Thursday 30 April 2015

Red Horse Extra Strong

  • Name: Red Horse Extra Strong, 6.9%, Philippines
  • Appearance: Light golden, clear. Some fizzy white head.
  • Aroma: Malt, some fruit.
  • Taste: Malt, sweet, guess some fruit. A bit sickly.
  • Bought: Bern Asian shop, 330 ml, CHF 2.90
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 30/4-2015, BB: 26/7-2015

Doppelleu Brewmaster Ed.01 Whisky Ale

  • Name: Doppelleu Brewmaster Ed.01 Whisky Ale, 7.5%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Burnt golden orange, clear. Some light tan head.
  • Aroma: Wood, barrel, slight smoke.
  • Taste: Burnt, barrel, whiskey, wood, smoke. Interesting, not overpowering.
  • Bought: Drinks of the World (Bern), 330 ml, CHF 5.80
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 30/4-2015, BB: 31/3-2015

Saturday 25 April 2015

Cerveja Artesanal Calmeirona Altbier

  • Name: Cerveja Artesanal Calmeirona Altbier, 5%, Portugal
  • Appearance: Clear amber, some fizzy light tan head.
  • Aroma: Some medium malt and forest.
  • Taste: Dark malt, toasted. Sweet-ish, wood.
  • Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 25/4-2015, BB: 31/7-2015

TailGate Session IPA

New state, Tennessee (38/51):
  • Name: TailGate Session IPA, 5%, United States
  • Appearance: Golden orange, clear. Nice amount of white head.
  • Aroma: Fruit, quite sweet. Sick?
  • Taste: Fruit, pretty smooth. Not much hops. Sessionable, though, but is it an IPA?
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 355 ml can, £2.29
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 25/4-2015, BB: 29/8-2015

Friday 24 April 2015

Stone Money Hammerhead Amber [Telmar Biya]

  • Name: Stone Money Hammerhead Amber [Telmar Biya], ?%, Micronesia
  • Appearance: Flip-top bottle. Dark amber, clear. Good amount of  light tan head.
  • Aroma: Malt, biscuits.
  • Taste: Medium dark malt, biscuits. Slight bitterness and tongue tingle. Pretty good!
  • Bought: Thanks to FG for this!, 500 ml
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 24/4-2015

Stone Money Manta Gold

New country, Micronesia:
  • Name: Stone Money Manta Gold, ?%, Micronesia
  • Appearance: Flip-top bottle. Light orange golden, slightly hazy. Ok amount of off-white head.
  • Aroma: Fruit, slight sweetness. Some hops.
  • Taste: Some malt and hops, good fruit. Grapefruit? Some sweetness.
  • Bought: Thanks to FG for this!, 500 ml
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 24/4-2015

Saturday 18 April 2015

HaandBryggeriet Humlesus

  • Name: HaandBryggeriet Humlesus, 4.5%, Norway
  • Appearance: Batch 787. Hazy yellow, lots of head. Maybe a bit too much, actually.
  • Aroma: Hops, citrus fruit. Slightly metallic.
  • Taste: Good amount of hops, citrus. Enjoyable. Bitterness not overpowering.
  • Bought: Trade with Cunningham - thanks!, 500 ml
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 18/4-2015, BB: 25/7-2015

Union Temno Pivo

  • Name: Union Temno Pivo, 5.2%, Slovenia
  • Appearance: Dark brown, some fizzy tan head. Promising.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, toasted. Sweetness?
  • Taste: Dark malt, roasted. Slight sweetness and coffee. Easy drinking and nice.
  • Bought: Trade with MarkoNm- thanks!, 330 ml
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 18/4-2015, BB: 17/7-2015

Friday 17 April 2015

Legend Extra Stout

New country, DR Congo:
  • Name: Legend Extra Stout, 7.5%, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Appearance: Near black, seemingly clear, some tan head.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, soil.
  • Taste: Good amount of malt, slight sweetness and roasted. Not bad.
  • Bought: Trade with tderoeck - thanks!, 330 ml
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 17/4-2015

Mastra Scottish Ale

New country, Uruguay:
  • Name: Mastra Scottish Ale, 6.2%, Uruguay
  • Appearance: Dark, murky brown, some orange. Big gusher, normal head once it settled after a while.
  • Aroma: Toffee, sweetness, malt.
  • Taste: Sweet, malt, slight barrel? Shows signs of having peaked, if it ever did.
  • Bought: Trade with tderoeck - thanks!, 330 ml
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 17/4-2015, BB: 9/9-2014

Sunday 12 April 2015

Black Isle Small Batch Export Scotch Ale

  • Name: Black Isle Small Batch Export Scotch Ale, 7.9%, Scotland
  • Appearance: 2013-version, bottle 42 of 240. Dark brown, nice tan head.
  • Aroma: Sweetness and wood/oak. Malt.
  • Taste: Dark malt, whiskey? Oak, slight sweetness.
  • Bought: Gift from Julien C - thanks!, 330 ml
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 12/4-2015

Saturday 11 April 2015

La Binchoise Blonde Tradition

  • Name: La Binchoise Blonde Tradition, 6.2%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Yellow golden, slight haze. Lots of white head. Some sediments at bottom.
  • Aroma: Fruit, citrus. Floral, hops.
  • Taste: Lots of fruit, nice light hoppiness, floral.
  • Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 330 ml, €2.20
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 11/4-2015, 75/300M

Monday 6 April 2015

Dieu du Ciel Aphrodisiaque

  • Name: Dieu du Ciel Aphrodisiaque, 6.5%, Canada
  • Appearance: Bottled 11/2014. Basically black, some dark tan head.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, chocolate.
  • Taste: Dark malt, roasted. Slight sweetness, vanilla and chocolate. Good!
  • Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 341 ml, €5.40
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 6/4-2015

Sunday 5 April 2015

Welde No. 1

  • Name: Welde No. 1, 4.8%, Germany
  • Appearance: Funky twisted bottle. Light golden, clear. Good amount of off-white head.
  • Aroma: Some malt and hops. Standard.
  • Taste: Corn, hops, slight malt. Quite sweet.
  • Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 330 ml
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 5/4-2015, BB: 3/7-2015

Saturday 4 April 2015

Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast

  • Name: Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast, 7.5%, Denmark
  • Appearance: Basically black, nice dark tan head. Oily?
  • Aroma: Coffee, dark malt, roasted.
  • Taste: Coffee, dark malt, burnt. Slight dryness. Pretty smooth, very nice.
  • Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 330 ml, €4.20
  • Overall score: 5/6
  • Info: 4/4-2015

Carlow O’Hara’s Irish Red

  • Name: Carlow O’Hara’s Irish Red, 4.3%, Ireland
  • Appearance: Dark brown, red hue? Clear. Some light tan head.
  • Aroma: Berries, fruit. Some light malts.
  • Taste: Berry sweetness, some malt. Doesn't do it for me.
  • Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 500 ml, €3.70
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 4/4-2015, 74/300M, BB: 28/6-2015

Pyynikin Papabeers Ruby Jazz Ale Special Edition

  • Name: Pyynikin Papabeers Ruby Jazz Ale Special Edition, 5.3%, Finland
  • Appearance: Dark brown, pretty clear. Dark tan head.
  • Aroma: Light fruit and hops. Not much.
  • Taste: Some light malt, but more hops present. Slight fruit. Lacks balance.
  • Bought: Trade with rosenbergh - thanks!, 330 ml
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 4/4-2015

Friday 3 April 2015

Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout

  • Name: Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout, 9.5%, United States
  • Appearance: Bottled 29/10-2014. Basically black, very dark tan head.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, burnt, coffee/chocolate.
  • Taste: Very dark malt, coffee, burnt, tar. Warming and very nice.
  • Bought: Drinks of the World (Bern), 355 ml, CHF 8.30
  • Overall score: 5/6
  • Info: 3/4-2015

Thornbridge Versa

  • Name: Thornbridge Versa, 5.0%, England
  • Appearance: Light golden orange, slightly hazy. Some off-white head.
  • Aroma: Light fruit, banana and wheat.
  • Taste: Good wheat and fruit. Banana, esters.
  • Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 500 ml, €3.60
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 3/4-2015, 73/300M, BB: 19/3-2015

Thursday 2 April 2015

Khamovniki Munhenskoe

  • Name: Khamovniki Munhenskoe, 5.5%, Russia
  • Appearance: Dark amber, clear. Some light tan head.
  • Aroma: Malt, slight sweetness.
  • Taste: Malt, harshness. Unpleasant. Wish the bottle was smaller.
  • Bought: Trade with Dorin - thanks!, 500 ml
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 2/4-2015, BB: 18/6-2015

Black Isle Smoked Porter

  • Name: Black Isle Smoked Porter, 5.5%, Scotland
  • Appearance: As "Small Batch Smoked Porter 2013". Bottle 3620 of 6480. Very dark brown, some dark tan head. Quite flat.
  • Aroma: Roasted, wood. Dark malt.
  • Taste: Dark malt, roasted, tar. Dry. Smoke, but not too much.
  • Bought: Gift from Julien C - thanks!, 330 ml
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 2/4-2015, BB: 31/10-2014

Föroya Bjór Jóla Bryggj

  • Name: Föroya Bjór Jóla Bryggj, 5.8%, Faeroe Islands
  • Appearance: Golden chestnut brown, clear. Some off-white head.
  • Aroma: Nutty, slight malt.
  • Taste: Light malt, nutty. Quite sweet.
  • Bought: Trade with Bamsen78 - thanks!, 330 ml
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 2/4-2015, BB: 9/6-2015