Mikkeller Drink’in Berliner

Berliner Weisse #10:

• Name: Mikkeller Drink’in Berliner, 2.8%, Denmark
• Appearance: Pale yellow, straw. Clear. Huge amount of creamy white head.
• Aroma: Tart, lemon. Earthy.
• Taste: Quite tart, sour lemon. Light wheat. Not for me.
• Bought: Drinks of the World (Online), 330 ml, CHF 5.50
• Score: 2.6 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 8/20)
• Info: 29/10-2016, BB: 30/9-2018

Goose Island Bourbon County Stout

Beer #2000 on Ratebeer:

• Name: Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 2015, 14.3%, United States
• Appearance: 2015 version. Brewed 09OCT15, luckily not an infected bottle. Very dark brown, basically black. Very dark tan head, short lived.
• Aroma: Barrel, dark dark malt, prunes, vinous.
• Taste: Dark malt, barrel, dark fruits. Toasted, vinous, warming. Hides alcohol very well. Great!
• Bought: Trade with RobertDale - thanks a lot!, 500 ml
• Score: 4.5 (Aroma 9/10, Appearance 4/5, Taste 10/10, Palate 4/5, Overall 18/20)
• Info: 29/10-2016, BB: ??/??-????

Rate of the 2014 version:

• Name: Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 2014, 14.4%, United States
• Appearance: Very dark brown, near black. Dark tan head. Oily.
• Aroma: Dark malt, roasted. Faint barrel.
• Taste: Dark malt, roasted, slight barrel, but not too much. Sweetness. Still very good!
• Bought: Trade with RobertDale - thanks a lot!, 355 ml
• Score: 4.5 (Aroma 9/10, Appearance 4/5, Taste 9/10, Palate 4/5, Overall 19/20)
• Info: 24/12-2018, BB: ??/??-????

Aroeira Taborda

• Name: Aroeira Taborda, 8.0%, Portugal
• Appearance: Dark brown, clear. Pretty flat.
• Aroma: Malt, prunes.
• Taste: Malt, roasted, earthy. Some bitterness. A bit sickly. Slightly off?
• Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 28/10-2016, BB: 31/12-2016

Hopf Sauberne Schixs

• Name: Hopf Sauberne Schixs, 4.6%, Germany
• Appearance: Golden orange, hazy. Tempting, creamy white head.
• Aroma: Citrus, spices, wheat.
• Taste: Light wheat, spices, banana? Low bitterness. Surprisingly good, for some reason.
• Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 500 ml
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 28/10-2016, BB: 4/12-2016

LP Thombansen Craft Otto Ale 2

• Name: LP Thombansen Craft Otto Ale 2, x%, Germany
• Appearance: Light orange brown, clear. Some off-white head.
• Aroma: Light fruits, earth, light hops.
• Taste: Hops, floral, light fruits. Lasting bitterness.
• Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 330 ml
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 22/10-2016, BB: 30/12-2016

Freigeist Abraxxxas Pear Lichtenhainer

Grodziskie/Gose/Lichtenhainer #9:

• Name: Freigeist Abraxxxas Pear Lichtenhainer, 6%, Germany
• Appearance: Slightly hazy, light orange. Huge amount of white head. More hazy later.
• Aroma: Light smoke and fruits.
• Taste: Light smoke, light fruits. Probably pear. Slight saltiness. Nice.
• Bought: Craft Gallery, 500 ml, CHF 6.90
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 22/10-2016, BB: ??/??-????

Lion Hearts Swallows

Ratebeer country #150:

• Name: Lion Hearts Swallows, 4.4%, Turkish Republic of Cyprus
• Appearance: Dark brown, some tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, light sweetness.
• Taste: Dark malt, some dark caramel, nuts, slight bitterness. Pretty good.
• Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 500 ml
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 21/10-2016, BB: 31/12-2016

Westheimer Weizen

• Name: Westheimer Weizen, 5.0%, Germany
• Appearance: Light orange, hazy. Some creamy, white head.
• Aroma: Wheat and light citrus.
• Taste: Wheat, light citrus, some yeast. Slight spices. Decent.
• Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 330 ml
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 21/10-2016, BB: 30/11-2016

Doppelleu Chopfab Trüeb

• Name: Doppelleu Chopfab Trüeb, 5.2%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Light orange golden, some off-white head.
• Aroma: Fruit, funk, hops.
• Taste: Some hops, malt and fruits. Good balance.
• Bought: Drinks of the World (Online), 330 ml, CHF 2.80
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 15/10-2016, 30/11-2016

Erdinger Sommerweiße

• Name: Erdinger Sommerweiße, 4.6%, Germany
• Appearance: Hazy pale yellow, good amount of creamy white head.
• Aroma: Light fruits, wheat.
• Taste: Wheat, light citrus. Light esters. Pretty standard.
• Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 330 ml
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 15/10-2016, BB: 30/11-2016

Allagash White

• Name: Allagash White, 5.1%, United States
• Appearance: Bottled 7/7-2015. Very slightly hazy pale yellow. Fizzy. Slight white head.
• Aroma: Light fruits, banana. Wheat, slight spices.
• Taste: Light wheat, some banana. Light fruits. Spices. Quite good.
• Bought: Drinks of the World (Bern), 355 ml, CHF 6.50
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 14/10-2016, BB: 30/11-2016 (according to the importer)

RheinCraft Frohnatur

• Name: RheinCraft Frohnatur, 6.0%, Germany
• Appearance: Golden light brown, clear. Nice amount of creamy, white head.
• Aroma: Light hops and light fruits.
• Taste: Good hops, light fruits. Stops short. Some bitterness in aftertaste.
• Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 330 ml
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 14/10-2016, BB: ??/??-????

Original 1920 Black Mama

• Name: Original 1920 Black Mama, 7.5%, Portugal
• Appearance: Very dark brown, good amount of creamy dark tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, roasted, chocolate.
• Taste: Dark malt, roasted, dark chocolate.  Light bitterness, in the beginning, so borderline porter for me. More bitterness later, putting it back into Black IPA land...
• Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 8/10-2016, BB: 1/12-2016

Trois Dames / Storm&Anchor Good Morning IPA

• Name: Trois Dames / Storm&Anchor Good Morning IPA, 3%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Orange golden, clear. Some off-white head.
• Aroma: Light hops, light fruits.
• Taste: Nice hops, citrus fruits. Nice, lingering bitterness. Pulls a punch for a 3% beer.
• Bought: La Petite Brasserie (Fribourg), 330 ml, CHF 4.80
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 8/10-2016, BB: 30/4-2017

Distelhäuser Black Pearl Porter

• Name: Distelhäuser Black Pearl Porter, 5.5%, Germany
• Appearance: Black brown, some tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, light coffee, roasted.
• Taste: Roasted, burnt. Dark malt, cocoa. Light coffee. Decent.
• Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 330 ml
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 7/10-2016, BB: 31/10-2016

Arpa

Ratebeer country #149:

• Name: Arpa, 4%, Kyrgyz Republic
• Appearance: Clear golden, fizzy. Slight white head.
• Aroma: Some light malt, not much else.
• Taste: Cheap malt, light sweetness. Light funk. Not great.
• Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 500 ml
• Overall score: 2/6
• Info: 7/10-2016, BB: 10/10-2016

OPO 74 Gyroscope

• Name: OPO 74 Gyroscope, 7.0%, Portugal
• Appearance: Burnt orange, clear. Some off-white head.
• Aroma: Orange, good hops.
• Taste: Good amount of fruit, exotic ones too, clear hops. Nice lingering bitterness.
• Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 1/10-2016, BB: 30/11-2016

Freigeist Skills in Pils

• Name: Freigeist Skills in Pils, 5%, Germany
• Appearance: Yellow light golden, hazy. Fizzy, white head.
• Aroma: Light malt and slightly metallic.
• Taste: Light malts, light hops, slight light fruit. Some grains. Pretty smooth.
• Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 330 ml
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 1/10-2016, BB: 31/6-2016 (!)