Sanwald Weizen Dunkel

• Name: Sanwald Weizen Dunkel, 4.9%, Germany
• Appearance: Dark brown, clear. Nice creamy head.
• Aroma: Wheat, yeast, some hops and malt.
• Taste: Quite smooth. Wheat, of course, some malt.
• Bought: Bar, 500 ml, €?.??
  
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 28/5-2011
  

Wichtel Maibock

On tap at brewery:

• Name: Wichtel Maibock, ?.?%, Germany
• Appearance: Chestnut brown, clear. Some white head.
• Aroma: Malt and fruit. Nice.
• Taste: Nice malt, slight hops. Surprisingly nice.
• Bought: Brewery (Boblingen), 500 ml, €3.20
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 28/5-2011
  

Wichtel Hefeweizen Dunkel

On tap at brewery:

• Name: Wichtel Hefeweizen Dunkel, ?.?%, Germany
• Appearance: Orange brown, hazy. Nice, creamy head.
• Aroma: Some wheat, lemon, wheat. Sick?
• Taste: Odd, wheat. Some malt.
• Bought: Brewery (Boblingen), 300 ml, €2.50
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 28/5-2011
  

Wichtel Pils

On tap at brewery:

• Name: Wichtel Pils, ?.?%, Germany
• Appearance: Yellow golden, clear. Some white head.
• Aroma: Nice hops, some malt. Slight yeast.
• Taste: Quite smooth, hops and malt. Some sweetness.
• Bought: Brewery (Boblingen), 300 ml, €2.50
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 28/5-2011
  

Adnams Gunhill

• Name: Adnams Gunhill, 4.0%, England
• Appearance: Medium brown, clear. Some off-tan head.
• Aroma: Fruity, raisins. Some malt.
• Taste: More fruit, nutty. Slightly bitter aftertaste.
• Bought: ASDA, 500 ml, £?.??
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 22/5-2011
  

Marks & Spencer London Porter

• Name: Marks & Spencer London Porter, 5.5%, England
• Appearance: Very dark brown, clear. Some tan head.
• Aroma: Nice dark malts, coffee, roasted, maybe some chocolate. Leather?
• Taste: More nice malts, roasted, coffee. Bacon. Wouldn't mind living in 1750, I guess.
• Bought: Marks & Spencer, 500 ml, £2.29
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 22/5-2011
  

Glazen Toren Canaster Winterscotch

• Name: Glazen Toren Canaster Winterscotch, 8.7%, Belgium
• Appearance: Very dark brown, lots of tan, creamy head. Glass almost overflowing. Brewed 2010-10-09.
• Aroma: Sweet, fruit, caramel? Some malt.
• Taste: Sweet, nice fruit and malt. Hides alcohol well.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 750 ml, £5.89
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 22/5-2011, 43/100
  

Wadworth Old Timer

• Name: Wadworth Old Timer, 5.8%, England
• Appearance: Dark brown, clear. Some off-white head.
• Aroma: Sweet fruit. Apple.
• Taste: More fruit. Some malt. Odd.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.99
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 21/5-2011, 230/500

Rogue Chocolate Stout

In the Ratebeer top 500:

• Name: Rogue Chocolate Stout, 6.3%, United States
  
• Appearance: Very dark brown. Lots of creamy, tan head.
• Aroma: Lots of chocolate. Roasted.
• Taste: Burnt, dark malt, coffee and of course chocolate. Nice.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 650 ml, £7.59
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 21/5-2011
  

Emelisse Rauchbier

• Name: Emelisse Rauchbier, 6.2%, Netherlands
  
• Appearance: Chestnut brown. Initially clear, later floaty sediments. Nice, off-white head.
• Aroma: Smoke, bacon and some malt.
• Taste: Good amount of smoke and malt. Slight bitterness. Nice.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.99
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 21/5-2011
  

Crouch Vale Brewers Gold

• Name: Crouch Vale Brewers Gold, 4.0%, England
  
• Appearance: Yellow golden, hazy. Some white head.
• Aroma: Heaps of honey, some citrus. Flowers.
• Taste: Honey and fruit, some hops. Bitter aftertaste.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £2.09
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 20/5-2011, 215/300
  

Shongweni Robson's West Coast Ale

• Name: Shongweni Robson's West Coast Ale, 5%, South Africa
  
• Appearance: Dark brown, slightly hazy. Quite flat. Later much more hazy.
• Aroma: Fruit and malt. Slight coffee.
• Taste: Roasted, malt and some hops.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 340 ml, £2.09
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 20/5-2011
  

Castel Beer (Ethiopia)

Another new country:

• Name: Castel Beer (Ethiopia), 5.5%, Ethiopia
• Appearance: Yellow golden, clear. Some fizzy white head.
• Aroma: Grains, some malt. Sweetness.
• Taste: Grains and cereal, slight hops and malt. Some bitterness.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.49
  
• Overall score: 2/6
• Info: 20/5-2011
  

De Ryck Special

• Name: De Ryck Special, 5.5%, Belgium
• Appearance: Orange golden, quite hazy. Fizzy off-white head.
• Aroma: Hops and citrus. Maybe some yeast.
• Taste: Hops, some fruit. Dry. Some bitterness.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.89
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 19/5-2011, 42/100
  

Aldaris Zelta Black

A new country:

• Name: Aldaris Zelta Black, 4.2%, Latvia
• Appearance: Dark redish brown. Clear. Very little head.
• Aroma: Fruit. Cherry? Some malt. Weak.
• Taste: Some malt and fruit. Watery.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.89
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 19/5-2011
  

Baltika 6 Porter

• Name: Baltika 6 Porter, 7.0%, Russia
  
• Appearance: Very dark brown, basically black. Nice, tan head.
  
• Aroma: Sweet, dark fruit and malt.
• Taste: Sweet, roasted, malt. Fruit. Hiding the alcohol very well.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £2.19
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 19/5-2011, 229/500

Banks’s Mild

• Name: Banks’s Mild, 3.5%, England
• Appearance: Chestnut brown, clear. Light tan head.
• Aroma: Nice fruit, some malt. Nuts.
• Taste: Fruit and malt. Very smooth. Quite sweet. Nice.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.59
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 18/5-2011, 214/300, 228/500

Höss Mai-Bock

• Name: Höss Mai-Bock, 6.5%, Germany
  
• Appearance: Amber golden, clear. Some white head.
  
• Aroma: Fruit. Sweet, malt.
  
• Taste: Sweet, malt, fruit (so the same in a different order...). Slight alcohol.
  
• Bought: Aldi, 500 ml, CHF 1.49
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 16/5-2011
  

Freiburger Biermanufaktur Bière du Quartier

• Name: Freiburger Biermanufaktur Bière du Quartier, 4.5%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Brewed 27/1-2011. Hazy pale yellow. Some fizzy white head.
  
• Aroma: Some fruit, citrus. Bit of hops.
  
• Taste: More fruit and citrus. Some hops. Smooth.
  
• Bought: Brewery, 1000 ml, CHF 7.00
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 13/5-2011
  

De Dolle Oerbier

In the Ratebeer top 500:

• Name: De Dolle Oerbier, 9%, Belgium
• Appearance: Chocolate brown. Hazy. Nice tan head. Some sediments.
  
• Aroma: Lots of malt. Some tart fruit. Tar?
  
• Taste: Malt and some slightly tart fruit. Some alcohol. Nice.
  
• Bought: Au Grain d'Orge, 330 ml, CHF 3.70
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 12/5-2011, 41/500

Corsendonk Agnus (Abbey Pale Ale)

• Name: Corsendonk Agnus (Abbey Pale Ale), 7.5%, Belgium
• Appearance: Hazy, pale orange golden. Lots of creamy white head.
  
• Aroma: Slight sweetness, but fruit more prominent. Apple?
  
• Taste: More fruit, some hops. Warming. Quite nice.
  
• Bought: Au Grain d'Orge, 330 ml, CHF 3.70
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 10/5-2011
  

Carrefour Prestige Forte

• Name: Carrefour Prestige Forte, 7%, France*
• Appearance: Orange golden, clear. OK amount of white head.
• Aroma: Malt and fruit, some sweetness.
• Taste: Malt, oh yes. Sweetness, grains. Slight bitterness and alcohol.
• Bought: Carrefour, 500 ml, €0.79
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 3/5-2011

* Changed from Germany to France as per Ratebeer.com 2014-07-08

Carrefour Prestige

• Name: Carrefour Prestige, 5.5%, France*
• Appearance: Can. Peachy golden. Clear. Very little head.
• Aroma: Sweet, malt and grains.
• Taste: Sweet malt, almost like a non-alcoholic beer. Little bit of hops.
• Bought: Carrefour, 500 ml, €0.66
• Overall score: 2/6
• Info: 1/5-2011

* Changed from Germany to France as per Ratebeer.com 2014-07-08