King Moonracer's Revenge: A Guest Blog by Karl Kalinkewicz

Since Walker and David are emotionally invested in the beer known Marina-wide as "King Moonracer's Revenge", I was asked to write a guest blog/review of the brew. As someone who has served as a companion and hand model many times for this blog, my credentials do not need to be provided. If you have a problem, too bad.

In my experience, most home-brews fall somewhere between "terrible" and "drinkable". Once in a rare while you get a beer that you think to yourself "I wouldn't be upset if I paid normal price for a six pack of this at the grocery store". King Moonracer's Revenge, I am pleased to report, defies the laws of home-brews and presents itself a complex and delicious winter beverage. Fittingly named after the ruler of the Island of Misfit Toys, KMR is a hodge-podge of flavors. You get a good, darker American lager taste, a hint of fruit similar to what you would get from a good hefe, and a malty, syrupy taste similar to what you would find in a Belgian dubbel. The beer could easy find a home as a member of the Sam Adams Brewmaster's collection, packaged in with the winter ale and some holiday porter . In all honesty, though no one at the tasting could confirm this with me, I thought the beer tasted a little similar to Sam's Blackberry Witbeer, with the
 fruit/hefe taste probably coming from the Tahitian Vanilla, but adding more of a darker taste pallet to the witbeer. The one knock I would have on the beer was that it could use a little more carbonation, something that may fix itself with a few more weeks in the bottle.

Walker's vision, along with David's know-how, has crafted a winner. If you want a taste, good luck. Much like the real King Moonracer, this beer is only making a short appearance (less than 10 bottles remain) and will soon be relegated to obscurity, maybe to make a quick appearance next holiday season.

Rating: B