Friday 27 September 2013

Mordue Workie Ticket

  • Name: Mordue Workie Ticket, 4.5%, England
  • Appearance: Mostly red, clear. Ok amount of off-white head.
  • Aroma: Malt, sweetness. Nutty, prunes.
  • Taste: Malt, some fruit and hops. Biscuits?
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £2.39
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 27/9-2013, 226/300, 239/500, BB: 31/12-2013

Sunday 22 September 2013

De Molen Winterbock

  • Name: De Molen Winterbock, 7.7%, Netherlands
  • Appearance: Redish chestnut brown, clear. Lots of creamy, light tan head.
  • Aroma: Malt, slight metal. Sweet.
  • Taste: Dark malt, fruit, quite sweet. Nice.
  • Bought: Bottega della Birra, 330 ml, €?.??
  • Overall score: 5/6
  • Info: 22/9-2013, BB: 5/10-2013

Friday 20 September 2013

Shepherd Neame Christmas Ale

  • Name: Shepherd Neame Christmas Ale, 7%, England
  • Appearance: Red amber, clear. Good amount of off-white head.
  • Aroma: Malt, sweetness.
  • Taste: Malt, alcohol. Warning. Not all that.
  • Bought: Drinks of the World (Basel), 500 ml, CHF 7.20
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 20/9-2013, BB: 31/3-2014

Saturday 7 September 2013

Äs Jùscht’s Amarillo

  • Name: Äs Jùscht’s Amarillo, 4.8%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Dark brown, hazy, light tan head.
  • Aroma: Nice malt and hops. Fruits.
  • Taste: Malt, more hops, and also fruit. Some sweetness.
  • Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 300 ml draught, CHF 4.00
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 7/9-2013

Darach Mòr Special Reserve 29

  • Name: Darach Mòr Special Reserve 29, ?%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Very dark brown, leaning on black, tan head.
  • Aroma: Wooden/barreled, dark malt.
  • Taste: Again, wooden/barreled, slight tar, malt. Not my thing.
  • Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 330 ml, CHF 4.00
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 7/9-2013

Darach Mòr Special Reserve 6 (Port Charlotte)

  • Name: Darach Mòr Special Reserve 6 (Port Charlotte), 6%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Light golden, white head.
  • Aroma: Fruit, honey, malt. Wood.
  • Taste: More honey, smoked. Long wood/barrel aftertaste.
  • Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 330 ml, CHF 4.00
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 7/9-2013

Haldemann das Böhmische / la Bohème

  • Name: Haldemann das Böhmische / la Bohème, 6%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Dark redish brown, hazy, light tan head.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, roasted. Some hops.
  • Taste: Nice dark malt, roasted. Smooth and nice.
  • Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 300 ml draught, CHF 4.00
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 7/9-2013

La Croix Blanche - Rousse

  • Name: La Croix Blanche - Rousse, ?%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Murky brown, flat, not that appealing.
  • Aroma: Some malt and fruit.
  • Taste: Malt, earth, slight fruit. Flat and unrefined, unfortunately.
  • Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 300 ml draught, CHF 4.00
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 7/9-2013