- Name: Persephone Coast Light, 3.2%, Canada
- Appearance: Very pale yellow, clear. Small, fizzy white head.
- Aroma: Very pale malt, cereal.
- Taste: Cereal, palest malt. Faint hops. Watery.
- Bought: Gift from JC - thanks!, 473 ml can
- Score: 2.7 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
- Info: 22/12-2024, BB: ??/??-????
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Sunday, 22 December 2024
Persephone Coast Light
Saturday, 5 October 2024
Townsite Century Grove - Coffee Porter
New brewery:
- Name: Townsite Century Grove - Coffee Porter, 5.6%, Canada
- Appearance: Brewed 11/10-2023. Dark brown, seems clear. Decent, dark tan head.
- Aroma: Dark malt, roasted. Coffee.
- Taste: Dark malt, good amount of coffee. Roasted. Some dark chocolate. Good.
- Bought: Gift from JC - thanks!, 473 ml can
- Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
- Info: 5/10-2024, BB: ??/??-????
Friday, 10 February 2023
Collective Arts IPA No. 21: Guava Mango Milkshake IPA
- Name: Collective Arts IPA No. 21: Guava Mango Milkshake IPA, 5.9%, Canada
- Appearance: Orange, pretty hazy. Murky later. Big, white head.
- Aroma: Mishmash of fruits, mango, guava, lactose.
- Taste: Fruits, mango, guava, lactose. Some light bitterness too.
- Bought: Amstein, 473 ml can, CHF 4.08
- Score: 3.2 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
- Info: 10/2-2023, BB: 18/4-2023
Thursday, 25 November 2021
Collective Arts Radio The Mothership
New brewery:
- Name: Collective Arts Radio The Mothership, 8.5%, Canada
- Appearance: Light orange golden, some haze. Decent amount of off-white head.
- Aroma: Citrus, tropical fruits. Pine, good hops.
- Taste: Light fruits, tropical fruits, pine. Good hops. Quite a bit of bitterness.
- Bought: amstein.ch, 355 ml can, CHF 3.52
- Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
- Info: 25/11-2021, BB: 17/2-2022
Saturday, 14 December 2019
Boréale IPA
New brewery, IPA #150:
- Name: Boréale IPA, 6.2%, Canada
- Appearance: Orange dark golden, slight haze. Small, off-white head.
- Aroma: Pale malt, some ripe fruits.
- Taste: Medium malt, slight hops. Some ripe fruits. Not great.
- Bought: Fribourg Center mini Christmas market, 341 ml, CHF 4.00
- Score: 3.3 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
- Info: 14/12-2019, BB: 14/1-2020
Saturday, 23 November 2019
Steamworks Jasmine IPA
IPA - Flavored #9, new brewery:
- Name: Steamworks Jasmine IPA, 6.5%, Canada
- Appearance: Golden orange, very hazy. Good amount of off-white head.
- Aroma: Some hops, light fruits, floral.
- Taste: Light hops, floral, some light fruits. Low bitterness.
- Bought: Drinks of the World (Bern), 330 ml, CHF 5.10
- Score: 3.2 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
- Info: 23/11-2019, BB: 29/3-2020
Friday, 1 February 2019
Hop City HopBot IPA
New brewery:
- Name: Hop City HopBot IPA, 7.1%, Canada
- Appearance: Medium brown, red hue, clear. Nice off-white head.
- Aroma: Hops, earthiness, resins.
- Taste: Good hops, earthy, resins. Caramel? Good bitterness.
- Bought: Wittich, 355 ml, CHF 2.50
- Score: 3.3 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
- Info: 1/2-2019, BB: 31/3-2019
Friday, 28 September 2018
Outcast Neon Nightmare
New Canadian province, Alberta (7/13):
- Name: Outcast Neon Nightmare, 7.8%, Canada
- Appearance: Yellow golden, very hazy. Good amount of off-white head.
- Aroma: Citrus, lots of orange, some nice hops.
- Taste: Nice hops, some pine, light fruits, citrus. Pretty smooth.
- Bought: Beergium, 473 ml can, €7.99
- Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
- Info: 28/9-2018, BB: ??/??-????
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
Gahan Sydney Street Stout
New Canadian province, Prince Edward Island (6/13):
- Name: Gahan Sydney Street Stout, 5.2%, Canada
- Appearance: Basically black, nice tan head.
- Aroma: Dark malt, perfume, some coffee notes, roasted.
- Taste: Coffee, dark malt, roasted.
- Bought: Trade with jtclockwork - thanks!, 500 ml
- Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 4/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
- Info: 9/11-2016
Alexander Keiths India Pale Ale
New Canadian province, Nova Scotia (5/13):
- Name: Alexander Keiths India Pale Ale, 5.0%, Canada
- Appearance: Light golden, clear, translucent? Some fizzy, white head.
- Aroma: Light malt, grains.
- Taste: Light malt, some hops, slight grains. Crisp. IPA in name only...
- Bought: Trade with jtclockwork - thanks!, 355 ml can
- Score: 2.5 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 9/20)
- Info: 9/11-2016
Thursday, 17 September 2015
Dieu du Ciel Dernière Volonté Avec des Brettanomyces
- Name: Dieu du Ciel Dernière Volonté Avec des Brettanomyces, 7%, Canada
- Appearance: Light yellow, very hazy. Some white head. Not very appealing.
- Aroma: Slight fruit, tart and sour. Still not very appealing.
- Taste: Sourness, tartness, then fruit. Yep, not very appealing.
- Bought: West Lakeview Liquors, 341 ml, $5.49
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 17/9-2015
Les Trois Mousquetaires Hors Série Gose
- Name: Les Trois Mousquetaires Hors Série Gose, 3.8%, Canada
- Appearance: Pale yellow, hazy. Tiny amount of fizzy head.
- Aroma: Light fruit, tartness.
- Taste: Fruit, tartness, salt water. A bit odd.
- Bought: West Lakeview Liquors, 341 ml, $4.99
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 17/9-2015
Sunday, 13 September 2015
Molson XXX
- Name: Molson XXX, 7.3%, Canada
- Appearance: Clear golden, small amount of fizzy head.
- Aroma: Malt, sweetness. Some alcohol.
- Taste: Malt, sweetness, perfume. Dry mouthfeel. Slight alcohol.
- Bought: Total Wine (Sterling), 355 ml, $1.49
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 13/9-2015, BB: 31/12-2015
Saturday, 29 August 2015
Dieu du Ciel / The Alchemist Moralité
- Name: Dieu du Ciel / The Alchemist Moralité, 6.9%, Canada
- Appearance: Bottled 1/2015. Light orange, hazy. Some white head.
- Aroma: Strong fruit, citrus. Nice.
- Taste: Fruit, citrus. Slight bitterness. IPA?
- Bought: Trade with jaghana - thanks!, 341 ml
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 29/8-2015, BB: ??/??-????
Monday, 6 April 2015
Dieu du Ciel Aphrodisiaque
- Name: Dieu du Ciel Aphrodisiaque, 6.5%, Canada
- Appearance: Bottled 11/2014. Basically black, some dark tan head.
- Aroma: Dark malt, chocolate.
- Taste: Dark malt, roasted. Slight sweetness, vanilla and chocolate. Good!
- Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 341 ml, €5.40
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 6/4-2015
Monday, 27 October 2014
Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel
- Name: Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel, 9.5%, Canada
- Appearance: Very dark brown, lots of dark tan head. Oily.
- Aroma: Dark malt, coffee, roasted.
- Taste: Strong coffee, dark malt, some chocolate. More balance needed.
- Bought: Total Wine & More (Sterling), 340 ml, $6.99
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 27/10-2014
Friday, 4 July 2014
Kokanee
New Canadian province, British Columbia (4/13):
- Name: Kokanee, 5.0%, Canada
- Appearance: Light golden, clear and fizzy. Good amount of white head.
- Aroma: Fruits, slight malt.
- Taste: Fruit, lemon. Some malt and sweetness. Easy drinking.
- Bought: Drinks of the World (Basel), 355 ml can, CHF 5.80
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 4/7-2014, BB: 23/10-2014
Thursday, 19 June 2014
Moosehead Pale Ale
New Canadian province, New Brunswick (3/13):
- Name: Moosehead Pale Ale, 5%, Canada
- Appearance: Light golden, clear. Some off-white head.
- Aroma: Metal, malt, slight fruit.
- Taste: Slight malt, corn, citrus, sweetness. Not very interesting.
- Bought: Drinks of the World (Basel), 341 ml, CHF 3.50
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 19/6-2014, BB: 30/9-2014
Thursday, 16 January 2014
McAuslan St. Ambroise Apricot Wheat Ale
- Name: McAuslan St. Ambroise Apricot Wheat Ale, 5%, Canada
- Appearance: Orange, clear, some white head.
- Aroma: Fruit, apricot. No wheat, really.
- Taste: Lots of apricot, sweet, not too overpowering though. Not much wheat...
- Bought: Cafe du Paon, 341 ml, CHF ?.??
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 16/1-2014
Sunday, 21 April 2013
Le Trou du Diable Grivoise de Noël
- Name: Le Trou du Diable Grivoise de Noël, 7.5%, Canada
- Appearance: Red brown, quite clear. Tiny bit of off-white head.
- Aroma: Fruit, prunes. Sweet.
- Taste: More fruit and prunes. Slight sourness and sickly sweetness.
- Bought: Vinmonopolet, 500 ml, NOK 80.30
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 21/4-2013
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