Girardin Gueuze White Label 1882

Oh no, not another gueuze...

• Name: Girardin Gueuze White Label 1882, 5%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Light orangy brown. Fizzy, generous head.
  
• Aroma: Sour, typical gueuze. Maybe slightly lemony. Unripe fruit. Honey.
  
• Taste: Sour and acidic. Unpleasant aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Bier Tempel, 250 ml, €1.75
• Overall score: 1/6
  
• Info: 26/2-2008, 190/500

Steendonk Brabants Witbier

• Name: Steendonk Brabants Witbier, 4.8%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Yellowy light brown. Hazy. Little bit of white head.
  
• Aroma: Lemon and spices. Bit of yeast.
  
• Taste: Wheat, lemon and yeast.
  
• Bought: Bier Tempel, 250 ml, €1.25
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 24/2-2008, 189/500

Slightly stronger than the 4.5% listed in the 500-book.

Op-Ale

This is actually my 100th Belgian beer. Wish it was a nice one, though :-).

• Name: Op-Ale, 5%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Golden orange. Nice amount of head.
  
• Aroma: Bit of yeast. Some hops and fruit.
  
• Taste: Slightly sweet, and bitter. Strange
  
• Bought: Bier Tempel, 330 ml, €1.50
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 22/2-2008, 188/500

Mackeson Stout

Second can of the project - will continue to try and get hold of this one on bottle.

• Name: Mackeson Stout, 3%, England
  
• Appearance: Very dark brown, almost black. Tan, shortlived head.
  
• Aroma: Coffee and dark malt. Burnt.
  
• Taste: Smooth and sweet. Coffee and dark malt. Too sweet?
  
• Bought: Waitrose, 330 ml, £0.99
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 19/2-2008, 174/300, 187/500

Ginder Ale

Second beer from Bier Tempel where the expiry date has been blacked out... So probably expired.

• Name: Ginder Ale, 5.1%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Chestnut brown. Bit of shortlived head.
  
• Aroma: Honey. Ginger? Some fruit.
  
• Taste: Slightly sweet. Some hops and malt, caramel.
  
• Bought: Bier Tempel, 250 ml, €1.25
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 17/2-2008, 186/500

Vieux Temps

The guy in Bier Tempel sold me this one even though it expired in August 2006. Never mind, it tasted alright anyway.

• Name: Vieux Temps, 4.5%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Chestnut brown. Little bit of head.
  
• Aroma: Honey and quite sweet.
  
• Taste: Sweet and honey. Smooth, though watery.
  
• Bought: Bier Tempel, 250 ml, €1.25
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 13/2-2008, 185/500

Slightly weaker than the 5.0% listed in the 500-book.

Huyghe Delirium Noel/Christmas

Another Bruges-beer:

• Name: Huyghe Delirium Noel/Christmas, 10%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Redish brown. Very little head.
  
• Aroma: Fruit, prunes. Bit of alcohol. Sweet.
  
• Taste: Sweet, fruit. Raisins? Warming. Quite nice.
  
• Bought: Bier Tempel, 330 ml, €2.85
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 11/2-2008

Du Bocq Christmas

• Name: Du Bocq Christmas*, 8.1%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Dark redish brown. Little bit of brown head.
  
• Aroma: Very sweet. Raisins and spices.
  
• Taste: Too sweet. Fruits and spices. Nice malt and bitterness.
  
• Bought: Bier Tempel, 330 ml, €2.50
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 9/2-2008

* Also known as Regal Christmas

Adnams Innovation

Found this one in Waitrose, Canary Wharf, London. Limited edition with identification tag (mine is bottle number 1792 of 7000) and in a nice cardboard box.

• Name: Adnams Innovation, 6.7%, England
  
• Appearance: Light clear golden, little head. More when warmer.
  
• Aroma: Floral and some hops. Quite fruity. Apricot.
  
• Taste: Quite fruity and flowery. Some malt and hops. Nice.
  
• Bought: Waitrose, 500 ml, £3.49
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 5/2-2008