AzBeer: June 2006

Trappist beers being my favourite beer type, I had been trying to get hold of Westvleteren for a long time. I finally found all three of them on BelgianShop.com, not cheap though.

Name: Westvleteren Blond, 5.8%, Belgium
Appearance: Pale yellow. Nice amount of head. Cloudy. Champagne-like bubbles.
Aroma: Hopsy. Bit of fruit. Yeast.
Taste: Hops, fruit and malt. Complex. Bitter aftertaste.
Bought: BelgianShop.com, 330 ml, $12.00
Overall score: 4/6
Info: 16/6-2006, 126/300, 67/500, 13/100

Thursday, 15 June 2006

Wells Banana Bread Beer

Name: Wells Banana Bread Beer, 5.2%, England
Appearance: Bronze. Little bit of head.
Aroma: Very banana-y. Not much else.
Taste: Loads of banana. Bit of malt. Bitter.
Bought: Costcutter, 568 ml, £1.89
Overall score: 4/6
Info: 15/6-2006, 125/300

Wednesday, 14 June 2006

O'Hanlon's Original Port Stout

Name: O'Hanlon's Original Port Stout, 4.8%, England
Appearance: Dark brown. Bit of nice head.
Aroma: Fruity, vinous. Burnt grain.
Taste: Vinous. Fruity. Burnt grain. Pretty bitter.
Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.85
Overall score: 4/6
Info: 14/6-2006, 124/300

Monday, 12 June 2006

Bateman XXXB

Name: Bateman XXXB, 4.8%, England
Appearance: Amber brown. Little bit of head.
Aroma: Fruity. Lemony. Malt and hops.
Taste: Fruit. Pretty bitter. Hops and malt.
Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.85
Overall score: 3/6
Info: 12/6-2006, 123/300, 66/500

Sunday, 11 June 2006

Black Sheep Emmerdale Ale

Name: Black Sheep Emmerdale Ale, 5%, England
Appearance: Golden brown. Quite a lot of head, shortlived.
Aroma: Nice fruit, orangy. Hops and malt. Honey.
Taste: Fruity. Malty aftertaste. Honey.
Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.85
Overall score: 4/6
Info: 11/6-2006, 122/300

Coors Fine Light Beer

Last bottle from the four-pack gift from MG.

Name: Coors Fine Light Beer, 5.0%, England*
Appearance: Pale yellow. Very little head. Fizzy.
Aroma: Just hopsy, really.
Taste: Hopsy, bit of fruit. Boring.
Bought: Gift, 330 ml, £?.??
Overall score: 2/6
Info: 11/6-2006

* Changed from United States to England as per Ratebeer.com 2014-07-08

Saturday, 10 June 2006

Hogs Back BSA

Name: Hogs Back BSA, 4.5%, England
Appearance: Bronze, little head. More when warmer. Cloudy. Sediments.
Aroma: Fruit, orange. Little bit of malt.
Taste: Bit of fruit. Pretty bitter afterwards.
Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.85
Overall score: 2/6
Info: 10/6-2006, 121/300

Friday, 9 June 2006

Exmoor Gold

At 5.0%, not 4.5% as in the 300-book.

Name: Exmoor Gold, 5.0%, England
Appearance: Yellow. Slightly golden. Little head.
Aroma: Hopsy and fruity.
Taste: Hopsy and pretty fruity. Fresh. Smooth finish.
Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.79
Overall score: 4/6
Info: 9/6-2006, 120/300, 103/500*

* Should have been 66/500, but is listed as "Golden Hill Exmoor Gold" in the 500-book, so didn't initially find it.

Thursday, 8 June 2006

Shepherd Neame Master Brew Bitter

This bottled version at 4.0%, not 3.7% as in the 300-book.

Name: Shepherd Neame Master Brew Bitter, 4.0%, England
Appearance: Copper/brass coloured. Very little head.
Aroma: Malt and fruit. Sultana.
Taste: Malt and hops. Pretty bitter.
Bought: Costcutter, 500 ml, £1.89
Overall score: 3/6
Info: 8/6-2006, 119/300

Wednesday, 7 June 2006

Hook Norton Double Stout

Name: Hook Norton Double Stout, 4.8%, England
Appearance: Dark, redish brown. Bit of head, not lasting.
Aroma: Coffee and bit of chocolate. Bit of fruit.
Taste: Coffee and fruit. Bit of chocolate. Bitter. Burnt.
Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.69
Overall score: 3/6
Info: 7/6-2006, 118/300

Tuesday, 6 June 2006

Moorhouse's Black Cat

Name: Moorhouse's Black Cat, 3.4%, England
Appearance: Dark brown. Little bit of head.
Aroma: Burnt malts. Chocolate.
Taste: Malt and chocolate. Bitter aftertaste. Not that fizzy.
Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.95
Overall score: 4/6
Info: 6/6-2006, 117/300

Saturday, 3 June 2006

Broughton Scottish Oatmeal Stout

Name: Broughton Scottish Oatmeal Stout, 4.2%, Scotland
Appearance: Very dark brown. Bit of head, shortlived.
Aroma: Malt, chocolate and coffee (roasted).
Taste: Coffee and malt. Bit of chocolate. Oatmeal.
Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.85
Overall score: 3/6
Info: 3/6-2006, 116/300, 65/500

Thursday, 1 June 2006

Adnams Bitter

This bottled version at 4.5%, not 3.7% as listed in the 300-book.

Name: Adnams Bitter, 4.5%, England
Appearance: Redish brown. Little bit of head.
Aroma: Malty, bit of fruit.
Taste: Pretty malty. Hops. Nice bitter aftertaste.
Bought: Waitrose, 500 ml, £1.79
Overall score: 4/6
Info: 1/6-2006, 115/300

The below bottle of Adnams Suffolk Strong Bitter was actually bought by mistake, as I thought it was the Adnams Bitter from the 300-book. Turned out that the beer was in the 500-book (where it is called Adnams Suffolk Strong Ale).

Name: Adnams SSB Bitter, 4.5%, England
Appearance: Bronze, good head.
Aroma: Berries, malty.
Taste: Full flavour, malty.
Bought: Tesco, 500 ml, £1.58
Overall score: 3/6
Info: 5/10-2005, 20/500

But then, according to Ratebeer, they are all the same beer anyway :-).