Is Red Stripe any good?

[KIP]

I've been curious to try Red Stripe, but where I live, it costs about $1 US more per 6-pack than just about all the other imported beers, and it's only sold in a 6-pack. If you've had one, first of all, did you like it, and secondly, please describe it in relation to another commercial brand (e.g., "it's similar to brand X but less hoppy", etc.)

Cheers

John

[timmy]

Hey John,

Welcome to the forum.

The last time I tried Red Stripe I wasn't too impressed with it. In fact I've never heard anyone say good things about it. Can't give you any tasting notes as it's been about 5 years since I've had it and all I can remember is that I didn't like it. Don't your booze shops allow you to break a 6-pack?

Cheers,

Tim

[KIP]

Hey John,

Welcome to the forum.

Thanks, mate. Glad to be here.

The last time I tried Red Stripe I wasn't too impressed with it. In fact I've never heard anyone say good things about it. Can't give you any tasting notes as it's been about 5 years since I've had it and all I can remember is that I didn't like it.

Folks don't seem to like it + too expensive = leave it alone. Thanks for the information.

Don't your booze shops allow you to break a 6-pack?

On some products, the store I frequent doesn't allow breaking of 6-packs; not sure about all products though. Thanks for the heads-up; I'll ask.

[Iron-Haggis]

Red Stripe isn't actually too bad when you consider that it is mass produced swill for the masses. I wouldn't say no if it was offered to me, but I wouldn't be forking out any money for it.

[buscador]

the older dudes on my sports team in high school used to buy slabs of this

i remeber them being lil pocket bombs, bit bitter for my palate back then but have seen it in Dan Murphys and just cant bring myself to buy it with so many others beckoning, maybe ill get a bottle next time just to do it!

b

[KIP]

Thanks, mates. I'll stick the extra dollar back in my wallet and save it toward a 6-pack of SNPA.

Cheers,

John

[KIP]

the older dudes on my sports team in high school used to buy slabs of this

Off topic here...buscador, do I remember reading in another thread that you're from the States or formerly lived in the US?

[chris.]

Red Stripe isn't actually too bad when you consider that it is mass produced swill for the masses. I wouldn't say no if it was offered to me, but I wouldn't be forking out any money for it.

+1.

I've drank it in the past. It was free. I enjoyed. I'd take it over most Aussie majors.

[buscador]

see your other posting

yes, im a Cali boy on my world tour
stopped in Australia and hooked on Cooper's lifestyle

b

[Chris]

I though I heard somewhere that it had a good whack of white sugar in it. Either way, wasn't impressed last time I had it (about 2 years ago)

[Tipsy]

Horrible stuff

[Oliver]

I've been curious to try Red Stripe, but where I live, it costs about $1 US more per 6-pack than just about all the other imported beers, and it's only sold in a 6-pack. If you've had one, first of all, did you like it, and secondly, please describe it in relation to another commercial brand (e.g., "it's similar to brand X but less hoppy", etc.)

I had it in Jamaica late last year and was not impressed. You can read about it and other beers we tasted on our trip here. Bottom line is I'm not a big fan. It was pretty ordinary. In the style of most Australian lagers, so reasonably light on the body, little flavour and reasonable bitterness. Oh, and tastes like crap

Funny about costing $US1 more than a regular imported six-pack ... in the Caribbean you could get them for not much more than $US1 each.

I say save your money.

Cheers,

Oliver