Red Stripe might make you shout 'Hooray, beer!'

A few days ago, I got the chance to sample for the first time a bottle of Red Stripe, an imported Jamaican lager, that was quite tasty.

According to its distinctive, sawn-off brown bottle, Red Stripe is brewed and bottled by Desnoes and Geddes Limited in Kingston, Jamaica. It’s imported to The States by Diageo-Guinness USA in Norwalk, Conn.

The bottle goes on to say that “For over 75 years, Red Stripe has embodied the spirit, rhythm and pulse of Jamaica and its people.”

Many of you will be familiar with this beer, which was first imported to the U.S. in 1985, because of its television ad campaign and its official slogan, “Hooray, beer!” Some of you may also be familiar with Red Stripe through its sponsorship of the Jamaican national bobsled team and the sports TV show, Pardon the Interruption.

Red Stripe is sold in 11.2-ounce bottles, and each bottle contains 153 calories. Red Stripe contains 4.7 percent alcohol by volume.

In the end, I enjoyed sampling this beer for the first time, and would recommend it to anyone in the mood for something new and different. For more information about Red Stripe lager, visit www.redstripebeer.com.