SFBT Celtia

Had quite a few of these while on a short holiday to Hammamet, Tunisia.

• Name: SFBT Celtia, ?%, Tunisia
  
• Appearance: Light golden. Fizzy. Little bit of shortlived white head.
  
• Aroma: Quite yeasty. Metallic? Not much.
  
• Taste: Light, a bit sweet. Again, some yeast and metallic. Unpleasant aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Hotel, 300 ml, TND 4.50
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 30/9-2008

Pshenychne Etalon Weissbier

Let's go Ukraine!

• Name: Pshenychne Etalon Weissbier, 5.0%, Ukraine
  
• Appearance: Light orange. Cloudy. Lots of longlasting white head.
  
• Aroma: Wheat and citrus. Some yeast and hops.
  
• Taste: Again wheat, hops and lemons. Refreshing.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £2.05
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 25/9-2008

Lindeboom Pilsener

• Name: Lindeboom Pilsener, 5%, Netherlands
• Appearance: Golden, clear. Good amount of longlasting white head.
• Aroma: Bit of yeast. More hops, some malt.
• Taste: Malt and hops. Quite sweet. Quite standard.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.49
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 24/9-2008*, 25/300M

* Happy Birthday JSM

J.W. Lees John Willies

• Name: J.W. Lees John Willies*, 5.0%, England
  
• Appearance: Chestnut brown. Hazy. Lots of longlasting white head.
  
• Aroma: Some malt and hops. Hint of yeast? Some fruit.
  
• Taste: Bit of malt, hops. Nicely balanced, but slightly watery.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.89
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 22/9-2008, 199/500

* The beer in the 500-book is referred to as "Lees Manchester Champion Beer", but based on the label in the picture and some internet-searching, it seems like this is indeed the "Lees John Willies".

Fuller's Organic Honey Dew

• Name: Fuller's Organic Honey Dew, 5.0%, England
  
• Appearance: Slightly pale golden. Clear. Little bit of white head - more when warmer.
  
• Aroma: Honey, floral and fruit.
  
• Taste: Honey, quite sweet. Some malt and hops. Too sweet.
  
• Bought: Waitrose, 500 ml, £1.70
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 21/9-2008

Halfway to 1000 (quingenti)

The last 100 beers has taken me 9 months (same as the previous 100). The status now is 183 beers from the 300-book and 198 from the 500-book. This means that of the last 100 beers 10 were from the 300-book and 16 were from the 500-book. At least I have been able to tick 11 new countries, making the total 56.

Score distribution:

0/6: 6
1/6: 20
2/6: 118
3/6: 216
4/6: 112
5/6: 28
6/6: 0
Country distribution:

1. United Kingdom [UK] (186)
2. Belgium [BE] (118)
3. Germany [DE] (49)
4. United States [US] (22)
5. Norway [NO] (19)
6. Czech Republic [CZ] (9)
7. Canada [CA] (8)
8. Netherlands [NL] (7)
9. France [FR] (6)
10. Portugal [PT] (5)
11. Russia [RU] (4)
12. Austria [AT] (3)
13. Cuba [CU] (3)
14. Spain [ES] (3)
15. Finland [FI] (3)
16. Ireland [IE] (3)
17. Italy [IT] (3)
18. Japan [JP] (3)
19. Sweden [SE] (3)
20. Australia [AU] (2)
21. Brazil [BR] (2)
22. India [IN] (2)
23. Mexico [MX] (2)
24. New Zealand [NZ] (2)
25. Viet Nam [VN] (2)
26. Albania [AL] (1)
27. Bulgaria [BG] (1)
28. Switzerland [CH] (1)
29. China [CN] (1)
30. Colombia [CO] (1)
31. Cyprus [CY] (1)
32. Denmark [DK] (1)
33. Greece [GR] (1)
34. Indonesia [ID] (1)
35. Jamaica [JM] (1)
36. Kenya [KE] (1)
37. Lao [LA] (1)
38. Lebanon [LB] (1)
39. Sri Lanka [LK] (1)
40. Lithuania [LT] (1)
41. Morocco [MA] (1)
42. Mongolia [MN] (1)
43. Malta [MT] (1)
44. Mauritius [MU] (1)
45. Namibia [NA] (1)
46. Nepal [NP] (1)
47. Peru [PE] (1)
48. French Polynesia [PF] (1)
49. Poland [PL] (1)
50. Palestine [PS] (1)
51. Romania [RO] (1)
52. Singapore [SG] (1)
53. Thailand [TH] (1)
54. Turkey [TR] (1)
55. Trinidad And Tobago [TT] (1)
56. South Africa [ZA] (1)
    

Nøgne Ø Dark Horizon 1. Edition

My bottle is number 3006 of 6000 ever made. Bought by KF in Norway, and traded with me for a bottle of Fuller's Vintage Ale 2007 + NOK 100 :-). Definitely worth it, and saved it for my 500th rating.

• Name: Nøgne Ø Dark Horizon 1. Edition, 16%, Norway
  
• Appearance: Very dark brown, almost black. Tan/Brown head, not too much of it.
  
• Aroma: Coffee, dark malt. Vinous. Slightly roasted. Dark fruit when warmer. Caramel.
  
• Taste: Wow. Vinous, dark fruit. Coffee and chocolate. Bit of alcohol taste. Impressive.
  
• Bought: Vinmonopolet, 500 ml, NOK ?.??
  
• Overall score: 5/6
  
• Info: 19/9-2008

Baadog

Another country. Or actually, this is not brewed in Mongolia after all, but in UK...

• Name: Baadog, 4.8%, Not Mongolia (England)
  
• Appearance: Slightly hazy orangy brown. Not much head.
  
• Aroma: Lots of raisins, some malt.
  
• Taste: Crisp, malt. Some fruit. Bitter aftertaste. Quite nice.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.35
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 16/9-2008
  

Hinano Tahiti

Another country.

• Name: Hinano Tahiti, 5%, French Polynesia
  
• Appearance: Pale light golden. Good amount of white head.
  
• Aroma: Hops and malt. Fruity, grains?
  
• Taste: Good hops, some malt and fruit. OK aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.79
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 13/9-2008

Coral

• Name: Coral, 5.3%, Portugal
  
• Appearance: Dark golden, clear. Good amount of white head.
  
• Aroma: Grains, quite sweet. Some yeast and malt.
  
• Taste: Crisp, on the sweet side. Some malt.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.29
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 10/9-2008

HaandBryggeriet Porter

Bought for me from Vinmonopolet, Tromsø by ØM.

• Name: HaandBryggeriet Porter, 6.0%, Norway
  
• Appearance: Very dark brown, almost black. OK amount of tan head. Batch 143.
  
• Aroma: Dark malt, roasted. Smoke. Hint of cherry?
  
• Taste: Dark malt. Smoke, coffee. Roasted. Very nice.
  
• Bought: Vinmonopolet, 500 ml, NOK 55.40
• Overall score: 5/6
  
• Info: 7/9-2008

Saffron Budgens Local Brew (Pledgdon Ale)

This beer is brewed specially for Budgens, Sawbridgeworth, where I also bought it. Someone noted that it sounds very similar to the Pledgdon Ale, and according to the brewery "the difference between the two comes in the hop ratios ie we use a slightly different proportion of the aroma hops". Hence, they are basically the same beer.

• Name: Saffron Budgens Local Brew (Pledgdon Ale), 4.3%, England
  
• Appearance: Cloudy orangy brown. Little bit of white head. Sediments.
  
• Aroma: Hops and citrus. Fermented fruit, and malt.
  
• Taste: Hops, slightly roasted. Sharp. Bitter aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Budgens, 500 ml, £2.09
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 5/9-2008

Young's Kew Gold

• Name: Young's Kew Gold, 4.8%, England
  
• Appearance: Golden, tiny amount of off-white head. Hazy.
  
• Aroma: Hops and citrus. Honey.
  
• Taste: Lots of hops, but not overpowering. Citrus, hint of honey. Nice aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Waitrose, 500 ml, £1.85
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 4/9-2008

Black Sheep Yorkshire Square Ale

• Name: Black Sheep Yorkshire Square Ale, 5.0%, England
  
• Appearance: Dark orangy brown. Little bit of white head, longlasting.
  
• Aroma: Bit of yeast. Fruit, some hops and malt.
  
• Taste: Crisp. Nice malt and hops. Nice, bitter aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Waitrose, 500 ml, £1.48
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 2/9-2008, 198/500