Friday 30 May 2014

Evil Twin Soft Xmas aka Pretty Please With A Cherry On Top

  • Name: Evil Twin Soft Xmas aka Pretty Please With A Cherry On Top, 10.9%, Denmark
  • Appearance: Very dark brown, black-ish. Some dark tan head.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, coffee, cherry.
  • Taste: Dark malt, roasted, coffee, chocolate, then the sweet cherry-bus hits you. Pretty good.
  • Bought: Erzbierschof, 500 ml, CHF 9.50
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 30/5-2014, BB: 1/1-2015

Saturday 10 May 2014

Amager Hr. Frederiksen

  • Name: Amager Hr. Frederiksen, 10.5%, Denmark
  • Appearance: Batch 235. Black brown, good amount of dark tan head.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, coffee, roasted.
  • Taste: Very dark malt, coffee, roasted, slight chocolate. Hint of alcohol. Very nice.
  • Bought: Erzbierschof, 500 ml, CHF 13.20
  • Overall score: 5/6
  • Info: 10/5-2014, BB: 30/4-2015

Nikšićko Pivo

New country! Thanks to Jasenko I for bringing this back from Bosnia.
  • Name: Nikšićko Pivo, 5.0%, Montenegro
  • Appearance: Light golden, clear and fizzy. Some white head.
  • Aroma: Grains, some hops and malt. Light.
  • Taste: Hops and malt and grains.Crisp.
  • Bought: Gift, 500 ml, N/A
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 10/5-2014, BB: 14/9-2014

Friday 9 May 2014

Jack’s Abby Hoponius Union

  • Name: Jack’s Abby Hoponius Union, 6.7%, United States
  • Appearance: Orange golden, slightly hay. Fizzy. OK amount of white head.
  • Aroma: Fruit and hops. Citrus.
  • Taste: Strong hops, citrus, fruit. Bitterness not too overpowering.
  • Bought: Erzbierschof, 500 ml, CHF 6.50
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 9/5-2014

Szalon Barna

Thanks to Regis P and his in-law for sourcing this from Hungary!
  • Name: Szalon Barna, 5.8%, Hungary
  • Appearance: Dark brown, redish hue. Nice amount of light tan head.
  • Aroma: Malt, slightly roasted, sweet.
  • Taste: Dark malt, quite sweet. Some chocolate and fruit. Surprisingly nice!
  • Bought: Gift, 500 ml, N/A
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 9/5-2014, BB: 20/3-2015

Wednesday 7 May 2014

Kanizsai Sör

Thanks to Regis P and his in-law for sourcing this from Hungary!
  • Name: Kanizsai Sör, 3.0%, Hungary
  • Appearance: Pale yellow, some white head.
  • Aroma: Grains. Hint of lager...
  • Taste: Some malt and hops, watery. If you removed 50% of the water it might be a nice 1.5% beer....
  • Bought: Gift, 500 ml, N/A
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 7/5-2014, BB: 6/1-2015

Saturday 3 May 2014

Beer Here Mørke Pumpernickel Porter

  • Name: Beer Here Mørke Pumpernickel Porter, 7.5%, Denmark
  • Appearance: Batch 515, brewed 17/6-2010. Very dark brown, nice dark tan head. Oily.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, chocolate, burnt, sweet. Enticing.
  • Taste: Dark malt, roasted, coffee, dark chocolate, slight bitterness and sweetness. Very nice!
  • Bought: Erzbierschof, 500 ml, CHF 9.50
  • Overall score: 5/6
  • Info: 3/5-2014, BB: 17/6-2014

Dreher Classic

Thanks to Regis P and his in-law for sourcing this from Hungary!
  • Name: Dreher Classic, 5.2%, Hungary
  • Appearance: Golden, clear and fizzy. Some short-lived white head.
  • Aroma: Shy hops and malt - not much.
  • Taste: Some malt and grains, slight bitterness. Not bad, but not exciting either.
  • Bought: Gift, 500 ml, N/A
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 3/5-2014, BB: 6/10-2014

Friday 2 May 2014

To Øl Black Malts & Body Salts Black Coffee IIPA

  • Name: To Øl Black Malts & Body Salts Black Coffee IIPA, 9.9%, Denmark
  • Appearance: Black brown, nice amount of tan head.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, coffee, slight dark fruit. Bitterness.
  • Taste: Dark malt, roasted, burnt, coffee. Dark fruit? Nice lasting bitterness. Very nice.
  • Bought: Erzbierschof, 330 ml, CHF 5.90
  • Overall score: 5/6
  • Info: 2/5-2014, BB: 4/12-2018

Soproni

Thanks to Regis P and his in-law for sourcing this from Hungary!
  • Name: Soproni, 4.5%, Hungary
  • Appearance: Dark golden, clear. Good amount of lasting, off-white head.
  • Aroma: Malt and some hops.
  • Taste: Malt, some hops. Some corn, not too sweet. Alright, actually.
  • Bought: Gift, 500 ml, N/A
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 2/5-2014, BB: 22/9-2014