- Name: Hue Beer, 5%, Viet Nam
- Appearance: Light golden. Basically no head.
- Aroma: Not much. Little bit of malt and fruit.
- Taste: Some malt. Not much of anything.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 350 ml, £1.15
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 28/6-2007
Thursday, 28 June 2007
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
Affligem Triple
- Name: Affligem Triple, 8.5%, Belgium
- Appearance: Cloudy orangy brown. Good amount of white head.
- Aroma: Pretty sweet. Fruity. Alcohol. Flowers?
- Taste: Lemon and quite bitter. Alcohol, warming. Some fruit. Unpleasant aftertaste.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.95
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 27/6-2007
Tuesday, 26 June 2007
Huyghe Florisgaarden Witbier (Floris Wit-Blanche)
Quite a lot stronger than the 3.5% listed in the 500-book.
- Name: Huyghe Florisgaarden Witbier (Floris Wit-Blanche), 4.8%, Belgium
- Appearance: Very cloudy dark yellow. Sediments. Not much head.
- Aroma: Lemon and wheat.
- Taste: Wheat. Quite fruity for a Witbier. Some lemon, though sweet.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.35
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 26/6-2007, 175/500
Friday, 22 June 2007
Casablanca Beer
- Name: Casablanca Beer, 5%, Morocco
- Appearance: Light golden. Just a little bit of head. Bubbles.
- Aroma: Some malt and grains. Citric?
- Taste: Quite malty and hoppy. Not much more.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.09
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 22/6-2007
Thursday, 21 June 2007
Aperitif.no imported summer beers
Norwegian Aperitif.no last week blind-tested 34 imported "summer beers" that they believe might challenge the domestic summer beers.
Their top 10 (of 24) "imported summer beers" (with my rating):
Their top 10 (of 24) "imported summer beers" (with my rating):
- Krusovice Imperial (89%) [Me: 3/6]
- Lammsbräu Edel Pils (89%)
- Midtfyns Ale (88%)
- Shepherd Neame Whitstable Bay (87%) [Me: 1/6]
- Birra Moretti (86%) [Me: 3/6]
- Cobra Premium Beer (86%) [Me: 3/6]
- Kingfisher Premium (86%) [Me: 3/6]
- Lindeboom Pilsener (85%) [Me: 3/6]
- San Miguel Especial (85%)
- Carib (85%) [Me: 2/6]
- Silenrieux Sara (88%) [Me: 2/6 and 1/6]
- Chimay Blanche/White (88%) [Me: 3/6]
- Westmalle Tripel (87%) [Me: 2/6]
- Slaapmutske Tripel (87%)
- Hoegaarden White Beer (86%) [Me: 2/6]
- Silenrieux Joseph (86%) [Me: 2.5/6]
- Leireken Witte Spelt (86%)
Wednesday, 20 June 2007
Speight's Gold Medal Ale
- Name: Speight's Gold Medal Ale, 4.0%, New Zealand
- Appearance: Amber brown. Quite a lot of head.
- Aroma: Hint of caramel. Metallic? Some malt.
- Taste: Quite malty and hoppy. Some bitterness. Dry.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.25
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 20/6-2007
Friday, 15 June 2007
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
Quite a lot stronger than the 8.7% listed in the 300-book and the 8.25% listed in the 500-book.
- Name: Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout, 10.6%, United States
- Appearance: Very dark brown, basically black. Nice, dark brown head.
- Aroma: Dark chocolate, coffee and malt. Vinous.
- Taste: Roasted malt, chocolate and coffee. Bit of dark fruit.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 355 ml, £1.79
- Overall score: 5/6
- Info: 15/6-2007, 168/300, 174/500
Thursday, 14 June 2007
Huyghe Rubbel Sexy Lager
In April GR sent me a link to a The Register article about the Sexy Lager being removed from sale in the UK because "the name of the drink and the swimsuit were associated with sexual success". The Portman Group's decision can be found here, and includes the following important titbit (pardon the pun):
"The Panel considered that the young woman may have been under the age of 25 but that it was difficult to judge".
The label is probably better than the beer itself:
"The Panel considered that the young woman may have been under the age of 25 but that it was difficult to judge".
The label is probably better than the beer itself:
- Name: Huyghe Rubbel Sexy Lager, 5%, Belgium
- Appearance: Light golden. Good amount of white head.
- Aroma: Bit of malt, quite sweet.
- Taste: Malt and hops, slightly metallic. Unpleasant aftertaste.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.29
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 14/6-2007
Efes Pilsener
- Name: Efes Pilsener, 5%, Turkey
- Appearance: Yellow, very clear. Almost no head initially, slightly more when warmer.
- Aroma: Bit of hops and malt. Fruit?
- Taste: Some malt and hops. Grainy. Not much. Crisp.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.05
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 14/6-2007
Monday, 11 June 2007
Sloeber
- Name: Sloeber, 7.5%, Belgium
- Appearance: Quite cloudy, light orange. Lots of white head.
- Aroma: Yeast, lemony. Hops.
- Taste: Hoppy, alcoholic. Some citric elements. Dry.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.89
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 11/6-2007, 173/500
Sunday, 10 June 2007
St. Bernardus Abt 12
- Name: St. Bernardus Abt 12, 10%, Belgium
- Appearance: Cloudy, dark brown. Lots of thick, darkish head.
- Aroma: Dark fruit and malt. Alcohol, metallic. Biscuits.
- Taste: Quite alcoholic. Malty, some bitterness. Tongue-tingling.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £2.29
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 10/6-2007, 21/100, 17/300M
As I have tried this a few times since and liked it a lot, a 2016 re-rate :
- Name: St. Bernardus Abt 12, 10%, Belgium
- Appearance: Dark brown, hint of red. Lots of light tan head. Lots of sediments, a bit too much to be honest.
- Aroma: Malt, sweetness, some dark fruit. Raisins.
- Taste: Malt, dark fruit, sweet, toasted. Hides alcohol well. Prunes. Hides alcohol very well.
- Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 330 ml, €2.80
- Overall score: 5/6
- Info: 27/2-2016, BB: 14/12-2018
Friday, 8 June 2007
Spaten Oktoberfestbier
- Name: Spaten Oktoberfestbier, 5.9%, Germany
- Appearance: Nice and golden. Not that much head.
- Aroma: Fruit and some malt. Hoppy.
- Taste: Quite fruity and malty. Nice aftertaste.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.99
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 8/6-2007, 172/500
Thursday, 7 June 2007
Weihenstepaner Kristall Weissbier
- Name: Weihenstephaner Kristall Weissbier, 5.4%, Germany
- Appearance: Pale golden. Lots of white head, quite longlived.
- Aroma: Quite fruity, artificial. Some wheat. Alcohol when warmer.
- Taste: Fruit, wheat and alcohol. Just alright. Dry.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.95
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 7/6-2007, 171/500
Wednesday, 6 June 2007
Theakston Paradise Ale
- Name: Theakston Paradise Ale, 4.2%, England
- Appearance: Dark golden, nice amount of head.
- Aroma: Malt, metallic. Quite fruity.
- Taste: Quite malty, some fruit. Malty/strong/bitter aftertaste.
- Bought: Waitrose, 500 ml, £1.75
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 6/6-2007
Monday, 4 June 2007
Icehouse
After crossing ten lanes of rainy Route 7 in Sterling (VA) on foot, it turns out that the Safeway shop generally only sells beers in packs of six... The below was the only one that sounded interesting that they sold as single bottles:
- Name: Icehouse, 5.5%, United States
- Appearance: Dark yellow, orange? Good amount of head.
- Aroma: Slight malt and hops.
- Taste: Malt and hops. Nothing special. Maybe some fruit, metallic. Bad aftertaste
- Bought: Safeway (US), 651 ml, $1.39
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 3/6-2007
Sunday, 3 June 2007
Sweetwater Tavern Sampler
I went for lunch around noon in Sweetwater Tavern in Sterling (VA), US. The burger was good enough, but the "highlight" was the round of samplers (what they call "mini pilsners") of the five beers on tap. The five brews on tap on this occasion were:
The Pale Ale and Stout were both pretty good, the former reminding me of Sam Adams Lager. The remaining three weren't that good or interesting. At $8 in total it was pretty good value, though.
- Naked River Light
- Great American Restaurants Pale Ale
- Paleface Summer Wheat
- Silverado Ale
- Straight Shooter Stout
The Pale Ale and Stout were both pretty good, the former reminding me of Sam Adams Lager. The remaining three weren't that good or interesting. At $8 in total it was pretty good value, though.
Saturday, 2 June 2007
Kelham Island Pale Rider
- Name: Kelham Island Pale Rider, 5.2%, England
- Appearance: Dark golden. Quite a lot of longlasting head.
- Aroma: Very fruity, floral, some hops and malt.
- Taste: Pretty hoppy, also fruit and malt. Bitter aftertaste.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.99
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 1/6-2007, 167/300
Friday, 1 June 2007
Art of Taste Top Beers
Norwegian Art of Taste yesterday published the results of their 80-beer blind test, focusing on what are good "summer beers". Not sure what happened to the last two beers as they only list 78 beers...
Their top 10 beers listed below (with my rating):
Their top 10 beers listed below (with my rating):
- Hoegaarden White Beer (89%) [Me: 2/6]
- Silenrieux Joseph (88%) [Me: 2.5/6]
- Silenrieux Sara (88%) [Me: 2/6 and 1/6]
- Atna Engelsk Lys (87%)
- Atna Økologisk Export (86%)
- Leffe Brune (86%) [Me: 4/6]
- Pilsner Urquell (86%) [Me: 4/6]
- CB Pilsener (84%)
- Atna Hveteøl (83%)
- Ringnes Jubileumspilsner (83%)
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