Saturday 28 February 2009

Unibroue La Fin Du Monde

  • Name: Unibroue La Fin Du Monde, 9%, Canada
  • Appearance: Orange brown, quite cloudy. Little bit of fizzy white head.
  • Aroma: Bit of yeast. Ripe fruit.
  • Taste: Strong, warming. Hops, more fruit. Bit alcohol.
  • Bought: Coop, 330 ml, CHF 3.20
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 28/2-2009

Thursday 26 February 2009

Monsteiner Stein + Bock

  • Name: Monsteiner Stein + Bock, 6.5%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Orange brown. Not much head, off-white.
  • Aroma: Nice hops and malt. Vinous, caramel.
  • Taste: Smooth. Nice malt and hops. Caramel.
  • Bought: Coop, 330 ml, CHF 2.80
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 26/2-2009

Friday 20 February 2009

Brasserie de Fribourg Barbeblanche

  • Name: Brasserie de Fribourg Barbeblanche, 5%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Light golden yellow. Little head.
  • Aroma: Citrus, hops. Some fruit.
  • Taste: A bit watery. Some hops, floral. Light, hoppy aftertaste.
  • Bought: Manor, 300 ml, CHF 4.20
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 20/2-2009

Wednesday 18 February 2009

Brasserie de Fribourg Barberousse

  • Name: Brasserie de Fribourg Barberousse, 5.5%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Dark reddish brown. Slightly hazy. Good amount of tan head.
  • Aroma: Dark malt and dark fruit.
  • Taste: Nice, slightly sweet. Malt and some fruit again.
  • Bought: Manor, 300 ml, CHF 4.20
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 18/2-2009

Monday 16 February 2009

Appenzeller Holzfass-Bier

  • Name: Appenzeller Holzfass-Bier, 5.2%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Cloudy orange brown. Lots of white head.
  • Aroma: Malt and some fruit.
  • Taste: Smooth. Malt and hops. Slightly sweet.
  • Bought: Coop, 330 ml, CHF 2.80
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 16/2-2009

Friday 13 February 2009

Eichhof Alkoholfrei

  • Name: Eichhof Alkoholfrei, 0%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Clear golden. Lots of white head.
  • Aroma: Grains, metallic.
  • Taste: Grains, some hops. A bit artificial.
  • Bought: Migros, 500 ml, CHF 1.40
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 13/2-2009

Wednesday 11 February 2009

Jopen Koyt

  • Name: Jopen Koyt, 8.5%, Netherlands*/**
  • Appearance: Dark brownish red. Quite cloudy. Some off-white head.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, fruit. Herbs. Slightly burnt?
  • Taste: Caramel? More fruit and malt. Slight bitterness. Nice!
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 300 ml, £2.35
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 11/2-2009, 202/300
* Listed as Netherlands in the 300-book.

** Changed to be from Netherlands instead of Belgium as per Ratebeer.com 2014-07-08

Tuesday 10 February 2009

Cubana 59

"Beer flavoured with rum" it says. Doesn't strike me as a good idea.
  • Name: Cubana 59, 5%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Clear golden. Lots of white head.
  • Aroma: Artificial, no beer aroma. Glue?
  • Taste: No beer flavour, artificial. Why oh why?
  • Bought: Coop, 330 ml, CHF 3.70
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 10/2-2009

Sunday 8 February 2009

Boxer Premium

My first beer after relocating to Switzerland.
  • Name: Boxer Premium, 5.2%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Golden orange. OK amount of white head.
  • Aroma: Malt and hops. Slightly lemony?
  • Taste: Slightly sweet. Some hops and malt. Artificial?
  • Bought: Coop, 330 ml, CHF 1.80
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 8/2-2009

Friday 6 February 2009

The big move

And then he moved to Fribourg, Switzerland. And I believe it is going to be even harder now to complete the beer projects...

Thursday 5 February 2009

Hanoi Beer

Bought for me by my wife:
  • Name: Hanoi Beer, 5.1%, Viet Nam
  • Appearance: Light golden. Lots of white head.
  • Aroma: Grains, slight sweetness.
  • Taste: Grains, some malt and hops. Boring and too sweet.
  • Bought: Gift, 330 ml, £1.30
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 5/2-2009

Boltens Ur-Alt

  • Name: Boltens Ur-Alt, 4.8%, Germany
  • Appearance: Cloudy brown. Good amount of off-white head.
  • Aroma: Nice dark malt, slightly smokey.
  • Taste: Mostly malt and hops. Slight sweetness.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £3.09
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 5/2-2009, 216/500

Monday 2 February 2009

Jopen Hoppenbier

  • Name: Jopen Hoppenbier*, 6.8%, Netherlands**
  • Appearance: Golden orange. Good amount of longlasting white head.
  • Aroma: Hops, lemon and a bit of yeast.
  • Taste: Quite hoppy, lemon/citric. Some spices.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 300 ml, £1.95
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 2/2-2009, 215/500
* Called Jopen Haarlems Hoppenbier and listed as 6.5% in the 500-book. Also there listed as being from The Netherlands.

** Changed to be from Netherlands instead of Belgium as per Ratebeer.com 2014-07-08.