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Beer No: 89
Page No: 571
Category: White

Day 11…the final matchups of the round robin round begin tomorrow!  Just 2 days until the U.S. plays…so, might as well take a quick look at what’s coming up over the next 4 days.

Tomorrow: Groups A & B

Group A – Uruguay and Mexico – 4 points, France & South Africa – 1 point.  With Mexico playing Uruguay and France playing South Africa, theoretically, any team could make it.  France and South Africa need Uruguay or Mexico to win so the other gets 0 points and with a win, France or South Africa could end up with 4 points and we would then go to goals.  I imagine Mexico and Uruguay will probably end in a tie though so both can advance.  Neither team needs to go out and win, so they’ll play defensively.

Group B – Argentina 6 points, South Korea and Greece 3 points, Nigeria, 0 points.  Nigeria plays South Korea and Greece plays Argentina.  This will be a tough game for Greece and I see Argentina winning and I would think South Korea can beat Nigeria, so I pick those two teams to advance.  But Argentina doesn’t need the win, so they might play for a tie and if South Korea ties Nigeria, it could come down to goals between Greece and South Korea.  Could be interesting tomorrow.

Wedneday: Groups C & D

Group C: Slovenia, 4 points.  England and United States, 2 points.  Algeria, 1 point.  This is a crazy bracket.  Basically, it comes down to if the United States beats Algeria, they are in  The U.S. ends up with 5 points and if Slovenia / England ends in a tie, Slovenia advances.  But look for England to go all out.  If they win (which I think they will), they also end up with 5 points and advance.  If the U.S. ties, they only end up with 3 points and then Slovenia and England will probably advance.  I see the United States and England winning though and both teams advancing.

Group D: Ghana has 4 points, Germany and Serbia have 3, and Australia has 1.  Germany plays Ghana and needs to win to get in.  A tie really does them no good.  But I see Germany coming out strong on Wednesday and winning to advance.  That means that Serbia has to win to advance, or tie and score a few goals to leap over Ghana and well…Australia is pretty much out.  I predict Germany and Ghana advancing.

Thursday: Groups E & F

Group E: Netherlands 6 points, Japan & Denmark 3, Cameroon: 0.  Denmark plays Japan and with both teams at 3 points, they’ll be fighting to advance.  Netherlands plays Cameroon and will advance with 9 points.  So that just leaves the winner of Japan / Denmark.  This is a tough game to call and could go either way.  I’d like to see both teams advance, but pick Denmark by a hair.  If they tie, Japan advances.

Group F: Paraguay 4 points, Italy & New Zealand 2, Slovakia 1.  This is the closest group, other than Group C which has the same point structure.  Paraguay plays New Zealand and I think they’ll take that game which leaves Italy in with a win or tie.  Anything could happen in the game vs. Slovakia, but I think Italy can muster the tie or win, so I’m putting Paraguay and Italy through.

Friday: Groups G & H

Group G: Brazil 6 points, Portugal 4, Ivory Coast 1, North Korea 0.  This is the only bracket that has a team eliminated.  There is no way North Korea can advance.  Luckily for the Ivory Coast, they play North Korea while Portugal has to play Brazil.  Unluckily for Ivory Coast, Portugal scored 7 goals against North Korea and Ivory Coast is down two goals overall.  So they have to get 9 goals more than Portugal scores vs. Brazil to advance.  Slim chances.  Brazil and Portugal advance.

Group H: Chile has 6 points, Spain and Switzerland have 3, and Honduras has 0.  Switzerland plays Honduras while Chile plays Spain.  I like Switzerland’s chances of advancing.  With a win over Honduras, they have to hope that Spain beats or ties Chile.  A Chile win over Spain sounds improbable, so it’s just up to Switzerland to win.  I will take them and Spain.

So in the end, I’ve got the U.S. and England advancing from group C and Germany and Ghana in Group D.  It will be interesting to see what happens since both the U.S. and England have the same goal differential.  So if one team wins by 2 while the other wins by 1, the team that wins by 2 is the winner of the bracket and plays the second place team from Group D which I think will be Ghana.  While the second place team out of Group C has to play Germany.  So I’m hoping the U.S. can win the group so we don’t have to play Germany as the Germans are the other team I am rooting for in the cup.

The beer, you ask?  Awesome.  I first has the Estrella Damm Inedit at a Beers Around the World Party and loved it then as I do now.  It’s a very nice white beer with a good blend of citrus and spice.  Perfect for a hot day, a lovely import from Spain.

My review, cross-posted at RateBeer.com:

Estrella Damm Inedit by Damm

Aroma: 6/10
Appearance: 3/5
Taste: 7/10
Palate: 3/5
Overall: 14/20

Rating: 3.4 / 5.0

Had from 750ml bottle from Hi Time Wines. Pours cloudy yellow/orange with one-finger white head and good lacing. Aroma is pleasant, but weak – mostly citrus, yeast, and spice. Taste is similar, mostly the ctirus and hints of the yeast in the finish. Mouthfeel is slightly watered down with fizzy bubbles. A nicely balanced white – easy to drink and flavorful with citrus.

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