- Name: Red Horse Extra Strong, 6.9%, Philippines
- Appearance: Light golden, clear. Some fizzy white head.
- Aroma: Malt, some fruit.
- Taste: Malt, sweet, guess some fruit. A bit sickly.
- Bought: Bern Asian shop, 330 ml, CHF 2.90
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 30/4-2015, BB: 26/7-2015
Thursday, 30 April 2015
Red Horse Extra Strong
Doppelleu Brewmaster Ed.01 Whisky Ale
- Name: Doppelleu Brewmaster Ed.01 Whisky Ale, 7.5%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Burnt golden orange, clear. Some light tan head.
- Aroma: Wood, barrel, slight smoke.
- Taste: Burnt, barrel, whiskey, wood, smoke. Interesting, not overpowering.
- Bought: Drinks of the World (Bern), 330 ml, CHF 5.80
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 30/4-2015, BB: 31/3-2015
Saturday, 25 April 2015
Cerveja Artesanal Calmeirona Altbier
- Name: Cerveja Artesanal Calmeirona Altbier, 5%, Portugal
- Appearance: Clear amber, some fizzy light tan head.
- Aroma: Some medium malt and forest.
- Taste: Dark malt, toasted. Sweet-ish, wood.
- Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 25/4-2015, BB: 31/7-2015
TailGate Session IPA
New state, Tennessee (38/51):
- Name: TailGate Session IPA, 5%, United States
- Appearance: Golden orange, clear. Nice amount of white head.
- Aroma: Fruit, quite sweet. Sick?
- Taste: Fruit, pretty smooth. Not much hops. Sessionable, though, but is it an IPA?
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 355 ml can, £2.29
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 25/4-2015, BB: 29/8-2015
Friday, 24 April 2015
Stone Money Hammerhead Amber [Telmar Biya]
- Name: Stone Money Hammerhead Amber [Telmar Biya], ?%, Micronesia
- Appearance: Flip-top bottle. Dark amber, clear. Good amount of light tan head.
- Aroma: Malt, biscuits.
- Taste: Medium dark malt, biscuits. Slight bitterness and tongue tingle. Pretty good!
- Bought: Thanks to FG for this!, 500 ml
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 24/4-2015
Stone Money Manta Gold
New country, Micronesia:
- Name: Stone Money Manta Gold, ?%, Micronesia
- Appearance: Flip-top bottle. Light orange golden, slightly hazy. Ok amount of off-white head.
- Aroma: Fruit, slight sweetness. Some hops.
- Taste: Some malt and hops, good fruit. Grapefruit? Some sweetness.
- Bought: Thanks to FG for this!, 500 ml
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 24/4-2015
Saturday, 18 April 2015
HaandBryggeriet Humlesus
- Name: HaandBryggeriet Humlesus, 4.5%, Norway
- Appearance: Batch 787. Hazy yellow, lots of head. Maybe a bit too much, actually.
- Aroma: Hops, citrus fruit. Slightly metallic.
- Taste: Good amount of hops, citrus. Enjoyable. Bitterness not overpowering.
- Bought: Trade with Cunningham - thanks!, 500 ml
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 18/4-2015, BB: 25/7-2015
Union Temno Pivo
- Name: Union Temno Pivo, 5.2%, Slovenia
- Appearance: Dark brown, some fizzy tan head. Promising.
- Aroma: Dark malt, toasted. Sweetness?
- Taste: Dark malt, roasted. Slight sweetness and coffee. Easy drinking and nice.
- Bought: Trade with MarkoNm- thanks!, 330 ml
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 18/4-2015, BB: 17/7-2015
Friday, 17 April 2015
Legend Extra Stout
New country, DR Congo:
- Name: Legend Extra Stout, 7.5%, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Appearance: Near black, seemingly clear, some tan head.
- Aroma: Dark malt, soil.
- Taste: Good amount of malt, slight sweetness and roasted. Not bad.
- Bought: Trade with tderoeck - thanks!, 330 ml
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 17/4-2015
Mastra Scottish Ale
New country, Uruguay:
- Name: Mastra Scottish Ale, 6.2%, Uruguay
- Appearance: Dark, murky brown, some orange. Big gusher, normal head once it settled after a while.
- Aroma: Toffee, sweetness, malt.
- Taste: Sweet, malt, slight barrel? Shows signs of having peaked, if it ever did.
- Bought: Trade with tderoeck - thanks!, 330 ml
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 17/4-2015, BB: 9/9-2014
Sunday, 12 April 2015
Black Isle Small Batch Export Scotch Ale
- Name: Black Isle Small Batch Export Scotch Ale, 7.9%, Scotland
- Appearance: 2013-version, bottle 42 of 240. Dark brown, nice tan head.
- Aroma: Sweetness and wood/oak. Malt.
- Taste: Dark malt, whiskey? Oak, slight sweetness.
- Bought: Gift from Julien C - thanks!, 330 ml
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 12/4-2015
Saturday, 11 April 2015
La Binchoise Blonde Tradition
- Name: La Binchoise Blonde Tradition, 6.2%, Belgium
- Appearance: Yellow golden, slight haze. Lots of white head. Some sediments at bottom.
- Aroma: Fruit, citrus. Floral, hops.
- Taste: Lots of fruit, nice light hoppiness, floral.
- Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 330 ml, €2.20
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 11/4-2015, 75/300M
Monday, 6 April 2015
Dieu du Ciel Aphrodisiaque
- Name: Dieu du Ciel Aphrodisiaque, 6.5%, Canada
- Appearance: Bottled 11/2014. Basically black, some dark tan head.
- Aroma: Dark malt, chocolate.
- Taste: Dark malt, roasted. Slight sweetness, vanilla and chocolate. Good!
- Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 341 ml, €5.40
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 6/4-2015
Sunday, 5 April 2015
Welde No. 1
- Name: Welde No. 1, 4.8%, Germany
- Appearance: Funky twisted bottle. Light golden, clear. Good amount of off-white head.
- Aroma: Some malt and hops. Standard.
- Taste: Corn, hops, slight malt. Quite sweet.
- Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 330 ml
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 5/4-2015, BB: 3/7-2015
Saturday, 4 April 2015
Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast
- Name: Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast, 7.5%, Denmark
- Appearance: Basically black, nice dark tan head. Oily?
- Aroma: Coffee, dark malt, roasted.
- Taste: Coffee, dark malt, burnt. Slight dryness. Pretty smooth, very nice.
- Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 330 ml, €4.20
- Overall score: 5/6
- Info: 4/4-2015
Carlow O’Hara’s Irish Red
- Name: Carlow O’Hara’s Irish Red, 4.3%, Ireland
- Appearance: Dark brown, red hue? Clear. Some light tan head.
- Aroma: Berries, fruit. Some light malts.
- Taste: Berry sweetness, some malt. Doesn't do it for me.
- Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 500 ml, €3.70
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 4/4-2015, 74/300M, BB: 28/6-2015
Pyynikin Papabeers Ruby Jazz Ale Special Edition
- Name: Pyynikin Papabeers Ruby Jazz Ale Special Edition, 5.3%, Finland
- Appearance: Dark brown, pretty clear. Dark tan head.
- Aroma: Light fruit and hops. Not much.
- Taste: Some light malt, but more hops present. Slight fruit. Lacks balance.
- Bought: Trade with rosenbergh - thanks!, 330 ml
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 4/4-2015
Friday, 3 April 2015
Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout
- Name: Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout, 9.5%, United States
- Appearance: Bottled 29/10-2014. Basically black, very dark tan head.
- Aroma: Dark malt, burnt, coffee/chocolate.
- Taste: Very dark malt, coffee, burnt, tar. Warming and very nice.
- Bought: Drinks of the World (Bern), 355 ml, CHF 8.30
- Overall score: 5/6
- Info: 3/4-2015
Thornbridge Versa
- Name: Thornbridge Versa, 5.0%, England
- Appearance: Light golden orange, slightly hazy. Some off-white head.
- Aroma: Light fruit, banana and wheat.
- Taste: Good wheat and fruit. Banana, esters.
- Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 500 ml, €3.60
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 3/4-2015, 73/300M, BB: 19/3-2015
Thursday, 2 April 2015
Khamovniki Munhenskoe
- Name: Khamovniki Munhenskoe, 5.5%, Russia
- Appearance: Dark amber, clear. Some light tan head.
- Aroma: Malt, slight sweetness.
- Taste: Malt, harshness. Unpleasant. Wish the bottle was smaller.
- Bought: Trade with Dorin - thanks!, 500 ml
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 2/4-2015, BB: 18/6-2015
Black Isle Smoked Porter
- Name: Black Isle Smoked Porter, 5.5%, Scotland
- Appearance: As "Small Batch Smoked Porter 2013". Bottle 3620 of 6480. Very dark brown, some dark tan head. Quite flat.
- Aroma: Roasted, wood. Dark malt.
- Taste: Dark malt, roasted, tar. Dry. Smoke, but not too much.
- Bought: Gift from Julien C - thanks!, 330 ml
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 2/4-2015, BB: 31/10-2014
Föroya Bjór Jóla Bryggj
- Name: Föroya Bjór Jóla Bryggj, 5.8%, Faeroe Islands
- Appearance: Golden chestnut brown, clear. Some off-white head.
- Aroma: Nutty, slight malt.
- Taste: Light malt, nutty. Quite sweet.
- Bought: Trade with Bamsen78 - thanks!, 330 ml
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 2/4-2015, BB: 9/6-2015
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