- Name: Extraomnes Tripel, 8.6%, Italy
- Appearance: Orange golden, clear. Lots of white head.
- Aroma: Lots of fruit, herbs, hops, nice balance.
- Taste: Lots of fruit, nice hops. Sweetness too?
- Bought: Bottega della birra (Arona), 330 ml, €4.73(*)
- Overall score: 5/6
- Info: 30/7-2011
Saturday, 30 July 2011
Extraomnes Tripel
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
Piccolo Birrificio Chiostro
- Name: Piccolo Birrificio Chiostro, 5.0%, Italy
- Appearance: Orange golden. Clear. Good amount of off-white head.
- Aroma: Hops and lemon. Spices. Floral.
- Taste: Lots of hops, more citrus. Odd. Some fruit and spices.
- Bought: Bottega della birra (Arona), 330 ml, €4.73(*)
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 26/7-2011
Friday, 22 July 2011
Freiburger Biermanufaktur La Carema
- Name: Freiburger Biermanufaktur La Carema, 5%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Brewed 05-02-11. Orange brown, hazy. Enormous amount of light tan head.
- Aroma: Hops, some fruit. Slight wood?
- Taste: Hops and fruit. Slight sourness that I think means I should have had this sooner.
- Bought: Brewery, 1000 ml, CHF 7.00
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 22/7-2011
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Birrificio del Ducato A.F.O.
- Name: Birrificio del Ducato A.F.O., 5.4%, Italy
- Appearance: Dark orange brown, hazy. Some light tan head.
- Aroma: Fruit, malt and hops. Slight sweetness.
- Taste: Fruit, hops, slightly tart. And of course malt. Citrus?
- Bought: Bottega della birra (Arona), 330 ml, €4.73(*)
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 20/7-2011
Monday, 18 July 2011
Saturday, 16 July 2011
Kronenbourg Wilfort
- Name: Kronenbourg Wilfort, 6.3%, France
- Appearance: Chestnut brown, fizzy. Good amount of off-white head.
- Aroma: Dark malt and fruit. Slightly roasted.
- Taste: Malt, some dark fruit. Some sweetness.
- Bought: Bar (Annecy, FR), 330 ml, €4.30
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 16/7-2011
Friday, 15 July 2011
Felsenau Junker Spezial Hell
- Name: Felsenau Junker Spezial Hell, 5.2%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Light golden yellow. Clear. OK amount of white head.
- Aroma: Light fruit, yeast. Some hops. Grains.
- Taste: Sweet, some fruit, yeast and hops. Slight malt.
- Bought: Halle aux Boissons, 330 ml, CHF 2.10
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 15/7-2011
Thursday, 14 July 2011
McAuslan St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout
- Name: McAuslan St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout, 5%, Canada
- Appearance: Very dark brown, almost black. Nice tan head.
- Aroma: Dark fruit and dark malt.
- Taste: Dark malt, coffee, Not bad.
- Bought: Restaurant, 341 ml, CHF ?.??
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 14/7-2011
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
Estrella Damm Inedit
- Name: Estrella Damm Inedit, 4.8%, Spain
- Appearance: Orange golden, hazy. Some white head.
- Aroma: Fruit and malt, slight hops.
- Taste: More fruit and malt, quite smooth.
- Bought: Eurospar (Spain), 750 ml, €4.15
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 12/7-2011
Sunday, 10 July 2011
Cardinal Draft Lime Cut
- Name: Cardinal Draft Lime Cut, 4.6%, Switerland
- Appearance: Yellow golden, clear. Flat.
- Aroma: Sweet, lime. Shandy.
- Taste: Sweet, sugar, lime. Nice shandy, but as a beer in its own right, no.
- Bought: Coop, 330 ml, CHF ?.??
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 10/7-2011
Saturday, 9 July 2011
Mikkeller Jackie Brown
- Name: Mikkeller Jackie Brown, 6.0%, Denmark
- Appearance: Dark chestnut brown, slightly hazy. Good amount of tan head.
- Aroma: Dark malt, dark fruit. Slight bacon.
- Taste: More malt, some hops. More bitter than most brown ales.
- Bought: Bottega della birra (Arona), 330 ml, €4.73(*)
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 9/7-2011
Friday, 8 July 2011
Croce di Malto Triticum
- Name: Croce di Malto Triticum, 5.0%, Italy
- Appearance: Light orange, hazy. Good amount of white head.
- Aroma: Wheat, lemon. Some fruit.
- Taste: More wheat, some lemon. Alcohol, actually. Slight bitterness.
- Bought: Bottega della birra (Arona), 330 ml, €4.73(*)
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 8/7-2011
Baladin Birra Lurisia Sei
- Name: Baladin Birra Lurisia Sei, 5.2%, Italy
- Appearance: Hazy orange, little head.
- Aroma: Fruit and wheat, some malt.
- Taste: Sweet, wheat, fruit. Honey. Nice.
- Bought: Calanda (Livigno, IT), 330 ml, €2.90
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 8/7-2011
Thursday, 7 July 2011
Baladin Nora
- Name: Baladin Nora, 6.8%, Italy
- Appearance: Golden orange, hazy. Some white head. Later some sediments.
- Aroma: Fruit, tangerine. Slight sourness.
- Taste: Fruit, citrus, tangy, herbs and slight sourness at first, then some malt and sweetness. Interesting!
- Bought: Calanda (Livigno, IT), 750 ml, €9.20
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 7/7-2011
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Poretti Chiara Originale
- Name: Poretti Chiara Originale, 5%, Italy
- Appearance: Golden, clear. Fizzy, white head.
- Aroma: Hops, some fruit.
- Taste: Hops and malt, refreshing.
- Bought: Hotel (IT), 330 ml, €4.50
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 5/7-2011
Monday, 4 July 2011
Menabrea 150° Anniversario Bionda
- Name: Menabrea 150° Anniversario Bionda, 4.8%, Italy
- Appearance: Yellow golden, clear. Some white head.
- Aroma: Grains, hops and malt.
- Taste: More grains, some hops. Quite smooth.
- Bought: Hotel (IT), 330 ml, €5.00
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 4/7-2011
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