Saturday 27 November 2021

Brasserie des Celtes Lioness

  • Name: Brasserie des Celtes Lioness, 6.5%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Hazy yellow, decent white head.
  • Aroma: Citrus. Wheat, yeast, herbs and spices.
  • Taste: Lots of wheat, dry. Herbs and spices. Herby aftertaste.
  • Bought: Au Bon Moment, 330 ml, CHF 3.90
  • Score: 3.2 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 27/11-2021, BB: 23/4-2022

BrewDog (Berlin) Zeppelin Commute

New brewery, Wheat Ale - India / Hopfenweisse #7:
  • Name: BrewDog (Berlin) Zeppelin Commute, 4.5%, Germany
  • Appearance: Pale yellow, hazy. Big, creamy, white head.
  • Aroma: Light fruits, citrus. Wheat and hops.
  • Taste: Wheat, good hops. Light fruits, a bit of sweetness. Interesting.
  • Bought: amstein.ch, 330 ml can, CHF 3.04
  • Score: 3.3 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 27/11-2021, BB: 2/3-2022

Friday 26 November 2021

Pâquier La Valse Brune

New CH brewery:
  • Name: Pâquier La Valse Brune, 5.0%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Dark brown, murky. Fizzy, tan head. But bottle slowly overflowing.
  • Aroma: Toasted, dark malt. Unripe, tart dark fruits.
  • Taste: Dark malt, toasted. Tartness. Unbalanced.
  • Bought: Au Bon Moment, 330 ml, CHF 4.80
  • Score: 2.7 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
  • Info: 26/11-2021, BB: 7/2-2022

Tilmans Das Helle

New brewery:
  • Name: Tilmans Das Helle, 5.1%, Germany
  • Appearance: Medium golden, crystal clear. Small, fizzy white head.
  • Aroma: Malt, bread. Slight honey. Some hops and light fruits.
  • Taste: Malt, light spices. Bread, slight hops. Grass. Gentle, good balance.
  • Bought: qoqa.ch, 500 ml, CHF 5.33
  • Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
  • Info: 26/11-2021, BB: 12/4-2022

Thursday 25 November 2021

Collective Arts Radio The Mothership

New brewery:
  • Name: Collective Arts Radio The Mothership, 8.5%, Canada
  • Appearance: Light orange golden, some haze. Decent amount of off-white head.
  • Aroma: Citrus, tropical fruits. Pine, good hops.
  • Taste: Light fruits, tropical fruits, pine. Good hops. Quite a bit of bitterness.
  • Bought: amstein.ch, 355 ml can, CHF 3.52
  • Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
  • Info: 25/11-2021, BB: 17/2-2022

Gartacus Stout de Sang

  • Name: Gartacus Stout de Sang, 5.5%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Dark brown, near black. Decent, dark tan head.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, some chocolate, bit of wet wood.
  • Taste: Dark malt, very lightly roasted. Earthy. Very slight tartness. Ok.
  • Bought: Au Bon Moment, 330 ml, CHF 4.60
  • Score: 2.7 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
  • Info: 25/11-2021, BB: 23/2-2022

Saturday 20 November 2021

Ten Hands Dream Snack

Pale Ale - Hazy / New England #8, new Swedish region, Värmland (11/21):
  • Name: Ten Hands Dream Snack, 5.5%, Sweden
  • Appearance: Pale yellow, hazy to murky. Big, off-white head.
  • Aroma: Lots of fruits, citrus and tropical fruits. A bit of hops.
  • Taste: Good fruits, citrus and tropical. Juicy. Clean hops, but not too much. Very good balance.
  • Bought: amstein.ch, 330 ml can, CHF 5.33
  • Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
  • Info: 20/11-2021, BB: 19/1-2022

Simmentaler Mango Mountain Wheat Ale

  • Name: Simmentaler Mango Mountain Wheat Ale, 5.5%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Yellow golden, slight haze. Small, fizzy white head.
  • Aroma: Lots of mango, not much else. Honey sweetness?
  • Taste: Even more mango, quite sweet. I guess some wheat in there. One-dimensional.
  • Bought: Paul Hayoz Weinhandlung (Flamatt), 330 ml, CHF 4.50
  • Score: 3.0 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 12/20)
  • Info: 20/11-2021, BB: 12/1-2022

Friday 19 November 2021

Liechtensteiner Brauhaus Club Bier 07 Roggenbier

Liechtenstein #9, Specialty Grain - Rye / Roggenbier #4:
  • Name: Liechtensteiner Brauhaus Club Bier 07 Roggenbier, 5.5%, Liechtenstein
  • Appearance: Light orange brown, hazy. Some off-white head.
  • Aroma: Pale malt, rye. Light fruits, hint of tartness.
  • Taste: Lots of rye. Light fruits, slight tartness. Fizzy mouthfeel. Ok.
  • Bought: Coop (Flamatt) 330 ml, CHF 3.20
  • Score: 3.3 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 19/11-2021, BB: 28/1-2022

Beavertown Bloody 'Ell

Pale Ale - Flavored #10:
  • Name: Beavertown Bloody 'Ell, 5.5%, England
  • Appearance: Pale yellow golden, clear. Some haze later. Fizzy, white head.
  • Aroma: Grapefruit, citrus, orange. Some hidden hops.
  • Taste: Orange, some tropical fruits. Citrus. Slight bitterness, but fruit forward.
  • Bought: amstein.ch, 330 ml can, CHF 3.45
  • Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
  • Info: 19/11-2021, BB: 20/1-2022

33 Export (Central African Republic)

Ratebeer country #197:
  • Name: 33 Export (Central African Republic), 5%, Central African Republic
  • Appearance: Light golden, clear.
  • Aroma: Slight malt, grains. Vegetables?
  • Taste: Pale malt, grains. Vegetables? Petrol aftertaste, a first for me. A bit watery, but in this case that is probably a good thing.
  • Bought: Trade with Wolff90 - thanks!, 50 ml sample
  • Score: 1.8 (Aroma 3/10, Appearance 2/5, Taste 4/10, Palate 2/5, Overall 7/20)
  • Info: 19/11-2021

Aitar

Ratebeer country #196:
  • Name: Aitar, 4.5%, Abkhazia
  • Appearance: Golden, clear.
  • Aroma: Cheap, pale malt. Some grains.
  • Taste: Pale malt, bit of sweetness. Grains. Not a bad country tick.
  • Bought: Trade with Wolff90 - thanks!, 50 ml sample
  • Score: 2.6 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 10/20)
  • Info: 19/11-2021

Saturday 13 November 2021

Giesinger Sternhagel

New brewery:
  • Name: Giesinger Sternhagel, 8.5%, Germany
  • Appearance: Dark golden, slight haze. Some off-white head.
  • Aroma: Lots of ripe fruits, sweetness. 
  • Taste: Lots of fruits, dark, ripe and sweet. Slight alcohol, warming. Nice.
  • Bought: amstein.ch, 330 ml, CHF 4.14
  • Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
  • Info: 13/11-2021, BB: 28/12-2021

Locher Golfer's Amber

  • Name: Locher Golfer's Amber, 5.0%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Deep amber, clear. Nice, off-white head.
  • Aroma: Toasted, earthy. Pale malt, red fruits.
  • Taste: Pale malt, toasted. Red fruits, some caramel sweetness. Decent.
  • Bought: Paul Hayoz Weinhandlung (Flamatt), 330 ml, CHF 1.70
  • Score: 3.3 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 13/11-2021, BB: 17/12-2021

Friday 12 November 2021

van Maisenberg Roods

IPA - Red #6:
  • Name: van Maisenberg Roods, 6.5%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Medium red, clear. Fizzy, pink head.
  • Aroma: Red fruits, strawberries. Sugar. A bit of hops.
  • Taste: More red fruits and berries. Sweet strawberries. Some hops, low bitterness.
  • Bought: Zur alten Weinhandlung, 500 ml, CHF 5.55
  • Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
  • Info: 12/11-2021, BB: 27/5-2022

BLZ West Coast Ale

  • Name: BLZ West Coast Ale, 5%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Medium golden, clear. Good amount of white head.
  • Aroma: Light fruits, grapefruit. Some hops.
  • Taste: Good amount of fruits, grapefruit. Some resins, clean hops. Nice bitterness. Smooth.
  • Bought: Zur alten Weinhandlung, 330 ml, CHF 4.30
  • Score: 3.3 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 12/11-2021, BB: 31/5-2022

Saturday 6 November 2021

van Maisenberg Probeer #7

  • Name: van Maisenberg Probeer #7, 2.2%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Pale golden, clear. Good amount of white head.
  • Aroma: Light hops, some fruits. Grapefruit.
  • Taste: A bit of hops, good light fruits. Laidback bitterness. Not bad for a 2.2%.
  • Bought: Zur alten Weinhandlung, 500 ml, CHF 5.55
  • Score: 2.9 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
  • Info: 6/11-2021, BB: 31/5-2022

Egger Nuller

  • Name: Egger Nuller, 0.0%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Pale golden, crystal clear. Small, fizzy white head.
  • Aroma: Grass, grains, palest malt.
  • Taste: Grains, cheap pale malt, some sweetness. Hay.
  • Bought: Paul Hayoz Weinhandlung (Flamatt), 330 ml, CHF 1.80
  • Score: 2.4 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 2/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 2/5, Overall 10/20)
  • Info: 6/11-2021, BB: 21/7-2022

Friday 5 November 2021

Lola Bier Coffee Porter Alkoholfrei

Low / No Alcohol Beer - Dark #6:
  • Name: Lola Bier Coffee Porter Alkoholfrei, 0.5%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Very dark brown, some dark tan head.
  • Aroma: Strong coffee, heavily roasted.
  • Taste: Heavily roasted, lots of coffee. Not much else. Maybe some dark malt.
  • Bought: amstein.ch, 330 ml, CHF 3.76
  • Score: 2.7 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
  • Info: 5/11-2021, BB: 23/11-2022

Lola Bier Alkoholfreies Wit

Low / No Alcohol Beer - Wheat #10:
  • Name: Lola Bier Alkoholfreies Wit, 0.0%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Very pale yellow, hazy. Fizzy white head. Some sediments later.
  • Aroma: Grains, some wheat. Some light fruits.
  • Taste: Light fruits, grains, wheat. Needs more wheat.
  • Bought: amstein.ch, 330 ml, CHF 3.46
  • Score: 2.6 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 10/20)
  • Info: 5/11-2021, BB: 9/12-2022