Wirth & Sons Uig Best Bitter

New CH/Basel-Stadt brewery:

• Name: Wirth & Sons Uig Best Bitter, 4.2%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Medium brown, clear. Small, light tan head.
• Aroma: Medium malt, earthiness. Nuts.
• Taste: Malt, earthiness, some medium fruits. Nuts, light bitterness. True to style.
• Bought: Wirth‘s Huus (Basel), 330 ml, CHF 4.20
• Score: 3.3 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
• Info: 27/1-2024, BB: 31/3-2024

Falken Schwarzer Falke

• Name: Falken Schwarzer Falke, 5.5%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Flip-top bottle. Very dark brown, basically black. Nice, dark tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, brown sugar. Roasted, some coffee.
• Taste: Dark malt, roasted. Brown sugar. Slight coffee.
• Bought: Wittich, 330 ml, CHF 2.80
• Score: 3.2 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
• Info: 26/1-2024, BB: 31/3-2024

AnderThaler Alte Stute

• Name: AnderThaler Alte Stute, 5.1%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Very dark brown, near black. Big, frothy dark tan head. Slowly overflowing bottle.
• Aroma: Dark malt, roasted. Some coffee.
• Taste: Dark malt, nicely roasted. Some light coffee and chocolate. Smooth.
• Bought: Transit (Altdorf), 330 ml, CHF 3.90
• Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
• Info: 20/1-2024, BB: 31/3-2024

Rosengarten Alpenbier Naturtrüb

• Name: Rosengarten Alpenbier Naturtrüb, 5.0%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Pale golden, clear. Small, off-white head.
• Aroma: Floral, pale malt. Some grains.
• Taste: Pale malt, light hops. Grains, floral, some yeast. Ok.
• Bought: Wittich, 330 ml, CHF 2.30
• Score: 2.9 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
• Info: 19/1-2024, BB: 6/3-2024

Schoggi Original

• Name: Schoggi Original, 4.7%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Flip-top bottle. Pale orange golden, clear. Small, off-white head.
• Aroma: Very pale malt, vegetables. Some light fruits.
• Taste: Pale malt, light hops. Some butterscotch. Slight tart fruits. Past its best?
• Bought: Brau- und Rauchshop, 500 ml, CHF 4.00
• Score: 2.6 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 10/20)
• Info: 13/1-2024, BB: 13/3-2024

Arlibrau Sauguet Lager

New CH/Basel-Landschaft brewery, Pale Lager - International / Premium #200:

• Name: Arlibrau Sauguet Lager, 5.2%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Pale golden, mostly clear. Small to medium, fizzy white head.
• Aroma: Pale malt, light hops. Some overripe fruits.
• Taste: Pale malt, light hops. Some yeast, bit of herbs and very light tartness. Interesting.
• Bought: Wirth‘s Huus (Basel), 330 ml, CHF 4.20
• Score: 2.9 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
• Info: 13/1-2024, BB: 28/2-2024

Brewtiful Go get'em tiger

New brewery:

• Name: Brewtiful Go get'em tiger, 6.8%, Greece
• Appearance: Light orange golden, quite hazy. Decent, white head.
• Aroma: Light fruits, grapefruit. Nice, clean hops.
• Taste: Good amount of hops. Light fruits, grapefruit. Some pine. Nice, strong lingering bitterness.
• Bought: Drinks of the World (Bern), 440 ml can, CHF 7.90
• Score: 3.7 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 16/20)
• Info: 12/1-2024, BB: 13/2-2024

Adler Vrenelisgärtli

• Name: Adler Vrenelisgärtli, 4.7%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Pale golden, hazy. Small, off-white head.
• Aroma: Light fruits, wheat. Some spices.
• Taste: Wheat, light fruits. Slight herbs and spices. Borderline watery.
• Bought: Wittich, 290 ml, CHF 4.10
• Score: 2.7 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
• Info: 12/1-2024, BB: 27/2-2024

Selvatici.ch Cinghiale

New CH/Ticino brewery:

• Name: Selvatici.ch Cinghiale, 5%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Very dark brown, near black. Small, light tan head.
• Aroma: Roasted, some coffee. Dark malts.
• Taste: Dark malt, heavily roasted. Some coffee notes. Some burnt bitterness. Nice.
• Bought: Swiss Italian Advent Calendar, 330 ml, CHF 4.17
• Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
• Info: 6/1-2024, BB: 19/2-2024

Flötzinger Bräu Rosenheimer Märzen

New brewery:

• Name: Flötzinger Bräu Rosenheimer Märzen, 5.6%, Germany
• Appearance: Dark golden, clear. Small, off-white head.
• Aroma: Toasted, pale malt. Light caramel, bread.
• Taste: Medium malt, light caramel. Some bread, lightly toasted.
• Bought: Maruhn (Darmstadt), 500 ml, CHF €1.38
• Score: 3.2 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
• Info: 6/1-2024, BB: 9/2-2024

Hinkelsbaacher Wäissen

New brewery, Luxembourg #9:

• Name: Hinkelsbaacher Wäissen, 4.9%, Luxembourg
• Appearance: Pale golden, mostly clear. Decent, white head. Hazy later.
• Aroma: Wheat, citrus. Some herbs.
• Taste: Wheat, light fruits. Citrus, floral. Fizzy mouthfeel. Dry end.
• Bought: Auchan Cloche d'Or (Luxembourg), 330 ml, CHF €2.67
• Score: 2.7 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
• Info: 5/1-2024, BB: 30/1-2024

Baar Hopfemandli 1862 Original

• Name: Baar Hopfemandli 1862 Original, 4.8%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Flip-top bottle. Light to medium golden. Clear. Small, off-white head. Shy hops.
• Aroma: Pale malt, some bread.
• Taste: Pale malt, sweet. Shy hops. Some bread, some grains.
• Bought: Wittich, 580 ml, CHF 3.00
• Score: 2.9 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
• Info: 5/1-2024, BB: 5/2-2024

Lausitzer Porter

New brewery:

• Name: Lausitzer Porter, 4.2%, Germany
• Appearance: Dark brown, near black, but can still see through it. Small, tan head.
• Aroma: Medium malt, molasses, brown sugar.
• Taste: Medium malt, lots of sugar, molasses. Too sweet.
• Bought: Maruhn (Darmstadt), 500 ml, €1.23
• Score: 2.3 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 2/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 2/5, Overall 9/20)
• Info: 1/1-2024, BB: 18/2-2024

Beer Goals 2024

Here are my beer goals for 2024:

• Get from 205 to 207 Ratebeer countries*
• Get from 319 to 324 Ratebeer regions       [Current status: 321]
• Rate a beer from the last missing style
• Reduce styles I have tried less than 5 beers from 3 to 2
• Reduce styles I have tried less than 10 beers from 16 to 10
• Get from 1756 to 18201810 breweries        [Current status: 1771]
• Get from 1413 to 16501550 Swiss ratings        [Current status: 1435]
• Get from 371 to 410400 Swiss breweries        [Current status: 374]

Some Swiss regions related goals:

• Increase cantons I am in the top-5 raters of beers from 21 to 25        [Current status: 22]
• Increase cantons I am in the top-3 raters of breweries from 24 to 25
• Get from 200 to 230 Bern ratings
• Get from 240 to 260 Fribourg ratings
• Get from 160 to 190 Vaud ratings
• Get from 110 to 130 Zürich ratings

* This would at time of writing get me from 11th to (shared) 9th place.

** Updated 2024-01-27 after I decided to slow down a bit…