- Name: Terrapin Rye Pale Ale, 5.5%, United States
- Appearance: Light orange, hazy. Some fizzy white head.
- Aroma: Fruits, citrus, hops.
- Taste: Lots of citrus, good amount of hops. Grains. Acceptable, but not good balance.
- Bought: Total Wine & More (Sterling), 355 ml, $1.99
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 26/10-2014, BB: 31/7-2014
Sunday, 26 October 2014
Terrapin Rye Pale Ale
New state, Georgia (32/51):
Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter
- Name: Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, 5.8%, United States
- Appearance: Very dark brown, some tan head.
- Aroma: Dark malts, roasted, some smoke.
- Taste: Lots of dark malt, roasted. Slightly burnt and smokey. Nice!
- Bought: Total Wine & More (Sterling), 355 ml, $2.29
- Overall score: 5/6
- Info: 26/10-2014, 229/300, BB: 9/12-2014
Nebraska Brunette Nut Brown
New state, Nebraska (31/51):
- Name: Nebraska Brunette Nut Brown, 4.7%, United States
- Appearance: Clear dark brown, slight fizzy off-white head.
- Aroma: Caramel, sweetness, malts.
- Taste: Caramel, sweetness. Nutty and good malts. Good.
- Bought: Total Wine & More (Sterling), 355 ml can, $1.99
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 26/10-2014
Friday, 24 October 2014
De Molen Molenbier 7.5%
- Name: De Molen Molenbier 7.5%, 7.5%, Netherlands
- Appearance: Dark brown, hazy. Some light tan head.
- Aroma: Yeast, slight sourness. Tart fruit?
- Taste: Sweetness and sourness, actually. Fruits, hops, dry. Not the best from this brewery.
- Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 330 ml, €3.20
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 24/10-2014, BB: 29/8-2018
Passarola IPA
- Name: Passarola IPA, 6.5%, Portugal
- Appearance: Dark chestnut brown, cloudy. Good amount of off-white head.
- Aroma: Citrus, hops. Cherries? Peaches. Nice.
- Taste: Lots of hops, American-style to me, but not too overpowering luckily. Nice fruits in there as well.
- Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 24/10-2014
Dixie Beer
New state, Louisiana (30/51):
- Name: Dixie Beer, 4.5%, United States
- Appearance: Light golden, clear. Bubbly. Some short lived white head.
- Aroma: Malt and hops. Sweetness?
- Taste: Sweet malt, some crispness. Watery.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.59
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 24/10-2014, BB: 24/6-2015
Thursday, 23 October 2014
Porterhouse Hop Head
- Name: Porterhouse Hop Head, 5.0%, Ireland
- Appearance: Dark chestnut colour, slight haze. Some off-white head.
- Aroma: Hops and citrus fruits.
- Taste: Lots of hops, some citrus fruits.
- Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 330 ml, €3.40
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 23/10-2014, 67/300M, BB: 6/1-2015
Freiburger Biermanufaktur La Poya
- Name: Freiburger Biermanufaktur La Poya, 5%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Burnt orange brown, slightly hazy, not much head. Quite a bit of sediments left at the bottom.
- Aroma: Fruit, oranges. Some hops.
- Taste: Fruit, slight sourness. Slightly roasted. A little bit disappointed.
- Bought: Brewery, 330 ml, CHF 3.30
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 23/10-2014, BB: 9/3-2015
Nova Cuca
New country, Angola!
- Name: Nova Cuca, 4.5%, Angola
- Appearance: Yellow golden, clear, some fizz. Tiny white head.
- Aroma: Not much, some malt and sweetness?
- Taste: Sweetness, some malt, slight grains. Watery. Not bad, not good.
- Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 250 ml
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 23/10-2014
Wednesday, 1 October 2014
Alcohol/Beer holiday
Why not have a beer and alcohol break? So I decided to not consume any alcohol from September 22nd to October 23rd.
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