Altes Tramdepot Weihnachtsbier

• Name: Altes Tramdepot Weihnachtsbier, 5.3%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Dark brown, red hue. Clear. Small, off-white head.
• Aroma: Medium malt, bread. Caramel sweetness.
• Taste: Dark malt, lightly roasted. Some bread and caramel. Slight spices.
• Bought: ???, 330 ml, CHF ?.??
• Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
• Info: 31/1-2025, BB: 31/5-2025

Bałtów Porter Bałtowski

• Name: Bałtów Porter Bałtowski, 8.4%, Poland
• Appearance: Very dark brown, near black. Huge, frothy light tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, roasted. Some ripe, sweet dark fruits.
• Taste: Dark malt, lightly roasted. Slight chocolate. Some dark fruits, some sweetness.
• Bought: Trade with Grzesiek79 - thanks!, 330 ml
• Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
• Info: 25/1-2025, BB: 5/4-2026

Braukunst Bern Dunkles Lager

• Name: Braukunst Bern Dunkles Lager, 4.8%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Very dark brown, near black. Huge, creamy dark tan head. Long lasting.
• Aroma: Dark malt, nicely roasted.
• Taste: Dark malt, roasted. Light coffee, some dark chocolate. Good.
• Bought: ???, 330 ml, CHF ?.??
• Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
• Info: 24/1-2025, BB: 2/3-2025

Góralski Browar Wilczy Strach

• Name: Góralski Browar Wilczy Strach, 10.2%, Poland
• Appearance: Very dark brown, near black. Small, tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, dark fruits. Molasses.
• Taste: Dark malt, dark fruits. Some sweetness. Slight ash. Nice.
• Bought: Trade with Grzesiek79 - thanks!, 100 ml sample
• Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
• Info: 18/1-2025

Degenbier Unikat - Happy

• Name: Degenbier Unikat - Happy, 6.3%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Pale yellow, slight haze. Medium to large white head.
• Aroma: Light fruits, citrus. Hops.
• Taste: Light fruits, citrus and grapefruit. Decent amount of hops. Some yeast. Dry bitterness.
• Bought: Drinks of the World (Basel), 330 ml, CHF 6.20
• Score: 3.2 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
• Info: 18/1-2025, BB: 31/12-2024

Hoppy People Kompressor 2k23

• Name: Hoppy People Kompressor 2k23, 14.1%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Very dark brown, near black. Basically no head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, dark fruits. Vinous.
• Taste: Dark malt, dark ripe fruits. Vinous, warming. Sweet. Very good, though flat.
• Bought: Drinks of the World (Bern), 330 ml, CHF 10.80
• Score: 4.0 (Aroma 8/10, Appearance 4/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 4/5, Overall 16/20)
• Info: 17/1-2025, BB: 31/7-2028

Docteur Gab's / Drinks of the World Strong Scotch Ale

• Name: Docteur Gab's / Drinks of the World Strong Scotch Ale, 7%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Dark brown, clear. Small to medium light tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, toasted. Caramel, dark fruits.
• Taste: Dark malt, toasted. Nutty. Some dark fruits. Some caramel sweetness.
• Bought: Drinks of the World (Basel), 330 ml, CHF 5.50
• Score: 3.8 (Aroma 8/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 16/20)
• Info: 11/1-2025, BB: 18/11-2026

Landskroner Medusa Juice

• Name: Landskroner Medusa Juice, 6.8%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Yellow golden, clear. Small to medium off-white head.
• Aroma: Light fruits, grapefruit. Some hops.
• Taste: Good fruits, low hops. Laidback bitterness. Some sweetness.
• Bought: Drinks of the World (Basel), 440 ml can, CHF 7.50
• Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
• Info: 10/1-2025, BB: 10/6-2025

Ramborn Pink Cider

• Name: Ramborn Pink Cider, 6.0%, Luxembourg
• Appearance: Orange towards pink, clear. Small, off-white head.
• Aroma: Sweet apples. Some red fruits.
• Taste: Nice apples, sweet. Red fruits. Pretty nice.
• Bought: Auchan Cloche d'Or (Luxembourg), 330 ml, €3.19
• Score: 3.3 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
• Info: 4/1-2025, BB: 27/5-2027

Clausel Classic

• Name: Clausel Classic, 5.2%, Luxembourg
• Appearance: Medium golden, crystal clear. Small, white head.
• Aroma: Pale malt, some grains.
• Taste: Pale malt, faint hops. Low bitterness. Quite standard.
• Bought: Monoprix (Luxembourg City), 250 ml can, €1.40
• Score: 2.7 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
• Info: 4/1-2025, BB: 9/3-2025

Den Heischter Helle Béier

First beer rating not on brewver.com, just on Untappd:

• Name: Den Heischter Helle Béier, 5.2%, Luxembourg
• Appearance: Yellow golden, clear. Small, fizzy off-white head.
• Aroma: Very pale malt, some hops. Floral, grains.
• Taste: Pale malt, light hops. Floral. Quite crisp.
• Bought: Auchan Cloche d'Or (Luxembourg), 330 ml, €1.99
• Score: 3.0 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 12/20)
• Info: 3/1-2025, BB: 12/1-2025

Ratebeer Shutdown

On 18/12-2024 it was announced that RateBeer would be shutting down their website on 1/2-2025. Having rated beers there for over 16 years (since June 2008), this was difficult news from a beer rating perspective. Whereas I quite quickly migrated my ratings to brewver.com, I eventually decided to start using Untappd.

Between 12/5-2025 and 24/6-2025, today, I manually uploaded 4725 ratings. This was a quite nice journey down memory lane, experiencing again the beer hunts, beer events and private events since I rated my first beer almost 20 years ago (13/8-2025).

With RateBeer closed I have started rating much less, but still find enjoyment trying new beers, especially when travelling. But I think the hunt for new countries, new regions and new styles is over. Also mo more Beer Goals.

Maybe a positive will be that I will be drinking beers I enjoy more. Let’s see how it goes.