Saturday, 30 August 2014

Duvel Groen

  • Name: Duvel Groen, 7%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Light golden, clear. Tiny amount of fizzy, white head.
  • Aroma: Good fruit, flowers?
  • Taste: Lots of fruit, apple? Sweetness. Slightly watery. Good.
  • Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 250 ml, €2.30
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 30/8-2014, BB: 31/1-2015

Celsius Folamour

  • Name: Celsius Folamour, 4.5%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Hazy, yellow golden. Good amount of white head.
  • Aroma: Flowery, sweetness.
  • Taste: Elderflower, fruit, quite sweet. Pretty good.
  • Bought: Halle aux Boissons (Matran), 330 ml, CHF 3.20
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 30/8-2014, BB: 28/2-2015

Friday, 29 August 2014

Porterhouse An Brainblásta (Braonblásta)

  • Name: Porterhouse An Brainblásta (Braonblásta), 7%, Ireland
  • Appearance: Dark red-brown, clear, bubbly. Ok amount of light tan head.
  • Aroma: Dark fruit, malt, roasted.
  • Taste: Dark malt, burnt, slight tar. Warming. Slight dark fruit. A bit harsh, actually.
  • Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 330 ml, €3.40
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 29/8-2014, 62/300M, BB: 16/2-2015

From The Notebook Eider

New English county, Northumberland (42/46):
  • Name: From The Notebook Eider, 4.2%, England
  • Appearance: Dark redish brown, clear. Tiny amount of light tan head.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, slight smoke, chocolate.
  • Taste: Malt, caramel, slightly roasted. Chocolate? Hint of bitterness. Nice!
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £2.79
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 29/8-2014, BB: 31/10-2014

Bartis Schwinger

  • Name: Bartis Schwinger, 4.8%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Overflowed when opening, a lot. Murky orange, not-so-healthy pee colour. Lots of head, at one point only foam in the glass... Sediments.
  • Aroma: Citrus, wheat, yeast.
  • Taste: Citrus, slight sourness, wheat. Not so good.
  • Bought: Halle aux Boissons (Matran), 330 ml, CHF 4.35
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 29/8-2014, 31/3-2015

Saturday, 23 August 2014

La Choulette Blonde

  • Name: La Choulette Blonde, 7.5%, France
  • Appearance: Orange golden, slightly hazy. Some off-white head.
  • Aroma: Light fruits, honey, hint of malt?
  • Taste: Fruit, sweetness, a bit watery. Slight grains. Dry tongue. Hiding alcohol well.
  • Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 330 ml, €2.70
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 23/8-2014, 61/300M, BB: 24/12-2014

Toña

New country! Thanks to Jasenko I for bringing this back from US.
  • Name: Toña, 4.6%, Nicaragua
  • Appearance: Twist-off? Don't think so. Very pale golden, clear. Fizzy white head.
  • Aroma: Corn, grains, sweetness.
  • Taste: Malt, corn, grains, sweetness. Acceptable, I guess.
  • Bought: World of Beer (Reston), 355 ml, $?.??
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 23/8-2014, BB: 16/12-2014

Friday, 22 August 2014

De Molen Pale Ale Citra

  • Name: De Molen Pale Ale Citra, 4.8%, Netherlands
  • Appearance: Amber brown, clear, fizzy. Huge amount of white, creamy head. Later hazy with off-white head.
  • Aroma: Hops, citrus.
  • Taste: Lots of hops bitterness, but not harsh. Some fruitiness. I prefer their darker beers.
  • Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 330 ml, €2.40
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 22/8-2014, BB: 12/9-2014

Celsius Upper Class Elegance (la Blanche)

  • Name: Celsius Upper Class Elegance (la Blanche), 4.5%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Light golden, very hazy. Some fizzy white head. Floating bits settling at the bottom before disintegrating.
  • Aroma: Some wheat and fruit.
  • Taste: Wheat and fruit, slight yeast. Watery.
  • Bought: Halle aux Boissons (Matran), 330 ml, CHF 2.95
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 22/8-2014, BB: 31/1-2015

Saturday, 16 August 2014

Celsius Cornflex (l’Ambrée)

  • Name: Celsius Cornflex (l’Ambrée), 4.5%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Orange brown, very hazy. Lots of fizzy white head.
  • Aroma: Some hops and maltiness. Metallic?
  • Taste: Malt, caramel, sweetness. Slight bitterness. Good!
  • Bought: Halle aux Boissons (Matran), 330 ml, CHF 2.95
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 16/8-2014, BB: 31/1-2015

Friday, 15 August 2014

Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale

New state, Kentucky (29/51):
  • Name: Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale, 8.2%, United States
  • Appearance: Redish brown, hazy. Slight fizzy off-white head.
  • Aroma: Vanilla, whiskey.
  • Taste: Vanilla, whiskey, alcohol. Sweet? Not for me.
  • Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 355 ml, €5.90
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 15/8-2014

Bourbon Metiss

Why did I have to order a second Reunion beer?
  • Name: Bourbon Metiss, 3.5%, Reunion
  • Appearance: Golden, clear. Some fizzy white head.
  • Aroma: Fruits and not much else really...
  • Taste: Very fruity, very sweet. Not much beer-flavours in there.
  • Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 330 ml, €2.50
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 15/8-2014, BB: 5/9-2014

Thursday, 14 August 2014

Engelszell Benno Trappistenbier

Woohoo - a new Trappist beer!
  • Name: Engelszell Benno Trappistenbier, 6.9%, Austria
  • Appearance: Dark orange, slightly hazy. Ok amount of off-white head.
  • Aroma: Lots of fruit, citrus.
  • Taste: Fruit and quite strong hops. Spices. Not very exciting.
  • Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 330 ml, €5.80
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 14/8-2014, BB: 28/8-2015
Re-rated in 2017:
  • Name: Engelszell Benno Trappistenbier, 6.9%, Austria
  • Appearance: Light brown, slight haze. Good amount of light tan head.
  • Aroma: Earth, light malt, spices.
  • Taste: Good fruits, sweetness, some malt and spices, yeast.
  • Bought: Kalea Craft Beer Advent Calendar, 330 ml, CHF 2.91
  • Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
  • Info: 14/12-2017, BB: 8/6-2019

Bartis la Williane

  • Name: Bartis la Williane, 5.2%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Flip-top bottle which overflowed when opening. Way too much head when poured into the glass. Very hazy light orange with sediments and a chunk of something round and black. Hmmm...
  • Aroma: Pear, slightly tart.
  • Taste: Quite tart, noticeable pears. Slight yeast. Watery. Disappointing.
  • Bought: Halle aux Boissons (Matran), 330 ml, CHF 4.35
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 14/8-2014, BB: 30/11-2014

Monday, 11 August 2014

L’Abbatiale Triple Blonde

  • Name: L’Abbatiale Triple Blonde, 7%, France
  • Appearance: Yellow golden, cloudy. Some creamy white head.
  • Aroma: Fruit and slight hops. Spices.
  • Taste: Fruit, citrus. Slight hops - pleasant. Slightly watery?
  • Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 330 ml, €2.70
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 11/8-2014, 60/300M, BB: 31/8-2015

Sunday, 10 August 2014

Mort Subite Gueuze Lambic

  • Name: Mort Subite Gueuze Lambic, 4.5%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Golden amber, very nice colour actually. Might get my next car this colour. Clear, with nice amount of creamy off-white head.
  • Aroma: Tart fruit, not much else.
  • Taste: Sourness, fruits, tartness. Though quite a bit of sweetness. Not the typical gueuze, but for me that's a good thing.
  • Bought: Drinks of the World (Basel), 375 ml, CHF 4.50
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 10/8-2014, 59/300M, BB: 31/10-2015

Saturday, 9 August 2014

Fri-Mousse Bière Bolze

  • Name: Fri-Mousse Bière Bolze, 5.5%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Golden orange, clear. Lots of nice, creamy off-white head.
  • Aroma: Hops, malt. Metallic?
  • Taste: Nice malt and hops, some fruit. Caramel?
  • Bought: Random Fribourg shop, 330 ml, CHF ?.??
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 9/8-2014, BB: 30/11-2014

Wednesday, 6 August 2014

Mikkeller I Beat yoU

  • Name: Mikkeller I Beat yoU, 9.75%, Denmark
  • Appearance: Orange amber, hazy. Some off-white head.
  • Aroma: Fruit, some citrus, hops.
  • Taste: Fruit, crisp hops, herbs? Nice, bitter aftertaste.
  • Bought: Erzbierschof, 330 ml, CHF 6.50
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 6/8-2014, BB: 8/10-2014

Saturday, 2 August 2014

La Choulette la d’Artagnan Blonde

  • Name: La Choulette la d’Artagnan Blonde, 8.5%, France
  • Appearance: Golden orange, clear. Nice amount of off-white head.
  • Aroma: Fruit, honey, sweetness.
  • Taste: Lots of fruit, sweetness, honey? Slight malt, but just a tickle. Nice surprise.
  • Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 330 ml, €2.80
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 2/8-2014, 58/300M, BB: 20/8-2015

Friday, 1 August 2014

Castelain Jade

  • Name: Castelain Jade, 4.5%, France
  • Appearance: Light golden, clear. Nice amount of half-inch white head, long lasting. Looks very appealing, at least compared to the previous beer I had...
  • Aroma: Malt, sweetness. Any hops in there?
  • Taste: Sweet malt, slight hops, but not much. Lacks bitterness, not that I wanted an IPA or anything.
  • Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 330 ml, €2.60
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 1/8-2014, 57/300M, BB: 4/5-2015