Saturday, November 17, 2012

Good taste, great pairings with San Miguel Lifestyle Brews


Most of us wants to hang out, chill and relax after a day of work. Weekdays are very stressful to us  since all we do is work. We can't go out at night since we have an early shift the next day. We don't usually drink beers we are not that into alcoholic beverages, we usually order cocktail drinks if we don't like what was on the menu, we would order juice (mango juice, orange, etc.).
 
Saturday night, as we all know. A night to be with your friends and go to a bar and enjoy spending time with them not thinking of work. We were invited into a gathering, so we went there. Since we are invited we are a bit too shy to choose our drinks because we are not paying for it. The event was held at TYA bar near ABS-CBN in Quezon City.
 
The host asked us what we would like to have that night. Unable to choose on what to drink. She recommend the San Miguel Cerveza Negra. A bit hesitant at first, she let us sip on her glass to know whats the taste like. I was the first one to try. i told my girlfriends, this is good. I kinda like it on the first sip I had. (giggles) Then in just a few minutes the waiter gave us a bucket of San Miguel Cerveza Negra. This is a good dark lager with a bready flavor because there is a mild note of dark bread. taste is overly sweet and malty with moderate bitterness and a clean finish. The taste was surprisingly smooth and balanced.





Me and my best girl friend Nona.
The two of us with a bottle of San Miguel Cerveza Negra while enjoying each others company.


We paired it with one of the bars specialty. A grilled burger, It was called American Pie. I thought It was a pie as we all know what pie is but it is actually a Hamburger but a very healthy one since there is a lot of vegetables inside. A hamburger with a very thick burger patty and potato fries on the side. Lagers are the most commonly consumed beers in the world. They are popular because they are so versatile and go well with many foods. If you are about to drink dark lagers, one of the food you don't have to miss is a grilled burger. A thick ground beef meat, grilled and placed into a sandwich. Served with lettuce, bacon, tomato, onion, pickles, cheese and condiments (mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup and relish). So, that will be a grilled burger and a Cerveza Negra for me.


Now, I can say Drinking experience that’s above the ordinary is when you taste one of these  lifestyle beers made by San Miguel. This is a drink you can actually devour when you want to relax. It has a caramel taste and the thick fluid smoothly slides down your throat that it may give you an after taste. That is the reason it was a good pair with burgers. Well, a lot of us know and even survey says burgers are a good pair to a bottle of beer.

 

I was surprised to know the this lifestyle beer wins most Coveted Trophy in Monde World Selection. Cerveza Negra’s latest feat now brings SMB’s Monde Selection Awards collection of International High Quality Trophies to six, on top of its Grand Golds, 126 Golds and 76 Silvers plus other special awards. The brand, known for its full-blooded, flavour-rich taste with creamy foam and caramel tones, is one of eight brands being brewed by the Philippine beer market leader.
 
 

Now what is Monde Selection? What is the importance of winning this award. Monde Selection was created in 1961 and an International and Independent Quality Institute located in Brussels. They tastes and tests consumer products in order to grant them a Quality Label. Since 1961, they have established their name that whomever they choose for a cosumer brand to have a Quality Label it is very accurate and reliable. All of their selection was based on scientific analysis, the constant improvement of its tasting and testing methodologies, and the monitoring of legal guidelines.
 
"Cerveza Negra is a dark, robust-bodied beer known for its smooth, full-flavor with a distinct, pleasant hint of caramel and a characteristic foam. It is the Philippines’ only dark beer."
 
 
To know more about San Miguel Lifestyle Beers you may visit their website at (www.sanmiguellifestylebrews.com) and like San Miguel Lifestyle Brews’ Facebook fan page http://www.facebook.com/sanmiguellifestylebrews.