- Name: Freigeist Eau De Colonna, 4.8%, Germany
- Appearance: Hazy orange, some white head. Some sediments.
- Aroma: Floral, light hops.
- Taste: Light malt, slight funkiness and bitterness. Some fruits. Light metal aftertaste.
- Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 330 ml
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 30/9-2016, BB: 31/6-2016 (!)
Friday, 30 September 2016
Freigeist Eau De Colonna
Warburger Helles
- Name: Warburger Helles, 5.2%, Germany
- Appearance: Clear orange golden, some fizzy off-white head.
- Aroma: Grains, light malt.
- Taste: Grains, light malt. Slight sweetness. Hint of bitterness. Refreshing.
- Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 330 ml
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 30/9-2016, BB: 31/5-2016
Sunday, 25 September 2016
Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel
- Name: Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel, 10.9%, Denmark
- Appearance: Basically black, very dark tan head.
- Aroma: Burnt, roasted, dark malt, coffee.
- Taste: Very dark malt, burnt, strong coffee, very easy drinking. Nice burnt bitterness. Very very nice!
- Bought: Vinmonopolet (Online), 330 ml, NOK 89.00
- Overall score: 5/6
- Info: 25/9-2016, BB: 13/5-2026
Lervig / Way 3 Bean Stout
- Name: Lervig / Way 3 Bean Stout, 13%, Norway
- Appearance: Very dark brown, basically black. Small dark tan head. Oily?
- Aroma: Dark malt, licorice. Coffee. Ashes?
- Taste: Dark malt, coffee, again licorice. Very burnt. Burnt bitterness. Sweet! Hides alcohol very well. Very interesting flavours!
- Bought: Vinmonopolet (Online), 330 ml, NOK 70.90
- Overall score: 5/6
- Info: 25/9-2016, BB: 8/6-2026
Brasserie de Monaco Biere Aux Fruits Rouges
- Name: Brasserie de Monaco Biere Aux Fruits Rouges, 6%, Monaco
- Appearance: Really red, clear. Decent head.
- Aroma: Fruit and berries, slight "beer".
- Taste: Lots of berries, raspberry and cherry. Quite sweet, but not over the top.
- Bought: Vinmonopolet (Online), 330 ml, NOK 54.40
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 25/9-2016, BB: 11/11-2017
Lambickx (Wambeek, De Troch)
Lambic Style - Unblended #3:
- Name: Lambickx (Wambeek, De Troch), 5.75%, Belgium
- Appearance: Brew year 2013, bottle year 2015, 2436 number of bottles. Slightly hazy yellow, pretty flat.
- Aroma: Very tart, lemon, soil.
- Taste: Very, very tart, lemon. I guess some tart fruit. Not for me, sorry.
- Bought: Vinmonopolet (Online), 375 ml, NOK 75.00
- Overall score: 1/6
- Info: 25/9-2016, BB: ??/??-????
Saturday, 24 September 2016
Founders Porter
- Name: Founders Porter, 6.5%, United States
- Appearance: Very dark brown, basically black. Some dark tan head.
- Aroma: Dark malt, roasted, prunes?
- Taste: Roasted, very dark malt. Some dark chocolate and coffee notes.
- Bought: Vinmonopolet (Online), 355 ml, NOK 49.90
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 24/9-2016, BB: 3/10-2016
St. Hallvards E. Munch
Cream Ale #6:
- Name: St. Hallvards E. Munch, 5.4%, Norway
- Appearance: Orange golden, clear. Lots of white head.
- Aroma: Fruits, citrus. Light malt?
- Taste: Light fruits and sweetness. Very light malt and hops.
- Bought: Vinmonopolet (Online), 500 ml, NOK 69.90
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 24/9-2016, BB: ??/??-????
BrewDog Albino Squid Assassin
- Name: BrewDog Albino Squid Assassin, 7.4%, Scotland
- Appearance: Clear copper brown, nice amount of light tan head.
- Aroma: Grains, caramel, malt.
- Taste: Hops, grains, malt, citrus. Strong.
- Bought: Vinmonopolet (Online), 330 ml can, NOK 68.90
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 24/9-2016, BB: 16/12-2016
Meinklang Ancient Grains Ale (Urkorn-Bier)
- Name: Meinklang Ancient Grains Ale (Urkorn-Bier), 4.75%, Austria
- Appearance: Yellow golden, clear. Good amount of white head.
- Aroma: Grains, grass.
- Taste: Lots of grains and grass. Light malt and light hops.
- Bought: Vinmonopolet (Online), 330 ml, NOK 45.00
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 24/9-2016, BB: 15/3-2017
Friday, 23 September 2016
Ægir Natt Imperial Porter
- Name: Ægir Natt Imperial Porter, 10.0%, Norway
- Appearance: Very dark brown, dark tan head.
- Aroma: Dark malt, roasted, light coffee.
- Taste: Dark malt, roasted, coffee. Light alcohol.
- Bought: Vinmonopolet (Online), 330 ml, NOK 73.90
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 23/9-2016, BB: ??/??-????
Svalbard Spitsbergen Stout
- Name: Svalbard Spitsbergen Stout, 7%, Norway
- Appearance: Very dark brown, some tan head.
- Aroma: Dark malt, roasted.
- Taste: Dark malt, roasted, light liquorice indeed. Quite smooth.
- Bought: Vinmonopolet (Online), 330 ml can, NOK 59.20
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 23/9-2016, BB: 9/2-2018
Lervig Brewers Reserve Konrads Stout
- Name: Lervig Brewers Reserve Konrads Stout, 10.4%, Norway
- Appearance: Very dark brown, almost black. Little bit of dark tan head.
- Aroma: Very dark malt, roasted, light grains.
- Taste: Very dark malt, burnt, roasted, light coffee. Hides alcohol very well, very smooth.
- Bought: Vinmonopolet (Online), 330 ml, NOK 61.90
- Overall score: 5/6
- Info: 23/9-2016, BB: 3/2-2020
Qvart Palmekyst
- Name: Qvart Palmekyst, 6.5%, Norway
- Appearance: Very light brown golden, nice amount of off-white head.
- Aroma: Strong fruit, grapefruit?
- Taste: Strong fruit, light hops. Citrus? Nice! Good balance.
- Bought: Vinmonopolet (Online), 330 ml, NOK 65.00
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 23/9-2016, BB: 22/6-2017
Ægir Naglfare Nut Brown Ale
- Name: Ægir Naglfare Nut Brown Ale, 4.7%, Norway
- Appearance: Medium brown, clear. Some light tan head.
- Aroma: Medium malt. Caramel.
- Taste: Malt, caramel sweetness. Like a Mackeson. Nutty. Very smooth.
- Bought: Courtesy of ØSM - thanks!, 330 ml can
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 23/9-2016, BB: 11/5-2017
Ægir Anker Gose [Ægir / Anchor Gose]
Grodziskie/Gose/Lichtenhainer #8:
- Name: Ægir Anker Gose, 5.5%, Norway
- Appearance: Very hazy orange, good amount of white head.
- Aroma: Slight tart, light wheat, light smoke.
- Taste: Pretty tart, very light smoke. Tart fruit again.
- Bought: Vinmonopolet (Online), 330 ml, NOK 46.90
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 23/9-2016, BB: ??/??-????
Saturday, 17 September 2016
De Molen Op & Top
- Name: De Molen Op & Top, 4.5%, Netherlands
- Appearance: Amber, slightly hazy. Nice white head.
- Aroma: Hops, light fruits.
- Taste: First and foremost hops. Lingering bitterness. Slight citrus? Not much else interesting.
- Bought: Craft Gallery, 330 ml, CHF 3.90
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 17/9-2016, BB: 12/10-2017
Macau Beer Blond Ale (4.1%)
Ratebeer country #148:
- Name: Macau Beer Blond Ale (4.1%), 4.1%, Macau
- Appearance: Clear orange golden, some fizzy white head.
- Aroma: Light malt, slight sweetness.
- Taste: Malt, light metal and funk. Some sweetness. Probably past its best.
- Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 330 ml can
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 17/9-2016, BB: 25/1-2016
Friday, 16 September 2016
Dugges Perfect Idjit! 2014
- Name: Dugges Perfect Idjit! 2014, 11.2%, Sweden
- Appearance: Very dark brown, almost black. Nice amount of creamy dark tan head.
- Aroma: Dark malt, barrel. Prunes?
- Taste: Lots of dark malt, burnt, quite a bit of barrel.
- Bought: Trade with Nisse666 - thanks!, 330 ml
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 16/9-2016, BB: 23/10-2018
Freiburger Biermanufaktur Brexit
- Name: Freiburger Biermanufaktur Brexit, 5%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Light brown golden, hazy. Lots of creamy head.
- Aroma: Hops, light malt.
- Taste: Hops, light malt. Grains. Pretty ordinary.
- Bought: Les Ephémères Automn' Ales, 150 ml draught, CHF 2.00
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 16/9-2016
Freiburger Biermanufaktur Red Mustache
- Name: Freiburger Biermanufaktur Red Mustache, 5.5%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Golden, light brown. Some white head.
- Aroma: Fruit and some hops. Lots of grains, rye. Toffee?
- Taste: Slight malt, oil, hops. Grains, rye, lots of it. Maybe too much. Little balance.
- Bought: Les Ephémères Automn' Ales, 150 ml draught, CHF 2.00
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 16/9-2016
Freiburger Biermanufaktur Super Size Me
- Name: Freiburger Biermanufaktur Super Size Me, 6.8%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Dark golden, hazy, slight light brown. Small head.
- Aroma: Strong, funk.
- Taste: Lots of fruit and some hops. Some lasting bitterness. Lacks balance.
- Bought: Les Ephémères Automn' Ales, 150 ml draught, CHF 2.00
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 16/9-2016
Freiburger Biermanufaktur Hoppy ’N Sunny
- Name: Freiburger Biermanufaktur Hoppy ’N Sunny, 4.8%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Hazy orange golden, slight off-white head.
- Aroma: Nice hops, light fruits.
- Taste: Seemingly malt with light bitterness. Light fruits. Pretty smooth.
- Bought: Les Ephémères Automn' Ales, 150 ml draught, CHF 2.00
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 16/9-2016
Freiburger Biermanufaktur Waiting For The Snow
- Name: Freiburger Biermanufaktur Waiting For The Snow, 5.5%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Very hazy yellow, slight white head.
- Aroma: Clear wheat, hops, citrus.
- Taste: Again, wheat and citrus. Hops. Quite bitter aftertaste.
- Bought: Les Ephémères Automn' Ales, 150 ml draught, CHF 2.00
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 16/9-2016
Saturday, 10 September 2016
Allagash Black
- Name: Allagash Black, 7,5%, United States
- Appearance: Bottled 5/7-2015. Dark brown, almost black. Good amount of light tan head.
- Aroma: Dark malt, roasted. Slight coffee.
- Taste: Dark malt, roasted, slightly burnt. Some burnt bitterness.
- Bought: Drinks of the World (Online), 355 ml, CHF 7.50
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 10/9-2016, BB: 30/11-2016 (according to importer)
Freigeist Abraxxxas Apple Lichtenhainer
Grodziskie/Gose/Lichtenhainer #7:
- Name: Freigeist Abraxxxas Apple Lichtenhainer, 6%, Germany
- Appearance: Light golden, clear. Good amount of white head. Very hazy later.
- Aroma: Light smoke and slightly metallic. Two particles of apple...
- Taste: Light smoke, slight apple. Light wheat. Slight tartness. Dry mouthfeel.
- Bought: Craft Gallery, 500 ml, CHF 6.90
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 10/9-2016, BB: ??/??-????
Friday, 9 September 2016
Tiny Rebel Dirty Stop Out
- Name: Tiny Rebel Dirty Stop Out, 5%, Wales
- Appearance: Very dark brown. Good amount of tan head, creamy.
- Aroma: Dark malt, roasted, slight smoke.
- Taste: Dark malts, roasted, slightly smoked. Nice, but missing depth.
- Bought: Craft Gallery, 330 ml, CHF 5.90
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 9/9-2016, BB: 30/11-2016
Blackwell Retro Weisse
Berliner Weisse #9:
- Name: Blackwell Retro Weisse, 4.2%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Bottled 28/5-2016. Hazy yellow, huge amount of white head.
- Aroma: Sour, light citrus. Light tartness.
- Taste: Pretty damn sour, citrus, fruits. Short aftertaste, luckily.
- Bought: Craft Gallery, 330 ml, CHF 7.90
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 9/9-2016, BB: 28/11-2016
Saturday, 3 September 2016
Trois Dames Jolimont
- Name: Trois Dames Jolimont, 4.6%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Light orange golden, some white head.
- Aroma: Fruit and hops. Pleasant.
- Taste: Lots of fruit, nice bitterness. Balanced.
- Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 300 ml, CHF 6.00
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 3/9-2016
Haldemann Red Ale
- Name: Haldemann Red Ale, 6.3%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Red brown, nice off-white head.
- Aroma: Nice fruits and hiding malt.
- Taste: Middle malt, nice fruit. Sweetness. Prunes? Nice.
- Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 330 ml, CHF 5.00
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 3/9-2016
Tonnebière La Tonitruante
- Name: Tonnebière La Tonitruante, 6.0%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Orange golden, hazy. Very creamy white head, strangely frothy.
- Aroma: Mostly hops, light fruits.
- Taste: Hops providing bitterness, but almost smoked. Sickly. Something seems a bit off.
- Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 300 ml, CHF 5.00
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 3/9-2016
Haldemann Black IPA
- Name: Haldemann Black IPA, 5.2%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Very dark brown, almost black. Not much head to speak of.
- Aroma: Quite a bit of hops, middle malt. Dark fruits?
- Taste: Bunch of hops, dark malt. Very good balance.
- Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 330 ml, CHF 5.00
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 3/9-2016
Tonnebière La Bastonne
- Name: Tonnebière La Bastonne, 7%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Dark brown, quit flat. Tiny light tan head.
- Aroma: Quite dark malt, slightly roasted.
- Taste: Hops, malt, almost like a black IPA. Medicinal.
- Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 300 ml, CHF 5.00
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 3/9-2016
The Stillman’s La Catillon
- Name: The Stillman’s La Catillon, ?%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Light hazy orange golden, some off-white head.
- Aroma: Fruits, some light hops and malt.
- Taste: More fruits, with laid-back hops and light malt. OK.
- Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 330 ml, CHF 5.00
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 3/9-2016
The Stillman’s Nero
- Name: The Stillman’s Nero, 12%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Very dark brown. Quite flat. Oily.
- Aroma: Very dark malt, coffee, barrel.
- Taste: Very dark malt, licorice, coffee. Barrel, but not too overpowering. Very nice!
- Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 330 ml, CHF 5.00
- Overall score: 5/6
- Info: 3/9-2016
- Name: The Stillman’s Nero, 12%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Basically black, some tan head, but not much.
- Aroma: Dark malt, slight oak, smooth.
- Taste: Dark malt, more oak, coffee. Smooth.
- Bought: La Petite Brasserie (Fribourg), 330 ml, CHF 6.20
- Score: 4.2 (Aroma 9/10, Appearance 4/5, Taste 9/10, Palate 4/5, Overall 16/20)
- Info: 24/2-2017, BB: 31/7-2019
La Faougueuse Noire
- Name: La Faougueuse Noire, ?%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Very dark brown, some tan head.
- Aroma: Dark malt, roasted, slightly burnt.
- Taste: Dark malt, dark fruits, roasted, very slight coffee. Again, good balance.
- Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 330 ml, CHF 5.00
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 3/9-2016
La Faougueuse India Pale Ale
- Name: La Faougueuse India Pale Ale, ?%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Light orange-brown, good off-white head.
- Aroma: Light hops, light fruits.
- Taste: Good hops, some light fruits. Pine? Nice bitterness. Pretty smooth.
- Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 330 ml, CHF 5.00
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 3/9-2016
Brasserie des Mines What’sss
- Name: Brasserie des Mines What’sss, 5.5%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Slightly hazy brown, small off-white head.
- Aroma: Nice fruits, light malt and hops.
- Taste: Malt, light hops, different fruits, light bitterness. Nice.
- Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 300 ml, CHF 6.00
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 3/9-2016
Brasserie des Mines Opale
- Name: Brasserie des Mines Opale, 6%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Hazy light yellow, small white head.
- Aroma: Wheat, light fruits and spices.
- Taste: Wheat, citrus, light malt and spices? Good balance.
- Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 300 ml, CHF 6.00
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 3/9-2016
Brasserie du Temps OZ
- Name: Brasserie du Temps OZ, 5.3%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Very dark brown, with some tan head.
- Aroma: Dark malt, chocolate? Some coffee.
- Taste: Dark malt, roasted, light coffee. Pretty nice.
- Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 250 ml, CHF 5.00
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 3/9-2016
Brasserie du Temps Tempérance
- Name: Brasserie du Temps Tempérance, 4.8%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Light orange golden, some white head.
- Aroma: Light fruits, hops.
- Taste: Lots of light fruits, some light malt. Ok, but a bit sweet?
- Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 250 ml, CHF 5.00
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 3/9-2016
Friday, 2 September 2016
Sottobisio Xpochi
- Name: Sottobisio Xpochi, 8.5%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Very dark brown, small dark tan head.
- Aroma: Dark malt, roasted, coffee.
- Taste: Very dark malt, roasted, burnt, coffee. Light bitterness. Good, but not great.
- Bought: Craft Gallery, 330 ml, CHF 6.50
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 2/9-2016, BB: 1/6-2017
Sainte Crucienne Sombre Héro
- Name: Sainte Crucienne Sombre Héro, 6%, France
- Appearance: Clear amber, some off-white head. Sediments at the bottom of bottle.
- Aroma: Hops and fruit, citrus.
- Taste: Quite a bit of hops, also medium fruits and malt. Good balance. IPA-like.
- Bought: Gift from Vincent R - thanks!, 330 ml
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 2/9-2016, BB: 31/7-2018
Super Star
- Name: Super Star, 5%, Algeria
- Appearance: Light golden, clear. Fizzy with lots of white head.
- Aroma: Grains, light malt.
- Taste: Cheap malt, grains. Slight sweetness. Not great.
- Bought: Trade with Greg - thanks!, 500 ml can
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 2/9-2016, BB: 11/5-2016
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