Banks’s Bitter

• Name: Banks’s Bitter, 3.8%, England
• Appearance: Nice, clear brown. Some off-white head.
• Aroma: Malt, slightly roasted. Sweetness.
• Taste: More malt, nice and smooth. Slight bitterness.
• Bought: Tesco, 500 ml, £?.??
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 8/4-2012, BB: 31/3-2013

Castle Rock Elsie Mo

• Name: Castle Rock Elsie Mo, 5.0%, England
• Appearance: Batch 2813, nice label. Yellow golden. Slightly hazy, some white head.
• Aroma: Hops, flowers, fruit.
• Taste: Lots of hops - too much bitterness? Fruit, citrus.
• Bought: Tesco, 500 ml, £?.??
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 8/4-2012, 41/300M, BB: 28/2-2013

Thwaites Old Dan

• Name: Thwaites Old Dan, 7.4%, England
• Appearance: Chestnut brown, clear. Some off-white head.
• Aroma: Malt, slightly vinous. Nutty.
• Taste: Vinous, malt. Some alcohol. Caramel.
• Bought: Tesco, 330 ml, £?.??
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 7/4-2012

Brains Original Stout

• Name: Brains Original Stout, 4.1%, Wales
• Appearance: Very dark brown. Nice tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, burnt, coffee. Some dark fruit.
• Taste: More coffee, burnt, roasted. Chocolate.
• Bought: Tesco, 500 ml, £?.??
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 6/4-2012, BB: 28/2-12

Fuller's Mighty Atom

• Name: Fuller's Mighty Atom, 2.8%, England
• Appearance: Light bronze. Clear. Very little head.
• Aroma: Caramel, nutty, malt.
• Taste: More malt and nuttiness. A bit boring.
• Bought: Tesco, 500 ml, £?.??
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 6/4-2012, BB: 9/7-2012
  

Mastri Birrai Umbri Cotta 74

Final part of the 3-pack:

• Name: Mastri Birrai Umbri Cotta 74, 6%, Italy
• Appearance: Dark redish brown. Clear. Some fizzy light tan head.
  
• Aroma: Lots of dark malt. Some dark fruit. Prunes.
  
• Taste: More nice dark malt. Slight fruit. Nice.
  
• Bought: Manor, 750 ml, CHF 10.00
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 16/3-2012, BB: 20.02.13
  

Mastri Birrai Umbri Cotta 37

Part of 3-pack.

• Name: Mastri Birrai Umbri Cotta 37, 5.5%, Italy
• Appearance: Golden orange, slightly hazy. Some off-white head.
  
• Aroma: Lots of fruit and citrus. Some malt.
  
• Taste: More malt in the flavour, but fruit still there. Some hops. Quite nice.
  
• Bought: Manor, 750 ml, CHF 10.00
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 5/3-2012, BB: 06.02.2013
  

Freiburger Biermanufaktur La Patriote

• Name: Freiburger Biermanufaktur La Patriote, 5%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Light golden, clear. Lots of nice bubbles and good amount of white, quite creamy head.
  
• Aroma: Flowers and slight citrus, some hops and malt. Nice. Toffee?
  
• Taste: More flowers and toffee. Very smooth, but still some good aftertaste there.
  
• Bought: Brewery, 330 ml, CHF 0.00 (Borrowed...)
  
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 25/2-2012, BB: 13.07.2012
  

Brasserie du Chauve L’Hivernale

• Name: Brasserie du Chauve L’Hivernale, 5.2%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Batch 061211/001. Chestnut brown. Clear, but a little bit of sediments. OK amount of off-white head.
  
• Aroma: Dark fruit, slightly vinous. Some malt as well.
  
• Taste: Nice, dark malt and some fruit. Smooth and easy-drinking.
  
• Bought: Fribourg market, 300 ml, CHF 4.50
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 11/2-2012
  

Mastri Birrai Umbri Cotta 21

Part of 3-pack.

• Name: Mastri Birrai Umbri Cotta 21, 5%, Italy
• Appearance: Orange light brown, murky. OK amount of white head.
  
• Aroma: Good amount of fruit, some hops and malt Slight spices.
  
• Taste: Nice hops, malt and fruit balance. Slight citrus.
  
• Bought: Manor, 750 ml, CHF 10.00
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 3/2-2012