- Name: Paulaner Hefe-Weissbier Naturtrüb, 5.5%, Germany
- Appearance: Dark orange, cloudy. Lots of head.
- Aroma: Bit of wheat. Citric. Orangy.
- Taste: Quite fruity, not much wheat. Hopsy. Bitter aftertaste.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.85
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 17/2-2007, 145/500
Saturday, 17 February 2007
Paulaner Hefe-Weissbier Naturtrüb
Friday, 16 February 2007
Samuel Adams Winter Lager
The other bottle I bought and brought over from New York.
- Name: Samuel Adams Winter Lager, 5.8%, United States
- Appearance: Chestnut red. Nice amount of head.
- Aroma: Malt and nutty. Cinnamon/mulled wine.
- Taste: Pretty malty, some hops and fruit. Cinnamon.
- Bought: United States, 355 ml, $?.??
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 16/2-2007
Thursday, 15 February 2007
Sapporo Yebisu
Bought in a small Japanese shop in Hanover Square, London.
- Name: Sapporo Yebisu, 5%, Japan
- Appearance: Pale golden. Little bit of head.
- Aroma: Fruity and hoppy. Lemony.
- Taste: Pretty complex. Fruity, bitter and hops. Bitter aftertaste.
- Bought: Mini J Mart, 334 ml, £1.69
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 15/2-2007, 163/300, 144/500
Tuesday, 13 February 2007
Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen
Nitpicking time again, as it is listed as 5.3% in the 500-book.
- Name: Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen, 5.2%, Germany
- Appearance: Pale orangy brown. Cloudy. Good amount of head.
- Aroma: Bit of wheat, lemony.
- Taste: Wheaty, lemony and hopsy. Not too bad. Fresh.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.79
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 13/2-2007, 143/500
Friday, 9 February 2007
Sagres Preta (Dark)
- Name: Sagres Preta (Dark), 4.3%, Portugal
- Appearance: Very dark brown. A bit of head.
- Aroma: Burnt, chocolate, smoke. Malt.
- Taste: Smoke, burnt. Malt. Tobacco! Maybe chocolate?!
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £0.99
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 9/2-2007, 142/500
Verhaeghe Echte Kriekenbier
- Name: Verhaeghe Echte Kriekenbier, 6.8%, Belgium
- Appearance: Dark redish brown. Bit cloudy. Almost no head.
- Aroma: Cherry, sour.
- Taste: Sour cherry. Quenching. Dries your mouth out.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 250 ml, £1.25
- Overall score: 1/6
- Info: 9/2-2007, 141/500, 18/100
Wednesday, 7 February 2007
Cantillon Foufoune
- Name: Cantillon Foufoune, 5%, Belgium
- Appearance: Cap&Cork. Light orange, cloudy. Very little head.
- Aroma: Sour, little bit fruity. Apricot.
- Taste: Pretty sour. Bit of fruit. Quenching.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 375 ml, £3.49
- Overall score: 0/6
- Info: 7/2-2007, 162/300, 17/100
Tuesday, 6 February 2007
Duchy Originals Organic Winter Ale
- Name: Duchy Originals Organic Winter Ale, 6.2%, England
- Appearance: Very redish brown. Almost no head.
- Aroma: Dark fruit. Raisins? Hoppy. Honey.
- Taste: Dark fruit and malt. Bitter aftertaste.
- Bought: Waitrose, 500 ml, £1.99
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 6/2-2007
Monday, 5 February 2007
Thwaites Liberation Ale
- Name: Thwaites Liberation Ale, 5.2%, England
- Appearance: Dark brown, slightly redish. Almost no head.
- Aroma: Pretty malty, some hops and malt.
- Taste: Pretty bitter. Little fruit. Hoppy. Bitter aftertaste.
- Bought: Budgens, 500 ml, £2.08
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 5/2-2007
Thursday, 1 February 2007
Wye Valley Dorothy Goodbody's Golden Ale
- Name: Wye Valley Dorothy Goodbody's Golden Ale, 4.2%, England
- Appearance: Golden brown. Little head.
- Aroma: Fruity. Some malt and hops.
- Taste: Fruit and malt. Smooth, but pretty bitter afterwards.
- Bought: Utobeer, 500 ml, £2.80
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 1/2-2007
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