Battersea Power Station Porter

• Name: Battersea Power Station Porter, 4.9%, England
  
• Appearance: Dark brown. Not head at all.
  
• Aroma: Smokey, malt. Bit of fruit. Chocolate.
  
• Taste: Smokey, bit of malt and fruit. Bitterish aftertaste. Chocolate. Watery.
  
• Bought: Waitrose, 330 ml, £1.39
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 17/10-2006
  

Meantime Pale Ale

• Name: Meantime Pale Ale, 4.7%, England
  
• Appearance: Pale yellow-brown. Very little head. Tiny bit cloudy.
  
• Aroma: Fruity. Bit of honey.
  
• Taste: Fruity and hoppy. Bitter-ish aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Waitrose, 330 ml, £1.39
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 13/10-2006
  

Belle-Vue Kriek

• Name: Belle-Vue Kriek, 5.1%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Dark brownish red. Not much head.
  
• Aroma: Strong cherry-aroma.
  
• Taste: Strong cherry-flavour. Pretty sweet. Hint of sourness.
  
• Bought: Waitrose, 375 ml, £1.99
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 11/10-2006, 106/500

Listed as 5.2% in the 500-book.

Achel 8 Bruin

Another nice Trappist beer:

• Name: Achel 8 Bruin, 8%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Dark brown, redish. Lots of longlasting thick head.
  
• Aroma: Fruit and malt. Biscuit?
  
• Taste: Fruit and malt. Hops. Bitterish aftertaste. Fizzy.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.85
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 10/10-2006
  

Boon Mariage Parfait Kriek

This bottled version much stronger at 8% instead of the 6% listed in the 300-book and the 500-book.

• Name: Boon Mariage Parfait Kriek, 8%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Cloudy golden. Pale. Fizzy, quite a lot of head.
  
• Aroma: Cidery. Lemon. Sour.
  
• Taste: Sour fruit. Lemony. Cidery. Bitter.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 375 ml, £2.59
  
• Overall score: 1/6
  
• Info: 8/10-2006, 158/300, 105/500

Young's Special London Ale

• Name: Young's Special London Ale, 6.4%, England
• Appearance: Light, golden brown. Little bit of head.
• Aroma: Hops and malt. Bit of fruit and raisins.
• Taste: Hoppy and malty. Bitter aftertaste. Some fruit.
• Bought: Tesco, 500 ml, £1.59
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 7/10-2006, 104/500, 6/300M

Achel 8 Blond

The Achel 5 Blond in the 300-book is unfortunately only sold in the monastery itself. This version is a bit stronger, and as I am a big fan of Trappist beers, it will have to do until I one day hopefully can visit the monastery to try the 5% version.

• Name: Achel 8 Blond, 8%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Golden. Enormous amount of thick head. Longlasting. Cloudy at the end.
  
• Aroma: Flowery. Hops. Fruit. Honey.
  
• Taste: Fruit and hops. Fresh. Warming.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.85
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 6/10-2006
  

George Gale's Prize Old Ale

• Name: George Gale's Prize Old Ale, 9%, England
  
• Appearance: Dark brown, bit of red. Cloudy. Bit of shortlived head.
  
• Aroma: Fruit and raisins. Earthy.
  
• Taste: Hopsy, fruit. Earthy, soil. Bitter aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 275 ml, £2.29
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 3/10-2006, 157/300
  

Liefmans Oud Bruin

• Name: Liefmans Oud Bruin, 5%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Brown, hint of red. Cloudy. Some head.
  
• Aroma: Dark fruit. Hops. Actually chocolate. Vinous.
  
• Taste: Sweet, fruit. Bit sour.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 250 ml, £1.09
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 2/10-2006, 156/300
  

Black Sheep Riggwelter

For interested readers, the word "Riggwelter" is basically the Norwegian word/expression "ryggvelter"...

• Name: Black Sheep Riggwelter, 5.7%, England
• Appearance: Dark redish brown. Nice amount of head. Longlasting.
• Aroma: Malt and fruit.
• Taste: Malty. Dry. Bit of fruit. Bitter aftertaste. Prunes. Coffee-ish.
• Bought: Waitrose, 500 ml, £1.79
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 1/10-2006, 102/500, 5/300M