BEER REVIEW: 306

BREWER: Staggeringly Good Brewery, Hampshire, England

STYLE: IPA

ABV: 4%

VESSEL: 440ml tin

DATE OF POST: 19th August 2023

 

SAMMY SAY’S…

Good name, that is if you can ignore the link between staggering and drinking. Take it at face value and Staggersaurus is a good name for a beer.  It’s a little tongue in cheek and smacks of a beer not taking itself too seriously, which should be applauded in a world where too many things are often taken too seriously.

As a beer, Staggersaurus is all a little flat.  Except for the over carbonation on opening, that is.

While it might deliver the flavours you’d fully expect from a session IPA, it’s not in any way elevated.  However, yes, it’s true that it doesn’t do too much – it’s a fairly straight drinking beer -, it is a good session beer.  And that, if I am being fair, must be considered when trying to analyse the ups and downs of Staggersaurus.   

There’s nothing wrong with being a good session beer.  I can imagine supping on more than one of these and having no complaints whatsoever.  It’s easy drinking if a little underwhelming.

The true test, I guess, is would I have another one and enjoy it.  The answer is simple.  Yes – I definitely would.

Going more deeply, would I have a Staggersaurus if I came across it on draught.  Again, yes, I definitely would.

It’s never going to set the world on fire but it’s a very polite beer that maybe doesn’t quite tally with the big dino name. 

Sammy’s Rating: 70%

 

JYMI SAY’S…

Oh no…

I hate it when this happens.

Look, I’m gonna start with some petty negatives. They’re on my mind and I need to get them off my, errr, chest.

Let’s start with name. It’s great. But Stagger suggests a stumble. Which you may associate with a higher than 4% strength beer. Personally, I was shocked that with such a name it was a session IPA. Buuuuuut, Session? Stagger? Maybe it does make sense?!

F**k it, it’s a great name!!!

Next, the green back drop of the tin, I find it a little…

Do you know what, I’m boring and annoying myself already, so gawd knows what you poor souls reading it must be going through!

The name is great. The tin is great. And the beer is… pretty nice.

Let’s delve deeper.

There is a point of difference here. So many Session IPAs fall into the same tasty enough but kinda meh whirlpool, but Staggersaurus does not. The nose is of clean sweet grape. After a slightly thin start the texture is a little fuller than you would imagine for a session IPA and there are definitely notes of white wine knocking around. All this sets our reptilian friend apart from a generic session IPA for sure. However, I’m not sure these things totally lend themselves to the session this beer was brewed for. But it’s a better beer for it.

Defo worth a pop this one – and I can only apologise for the slightly random musings that lead the way at the start of this review.

Jymi’s Rating: 73%

 

MUSE ON BOOZE RATING: 71.5%

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