I see cars with Salt Life on them, and I suspect it's supposed to be telling me something about the personality of the person driving the car, but I really don't know how to interpret it. Is this a clothing line? I mean, I'm in the middle of Tennessee, and there's no salt water anywhere near me. How often do these people get to the shore from here? If their life predominantly doesn't include saltwater, can it really be said to be salt life? I don't know. I'm gonna drink this lager.
First sip is okay. The presentation had really put me in mind of a macro brew lager, and the taste isn't really making me change my mind a whole lot. It's not tasteless like a Budweiser or Miller, but it seems like it's going for a similar crowd. The bread malt turns quite a bit honey, and grains are the trail off, but they don't seem to be well managed or complemented. Maybe a sip just isn't the way to go.
Tip-in is moderate carbonation burn with sweet bread and grains mingling with a little orange and honey. The middle drifts into a somewhat watery soup of grains, honey, and sweetness - I'm a little let down by there not being a whole lot here. The finish is where the beer really takes a dive with its swell of grains and bitterness without the tenderness of the hops. The trail off is a musty honey and sweetness that seems misplaced.
Bottom Line: It's not something I would pour down the drain, but it's not something I would get again.
1.75/5
