Green Jack Trawlerboys Best Bitter

• Name: Green Jack Trawlerboys Best Bitter, 4.6%, England
• Appearance: Chestnut brown, clear. Some light tan head.
• Aroma: Malt, caramel.
• Taste: Malt, nutty. Slightly oily and wood. Ok.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £3.19
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 30/5-2015, 78/300M, BB: 31/8-2015

BFM Highway to Helles

• Name: BFM Highway to Helles, 6%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Golden, hazy. Lots of creamy, white head.
• Aroma: Some fruit and tartness.
• Taste: Slightly tart, slightly smoked. Some bitterness and fruit. Neither here nor there. Needs more smoke.
• Bought: Halle aux Boissons (Matran), 330 ml, CHF 4.95
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 30/5-2015, BB: 30/11-2015

Carlsberg Blackcurrant

• Name: Carlsberg Blackcurrant, 2.8%, England
• Appearance: Clear golden, fizzy minimal white head.
• Aroma: Strong aroma of blackcurrant, nothing else.
• Taste: Blackcurrant with hint of beer, sweet. One-dimensional.
• Bought: Gift, 275 ml, £?.??
• Overall score: 2/6
• Info: 30/5-2015, BB: 18/7-2015

Zwiebel Soester Maibock

• Name: Zwiebel Soester Maibock, 6.7%, Germany
• Appearance: Flip-top bottle. Hazy amber, lots of creamy white head.
• Aroma: Malts with some sweetness coming through.
• Taste: Medium malts, quite sweet with some spices. Nice and sessionable.
• Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 1000 ml
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 29/5-2015, BB: 15/6-2016

Carib Shandy (Sorrel)

• Name: Carib Shandy (Sorrel), 1.2%, Trinidad and Tobago
• Appearance: Artificial red colour, certified it seems. Clear. Flat.
• Aroma: Some fruit/berry. Very sweet and sticky.
• Taste: Very sweet, really very sweet. Fruit, which must be the artificial sorrel flavour they have generously added. No beer flavour. This is not an effing beer.
• Bought: Sainsbury's, 330 ml, £?.??
• Overall score: 1/6
• Info: 26/5-2015, BB: 30/9-2015

Fuller’s Golden Pride

• Name: Fuller’s Golden Pride, 8.5%, England
• Appearance: Medium brown, clear. A little bit of off-white head.
• Aroma: Malt, sweetness, some fruits.
• Taste: Malt, fruit, sweet, oily, slight alcohol. Ok.
• Bought: Sainsbury's, 500 ml, £?.??
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 26/5-2015, BB: 17/9-2016

Batemans English B Bock

• Name: Batemans English B Bock, 6.0%, England
• Appearance: Dark brown, hint of red. Clear. Minimal light tan head.
• Aroma: Caramel, malt.
• Taste: Dark malt, caramel sweetness. Warming.
• Bought: Sainsbury's, 500 ml, £?.??
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 25/5-2015, BB: 31/7-2015

Batemans Mocha

• Name: Batemans Mocha, 6.0%, England
• Appearance: Dark brown, clear. Some dark tan head, but not much of it.
• Aroma: Coffee, chocolate. Probably some dark malt.
• Taste: Strong coffee and some chocolate. Sweet. Slightly roasted. Nothing special.
• Bought: Sainsbury's, 500 ml, £?.??
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 25/5-2015, BB: 31/3-2016

Thombansen Craft Mandarin Ale plus Minze!

• Name: Thombansen Craft Mandarin Ale plus Minze!, 6.1%, Germany
• Appearance: Golden orange, slightly hazy. Some off-white head.
• Aroma: Tart fruit.
• Taste: Fruit, tartness. Probably mandarin, forgettable.
• Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 330 ml
• Overall score: 2/6
• Info: 23/5-2015, BB: 30/6-2015

BFM La Salamandre

• Name: BFM La Salamandre, 5.5%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Light orange golden, clear. Some fizzy, off-white head.
• Aroma: Wheat, slight citrus fruit.
• Taste: Wheat, citrus fruit, banana. Actually very nice and refreshing, no hint of the sourness/tartness that I am so used to with BFM beers.
• Bought: Gift from DF/FD, 330 ml, CHF ?.??
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 23/5-2015, BB: 31/1-2016

Hellers Wiess

• Name: Hellers Wiess, 4.5%, Germany
• Appearance: Yellow golden, slightly hazy, cloudy later. Some fizzy, white head.
• Aroma: Fruits, floral.
• Taste: Fruit, light malt, floral. Nice.
• Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 500 ml
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 22/5-2015, 235/300, BB: 30/6-2015

Schlüssel Alt

• Name: Schlüssel Alt, 5.0%, Germany
• Appearance: Flip-top bottle. Dark brown, clear. Huge amount of light tan, creamy head. Looks great.
• Aroma: Malt, old house, caramel.
• Taste: Dark malt, slight sweetness. Caramel, slightly toasted. Nice.
• Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 500 ml
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 22/5-2015, 77/300M, BB: 13/6-2015

Baladin Xyauyù Barrel

• Name: Baladin Xyauyù Barrel, 14%, Italy
• Appearance: Medium brown, clear. Very low carbonation, basically flat.
• Aroma: Lots of fruit, sweet, slight alcohol. Promising.
• Taste: Good amounts of fruit and raisins, port, very smooth. Warming alcohol. Lovely, but expensive.
• Bought: Les Trentenaires (Fribourg), 50 ml sample, CHF 7.00
• Overall score: 5/6
• Info: 19/5-2015

Baladin Brune du Baladin

• Name: Baladin Brune du Baladin, 5.8%, Italy
• Appearance: Dark brown, lots of creamy tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, dark fruit, roasted.
• Taste: Dark malt, iron, roasted. Nice.
• Bought: Les Trentenaires (Fribourg), 250 ml tap, CHF 5.50
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 19/5-2015

Austmann Kaffeporter

• Name: Austmann Kaffeporter, 4.5%, Norway
• Appearance: Batch 187. Very dark brown, clear. Some tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, coffee, roasted.
• Taste: Coffee, dark malt, roasted, some nice bitterness. Very enjoyable Constitution Day beer.
• Bought: Trade with Cunningham - thanks!, 330 ml
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 17/5-2015, BB: 31/8-2016

Cardinal Blonde

• Name: Cardinal Blonde, 4.8%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Light golden, clear. Some white head.
• Aroma: Malt, straw.
• Taste: Grass, grains, standard cheap malt. Not so bad while barbecuing in the sun.
• Bought: Coop (Switzerland), 250 ml, CHF ?.??
• Overall score: 2/6
• Info: 17/5-2015, BB: 3/4-2016

Hansa Spesial Porter

• Name: Hansa Spesial Porter, 4.6%, Norway
• Appearance: Dark brown, clear. Some light tan head.
• Aroma: Malt, slightly roasted.
• Taste: Dark malt, sweet, slightly roasted. Pretty good.
• Bought: Trade with Cunningham - thanks!, 500 ml can
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 15/5-2015, BB: 18/8-2015

Pelicon Stout

• Name: Pelicon Stout, 5.5%, Slovenia
• Appearance: Very dark brown, clear. Good amount of light tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, roasted, coffee.
• Taste: Dark malt, but still a bit watery. Slightly toasted and burnt. Some strange aftertaste.
• Bought: Trade with MarkoNm - thanks!, 500 ml
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 15/5-2015, BB: 31/8-2015

De Molen Mooi & Meedogenloos

• Name: De Molen Mooi & Meedogenloos, 10.2%, Netherlands
• Appearance: Bottled 15/1-2013. Very dark brown, pretty flat, actually.
• Aroma: Dark fruit, raisins, slight alcohol.
• Taste: More dark fruit, some sort of tingling bitterness, nice and warming. Great.
• Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 330 ml, €3.60
• Overall score: 5/6
• Info: 14/5-2015, BB: 15/1-2018

BrewDog Santa Paws (Baby Dogma)

• Name: BrewDog Santa Paws (Baby Dogma), 4.5%, Scotland
• Appearance: Batch 279. Dark brown, clear. Nice amount of tan head.
• Aroma: Malt, slightly roasted.
• Taste: Dark malt, slight smoke and roasted. Good balance and punches above its 4.5% weight.
• Bought: Drinks of the World (Basel), 330 ml, CHF 4.50
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 14/5-2015, BB: 11/8-2015

Hellers Kölsch

• Name: Hellers Kölsch, 4.5%, Germany
• Appearance: Flip-top bottle. Yellow golden, slightly hazy. Flat, not much head at all.
• Aroma: Fruit, floral.
• Taste: Fruits, grapefruit, quite sweet. Nice and summery.
• Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 500 ml
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 9/5-2015, 234/300, BB: 31/5-2015

Lippstädter Barrique

• Name: Lippstädter Barrique, 4.5%, Germany
• Appearance: Dark amber, hazy. Some light tan head.
• Aroma: Tart fruit, oak.
• Taste: Tart fruit, barrel/oak, slight dark malt? Too tart for me.
• Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 330 ml
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 9/5-2015, BB: 10/6-2015

Oskar Blues Old Chub

• Name: Oskar Blues Old Chub, 8.0%, United States
• Appearance: Canned 16/10-2014. Very dark brown, almost black. Dark tan head.
• Aroma: Malt, some sweetness.
• Taste: Very dark malt, slight smoke and scotch. Some sweetness. Good balance and hides the alcohol very well. Very enjoyable.
• Bought: Drinks of the World (Bern), 355 ml can, CHF 4.70
• Overall score: 5/6
• Info: 9/5-2015

Schumacher Latzenbier

• Name: Schumacher Latzenbier, 5.5%, Germany
• Appearance: Dark, clear amber. Some light tan head.
• Aroma: Malt, not sure much else. Slight yeast?
• Taste: Dark malt, toasted. Smooth and easy drinking. Based on my experience I don't recommend drinking a full bottle of this with an Indian lentils dinner due to enormous gas production. Almost lost a few friends the next day...
• Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 1000 ml
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 8/5-2015, BB: 17/4-2015

Phnom Penh Stout

New country, Cambodia:

• Name: Phnom Penh Stout, 7%, Cambodia
• Appearance: Very dark brown, nice dark tan head.
• Aroma: Sweetness, dark malt.
• Taste: Dark malt, sweet, slightly toasted. Good.
• Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 200 ml sample
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 2/5-2015

Mikkeller Invasion Farmhouse IPA

• Name: Mikkeller Invasion Farmhouse IPA, 8.0%, Denmark
• Appearance: Slightly hazy yellow, fizzy, humongous amount of creamy, white head. Long lasting.
• Aroma: Hops, citrus fruit.
• Taste: Lots of hops, as expected. Nice citrus fruit notes and well balanced. Slight tartness. I might even be able to finish this big bottle.
• Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 750 ml, €15.50
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 2/5-2015, 76/300M

Randalls Premium Bitter

New country, Guernsey:

• Name: Randalls Premium Bitter, 5.0%, Guernsey
• Appearance: Light orange brown, clear. Short-lived, light tan head.
• Aroma: Malt, bitter.
• Taste: Malt, typical bitter taste. Quite sweet.
• Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 500 ml can
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 1/5-2015, BB: 10/1-2015

Parbo Bier

New country, Suriname:

• Name: Parbo Bier, 5%, Suriname
• Appearance: Yellow golden, clear and fizzy. Some fizzy, off-white head.
• Aroma: Malt, factory floor.
• Taste: Malt, grains, sweetness. Not great.
• Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 500 ml can
• Overall score: 2/6
• Info: 1/5-2015, BB: 30/1-2015