Uerige Alt Nicht Filtriert

• Name: Uerige Alt Nicht Filtriert, 4.7%, Germany
• Appearance: Swing top bottle. Brown, quite clear. Nice amount of light tan head.
• Aroma: Malt, slight fruit and hops?
• Taste: Malt, some lingering bitterness.
• Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 500 ml
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 31/1-2015, BB: 14/1-2015

Liefmans

• Name: Liefmans, 3.8%, Belgium
• Appearance: Clear red, reddish head but not much of it.
• Aroma: Berries, all different kinds.
• Taste: Again, lots of berries. Sweet. Not much "beer flavour" in there.
• Bought: Halle aux Boissons (Matran), 250 ml, CHF ?.??
• Overall score: 2/6
• Info: 31/1-2015, BB: 30/11-2015

Cave Creek Chili Beer

New state, Arizona (36/51):

• Name: Cave Creek Chili Beer, 4.7%, United States
• Appearance: Light golden, clear. Not much head. One 1" green chilli inside.
• Aroma: Some chilli. Nothing else.
• Taste: Watery lager, followed by lots of chilli flavour. Not as hot as Fallen Angel Black Death which was unbearable and undrinkable. One-dimensional.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.79
• Overall score: 2/6
• Info: 31/1-2015, BB: 10/5-2015

Cairngorm Black Gold

• Name: Cairngorm Black Gold, 4.4%, Scotland
• Appearance: Very dark brown. Nice dark tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, dark cherries. Coffee.
• Taste: Dark malt, roasted, some coffee. Nice.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £2.49
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 31/1-2015, 68/300M, BB: 28/1-2015

Uerige Weizen

• Name: Uerige Weizen, 4.5%, Germany
• Appearance: Nice swing top bottle. Golden orange, slightly hazy. Some off-white head.
• Aroma: Fruits, slight wheat.
• Taste: Citrus, wheat, slight tartness.
• Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 330 ml
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 30/1-2015, BB: 9/1-2015

Persha Chorne

• Name: Persha Chorne, 6.8%, Ukraine
• Appearance: Very dark brown, clear. Fizzy, disappearing tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, chicken (hopefully from the chicken soup I ate), some dark fruit.
• Taste: Quite sweet, dark fruit. Dark malt. Nice.
• Bought: Trade with Dorin - thanks!, 500 ml
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 30/1-2015, BB: 15/1-2015

Persha Avtorske Pivo

• Name: Persha Avtorske Pivo, 6.8%, Ukraine
• Appearance: Dark chestnut brown. Clear. Some light tan head.
• Aroma: Sweet, fruit juice. Some malt.
• Taste: Caramel, sweet, malt. Ok.
• Bought: Trade with Dorin - thanks!, 500 ml
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 30/1-2015, BB: 14/1-2015

Cerveja Letra C Stout

• Name: Cerveja Letra C Stout, 5.5%, Portugal
• Appearance: Serious gusher. Very dark brown, nice amount of dark tan head after the gushing had finished.
• Aroma: Dark malt, roasted. Slight tart fruit.
• Taste: Dark malt, roasted and some smoke. Hint of tartness.
• Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 24/1-2015, BB: 1/1-2015

Chişinău Blondă

• Name: Chişinău Blondă, 4.5%, Moldova
• Appearance: Light golden, clear. Some fizzy white head.
• Aroma: Slight malt and hint of fruit.
• Taste: Malt, hops, dry. Slight sweetness. Not good, not bad.
• Bought: Trade with Dorin - thanks!, 330 ml
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 24/1-2015, BB: 6/1-2015

Birra Antoniana Altinate

Top-50 Pale Lager:

• Name: Birra Antoniana Altinate, 5.2%, Italy
• Appearance: Red amber, slightly hazy. Some off-white head.
• Aroma: Citrus, hops, fruit.
• Taste: Sweetness, malt and fruit. Nice.
• Bought: Drinks of the World (Bern), 330 ml, CHF 4.40
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 23/1-2015, BB: 31/12-2014

Russian River Pliny the Elder

• Name: Russian River Pliny the Elder, 8%, United States
• Appearance: Bottled on "100614", so presumably about 3.5 months old then. Orange golden, clear. Small bubbles. Some creamy white head.
• Aroma: Hops and fruit.
• Taste: Lots of hops, but not overpowering. Light fruits in there. Hides alcohol. Good, but not my favourite style.
• Bought: Trade with Gregory - thanks!, 510 ml
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 23/1-2015

Lebanese Brew

• Name: Lebanese Brew, 4.3%, Lebanon
• Appearance: Yellow golden, clear. Some fizzy head.
• Aroma: Some hops, not much.
• Taste: Standard low hops/malt, refreshing though.
• Bought: Lebanese restaurant (LGW), 330 ml
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 20/1-2015

Fuller’s Black Cab Stout

• Name: Fuller’s Black Cab Stout, 4.5%, England
• Appearance: Very dark brown, near black. Some light tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, slightly roasted.
• Taste: Dark malt, roasted. Some sweetness. Nice.
• Bought: Tesco (London), 500 ml
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 19/1-2015, BB: 28/11-2015

Sun Lik Beer

• Name: Sun Lik Beer, 5%, Hong Kong
• Appearance: Yellow golden, clear, fizzy head.
• Aroma: Hops, sweetness. Standard.
• Taste: Light, sweet, lemon, hops?
• Bought: Chinese restaurant (London), 1 pint draft
• Overall score: 2/6
• Info: 19/1-2015

Anarchy Algorithm

Final English county, Northumberland (46/46):

• Name: Anarchy Algorithm, 6.0%, England
• Appearance: Cloudy amber, some fizzy off-white head that disappears very quickly.
• Aroma: Nice fruitiness and wheat.
• Taste: Wheat, citrus fruit, nice.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £3.19
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 18/1-2015, BB: 7/7-2015

Beartown Bearskinful

New English county, Cheshire (45/46), and accidentally my 1500th rating:

• Name: Beartown Bearskinful, 4.2%, England
• Appearance: Clear amber, some off-white head.
• Aroma: Malt, nuts, biscuits.
• Taste: Nice malt and slight hops. Refreshing. Nutty, nice.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £2.69
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 17/1-2015, BB: 31/3-2015

Orbit Seven

• Name: Orbit Seven, 7%, England
• Appearance: Very dark brown, dark tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, roasted, slight tar.
• Taste: More dark malt and roasted, tar. Pretty good.
• Bought: Draft House Charlotte, ? ml, £4.40
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 17/1-2015

Grainstore Rutland Panther

New English county, Rutland (44/46):

• Name: Grainstore Rutland Panther, 3.4%, England
• Appearance: Dark brown, clear. Some light tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, slightly roasted. Molasses.
• Taste: Dark malt, tar, roasted. Some sweetness. Good balance.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.95
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 16/1-2015, 67/300M, BB: 31/7-2015

Teme Valley That

New English county, Worcestershire (43/46):

• Name: Teme Valley That, 4.1%, England
• Appearance: Orange light brown, pretty murky. Some creamy, off-white head.
• Aroma: Fruits, malt.
• Taste: Malt, then some hops and fruit. Watery.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £2.29
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 16/1-2015, BB: 30/11-2015

Bocikovoe Dubovoe

• Name: Bocikovoe Dubovoe, 5.0%, Moldova
• Appearance: Dark brown, fizzy. Good amount of light tan head.
• Aroma: Malt, strange sweetness. Some fruitiness.
• Taste: Malt, then the same strange sweetness and fruitiness. Not good.
• Bought: Trade with Dorin - thanks!, 1000 ml (wish it had been 100 ml)
• Overall score: 2/6
• Info: 10/1-2015, BB: 23/11-2014

Unitanc Jiguleovskoe (Zhigulyovskoye)

• Name: Unitanc Jiguleovskoe (Zhigulyovskoye), 4.0%, Moldova
• Appearance: Orange golden, clear. Tiny amount of head.
• Aroma: Malt, slight hops. Perfume.
• Taste: Malt, some bitterness. Crisp.
• Bought: Trade with Dorin - thanks!, 500 ml
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 9/1-2015

Bocikovoe Vie

• Name: Bocikovoe Vie, 4.2%, Moldova
• Appearance: Yellow golden, clear. Fizzy white head.
• Aroma: Malt, mostly.
• Taste: Malt, cereal. Some sweetness. Alright.
• Bought: Trade with Dorin - thanks!, 500 ml
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 9/1-2015, BB: 8/12-2014

Pinkus Münstersch Alt

• Name: Pinkus Münstersch Alt, 5.1%, Germany
• Appearance: Hazy pale orange, some fizzy white and short lived head.
• Aroma: Bread, yeast. Some fruit?
• Taste: Slight sourness, some citrus fruit. Yeast. Underwhelmed, and not what you expect from an "Alt".
• Bought: Total Wine & More (Sterling), 500 ml, $3.99
• Overall score: 2/6
• Info: 2/1-2015, 233/300

Lvivske Dunkel

• Name: Lvivske Dunkel, 4.2%, Ukraine
• Appearance: Dark brown, clear. Some light tan head.
• Aroma: Malt and caramel sweetness.
• Taste: Dark malt, sweetness, slight caramel.
• Bought: Trade with Dorin - thanks!, 500 ml
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 2/1-2015, BB: 1/12-2014

DuClaw Sweet Baby Jesus!

• Name: DuClaw Sweet Baby Jesus!, 6.5%, United States
• Appearance: Dark brown with dark tan head.
• Aroma: Strong peanut butter with dark chocolate.
• Taste: More peanut butter and chocolate, with slight bitterness and burnt. Gimmicky...
• Bought: Drinks of the World (Bern), 355 ml, CHF 5.20
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 1/1-2015, BB: 31/3-2016

Uerige Sticke

• Name: Uerige Sticke, 6%, Germany
• Appearance: Dark brown, clear. Some tan head.
• Aroma: Malt, caramel. Dark fruits.
• Taste: Nice dark malt, caramel, some nice bitterness. Nice!
• Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 500 ml
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 1/1-2015, BB: 17/12-2014

Beer Goals 2015

Decided to do some beer goals for 2015 as well:

• Get from 121 to 140 Ratebeer countries     [Goal reached 2015-12-19]
• Get from 35 to 43 US States     [Goal reached 2015-09-16]
• Get from 4 to 7 Canadian Provinces
• Get last four English Counties     [Goal reached 2015-01-18]
• Get last style (Sahti)     [Goal reached 2015-03-13]
• Get a top-50 beer rating from the last eight styles     [Current status: 8 left]
• Rate 11 beers from the 300-book (232->243)     [Current status: 238]
• Rate 12 beers from the 100-book (58->70)     [Current status: 64]
• Rate 34 beers from the 300M-book (66->100)     [Goal reached 2015-12-24]