Brewery Name and Location: Redhook Ale Brewery - Woodinville, WA
Name of Brew: Slim Chance
Style of Brew: Light (Lite) Ale
ABV: 3.8%
Earlier this year Redhook introduced their Slim Chance Light Ale, and have knocked it out of the park. The light or lite beer market is definitely a huge sector of beer sales, but when you have a smaller brewery enter the ring against the likes of Bud Light, Coors Light and Miller Lite, there’s a lot of competition. However, to compare Slim Chance with those beers isn’t really fair. First of all, you’re not going to find Slim Chance in cans and maybe the closest competitor would be Samuel Adams Light.
I consider Slim Chance the beer for the health conscious boozer. Someone who wants to go to a party, enjoy a good tasting beer, get slightly buzzed, but not consume a ridiculous amount of calories while doing so. Slim Chance is only 125 calories and 8.7 grams of carbs per 12 oz., but still possess a 3.8% ABV. The most important this about Slim Chance is the taste, especially compared to other light beers, and finds a nice medium between a traditional light beers and some of Redhook’s other brews.
Slim Chance should definitely be considered for this weekend’s 4th of July festivities. It’s a beer that everyone can love, and love all day/night long, without filling you up too much and getting you blackout wasted before the fireworks start going off. Happy 4th of July!
