- Name: Leffe Brune, 6.5%, Belgium
- Appearance: Dark redish brown. Nice amount of light brown head.
- Aroma: Dark fruit, prunes. Malty. Biscuits.
- Taste: Malt and dark fruit. Quite sweet. Nice aftertaste.
- Bought: Gift, 330 ml, £?.??
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 29/7-2007
Sunday, 29 July 2007
Leffe Brune
One of my favourite "commercial" beers. I have shared numerous 330ml and 750ml bottles of this with MG. This bottle was a gift from her, and now finally logged.
Woodforde's Norfolk Wherry
- Name: Woodforde's Norfolk Wherry, 3.8%, England
- Appearance: Orangy brown. Not much head. Slightly cloudy. Some sediments.
- Aroma: Some fruit and hops.
- Taste: Quite hoppy. A bit of fruit. Bitter aftertaste.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.99
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 28/7-2007, 179/500
Wednesday, 25 July 2007
Grimbergen Blonde
- Name: Grimbergen Blonde, 6.7%, Belgium
- Appearance: Orangy golden. Quite a lot of white head.
- Aroma: Lemon and some yeast. Flowery.
- Taste: Quite dry. Some fruit and flowers. Hoppy. Lemony.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.49
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 25/7-2007
Sunday, 22 July 2007
Brakspear Bitter
- Name: Brakspear Bitter, 3.4%, England
- Appearance: Brown, bronze. Tiny amount of head.
- Aroma: Malt and hops. Some fruit. Honey, flowers.
- Taste: Malty and quite bitter, tangy. Some fruit. Bitter aftertaste.
- Bought: Sainsbury's, 500 ml, £1.82
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 21/7-2007, 169/300
Thursday, 19 July 2007
Taybeh Beer Golden
- Name: Taybeh Beer Golden, 5.2%, Palestine
- Appearance: Golden. Nice amount of white head.
- Aroma: Hoppy and flowery.
- Taste: Some malt and hops. Watery. Slightly bitter aftertaste.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.75
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 19/7-2007
Thursday, 5 July 2007
Petrus (Gouden) Tripel
- Name: Petrus (Gouden) Tripel, 7.5%, Belgium
- Appearance: Hazy orangy golden. Lots and lots of thick white head. Longlived.
- Aroma: Citric, fruity. Some hops and sourness.
- Taste: Lemony, almost sour. Hops and yeast. Warming.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.79
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 5/7-2007, 178/500
Rodenbach
Slightly stronger than the 5.0% listed in the 500-book.
- Name: Rodenbach, 5.2%, Belgium
- Appearance: Dark red, some brown. Tiny amount of shortlived head.
- Aroma: Sour fruit, cherry. Wood?
- Taste: Quite sour, cherry. Quenching.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 250 ml, £1.15
- Overall score: 1/6
- Info: 5/7-2007, 177/500
Tuesday, 3 July 2007
Mythos
- Name: Mythos, 5%, Greece
- Appearance: Dark yellow, very clear. Shortlived white head.
- Aroma: Maybe hint of hops and grain.
- Taste: Some malt and hops. A bit dry. Not very interesting.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.15
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 3/7-2007
Monday, 2 July 2007
(Würzburger) Julius Echter Hefe-Weissbier Hell
Slightly weaker than the 5.1% listed in the 500-book.
- Name: (Würzburger) Julius Echter Hefe-Weissbier Hell, 4.9%, Germany
- Appearance: Cloudy orange. Lots of nice, white and longlasting head.
- Aroma: Wheaty, citric.
- Taste: Wheat and banana. Not much more.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.79
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 2/7-2007, 176/500
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