Cantillon Kriek

• Name: Cantillon Kriek, 5%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Cap&Cork. Light red, pink. Cloudy. No head at all. Little bit when warmer.
  
• Aroma: Sour fruit. Bit of cherry.
  
• Taste: Incredibly sour, some fruit. Cherry. Quenching!!!
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 375 ml, £2.69
  
• Overall score: 0/6
  
• Info: 30/9-2006, 155/300, 101/500

100/500

It has taken me 13.5 months to reach 100 in the 500-book. The first 50 were done in 6.5 months. Most of the beers in the pipeline are from the 500-book, so should be able to do the next 50 in say 4 months?!

Kasteel Bruin (Donker)

• Name: Kasteel Bruin (Donker), 11%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Redish brown. Not much head, not even when warmer.
  
• Aroma: Malt and alcohol. Maybe some fruit. Vinous.
  
• Taste: Vinous. Alcohol, warming. Fruity.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.95
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 27/9-2006, 100/500

Christoffel Robertus

• Name: Christoffel Robertus, 6.0%, Netherlands
  
• Appearance: Brown red, ruby. Little head initially. Loads of head when warmer.
  
• Aroma: Malt, some fruit. Hops.
  
• Taste: Fruit and malt. Nice aftertaste, balanced.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.59
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 26/9-2006, 99/500

Bass Premium Ale

This beer is listed as Bass"Our Finest Ale" in the 500-book.

• Name: Bass Premium Ale, 4.4%, England
  
• Appearance: Brown. Very little head.
  
• Aroma: Malt and hops. Flowery/fruity.
  
• Taste: Boring. Some malt and hops. Bitter aftertaste. Smooth.
  
• Bought: Waitrose, 500 ml, £1.59
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 25/9-2006, 98/500

Cubay

• Name: Cubay, 5.2%, Cuba
  
• Appearance: Very pale yellow. No proper head, just fizz. Nice head when warm.
  
• Aroma: Fruity, citric. Hops.
  
• Taste: Fruity, bit of hops. Nice aftertaste. Not too bland. Some malt.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.29
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 24/9-2006
  

Harveys Imperial Extra Double Stout

• Name: Harveys Imperial Extra Double Stout, 9%, England
  
• Appearance: Dark, dark brown. Very flat.
  
• Aroma: Vinous, oaky. Tangy fruit. Treacle.
  
• Taste: Vinous, oaky. Bitter, some fruit. Alcohol. Soily?
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £2.85
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 23/9-2006, 154/300
  

Lucifer

• Name: Lucifer, 8.5%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Dark yellow. Cloudy. Little bit of head, shortlived. Doesn't look tasty. Golden?
  
• Aroma: Fruity, citric. Some hops.
  
• Taste: Fruit. Fresh. Hoppy. Alcohol.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.75
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 21/9-2006
  

Fuller's 1845

• Name: Fuller's 1845, 6.3%, England
• Appearance: Redish brown. Nice amount of head.
• Aroma: Fruity, orangy. Vinous.
• Taste: Vinous, malty but fresh. Dry, bitter aftertaste.
• Bought: Waitrose, 500 ml, £2.05
• Overall score: 5/6
• Info: 20/9-2006, 96/500, 4/300M

Burton Bridge Porter

• Name: Burton Bridge Porter, 4.5%, England
  
• Appearance: Dark, dark brown. Bit of thick head. Not longlasting.
  
• Aroma: Fruit. Burnt. Wood. Malt.
  
• Taste: Malty, bitter. Fruit. Burnt. Bitter aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.95
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 19/9-2006, 95/500

Almaza

Every time I order from Beers of Europe, I try to order a beer from a new country, and this time it was Lebanon.

• Name: Almaza, 4.0%, Lebanon
  
• Appearance: Pale yellow. Quite a bit of head.
  
• Aroma: Yeast and fruit. Bit of hops.
  
• Taste: Fruit. Hops. Malt in aftertaste, and bitter.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 280 ml, £1.29
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 18/9-2006
  

Young's Waggle Dance

• Name: Young's Waggle Dance, 5.0%, England
  
• Appearance: Orangy brown. Quite a lot of head.
  
• Aroma: Honey and hops. Fruit.
  
• Taste: Honey. Hops. Nice bitterness, though sweet.
  
• Bought: Tesco, 500 ml, £1.54
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 18/9-2006, 94/500

Aass Bayer

Bought in southern Norway after work-trip to a small island there.

• Name: Aass Bayer, 4.7%, Norway
  
• Appearance: Redish brown. Nice amount of head. Longlasting. Thick head.
  
• Aroma: Malt. Iron? Burnt.
  
• Taste: Burnt, malt. Bitter. Long aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Norway, 330 ml, NOK 15.00
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 17/9-2006
  

Ludlow Gold

Gift from PM. According to their website, Ludlow started brewing only in June 2006.

• Name: Ludlow Gold, 4.2%, England
  
• Appearance: Cloudy yellow. No head at all. No bubbles either, actually a little bit later.
  
• Aroma: Fruity. Hopsy.
  
• Taste: Very hopsy. Bit of fruit. Very bitter aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Gift, 500 ml, £?.??
  
• Overall score: 1/6
  
• Info: 17/9-2006
  

Westvleteren Extra 8

Celebrating the 200 landmark with a Westvleteren, I guess:

• Name: Westvleteren Extra 8, 8%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Dark, nutty brown. Loads of head.
  
• Aroma: Malt and fruit. Plums.
  
• Taste: Fruit and malt. Nice aftertaste. Plums. Smooth.
  
• Bought: BelgianShop.com, 330 ml, $14.00
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 16/9-2006, 153/300, 93/500, 15/100
  

200 bottles of beer in the attic...

Another round number already. Reached 100 bottles in 7 months, and 200 bottles in 13 months. I've now done 152 beers from the 300-book and 92 beers from the 500-book. Most of the beers in the pipeline are now from the 500-book, so should hit 100/500 in two-three weeks time.

Budweiser Budvar Dark

After having an expired version on Isle of Wight, I could finally try it properly:

• Name: Budweiser Budvar Dark, 4.7%, Czech Republic
• Appearance: Dark, dark brown. A lot of head, though shortlived.
• Aroma: Malty. Raisins. Coffee.
• Taste: Malt and coffee-ish. Bitter. Smooth.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.49
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 15/9-2006, 3/300M

Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel

Listed as 4.5% in the 500-book.

• Name: Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel, 4.7%, Germany
  
• Appearance: Dark brown. Little bit of head.
  
• Aroma: Malty. Hint of smoke. Burnt.
  
• Taste: Malt and smoke. Some fruit. Bit watery. Long aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.59
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 12/9-2006, 92/500

Weltenburger Kloster Hefe-Weissbier Dunkel

Listed as 5.1% in the 500-book.

• Name: Weltenburger Kloster Hefe-Weissbier Dunkel, 5.3%, Germany
  
• Appearance: Dark brown. Quite a lot of head. Cloudy.
  
• Aroma: Wheaty, but not that bad. Bit of chocolate, actually.
  
• Taste: Wheaty-ish. Maybe spicy. Not nice aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.59
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 11/9-2006, 91/500

Singha

• Name: Singha, 6.0%, Thailand
  
• Appearance: Yellow/Pale golden. Little bit of head, but shortlived.
  
• Aroma: Hopsy. Tiny bit of fruit. Not much.
  
• Taste: Hopsy. Fresh. Dry.
  
• Bought: Waitrose, 630 ml, £2.29
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 7/9-2006, 90/500

Shepherd Neame Spitfire

• Name: Shepherd Neame Spitfire, 4.5%, England
  
• Appearance: Brown. Little bit of head. Amber brown.
  
• Aroma: Hopsy. Some malt as well.
  
• Taste: Malt and hops. Nice and bitter. Bitter aftertaste. Fresh.
  
• Bought: Waitrose, 500 ml, £1.69
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 7/9-2006, 89/500

Black Sheep Ale

• Name: Black Sheep Ale, 4.4%, England
  
• Appearance: Brown. Nice amount of head. Golden brown.
  
• Aroma: Hopsy. Some malt. Aniseed.
  
• Taste: Hops and malt. Fresh. Bitter aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Waitrose, 500 ml, £1.65
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 6/9-2006, 88/500

Würzburger Hofbräu Sympator Doppelbock

• Name: Würzburger Hofbräu Sympator Doppelbock, 7.9%, Germany
  
• Appearance: Dark brown. Tiny bit of head, shortlived.
  
• Aroma: Fruit and malt.
  
• Taste: Pretty fruity and bitter. Dry. Full-on flavour.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £2.19
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 6/9-2006, 87/500

Bush de Noël

• Name: Bush de Noël, 12%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Brown. Little bit of head - shortlived.
  
• Aroma: Pretty fruity. Alcohol.
  
• Taste: Alcohol/warming. Flowery. Barley. Long aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 250 ml, £1.75
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 5/9-2006, 86/500

Everards Tiger Best Bitter

• Name: Everards Tiger Best Bitter, 4.5%, England
  
• Appearance: Brown. Little bit of head.
  
• Aroma: Malt and bit of fruit.
  
• Taste: Malty. Hopsy. Bitter aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.89
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 5/9-2006, 85/500

Huyghe Delirium Tremens

Slightly weaker than the 9.0% listed in the 500-book.

• Name: Huyghe Delirium Tremens, 8.5%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Cloudy golden. Little head. Fizzy. Tiny amount of sediments.
  
• Aroma: Fruity. Citric. Flowery?
  
• Taste: Sort of fruity. Hopsy.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.99
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 4/9-2006, 84/500

Würzburger Hofbräu Schwarzbier

Slightly stronger than the 4.8% listed in the 500-book.

• Name: Würzburger Hofbräu Schwarzbier, 4.9%, Germany
  
• Appearance: Dark brown. Nice amount of head. Basically black.
  
• Aroma: Fruit and malt. Berry-like. Bit of coffee.
  
• Taste: Fruity/flowery. Malt and coffee. Raisins?
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.79
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 3/9-2006, 83/500

Hook Norton Old Hooky

• Name: Hook Norton Old Hooky, 4.6%, England
  
• Appearance: Brown. Little bit of head. Nice amount later.
  
• Aroma: Fruity and raisins. Malt, bit of hops.
  
• Taste: Fruit and malt. Bitter aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.65
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 2/9-2006, 152/300, 82/500

Cantillon Gueuze-Lambic

• Name: Cantillon Gueuze-Lambic, 5%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Cap&Cork. Light brown. Cloudy. No head, or a little bit.
  
• Aroma: Like cider, again.
  
• Taste: Sour. Like gone-off Champagne.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 375 ml, £2.39
  
• Overall score: 0/6
  
• Info: 2/9-2006, 151/300, 81/500

Pater Lieven Bruin

• Name: Pater Lieven Bruin, 6.5%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Brown. Quite a lot of head (shortlived). Sediments.
  
• Aroma: Fruit and berries. Bit of malt.
  
• Taste: Fruit and malt. Dry mouth afterwards.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.39
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 1/9-2006