The Beer
Port Royal Export
Pilsner Style
Cerveceria Hondurena
Product of Honduras
12oz bottle
4.8% abv
Ingredients: Water, Barley Malt, Adjuncts and Hops
Appearance: typical clear gold pilsner color, the head is
like shaving cream and stays around forever, globs of foam and lacing on the
glass and they just don’t go away.
Aroma: boiled corn
Flavors: boiled over cooked corn, not overly sweet, a dull
hop style to give some balance,
Mouthfeel: surprisingly a dull carbonation level,
My Strength Rating: 3.5 - smooth and let’s keep with this theme –
dull
To the Point: cool looking packaging that makes you think
you have something special but, you don’t – uhm, sounds like my life. This beer needs to be ice cold. Coming from my beer fridge is just not good
enough on this warm 80 degree day. In no
time the beer warms up and is as boring as it can get. Don’t get me wrong it is not nasty or bad –
it is just dull and boring. The head
that stays around forever is pretty cool.
The Cigar
Macanudo Cru Royale
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
Fillers: Nicaraguan, Dominican, and Brazilian
$8.99 from Smoky’s of Northville
I have never had this cigar before but, when I went to the
humidor to find a cigar to go with this beer well, the name said it all and I wanted
a Royal or Royale treatment. Let’s see
how it reviews.
This Macanudo is very soft and somewhat spongy on the
feel. The overall strength is
mild-medium so, I’ll give it a 4 on my strength scale. Some may call it medium. It has nice roasted tobacco notes and a
pleasing earthy coffee style. This cigar
may go well with some IPA’s or a good cup of coffee. The texture is fairly smooth with a lingering
toasty aftertaste.
The Pairing
This went fairly well.
Being a Macanudo I thought it would be on the mild side of medium and
would be as full as I would like to go with this beer. The beer did refresh the palate after puffing
on this fine cigar. Overall, an
uneventful pairing. The beer was just
too … dull.
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