Brauhaus Sternen Abig.Ale

• Name: Brauhaus Sternen Abig.Ale, 5.3%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Dark golden mahogany, slightly hazy. Some off-white head.
• Aroma: Fruit and malt, mostly.
• Taste: Some fruit, nice malt. Sweetness, fresh. Pretty good.
• Bought: Drinks of the World (Zurich), 500 ml, CHF 4.20
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 31/1-2014, BB: 30/4-2014

Wädi-Brau-Huus Wädenswiler Dunkel

• Name: Wädi-Brau-Huus Wädenswiler Dunkel, 4.8%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Flip-top bottle. Dark brown, clear. Fizzy tan head.
• Aroma: Malt, sweetness, roasted. Cherry.
• Taste: Malt, slightly roasted, caramel.
• Bought: Drinks of the World (Zurich), 330 ml, CHF 3.60
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 29/1-2014, BB: 23/2-2014

Schützengarten Schwarzer Bär Dunkelbier

• Name: Schützengarten Schwarzer Bär Dunkelbier, 5.0%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Flip-top bottle. Dark chestnut brown, clear. Good amount of tan head.
• Aroma: Slight malt, metallic.
• Taste: Some dark malt, slight fruit and hops. Pretty standard.
• Bought: Drinks of the World (Zurich), 500 ml, CHF 3.50
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 25/1-2014, BB: 25/3-2014

Lancelot XI.I

• Name: Lancelot XI.I, 11.1%, France
• Appearance: Brewed 1/11-2011. Very dark brown, clear, nice tan head.
• Aroma: Roasted, dark malt, prunes.
• Taste: Dark malt, roasted, dark fruit. Warming, very nice.
• Bought: Cafe du Paon, 330 ml, CHF ?.??
• Overall score: 5/6
• Info: 16/1-2014

McAuslan St. Ambroise Apricot Wheat Ale

• Name: McAuslan St. Ambroise Apricot Wheat Ale, 5%, Canada
• Appearance: Orange, clear, some white head.
• Aroma: Fruit, apricot. No wheat, really.
• Taste: Lots of apricot, sweet, not too overpowering though. Not much wheat...
• Bought: Cafe du Paon, 341 ml, CHF ?.??
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 16/1-2014

Grimbergen Rouge

• Name: Grimbergen Rouge, 6%, France
• Appearance: Dark red, clear. Some off-white (red?) head.
• Aroma: Strawberry, sweet.
• Taste: Strawberry with hint of beer, very sweet and basically rubbish.
• Bought: Carrefour (Segny), 500 ml, €1.74
• Overall score: 2/6
• Info: 10/1-2014, BB: 31/7-2014

Iki Beer Yuzu

• Name: Iki Beer Yuzu, 4.5%, Belgium
• Appearance: Pale orange, slightly hazy. Good amount of off-white creamy head.
• Aroma: Not much, citrus mostly. Slight honey.
• Taste: Fruit, citrus. Quite sweet. Light, too light.
• Bought: Carrefour (Segny), 330 ml, €2.25
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 10/1-2014, BB: 27/11-2014

Störtebeker Schwarz-Bier

• Name: Störtebeker Schwarz-Bier, 5.0%, Germany
• Appearance: Very dark brown, near black. Some tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, chocolate. Roasted.
• Taste: Dark malt, slight coffee and roasted. Pretty good.
• Bought: Drinks of the World (Zurich), 500 ml, CHF 3.60
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 4/1-2014, BB: 19/8-2014

Beer Goals 2014

There was a thread on Ratebeer titled Beer Goals for 2014, so I decided to make some of my own:

• Get from 92 to 100 Ratebeer countries      [Goal reached 2014-10-28]
• Get from 22 to 32 US states      [Goal reached 2014-10-26]
• Get from 2 to 6 Canadian provinces      [Current status: 4]
• Get last eight English counties      [Current status: four left]
• Get last four German Bundesländer      [Goal reached 2014-12-25]
• Get last two styles      [Current status: one left]