Mamma Mia! Pizza Beer

Over the holidays, Dave Loomer brought me a little gift from Illinois: Tom Seefurth's Mamma Mia! Pizza Beer. For a pizza and beer lover such as myself, one might wonder if this is a match made in heaven or hell.

The bottle indicates that the beer is so good it "deserves a wine glass." A bizarre standard: I generally think many great beers deserve a pint glass. As well, there's glasses with stems that are designed for great beers but I'm not familiar with any beer in a wine glass. Okay, maybe this is part of the joke. This beer is a joke, right?

Well, according to their story they take themselves, well, somewhat half-way seriously, I think. Minus the pink hair. They sure seem to be proud of their product either way.

I put it into a large wine glass and the beer is a darker, cloudy amber color with the scent of what my fridge smells like if I keep pizza leftovers in it for a couple days. Tasting this beer is a continual conflict of flavors: is this pre-chewed major-chain pizza or a NASCAR beer? While either have their time and place (I admit to having a few slices of Little Caesars a couple months ago) I tried hard to allow the flavors to be together as one product. I don't think I can do it again.

I will say is that it certainly is worth trying once.

Visit Mamma Mia! Pizza Beer to find a bottle for yourself. If you're too far away, check out The Onion's A.V. Club taste test Pizza Beer.