- Name: Skinner's Cornish Knocker Ale, 4.5%, England
- Appearance: Orange golden. Clear. Some white head.
- Aroma: Fruit and hops. Sweet malt.
- Taste: Juicy malt. Honey. Good amount of hops. Smooth.
- Bought: Waitrose, 500 ml, £1.48
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 27/6-2010
Sunday, 27 June 2010
Skinner's Cornish Knocker Ale
St Austell Admiral's Ale
- Name: St Austell Admiral's Ale, 5.0%, England
- Appearance: Chestnut brown. Some off-white head. Some sediments.
- Aroma: Malt and fruit. Bit of hops.
- Taste: Malt, slightly roasted. Some bitterness.
- Bought: Waitrose, 500 ml, £2.04
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 27/6-2010
Saturday, 26 June 2010
Courage Best
- Name: Courage Best, 3.8%, England
- Appearance: Chestnut brown. Little bit of off-white head.
- Aroma: Nice malt, nutty. Some hops.
- Taste: Sweet malt. Some hops. Not very interesting.
- Bought: Sainsbury's, 500 ml, £?.??
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 26/6-2010
Fuller's Discovery
Shared with MG:
- Name: Fuller's Discovery, 4.5%, England
- Appearance: Dark golden, some off-white head.
- Aroma: Fresh. Fruity and some hops and malt. Lemon?
- Taste: Nice hops and malt balance. Some fruit.
- Bought: ?, 500 ml, £?.??
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 26/6-2010
Brains The Rev. James
Shared with MG:
- Name: Brains The Rev. James, 4.5%, Wales
- Appearance: Chestnut brown. Little bit of tan head.
- Aroma: Dark malt, caramel.
- Taste: Sweet malt, some hops.
- Bought: Sainsbury's, 500 ml, £?.??
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 26/6-2010
Saturday, 19 June 2010
Freiburger Biermanufaktur Dampfer (Amber)
Shared with MG:
- Name: Freiburger Biermanufaktur Dampfer (Amber), 5.2%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Brewed 2010-02-22. Orange brown. Slightly hazy. Lots of off-white head. Bubbly.
- Aroma: Hops and malt, bit of coffee. Slightly burnt.
- Taste: Lots of hops initially, then nice roasted malt. Slight bitterness in aftertaste.
- Bought: Marche Gaillard, 1000 ml, CHF 8.00
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 19/6-2010
Friday, 18 June 2010
Kasteel Rouge [Kriek]
- Name: Kasteel Rouge [Kriek], 8%, Belgium
- Appearance: Dark red. Some tan head.
- Aroma: Wow. Cherry bomb. Sweet. Nothing else.
- Taste: Lots of cherry. Some slight bitterness. Sweet.
- Bought: Halle aux Boissons, 330 ml, CHF 3.30
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 18/6-2010
Dentergems Wit (Riva Blanche) [Wittekop]
As Wittekop:
- Name: Dentergems Wit (Riva Blanche), 4.8%, Belgium
- Appearance: Light yellow. Hazy. Lots of white head.
- Aroma: Wheat, citrus and hops. Banana?
- Taste: Very mild. Wheat and hops and some sweet fruit. Quite nice.
- Bought: Halle aux Boissons, 330 ml, CHF 2.25
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 18/6-2010
Thursday, 17 June 2010
Bouillon Godefroy Rousse
- Name: Bouillon Godefroy Rousse, 6%, Belgium
- Appearance: Redish light brown. Slightly hazy. Nice, thick creamy off-white head.
- Aroma: Quite fruity. Good amount of malt.
- Taste: More malt and hops. Some fruit. Slight bitterness.
- Bought: Bouillon, 330 ml, €1.60
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 17/6-2010
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Kasteel Tripel Blonde 11°
- Name: Kasteel Tripel Blonde 11°, 11%, Belgium
- Appearance: Dark yellow golden. Clear. Fizzy. Good amount of white head.
- Aroma: Quite fruity, sweet. Some alcohol.
- Taste: Nice fruit. Initial sweetness, then some alcohol. Warming.
- Bought: Halle aux Boissons, 330 ml, CHF 3.30
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 15/6-2010
Sunday, 13 June 2010
Club Colombia
- Name: Club Colombia, 4.7%, Colombia
- Appearance: Golden peach. Some fizzy white head.
- Aroma: Sweet. Malty, cereal. Slight hops.
- Taste: More of the same. Sweet, malt and cereal. Low bitterness.
- Bought: Luxembourg, 330 ml, €2.19
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 13/6-2010
Saturday, 12 June 2010
Hauff-Bräu Urhell
- Name: Hauff-Bräu Urhell, 4.7%, Germany
- Appearance: Pale golden yellow. Clear. Some fizzy white head.
- Aroma: Malt and hops. Some sweetness.
- Taste: Standard hops and malt. Quite nice aftertaste.
- Bought: Aral Autohof, 500 ml, €1.39
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 12/6-2010
Saturday, 5 June 2010
La Trappe Witte Trappist
- Name: La Trappe Witte Trappist, 5.5%, Netherlands
- Appearance: Hazy pale yellow. Some white head.
- Aroma: Citrus and wheat. Some bread and hops.
- Taste: Smooth. Wheat and lemon. Herbs? Very nice.
- Bought: Marche Gaillard, 330 ml, CHF 2.95
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 5/6-2010
Friday, 4 June 2010
Caulier Bon Secours Blonde de Noël
- Name: Caulier Bon Secours Blonde de Noël, 10%, Belgium
- Appearance: Golden orange. Very hazy. Fizzy. Lots and lots of white head. Longlasting.
- Aroma: Initially alcohol, less when warming up. Fruit, citric.
- Taste: Alcohol, too much of it. Also fruit and herbs.
- Bought: Marche Gaillard, 330 ml, CHF 3.45
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 4/6-2010
Thursday, 3 June 2010
Trois Dames Voisine
- Name: Trois Dames Voisine, 4.8%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Light orange brown. Slightly hazy. Some white head.
- Aroma: Some fruit. Tart.
- Taste: Wow, surprisingly tart. Some fruit and bitterness.
- Bought: Marche Gaillard, 330 ml, CHF 3.95
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 3/6-2010
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