Unibroue La Fin Du Monde

• Name: Unibroue La Fin Du Monde, 9%, Canada
  
• Appearance: Orange brown, quite cloudy. Little bit of fizzy white head.
  
• Aroma: Bit of yeast. Ripe fruit.
  
• Taste: Strong, warming. Hops, more fruit. Bit alcohol.
  
• Bought: Coop, 330 ml, CHF 3.20
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 28/2-2009
  

Monsteiner Stein + Bock

• Name: Monsteiner Stein + Bock, 6.5%, Switzerland
  
• Appearance: Orange brown. Not much head, off-white.
  
• Aroma: Nice hops and malt. Vinous, caramel.
  
• Taste: Smooth. Nice malt and hops. Caramel.
  
• Bought: Coop, 330 ml, CHF 2.80
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 26/2-2009

Brasserie de Fribourg Barbeblanche

• Name: Brasserie de Fribourg Barbeblanche, 5%, Switzerland
  
• Appearance: Light golden yellow. Little head.
  
• Aroma: Citrus, hops. Some fruit.
  
• Taste: A bit watery. Some hops, floral. Light, hoppy aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Manor, 300 ml, CHF 4.20
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 20/2-2009

Brasserie de Fribourg Barberousse

• Name: Brasserie de Fribourg Barberousse, 5.5%, Switzerland
  
• Appearance: Dark reddish brown. Slightly hazy. Good amount of tan head.
  
• Aroma: Dark malt and dark fruit.
  
• Taste: Nice, slightly sweet. Malt and some fruit again.
  
• Bought: Manor, 300 ml, CHF 4.20
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 18/2-2009

Appenzeller Holzfass-Bier

• Name: Appenzeller Holzfass-Bier, 5.2%, Switzerland
  
• Appearance: Cloudy orange brown. Lots of white head.
  
• Aroma: Malt and some fruit.
  
• Taste: Smooth. Malt and hops. Slightly sweet.
  
• Bought: Coop, 330 ml, CHF 2.80
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 16/2-2009
  

Eichhof Alkoholfrei

• Name: Eichhof Alkoholfrei, 0%, Switzerland
  
• Appearance: Clear golden. Lots of white head.
  
• Aroma: Grains, metallic.
  
• Taste: Grains, some hops. A bit artificial.
  
• Bought: Migros, 500 ml, CHF 1.40
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 13/2-2009

Jopen Koyt

• Name: Jopen Koyt, 8.5%, Netherlands*/**
• Appearance: Dark brownish red. Quite cloudy. Some off-white head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, fruit. Herbs. Slightly burnt?
• Taste: Caramel? More fruit and malt. Slight bitterness. Nice!
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 300 ml, £2.35
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 11/2-2009, 202/300

* Listed as Netherlands in the 300-book.

** Changed to be from Netherlands instead of Belgium as per Ratebeer.com 2014-07-08

Cubana 59

"Beer flavoured with rum" it says. Doesn't strike me as a good idea.

• Name: Cubana 59, 5%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Clear golden. Lots of white head.
  
• Aroma: Artificial, no beer aroma. Glue?
  
• Taste: No beer flavour, artificial. Why oh why?
  
• Bought: Coop, 330 ml, CHF 3.70
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 10/2-2009
  

Boxer Premium

My first beer after relocating to Switzerland.

• Name: Boxer Premium, 5.2%, Switzerland
  
• Appearance: Golden orange. OK amount of white head.
  
• Aroma: Malt and hops. Slightly lemony?
  
• Taste: Slightly sweet. Some hops and malt. Artificial?
  
• Bought: Coop, 330 ml, CHF 1.80
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 8/2-2009
  

The big move

And then he moved to Fribourg, Switzerland. And I believe it is going to be even harder now to complete the beer projects...

Hanoi Beer

Bought for me by my wife:

• Name: Hanoi Beer, 5.1%, Viet Nam
  
• Appearance: Light golden. Lots of white head.
  
• Aroma: Grains, slight sweetness.
  
• Taste: Grains, some malt and hops. Boring and too sweet.
  
• Bought: Gift, 330 ml, £1.30
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 5/2-2009

Boltens Ur-Alt

• Name: Boltens Ur-Alt, 4.8%, Germany
  
• Appearance: Cloudy brown. Good amount of off-white head.
  
• Aroma: Nice dark malt, slightly smokey.
  
• Taste: Mostly malt and hops. Slight sweetness.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £3.09
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 5/2-2009, 216/500

Jopen Hoppenbier

• Name: Jopen Hoppenbier*, 6.8%, Netherlands**
• Appearance: Golden orange. Good amount of longlasting white head.
• Aroma: Hops, lemon and a bit of yeast.
• Taste: Quite hoppy, lemon/citric. Some spices.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 300 ml, £1.95
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 2/2-2009, 215/500

* Called Jopen Haarlems Hoppenbier and listed as 6.5% in the 500-book. Also there listed as being from The Netherlands.

** Changed to be from Netherlands instead of Belgium as per Ratebeer.com 2014-07-08.