Beer Goals 2016 - Result

My beer goals for 2016 were as follows:

• Get from 140 to 156 Ratebeer countries     [Current status: 153]
• Get from 45 to 48 US States     [Goal reached 2016-07-02]
• Get from 4 to 6 Canadian Provinces     [Goal reached 2016-11-09]
• Get a top-50 beer rating from the last eight styles     [Current status: 8 left]
• Rate 7 beers from the 300-book (238->245)
• Rate 8 beers from the 100-book (64->72)     [Current status: 69]
• Rate 25 beers from the 300M-book (100->125)     [Current status: 104]
• Reduce styles I have tried only 1 beer from 3 to 0     [Current status: 2 left]
• Reduce styles I have tried less than 5 beers from 10 to 5     [Goal reached 2016-11-08]
• Reduce styles I have tried less than 10 beers from 19 to 12     [Goal reached 2016-11-09]

I managed to reach four of the ten goals. I managed to reach not just 48 US States, but to complete all of them after a fantastic trade with RobertDale during the summer. In September as part of a trip to US, I managed to get two new Canadian provinces after a trade with jtclockwork. I also managed to complete my 5-of-style and 10-of-style goals after some purchases from Total Wine.

All three goals related to the books I failed on, but then I decided to not prioritise these goals either in the end. I did pretty well on the country goal, but only managed to get 13 instead of 16. I also just manage to get hold of one of the three I was missing for the 2-of-style goal. And related to the Top-50 Style rating goal, even if I managed to tick a few, some of the ones I had already done fell out of the Top 50 so I still have eight left...

Next, let's try to find some 2017 goals!

Ridgeway Bad King John

• Name: Ridgeway Bad King John, 6.0%, England
• Appearance: Very dark brown, slight tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, roasted.
• Taste: Dark malt, roasted, sweetness. Slight coffee. Nice.
• Bought: Sainsbury's, 500 ml, GBP ?.??
• Score: 3.6 (Aroma 8/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
• Info: 31/12-2016, BB: 13/6-2018

Meantime London Pale Ale

• Name: Meantime London Pale Ale, 4.3%, England
• Appearance: Golden light amber, clear. Some fizzy off-white head. A nice looking beer.
• Aroma: Light fruits, floral.
• Taste: Light malt, slight hops, good fruit. Good balance.
• Bought: Sainsbury's, 330 ml, GBP ?.??
• Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
• Info: 31/12-2016, BB: 15/9-2017

Sainsbury’s London Porter

• Name: Sainsbury’s London Porter, 5%, England
• Appearance: Very dark brown, clear, sone light tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, roasted.
• Taste: Dark malt, roasted, chocolate, slight coffee. Surprisingly nice.
• Bought: Sainsbury's, 500 ml, GBP ?.??
• Score: 3.6 (Aroma 8/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
• Info: 30/12-2016, BB: 31/12-2017

Guinness Golden Ale

• Name: Guinness Golden Ale, 4.5%, Ireland
• Appearance: Clear red-brown, quite a bit of off-white head.
• Aroma: Malt, nutty.
• Taste: Light malt, slight sweetness, nutty. Quite nice.
• Bought: Sainsbury's, 500 ml, GBP ?.??
• Score: 3.3 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
• Info: 30/12-2016, BB: 7/9-2017

Lofotpils Blonde Ale

• Name: Lofotpils Blonde Ale, 4.7%, Norway
• Appearance: Light golden, clear. Slight off-white head.
• Aroma: Light fruits, slight malt.
• Taste: Mild malt, slight fruit and hops. 
• Bought: Joker (Skibotn), 330 ml, NOK ?.??
• Score: 2.9 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
• Info: 27/12-2016, BB: 3/6-2017

Lofotpils Amber Ale

• Name: Lofotpils Amber Ale, 4.7%, Norway
• Appearance: Light brown, clear. Slight white head.
• Aroma: Light malt, slight caramel?
• Taste: Light malt, slight bitterness. Yeast? Slight fruit. Nothing special.
• Bought: Joker (Skibotn), 330 ml, NOK ?.??
• Score: 2.7 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 9/20)
• Info: 27/12-2016, BB: 25/2-2017

Aass Juleøl 4.5%

• Name: Aass Juleøl 4.5%, 4.5%, Norway
• Appearance: Red-ish brown, clear. Ok amount of off-white head.
• Aroma: Medium malt, caramel sweetness.
• Taste: More medium malt and caramel sweetness. Slight spices.
• Bought: Joker (Skibotn), 500 ml can, NOK ?.??
• Score: 3.0 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
• Info: 27/12-2016, BB: 8/7-2017

Mack Isbjørn Lite Glutenfri

• Name: Mack Isbjørn Lite Glutenfri, 4.5%, Norway
• Appearance: Pale yellow golden, some white head.
• Aroma: Slight hops/malt, grains.
• Taste: Slight hops/malt, grains. Poor.
• Bought: Courtesy of Dad's stash - thanks!, 330 ml can
• Score: 1.9 (Aroma 4/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 4/10, Palate 2/5, Overall 6/20)
• Info: 26/12-2016, BB: 25/10-2017

Lindesnes Juleøl (6.5%)

• Name: Lindesnes Juleøl (6.5%), 6.5%, Norway
• Appearance: Dark brown, clear. Very slight light tan head.
• Aroma: Dark fruit, prunes, some dark malt.
• Taste: Lots of dark fruit, maybe too much. Slight spices. Some dark malt.
• Bought: Courtesy of ØSM - thanks!, 500 ml
• Score: 3.3 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 4/5, Overall 13/20)
• Info: 25/12-2016, BB: 30/11-2017

Hansa JuleAle

• Name: Hansa JuleAle, 7.8%, Norway
• Appearance: Medium brown, clear, slight white head.
• Aroma: Malt, spices, sweetness.
• Taste: Normal malt, spices, medium malt. Christmas.
• Bought: Courtesy of ØSM - thanks!, 330 ml
• Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
• Info: 23/12-2016

Telemark Juleøl (8%)

• Name: Telemark Juleøl (8%), 8.0%, Norway
• Appearance: Dark brown, slight light tan head.
• Aroma: Caramel sweetness, malt, slight hops?
• Taste: Surprisingly strong hops, caramel, dark malt. Slight spices. A surprising Christmas beer.
• Bought: Courtesy of ØSM - thanks!, 330 ml
• Score: 3.4 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 4/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 4/5, Overall 13/20)
• Info: 23/12-2016

Närke Anders Göranssons Ambassadör Barleywine

• Name: Närke Anders Göranssons Ambassadör Barleywine, 10.8%, Sweden
• Appearance: Bottled January 2016. Dark brown, quite flat. Very small tan head.
• Aroma: Malt, prunes, vinous.
• Taste: Malt, vinous, prunes, smoke/peat. Warming, some sweetness. Nice.
• Bought: Trade with Erzengel - thanks!, 250 ml
• Score: 3.8 (Aroma 8/10, Appearance 4/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 4/5, Overall 14/20)
• Info: 10/12-2016, BB: ??/??-????

Trois Dames Saison Houblon

• Name: Trois Dames Saison Houblon, 7%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Hazy pale yellow. Slight white head.
• Aroma: Tart fruit, not much else for me.
• Taste: Sour, tart fruit. Not very saison to me, more of a sour/wild ale...
• Bought: La Petite Brasserie (Fribourg), 330 ml, CHF 4.70
• Score: 2.1 (Aroma 4/10, Appearance 2/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 7/20)
• Info: 10/12-2016, BB: ??/??-????

Dois Corvos Stardust IPA

• Name: Dois Corvos Stardust IPA, 7.4%, Portugal
• Appearance: Golden, quite hazy. Huge amount of white head, a bit too much.
• Aroma: Citrus, light hops.
• Taste: Quite a bit of hops, pine, light fruits. Decent, but not great.
• Bought:Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml
• Score: 3.0 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
• Info: 10/12-2016, BB: 31/1-2017

De Molen Mout & Mocca

• Name: De Molen Mout & Mocca, 10%, Netherlands
• Appearance: Very dark brown, almost black. Slight, dark tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, roasted, slight smoke.
• Taste: Dark malt, slight smoke, some coffee. Nice!
• Bought: Craft Gallery, 330 ml, CHF 6.90
• Score: 3.9 (Aroma 8/10, Appearance 4/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 4/5, Overall 15/20)
• Info: 9/12-2016, BB: 8/5-2020

Crombe Oud Kriekenbier

• Name: Crombe Oud Kriekenbier, 6.0%, Belgium
• Appearance: Light red, clear, some white head.
• Aroma: Strong cherry.
• Taste: Quite a bit of cherry, slightly sour, tart. Lasting fruity aftertaste. Not bad.
• Bought: Trade with tderoeck - thanks!, 330 ml
• Score: 3.1 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 12/20)
• Info: 9/12-2016, 69/100, BB: 22/10-2025

Trois Dames Porter With Dates

• Name: Trois Dames Porter With Dates, 7%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Very dark brown, clear. Some tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, toasted, some dark fruit.
• Taste: Dark malt, roasted, dates. Quite smooth.
• Bought: Drinks of the World (Bern), 330 ml, CHF 5.30
• Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
• Info: 4/12-2016, BB: 31/12-2017