dare from some redneck motorheads. A can of that bubblin’ crude that made Uncle Jed a millionaire, black gold, Texas tea. ** No, it’s just what Neustadt Springs has named their dark ale. I must admit, the name doesn’t exactly stoke up a powerful thirst. They tell us this beer is “like oil, meant to keep your engine running clean and smooth.” Now it sounds like a heart friendly choice when it comes to an adult beverage.
We’ve enjoyed many a dark lager in our day, but as far as our black ale samplings go, they are few and far between. There was that wolf at the door from the Windswept shores of Scotland. And the Kame & Kettle crew served up a bit of the hair of the dog that bit us. And that’s it, that’s all, but both super suds scores, which bodes well for this beer can lubricant.
A traditional English brown, this brew pours as black as the baby back blackened rack of ribs I barbequed last night. As black as the mood the missus was in when she saw those charred offerings to the gods of the grill. No head, but it does have a great roasted malt sweet aroma to it. With a stout like nose, the first swig was a bit of a surprise. A lighter ale then its darkness would lead one to believe. There is roasted malt with sweet and a bit of a crisp finish, the combination well balanced and very tasty. About as easy drinking a dark as you’re ever going to find.
Neustadt has successfully combined the best of both worlds with a dark lager body and an ale like finish. Dark beer drinkers rejoice, after all the dark lagers you love, it’s time for an oil change. This Texas tea is black gold.
*Editor’s Comment: The designation 10W30 refers to the viscosity of the motor oil under various temperature ranges. The 10W indicates how easily it flows in cold weather (the W refers to winter conditions), like a 10-weight (thinner) oil. The 30 indicates viscosity at higher operating temperatures, like a 30-weight (thicker) oil.
**Editor’s Comment: The sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies ran from 1962 to 1971. Jed Clampett strikes oil on his property in the Ozarks and becomes a millionaire so they move to Beverly Hills. Although it was criticized by reviewers, one referring to it as “hick-com”, TV audiences loved it. It was the number one rated show on TV for a number of seasons.
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