APRIL 24, 2025 | FEATURES | By Megan Burich and Izzy Roe (Staff Writers)
IT’S FINALLY BLOCK 8 LET’S GO PEOPLE! Welcome back to another Beer for Babes. We started off this liver-destroying block with some electrolytes to give us some edge going into First Week. This week, we tried Buzzer Beater by Prairie Brewing, a sour ale with natural flavors and FD&C Blue #1. You might be wondering, what is FD&C Blue #1?
Is it another carcinogen? Another chemical that Red 40 moms are protesting against?
Maybe. But in other words, it is blue Gatorade. Instead, however, of a lovely fake blue color, this beer came out looking like a witch’s potion and was bright green. Yellow sour mixed with blue Gatorade makes sense, but it’s still shocking. Imagine those green beers that people drink on St. Paddy’s Day, but make it slightly more putrid-looking. Drinking this was genuinely a nightmare. It was better to drink in the can and try to dissociate from the fact that it was bright green. We had tried this previously and it tasted so much better during a darty, but drinking this inside when it’s 40 degrees outside in Beaver Creek, Colo., did not feel right. This beer was way too sweet, and not sour at all, despite being a sour. The blue Gatorade just overpowered this whole beer. The most horrifying part: it wasn’t even beer made with blue Gatorade, but instead it was just beer mixed with blue Gatorade. A terrifying concoction that anyone could make in the comfort of their own home. The taste led to confusion and fear as we gulped down the green flat beer. Once we decided not to pour this one into a glass, it did get a little less scary, but you can never unsee the color that this beer had. One positive that came out of this beer, however, was the fact that we were rehydrating while drinking, which rarely happens. This beer had electrolytes and alcohol, almost like a BORG (Black Out Rage Gallon).
The can was great, as we know from Prairie Brewing. Every time we see a new beer with a new fun can from Prairie at Weber, we HAVE to grab it. It’s an addiction that is not benefiting us, since they have not been hitting in a while. Apologies for the photo instead of the drawing, and shoutout to Montucky Cold Snack for being the base of our pyramid, and for being 10-times better than this beer.
While we roasted this beer to the ninth degree, it paired well after Megan went swimming in the pool while it was 50 degrees and did a bunch of handstands. Drinking this after felt like being a kid getting out of the pool and chugging Gatorade. It also paired well with discussions of midwestern culture. It was still great to drink something that looked like it came out of the Midwest (a neon green drink) while talking about how no one leaves the Midwest.
Overall, no, we would not drink this beer again, but maybe some athletes will. Hopefully, we will have a better beer next week. See you all then, XOXO Beer for babes.