Sunday 29 July 2007

Leffe Brune

One of my favourite "commercial" beers. I have shared numerous 330ml and 750ml bottles of this with MG. This bottle was a gift from her, and now finally logged.
  • Name: Leffe Brune, 6.5%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Dark redish brown. Nice amount of light brown head.
  • Aroma: Dark fruit, prunes. Malty. Biscuits.
  • Taste: Malt and dark fruit. Quite sweet. Nice aftertaste.
  • Bought: Gift, 330 ml, £?.??
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 29/7-2007

Woodforde's Norfolk Wherry

  • Name: Woodforde's Norfolk Wherry, 3.8%, England
  • Appearance: Orangy brown. Not much head. Slightly cloudy. Some sediments.
  • Aroma: Some fruit and hops.
  • Taste: Quite hoppy. A bit of fruit. Bitter aftertaste.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.99
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 28/7-2007, 179/500

Wednesday 25 July 2007

Grimbergen Blonde

  • Name: Grimbergen Blonde, 6.7%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Orangy golden. Quite a lot of white head.
  • Aroma: Lemon and some yeast. Flowery.
  • Taste: Quite dry. Some fruit and flowers. Hoppy. Lemony.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.49
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 25/7-2007

Sunday 22 July 2007

Brakspear Bitter

  • Name: Brakspear Bitter, 3.4%, England
  • Appearance: Brown, bronze. Tiny amount of head.
  • Aroma: Malt and hops. Some fruit. Honey, flowers.
  • Taste: Malty and quite bitter, tangy. Some fruit. Bitter aftertaste.
  • Bought: Sainsbury's, 500 ml, £1.82
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 21/7-2007, 169/300

Thursday 19 July 2007

Taybeh Beer Golden

  • Name: Taybeh Beer Golden, 5.2%, Palestine
  • Appearance: Golden. Nice amount of white head.
  • Aroma: Hoppy and flowery.
  • Taste: Some malt and hops. Watery. Slightly bitter aftertaste.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.75
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 19/7-2007

Thursday 5 July 2007

Petrus (Gouden) Tripel

  • Name: Petrus (Gouden) Tripel, 7.5%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Hazy orangy golden. Lots and lots of thick white head. Longlived.
  • Aroma: Citric, fruity. Some hops and sourness.
  • Taste: Lemony, almost sour. Hops and yeast. Warming.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.79
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 5/7-2007, 178/500

Rodenbach

Slightly stronger than the 5.0% listed in the 500-book.
  • Name: Rodenbach, 5.2%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Dark red, some brown. Tiny amount of shortlived head.
  • Aroma: Sour fruit, cherry. Wood?
  • Taste: Quite sour, cherry. Quenching.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 250 ml, £1.15
  • Overall score: 1/6
  • Info: 5/7-2007, 177/500

Tuesday 3 July 2007

Mythos

  • Name: Mythos, 5%, Greece
  • Appearance: Dark yellow, very clear. Shortlived white head.
  • Aroma: Maybe hint of hops and grain.
  • Taste: Some malt and hops. A bit dry. Not very interesting.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.15
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 3/7-2007

Monday 2 July 2007

(Würzburger) Julius Echter Hefe-Weissbier Hell

Slightly weaker than the 5.1% listed in the 500-book.
  • Name: (Würzburger) Julius Echter Hefe-Weissbier Hell, 4.9%, Germany
  • Appearance: Cloudy orange. Lots of nice, white and longlasting head.
  • Aroma: Wheaty, citric.
  • Taste: Wheat and banana. Not much more.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.79
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 2/7-2007, 176/500