Saturday 31 March 2007

Verhaeghe Duchesse de Bourgogne

  • Name: Verhaeghe Duchesse de Bourgogne, 6.2%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Dark redish brown. Nice amount of head.
  • Aroma: Dark fruit. Sour/tart. Chocolate.
  • Taste: Sweet fruit, though still sour. Quenching
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 250 ml, £1.25
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 31/3-2007, 165/500, 14/300M

Thursday 29 March 2007

Ward's Best Bitter

  • Name: Ward's Best Bitter, 4.5%, England
  • Appearance: Amber brown, nice amount of head.
  • Aroma: Malt and hops.
  • Taste: Quite malty and bitter. Bitter aftertaste
  • Bought: Tesco, 500 ml, £1.69
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 29/3-2007

Wednesday 28 March 2007

Even Stevens

Not exactly a landmark, but it is now Even Stevens between the 500-book and the 300-book as I have now reached 164 in both books. The beers I have lined up at the moment indicate that I will continue to make more progress in the 500-book than in the 300-book...

Mac Queen's Nessie

Contrary to the very Scottish-sounding name, this beer is actually brewed by Schloss Eggenberg, the people behind "the strongest lager in the world", Samichlaus.
  • Name: Mac Queen's Nessie, 7.3%, Austria
  • Appearance: Golden brown. Little bit of head. Hint of red.
  • Aroma: Rather malty, some fruit. Caramel.
  • Taste: Pretty fruity and sweet. Does have whiskey-like flavour.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.59
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 28/3-2007, 164/500

Tuesday 27 March 2007

Hoegaarden Speciale

Nitpicking again - listed as 5.6% in the 500-book...
  • Name: Hoegaarden Speciale, 5.7%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Greyish yellow. Quite a lot of head. Cloudy.
  • Aroma: Wheat and lemony. Hoppy.
  • Taste: Lemony. Wheat and hops. Tangy? Dry
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 250 ml, £1.09
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 27/3-2007, 163/500

Monday 26 March 2007

Orkney Skullsplitter

  • Name: Orkney Skullsplitter, 8.5%, Scotland
  • Appearance: Dark redish brown. Nice amount of thick head.
  • Aroma: Dark fruit. Malt and raisins. Alcohol when warmer.
  • Taste: Dark fruit. Malty. Pretty sweet.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.49
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 26/3-2007, 162/500, 13/300M

Friday 23 March 2007

King Cobra

I have put this as "English", even though it is brewed in Poland...
  • Name: King Cobra, 8%, Belgium*
  • Appearance: Pale yellow. Quite hazy. Lots of head.
  • Aroma: Fruity. Bit of hops and malt.
  • Taste: Quite hoppy, some fruit. Strong aftertaste.
  • Bought: Selfridge's, 750 ml, £4.49
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 23/3-2007
* Changed from England to Belgium as per Ratebeer.com 2014-07-08

Beer Lao

I started this blog 10 February 1007, and it has taken me 1.5 months to add the 300 beers I have tried so far. This is the first one I write about "live" :-).
  • Name: Beer Lao, 5%, Lao
  • Appearance: Golden. Very little head. Fizzy.
  • Aroma: Not much. Odd. Rice?
  • Taste: Not very nice. Some hops. Unpleasant aftertaste.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.49
  • Overall score: 1/6
  • Info: 22/3-2007

Wednesday 21 March 2007

Carlsberg Elephant

  • Name: Carlsberg Elephant, 7.2%, Denmark
  • Appearance: Hazy, pale golden. Nice amount of head.
  • Aroma: Quite fruity. Some hops.
  • Taste: Quite fruity and malty. Warming.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 275 ml, £1.19
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 21/3-2007

Monday 19 March 2007

300 bottles and counting...

Another round number. So, the first 100 bottles took me 7 months, the second 100 took me 6 months, and the last 100 also took me 6 months. The status now is 164 beers from the 300-book and 161 from the 500-book. This means that of the last 100 beers only 12 were from the 300-book and 69 were from the 500-book. Almost finished with Beers of Europe now, so I have to find a new source soon...

Score distribution:

0/6: 6
1/6: 11
2/6: 56
3/6: 119
4/6: 84
5/6: 24
6/6: 0
Country distribution:
  1. United Kingdom [UK] (116)
  2. Belgium [BE] (75)
  3. Germany [DE] (37)
  4. United States [US] (13)
  5. Norway [NO] (11)
  6. Czech Republic [CZ] (7)
  7. Netherlands [NL] (7)
  8. France [FR] (5)
  9. Russia [RU] (4)
  10. Cuba [CU] (3)
  11. Austria [AT] (2)
  12. Australia [AU] (2)
  13. Canada [CA] (2)
  14. Japan [JP] (2)
  15. China [CN] (1)
  16. Finland [FI] (1)
  17. Ireland [IE] (1)
  18. India [IN] (1)
  19. Italy [IT] (1)
  20. Jamaica [JM] (1)
  21. Lebanon [LB] (1)
  22. Sri Lanka [LK] (1)
  23. Lithuania [LT] (1)
  24. Nepal [NP] (1)
  25. Peru [PE] (1)
  26. Poland [PL] (1)
  27. Portugal [PT] (1)
  28. Thailand [TH] (1)

Petrus Speciale

  • Name: Petrus Speciale, 5.5%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Light brown, amber? Lots and lots of head.
  • Aroma: Quite fruity, some hops.
  • Taste: Pretty smooth. Fruit and hops. Herbs? Some malt.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.49
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 19/3-2007, 161/500

Thursday 15 March 2007

Verhaeghe Vichtenaar

  • Name: Verhaeghe Vichtenaar, 5.1%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Dark redish brown. Quite a lot of head.
  • Aroma: Tannin, tart fruit. Bit sour.
  • Taste: Sweet, sour fruit. Red wine-ish. Tart.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 250 ml, £0.99
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 15/3-2007, 160/500, 19/100

Monday 12 March 2007

Timmermans Kriek

Weaker than than the 5.0% listed in the 500-book.
  • Name: Timmermans Kriek, 4.0%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Ruby red. Quite a lot of head.
  • Aroma: Just cherry, very much so.
  • Taste: Very cherry, very sweet. Not quenching at all. Surprisingly nice.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 250 ml, £1.19
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 12/3-2007, 159/500

Sunday 11 March 2007

Petrus Oud Bruin

  • Name: Petrus Oud Bruin, 5.5%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Dark, redish brown. Quite a lot of head.
  • Aroma: Dark fruits.
  • Taste: Pretty fruity, dry, though sweet... Some sourness.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.09
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 11/3-2007, 158/500

Tuesday 6 March 2007

Peroni Gran Riserva

  • Name: Peroni Gran Riserva, 6.6%, Italy
  • Appearance: Golden. Little bit of head.
  • Aroma: Malt and fruit. Honey.
  • Taste: Quite malty, bitter. Some fruit. Dry. Alcohol in aftertaste.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.49
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 6/3-2007, 157/500

Saturday 3 March 2007

Meantime Chocolate Beer

This bottled version stronger at 6.5% instead of the 4.5% listed in the 300-book.
  • Name: Meantime Chocolate Beer, 6.5%, England
  • Appearance: Dark brown. Not much head.
  • Aroma: Chocolate, malty. Maybe coffee.
  • Taste: Chocolate, quite malty. Coffee. Bitter.
  • Bought: Utobeer, 330 ml, £2.00
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 3/3-2007, 164/300

Mort Subite Kriek

Slightly stronger than the 4.3% listed in the 500-book.
  • Name: Mort Subite Kriek, 4.5%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Brownish red. Nice amount of head.
  • Aroma: Cherry, not much else.
  • Taste: Very cherry and rather sweet. Still quenching.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 250 ml, £1.29
  • Overall score: 1/6
  • Info: 3/3-2007, 156/500, 12/300M

Friday 2 March 2007

Mater Wit Bier

  • Name: Mater Wit Bier, 5%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Pale yellowish orange. Cloudy, little bit of head.
  • Aroma: Wheat and lemon. Hint of yeast.
  • Taste: Wheat and hopsy, very lemony. Alright.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 250 ml, £0.95
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 2/3-2007, 155/500

Thursday 1 March 2007

Cairngorm Stag

This beer is called "Tomintoul Stag" in the 500-book. Tomintoul Brewery hit financial trouble in 2000, was taken over by Aviemore Brewery and has since 2001 used the name Cairngorm Brewery.
  • Name: Cairngorm Stag, 4.1%, Scotland
  • Appearance: Dark, redish brown, mahogany? Quite a lot of head.
  • Aroma: Quite malty. Fruity.
  • Taste: Pretty malty, some fruits. Slightly bitter aftertaste.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.89
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 1/3-2007, 154/500