Saturday 28 April 2018

Virage Black IPA Ekuanot

New CH brewery:
  • Name: Virage Black IPA Ekuanot, 5.7%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Very dark brown, near black. Nice amount of creamy, tan head.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, some dark fruits. Clean hops.
  • Taste: Hops first, then some dark malt, roasted. Lingering bitterness. Good balance.
  • Bought: DrMousse.ch, 330 ml, CHF 5.55
  • Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
  • Info: 28/4-2018, BB: 24/5-2018

Bärentöter - German Sour Gose Bock

Grodziskie/Gose/Lichtenhainer #15:
  • Name: Bärentöter - German Sour Gose Bock, 6.6%, Germany
  • Appearance: Clear amber, quite a bit of fizzy light tan head.
  • Aroma: Tartness and sweetness, red fruits.
  • Taste: Tart red fruits, cherries. More tartness, with some surprise sweetness in there.
  • Bought: Wittich, 500 ml, CHF 3.80
  • Score: 2.6 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 10/20)
  • Info: 28/4-2018, BB: 31/5-2018

Friday 27 April 2018

Braukollektiv Xperimental Imperial Saison

New brewery:
  • Name: Braukollektiv Xperimental Imperial Saison, 8.6%, Germany
  • Appearance: Light orange golden, quite hazy. Huge amount of off-white, creamy head.
  • Aroma: Yeast, slight metal, light fruits and spices.
  • Taste: Light fruits, bananas, Belgian yeast, some spices.
  • Bought: Bierrevier (Basel), 330 ml, CHF 4.90
  • Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
  • Info: 27/4-2018, BB: 2/5-2018

Sonnenbräu Annett's Büezer

  • Name: Sonnenbräu Annett's Büezer, 4.8%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Orange light brown, slight haze. Some light tan head.
  • Aroma: Light malt, earthiness.
  • Taste: Light malt, caramel sweetness. Slight spices.
  • Bought: Coop Beer Advent Calendar, 330 ml, CHF 1.04
  • Score: 2.9 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
  • Info: 27/4-2018, BB: 15/5-2018

Saturday 21 April 2018

Storm&Anchor Haze Case: N.E. IPA I

  • Name: Storm&Anchor Haze Case: N.E. IPA I, 7.2%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Light orange golden. Clear, lacking the promised haze. Slight white head.
  • Aroma: Light fruits, tropical, some light hops.
  • Taste: Light fruits, tropical. Nice clean hops. Lingering light bitter aftertaste. Expected more fruitiness, though still nice.
  • Bought: Drinks of the World (Basel), 330 ml, CHF 6.50
  • Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
  • Info: 21/4-2018, BB: 31/8-2018

Cusqueña De Trigo

Peru #3:
  • Name: Cusqueña De Trigo, 4.9%, Peru
  • Appearance: Hazy light orange, some fizzy head.
  • Aroma: Grains, wheat, slight yeast?
  • Taste: Wheat, grains, fruits, quite sweet.
  • Bought: Drinks of the World (Basel), 330 ml, CHF 3.60
  • Score: 2.9 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
  • Info: 21/4-2018, BB: 17/6-2018

Freigeist / Against The Grain Ünderweär

  • Name: Freigeist / Against The Grain Ünderweär, 5.5%, Germany
  • Appearance: Very dark brown, clear. Some light tan head.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, smoked.
  • Taste: Dark malt, burnt, smoke. Some caramel sweetness. Pretty smooth.
  • Bought: Bierrevier (Basel), 300 ml tap, CHF 8.00
  • Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
  • Info: 21/4-2018

Stone (Berlin) White Ghost/Geist Berliner Weisse

Berliner Weisse #13, new brewery:
  • Name: Stone (Berlin) White Ghost/Geist Berliner Weisse, 4.7%, Germany
  • Appearance: Very hazy pale yellow. Some fizzy white head, short lived.
  • Aroma: Lemon, tart light fruits.
  • Taste: Tart light fruits, lemon. Easy drinking. Very refreshing in the Basel heat.
  • Bought: Drinks of the World (Basel), 330 ml can, CHF 3.70
  • Score: 3.1 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 21/4-2018, BB: 16/8-2018

Friday 20 April 2018

Bières du Niton Noire

New CH brewery:
  • Name: Bières du Niton Noire, 5%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Born 2/11-2017? Very dark brown. Very fizzy, huge amount of tan head.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, leather, some coffee.
  • Taste: Dark malt, some coffee, burnt. Slight smoke.
  • Bought: DrMousse.ch, 330 ml, CHF 5.10
  • Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
  • Info: 20/4-2018, BB: ??/??-????

Cap'taine Mousse Rousse

New CH brewery:
  • Name: Cap'taine Mousse Rousse, 5.4%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Burnt orange, slightly hazy. Some off-white head.
  • Aroma: Sweet malt. Some fruits.
  • Taste: Red fruits, medium malt, some sweetness. Decent!
  • Bought: DrMousse.ch, 330 ml, CHF 3.80
  • Score: 3.2 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 20/4-2018, BB: 23/2-2018

Saturday 14 April 2018

Locher Alpstein Bock

  • Name: Locher Alpstein Bock, 8.0%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Light orange golden, clear. Fizzy off-white head.
  • Aroma: Caramel sweetness, light malt, some ripe fruits.
  • Taste: Medium malt, caramel sweetness, ripe fruits, slight alcohol.
  • Bought: Coop Beer Advent Calendar, 330 ml, CHF 1.04
  • Score: 3.3 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 14/4-2018, BB: 19/5-2018

Züri-Hell

  • Name: Züri-Hell, 5.0%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Very pale golden, hazy. Some fizzy white head.
  • Aroma: Light hops, light malt, grains.
  • Taste: Slight grains, some sweetness, light malt and hops. Average.
  • Bought: Coop Beer Advent Calendar, 330 ml, CHF 1.04
  • Score: 2.7 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
  • Info: 14/4-2018, BB: 17/5-2018

Friday 13 April 2018

Lervig Perler For Svin

  • Name: Lervig Perler For Svin, 6.3%, Norway
  • Appearance: Pale yellow, very hazy. Tiny white head.
  • Aroma: Lots of light fruits, pineapple, exotic fruits, some hops.
  • Taste: Lots of juicy, exotic fruits, nice hops and lingering bitterness. Very smooth and good balance.
  • Bought: qoqa.ch, 330 ml can, CHF 3.67
  • Score: 3.9 (Aroma 8/10, Appearance 4/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 4/5, Overall 15/20)
  • Info: 13/4-2018, BB: 28/5-2018

San Martino La Nostra

Zwickel/Keller/Landbier #15, new CH brewery:
  • Name: San Martino La Nostra, 5.2%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Light orange golden, clear. Slightly hazy later. Good amount of off-white head.
  • Aroma: Some grains and pale malt. Slight fruit or flowers?
  • Taste: Light malt, some light hops and grains.
  • Bought: Coop Beer Advent Calendar, 330 ml, CHF 1.04
  • Score: 2.9 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
  • Info: 13/4-2018, BB: 17/5-2018

Monday 9 April 2018

Andizhan Rizhskoe

Ratebeer country #173:
  • Name: Andizhan Rizhskoe, 4.5%, Uzbekistan
  • Appearance: Pale yellow golden, clear. Some fizzy white head.
  • Aroma: Cheap malt, slight grains. Sweetness, honey?
  • Taste: Grains, some very pale malt, sweet finish.
  • Bought: Trade with anstei - thanks!, 50 ml sample
  • Score: 2.2 (Aroma 4/10, Appearance 2/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 2/5, Overall 9/20)
  • Info: 9/4-2018

Saturday 7 April 2018

Buechibärgerbier Hell

New CH brewery:
  • Name: Buechibärgerbier Hell, 4.7%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Very pale yellow golden, slight haze. Small, fizzy white head.
  • Aroma: Some light fruits, light hops and cereal.
  • Taste: Grains, slight hops and timid malt. Bland.
  • Bought: Wittich, 330 ml, CHF 3.00
  • Score: 2.9 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
  • Info: 7/4-2018, BB: 6/5-2018

Haarige Kuh Four C's IPA

New CH brewery:
  • Name: Haarige Kuh Four C's IPA, 5.6%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Light brown, hazy. Big amount of creamy off-white head.
  • Aroma: Light hops, slight fruits, resins.
  • Taste: Light hops, light fruits. Resins. Perfume.
  • Bought: Garosch, 330 ml, CHF 2.90
  • Score: 3.1 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 7/4-2018, BB: 8/5-2018

Friday 6 April 2018

Uiltje Miss Hooter

Wheat Ale #15:
  • Name: Uiltje Miss Hooter, 4.4%, Netherlands
  • Appearance: Pale yellow golden, hazy. Nice, off-white head.
  • Aroma: Light fruits, slight wheat and hops.
  • Taste: Light wheat, citrus fruits, herbs. Watery.
  • Bought: MrBeer.ch, 330 ml, CHF 3.20
  • Score: 3.3 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 6/4-2018, BB: 3/5-2018

E. C. Dahls Bolt IPA

New brewery:
  • Name: E. C. Dahls Bolt IPA, 6.9%, Norway
  • Appearance: Orange brown, good amount of creamy, off-white head.
  • Aroma: Citrus, light hops.
  • Taste: Good fruits, light hops, slight bread and bitterness. Perfume. Ok.
  • Bought: Coop (Switzerland), 330 ml, CHF 3.10
  • Score: 3.2 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 6/4-2018, BB: 8/5-2018

Thursday 5 April 2018

Saipan Sirena Blonde

Ratebeer country #172:
  • Name: Saipan Sirena Blonde, 5%, Northern Marianas
  • Appearance: Murky dark orange golden, tiny off-white head.
  • Aroma: Grains, tart fruits.
  • Taste: Citrus, some tartness, light malt, basement.
  • Bought: Trade with Erzengel - big thanks!, 50 ml sample
  • Score: 2.1 (Aroma 4/10, Appearance 2/5, Taste 4/10, Palate 2/5, Overall 9/20)
  • Info: 5/4-2018

Banks DIH Caribbean Lager

Ratebeer country #171 again (after losing Greenland):
  • Name: Banks DIH Caribbean Lager, 4.5%, Guyana
  • Appearance: Light golden, slightly hazy. Some white head.
  • Aroma: Grains, some light fruits.
  • Taste: More grains, light fruits, sweetness. Cheap malt, thin.
  • Bought: Trade with Erzengel - big thanks!, 50 ml sample
  • Score: 2.4 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 2/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 2/5, Overall 10/20)
  • Info: 5/4-2018

Monday 2 April 2018

Lervig / Hoppin' Frog Sippin' Into Darkness

  • Name: Lervig / Hoppin' Frog Sippin' Into Darkness, 12%, Norway
  • Appearance: Darkest brown, near black. Tiny tan head.
  • Aroma: Dark fruits, roasted, dark malt. Chocolate and coffee.
  • Taste: Dark malt, heavily roasted, dark fruits, sweetness. Chocolate, coffee and vanilla. Very enjoyable.
  • Bought: Craft Gallery (Bern), 330 ml, CHF 9.90
  • Score: 4.2 (Aroma 8/10, Appearance 4/5, Taste 9/10, Palate 4/5, Overall 17/20)
  • Info: 2/4-2018, BB: 30/3-2027

Sunday 1 April 2018

Matten Imperial Black IPA

New brewery:
  • Name: Matten Imperial Black IPA, 8.2%, France
  • Appearance: Bottle #0187, lot 390. Very dark brown, near black. Some tan head.
  • Aroma: Good amount of dark malt, some fruits and hops.
  • Taste: Dark malt, roasted, slight burnt. Strong, lasting bitterness follows. Two-faced murderer? Interesting and enjoyable.
  • Bought: Au Brin De Paille (Colmar), 330 ml, €4.50
  • Score: 3.8 (Aroma 8/10, Appearance 4/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 4/5, Overall 15/20)
  • Info: 1/4-2018, BB: 1/1-2065 (BS)

Les Brasseurs du Ried La Saint Maurice

New brewery:
  • Name: Les Brasseurs du Ried La Saint Maurice, 7.5%, France
  • Appearance: Dark orange brown, slight haze. Some off-white head.
  • Aroma: Fruits, spices, Belgian yeast.
  • Taste: Fruits, Belgian yeast, spices, some maltiness.
  • Bought: Au Brin De Paille (Colmar), 330 ml, €3.50
  • Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
  • Info: 1/4-2018, BB: 10/4-2019