Red Stripe

Hooray Beer! Anybody remember these commercials from the late 1990's? They were hilarious, and probably a tad politically incorrect, but the advertised product, Red Stripe Jamaican Lager was quite an intriguing substance. Bottled in what looks to be a left over bottle found in a lab containing hydrogen peroxide or some other chemical, Red Stripe definitely gets points for originality in bottle design. So let's get down to the nitty-gritty; the lager has a decent flavor that reminds me of most other basic lagers. The smell and consistency are also quite typical, practically cookie cutter, and there really is no originality to this beer. Instead, Red Stripe tastes like your typical domestic beer that can be purchased at your local bodega for a under $8.00 a six pack. I have no objection to such beer, recognizing the role that typical domestics play and I actually do not mind a decent domestic "brand name" for casual drinking, beer pong, and other drinking games. However, I don't live in Jamaica, therefore, Red Stripe is not a domestic beer for me and totally not worth spending more money to purchase a beer that tastes like many of our domestics that cost $3-4 cheaper per six pack.


Final Verdict: Thanks but no thanks. Maybe if lived in Jamaica and was playing dominoes on the corner, these little brown bottles fit quite conveniently inside brown paper bags.