Showing posts with label 2/6. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2/6. Show all posts

Saturday, 12 May 2018

Kornhausbräu Honigbier

  • Name: Kornhausbräu Honigbier, 5.0%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Light orange golden. Clear. Good amount of creamy, white head.
  • Aroma: Honey, light malt. Some grains.
  • Taste: Grains, honey sweetness, light malt.
  • Bought: Coop Beer Advent Calendar, 330 ml, CHF 1.04
  • Score: 2.6 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 10/20)
  • Info: 12/5-2018, BB: 31/5-2018

Friday, 7 October 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

Saturday, 17 September 2016

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

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

Friday, 9 September 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

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

Friday, 2 September 2016

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

Wednesday, 24 August 2016

Birrificio Abusivo AMBIGUA

  • Name: Birrificio Abusivo AMBIGUA, 5.5%, San Marino
  • Appearance: Medium brown, slightly hazy. Some light tan head.
  • Aroma: Malt, caramel sweetness.
  • Taste: Medium malt, lightly toasted. Bread, sweetness. Some sort of tanginess. Lacks balance.
  • Bought: Enoteca dello Stradone (San Marino), 500 ml, €7.00
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 24/8-2016, BB: 30/4-2017

Friday, 12 August 2016

Crooked Stave St. Bretta (Autumn) (Citrus Wildbier)

Sour/Wild Ale #8:
  • Name: Crooked Stave St. Bretta (Autumn) (Citrus Wildbier), 5.5%, United States
  • Appearance: Bottled April 2015. Hazy yellow. Overflowed when opening, then a huge white head.
  • Aroma: Sourness, tartness, light fruits.
  • Taste: Sour, light fruit and lemon. Not my thing. Still...
  • Bought: Craft Gallery, 375 ml, CHF 14.90
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 12/8-2016, BB: ??/??-????

Saturday, 16 July 2016

Cerveceria Paraguayana Pilsen Cerveza Blanca

Ratebeer country #145:
  • Name: Cerveceria Paraguayana Pilsen Cerveza Blanca, 5%, Paraguay
  • Appearance: Pilsen'i. Pale golden, clear. Lots of fizzy white head.
  • Aroma: Light malt and fruit.
  • Taste: Sweet, light grains and malt. Standard.
  • Bought: Trade with tderoeck - thanks!, 340 ml
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 16/7-2016, BB: 18/10-2016

Friday, 15 July 2016

Asmara Lager Beer

Ratebeer country #144:
  • Name: Asmara Lager Beer, 5%, Eritrea
  • Appearance: Pale yellow, hazy. Some white head.
  • Aroma: Grains, light malt.
  • Taste: Grains, light malt, artificial, light sweetness. Light skunk.
  • Bought: Trade with tderoeck - thanks!, 330 ml
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 15/7-2016, BB: 30/1-2016

Beirut Beer

  • Name: Beirut Beer, 4.6%, Lebanon
  • Appearance: Pale golden, clear. Lots of white head.
  • Aroma: Grains, light malt.
  • Taste: Grains, some light malt. Not much to report.
  • Bought: Lebanese Restaurant (Fribourg), 330 ml, CHF ?.??
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 15/7-2016, BB: 10/3-2017

Monday, 11 July 2016

Skopsko Temno

  • Name: Skopsko Temno, 5.2%, Macedonia
  • Appearance: Clear dark brown, nice deep colour actually.
  • Aroma: Malt, caramel sweetness.
  • Taste: Medium malt, caramel sweetness. Metallic.
  • Bought: Trade with tderoeck - thanks!, 500 ml can
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 11/7-2016, BB: 10/2-2016

Friday, 24 June 2016

Finkbräu Lager

  • Name: Finkbräu Lager, 4.9%, Germany
  • Appearance: Pale clear golden, medium white head.
  • Aroma: Corn and light malt.
  • Taste: Fake malt, cereals. Bad. Who buys this stuff?
  • Bought: Provided at work barbecue, 330 ml
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 24/6-2016, BB: 3/3-2017

Saturday, 18 June 2016

Olde English 800

Malt Liquor #8:
  • Name: Olde English 800, 5.9%, United States
  • Appearance: Clear golden, some white head.
  • Aroma: Malt, sweetness.
  • Taste: Light malts, artificial, light sweetness. Cheap.
  • Bought: Drinks of the World (Online), 709 ml can, CHF 6.80
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 18/6-2016, BB: 8/8-2016

Friday, 10 June 2016

Manta Classique

Ratebeer country #143:
  • Name: Manta Classique, 5%, New Caledonia
  • Appearance: Light golden, clear. Some fizzy white head.
  • Aroma: Light malt, grains, slight perfume.
  • Taste: Light malts, grains. A bit watery. Not much to it.
  • Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml can
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 10/6-2016, BB: 20/4-2016

Friday, 13 May 2016

Cuvée des Lacs de l’Eau d’Heure

  • Name: Cuvée des Lacs de l’Eau d’Heure*, 5.2%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Clear golden, not much head.
  • Aroma: Grains, light malt.
  • Taste: Grains, wheat. Yeast and light malts. Tastes almost like a non-alcoholic beer, which is not a compliment...
  • Bought: Gift from Julien C - thanks!, 330 ml
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 13/5-2016, BB: 17/12-2016
* As "Exquidia Belgian Bubble Beer"

Wednesday, 4 May 2016

Zolotaya Kruzhka Svetloe (Kazakhstan)

Ratebeer country #142:
  • Name: Zolotaya Kruzhka Svetloe (Kazakhstan), 4.5%, Kazakhstan
  • Appearance: Light golden, clear and fizzy.
  • Aroma: Grains, light malt and light fruit.
  • Taste: Grains, cheap light malts, slight sweetness.
  • Bought: Trade with kevnic2008 - thanks!, 500 ml
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 4/5-2016, BB: 11/9-2015

Saturday, 30 April 2016

Laško Special Krpan

  • Name: Laško Special Krpan, 11.0%, Slovenia
  • Appearance: Deep redish brown, clear. Very small off-white head.
  • Aroma: Sweet malty, some dark fruit, hint of alcohol.
  • Taste: Quite sweet, caramel, heaps of medium malt, noticeable alcohol. Not great.
  • Bought: Trade with MarkoNm - thanks!, 330 ml
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 30/4-2016, BB: 6/12-2016

Saturday, 16 April 2016

Lion Strong Beer

Malt Liquor #7:
  • Name: Lion Strong Beer, 8.8%, Sri Lanka
  • Appearance: Light orange golden, clear, fizzy. Some off-white head.
  • Aroma: Slight malt, sweetness and alcohol.
  • Taste: Cheap malt, alcohol, certain sweetness.
  • Bought: Asian shop (Bern), 625 ml, CHF 2.90
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 16/4-2016, BB: 30/9-2016