Fuller's Vintage Ale 2009

• Name: Fuller's Vintage Ale 2009, 8.5%, England
  
• Appearance: Brownish red. Nice off-white head. Bottle no 82748.
  
• Aroma: Dark malt and dark fruit. Prunes. Nice.
  
• Taste: Dark malt and fruit. Warming.
  
• Bought: Sainsbury's, 500 ml, £?.??
  
• Overall score: 5/6
  
• Info: 31/12-2009, (171/300)

Hambleton Taylor’s Tipple

• Name: Hambleton Taylor’s Tipple, 4.5%, England
  
• Appearance: Redish brown. Lots of nice, longlasting head.
  
• Aroma: Malt. Burnt caramel.
  
• Taste: Nice hops and malt. Nutty? Nice, balanced aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Sainsbury's, 500 ml, £?.??
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 30/12-2009

Sainsbury's Diät Pils Premium Lager

• Name: Sainsbury's Diät Pils Premium Lager, 6.2%, England
  
• Appearance: Can. Dark golden. Good amount of white, creamy head.
  
• Aroma: Malt, hops and some fruit.
  
• Taste: Malt and hops. Not too bad.
  
• Bought: Sainsbury's, 500 ml, £0.50
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 29/12-2009

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Sainsbury’s Crown Super Strength Lager

• Name: Sainsbury’s Crown Super Strength Lager, 7.5%, England
  
• Appearance: Can. Dark brown. Tiny amount of tan head.
  
• Aroma: Dark malt and dark fruit.
  
• Taste: Strong and malty. Unpleasant.
  
• Bought: Sainsbury's, 500 ml, £0.50
  
• Overall score: 1/6
  
• Info: 28/12-2009
  

Sainsbury's Parkin's Special Bitter

• Name: Sainsbury's Parkin's Special Bitter, 4%, England
  
• Appearance: Can. Chestnut brown. Lots of creamy off-white head.
  
• Aroma: Malt and fruit. Toffee.
  
• Taste: Malt and sweet. Slight bitterness. Boring.
  
• Bought: Sainsbury's, 500 ml, £0.50
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 28/12-2009

John Smith's Extra Smooth

• Name: John Smith's Extra Smooth, 3.8%, England
  
• Appearance: Can. Chestnut brown. Clear. Lots of creamy white head.
  
• Aroma: Sweet malt, biscuits.
  
• Taste: Nice malt, not very bitter. Not that bad.
  
• Bought: Sainsbury's, 440 ml, £0.50
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 27/12-2009

Grolsch Premium Weizen

• Name: Grolsch Premium Weizen, 5.3%, Netherlands
  
• Appearance: Pale golden. Hazy/Cloudy. Lots of white head.
  
• Aroma: Wheat, hops and herbs. Lemon.
  
• Taste: Wheat. Crispy and wheaty. Citric.
  
• Bought: Sainsbury's, 500 ml, £?.??
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 26/12-2009

Three Hearts Stockholm Fine Festival Beer (Famous Export)

• Name: Three Hearts Stockholm Fine Festival Beer*, 5.3%, Sweden
  
• Appearance: Can. Light, clear golden. Some white head.
  
• Aroma: Malt and some hops. Fruit.
  
• Taste: Sweet, malt and some hops. Ok.
  
• Bought: IKEA, 330 ml, £?.??
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 24/12-2009

* Also known as "Three Hearts Famous Export"

Edelweiss Hefetrüb Weissbier

• Name: Edelweiss Hefetrüb Weissbier, 5.5%, Austria
  
• Appearance: Pale cloudy yellow. Lots of white head.
  
• Aroma: Wheat, some lemon.
  
• Taste: Wheat and citric. Some hops.
  
• Bought: Sainsbury's, 500 ml, £1.79
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 22/12-2009

Greene King Fireside

• Name: Greene King Fireside, 4.5%, England
  
• Appearance: Brownish red. Almost no head.
  
• Aroma: Nice malt and hops. Some fruit.
  
• Taste: Nice bitterness. Some malt and caramel.
  
• Bought: Sainsbury's, 500 ml, £1.69
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 21/12-2009

Rothaus Tannen Zäpfle

• Name: Rothaus Tannen Zäpfle, 5.1%, Germany
  
• Appearance: Pale yellow golden. Some white head.
  
• Aroma: Some light malt, hops and fruit.
  
• Taste: Very bitter, hops. Some malt. Not very interesting.
  
• Bought: Coop, 330 ml, CHF 2.00
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 17/12-2009
  

Feldschlösschen Premium

• Name: Feldschlösschen Premium, 5%, Switzerland
  
• Appearance: Pale golden, clear. Good amount of white head.
  
• Aroma: Sweet malt, cereal. Bit of hops.
  
• Taste: Malt and crisp. Bland.
  
• Bought: Free, 275 ml, CHF 0.00*
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 14/12-2009

* Free give-away outside Coop.

Boxer Bière de Fête

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• Name: Boxer Bière de Fête, 5.8%, Switzerland
  
• Appearance: Dark brownish red. Clear. OK amount of offwhite head.
  
• Aroma: Some fruit and malt. Not much.
  
• Taste: A bit watery. Lots of malt, spices. Easy drinking. Little hops.
  
• Bought: Coop, 250 ml, CHF 1.45
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 10/12-2009

San Martino (La Birraria) Gold

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• Name: San Martino (La Birraria) Gold, 7.6%, Switzerland
  
• Appearance: Dark brownish red, clear. Some white head.
  
• Aroma: Dark sweet malt and fruit. Some honey.
  
• Taste: Nice dark malt, sweet. Bit of honey. Some bitterness. Very nice.
  
• Bought: Manor, 750 ml, CHF 12.95
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 8/12-2009
  

Brasserie du Mont Blanc La Blonde

• Name: Brasserie du Mont Blanc La Blonde, 5.8%, France
  
• Appearance: Light yellow golden. Clear. Very little head.
  
• Aroma: Sweet. Fruit and some citrus. Perfume.
  
• Taste: Smooth, quite sweet. Nice malt. Better than expected.
  
• Bought: Chamonix, 330 ml, € 2.50
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 6/12-2009