BFM La Meule

• Name: BFM La Meule, 6%, Switzerland
  
• Appearance: Golden orange, slightly hazy. Little bit of white head. Sandy sediments.
  
• Aroma: Floral, lemon. Hops, yeast. Orange?
  
• Taste: Quite hoppy, lemony. Smooth. Slightly bitter aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Drinks of the World, 330 ml, CHF 4.60
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 31/3-2009

Forst Sixtus Doppelbock

• Name: Forst Sixtus Doppelbock, 6.5%, Italy
  
• Appearance: Dark walnut brown. Good amount of off-white head.
  
• Aroma: Dark malt, slightly roasted. Sweet.
  
• Taste: Very malty, some smoke. Nice, malty aftertaste.
  
• Bought: A Tutta Birra, 330 ml, €2.00
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 29/3-2009
  

BFM La Torpille

• Name: BFM La Torpille, 7.5%, Switzerland
  
• Appearance: Dark brown. Cloudy. Some off-white head. Sediments, lots of it.
  
• Aroma: Prunes, yeast. Dark fruit. Some malt.
  
• Taste: Quite bitter, slightly sour. Some fruit. Disappointed.
  
• Bought: Drinks of the World, 330 ml, CHF 4.60
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 27/3-2009
  

Appenzeller Schwarzer Kristall

• Name: Appenzeller Schwarzer Kristall, 6.3%, Switzerland
  
• Appearance: Very dark brown. Nice, tan head.
  
• Aroma: Dark malt, roasted, coffee. Chocolate, caramel.
  
• Taste: Roasted, burnt. Dark malt, some coffee. Very good.
  
• Bought: Drinks of the World, 330 ml, CHF 2.90
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 26/3-2009

Gösser Beer

• Name: Gösser Beer, 5.2%, Austria
  
• Appearance: Clear golden. Good amount of head.
  
• Aroma: Quite hoppy. Banana?
  
• Taste: Hops and some malt. Quite good, but nothing special.
  
• Bought: Drinks of the World, 500 ml, CHF 2.40
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 22/3-2009
  

Polar

Yep - country number 62.

• Name: Polar, 5%, Venezuela
  
• Appearance: Light golden. Clear. Fizzy, white, short-lived head.
  
• Aroma: Very little. Corn? Slight fruitiness.
  
• Taste: Crisp, some malt and hops. Not very interesting.
  
• Bought: Drinks of the World, 355 ml, CHF 3.40
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 20/3-2009

Spendrup's Old Gold

• Name: Spendrup's Old Gold, 5.0%, Sweden
  
• Appearance: Clear golden orange. Short-lived white head.
  
• Aroma: Hops, floral. Citrus. Fruit.
  
• Taste: Malt. Creamy. Slight bitterness.
  
• Bought: IKEA, 330 ml, CHF 1.50
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 19/3-2009, 203/300

Birra Milano

• Name: Birra Milano, 5.0%, Italy
  
• Appearance: Orange brown. Lots of white head. Slightly hazy. Some sediments.
  
• Aroma: Quite fruity. Some yeast/lemon?
  
• Taste: Fresh. Fruit. Quite hoppy. Also bitter aftertaste.
  
• Bought: A Tutta Birra, 500 ml, €7.00
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 15/3-2009
  

Baladin Isaac

• Name: Baladin Isaac*, 5%, Italy
  
• Appearance: Brownish orange. Lots of white head. Cloudy.
  
• Aroma: Fruit and lemon. Some yeast and wheat.
  
• Taste: Only slightly wheaty. Lemon and fruit. Nice.
  
• Bought: A Tutta Birra, 750 ml, €9.30
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 14/3-2009, 218/500

* Called "Isaac Birra Bianca" in the 500-book

Broughton Merlin's Ale

• Name: Broughton Merlin's Ale, 4.2%, Scotland
• Appearance: Orange brown. Little head.
• Aroma: Standard hops-malt-fruit.
• Taste: Quite mellow. Some hops and fruit. Slightly sweet.
• Bought: Coop, 500 ml, CHF 4.90
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 12/3-2009

Kilkenny

• Name: Kilkenny, 4.3%, Ireland
  
• Appearance: Chestnut brown. Nice head, but shortlived.
  
• Aroma: Quite malty. Some dark fruit.
  
• Taste: Particular taste. Lots of malt. Quite sweet. Hint of bitterness in aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Coop, 330 ml, CHF 2.55
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 10/3-2009, 217/500
  

Slightly weaker than the 5% in the 500-book.

Oettinger Gold

• Name: Oettinger Gold, 4.9%, Germany
  
• Appearance: Clear golden. Good amount of white head.
  
• Aroma: Malt and some grains.
  
• Taste: Some malt and grains. Slight sweetness. Boring.
  
• Bought: Coop, 660 ml, CHF 1.00
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 4/3-2009