Lefebvre Saison 1900

• Name: Lefebvre Saison 1900, 5.2%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Dark, orangy brown. Cloudy. Quite a lot of head.
  
• Aroma: Pretty fruity. Bit of hops.
  
• Taste: Fruit and bit of hops. Nice bitterish aftertaste. Some malt.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.19
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 21/11-2006, 113/500

Liefmans Goudenband

• Name: Liefmans Goudenband, 8%, Belgium
• Appearance: Dark brown, slightly red. Nice amount of head. Pretty longlived.
• Aroma: Earthy, bitter grains. Dark fruit?
• Taste: Fruity, bittersweet. Bit of sourness. Not too bad.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 355 ml, £2.35
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 20/11-2006, 112/500, 9/300M

Gambrinus Premium

• Name: Gambrinus Premium, 5.0%, Czech Republic
• Appearance: Light, golden brown. Little bit of shortlived head.
• Aroma: Malt and hops - not much.
• Taste: Malty at first, then hoppy. Slightly bitter aftertaste.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.49
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 19/11-2006, 111/500, 8/300M

Küppers Kölsch

• Name: Küppers Kölsch, 4.8%, Germany
• Appearance: Pale golden. Short fizz, then no head at all.
• Aroma: Bit of hops and fruit. Honey. Not much.
• Taste: Hops and malty. Some fruit. Refreshing. Bitter aftertaste.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.69
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 16/11-2006, 110/500, 7/300M

Gaffel Kölsch

• Name: Gaffel Kölsch, 4.8%, Germany
  
• Appearance:Pale yellow/golden. Short fizz, then absolutely no head.
  
• Aroma: Bit of hops and fruit. Not much.
  
• Taste: Mix of malt, fruit and hops. Nice, bitter-ish aftertaste. Bit boring, though.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.69
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 14/11-2006, 109/500

Jennings Cocker Hoop

Slightly weaker than the 4.8% listed in the 500-book.

• Name: Jennings Cocker Hoop, 4.6%, England
  
• Appearance: Pale golden. Little bit of head. Shortlived.
  
• Aroma: Fruity. Raisins? Pretty hopsy. Bit of malt.
  
• Taste: Quite hopsy. Fruity, just a bit of malt. Bitter aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.79
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 11/11-2006, 108/500

Badger Tanglefoot

• Name: Badger Tanglefoot, 5%, England
  
• Appearance: Golden brown. Little bit of head.
  
• Aroma: Fruity. Bit of malt. Lemony.
  
• Taste: Malty, pretty malty. Bit of fruit. Bitter afterwards.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.55
  
• Overall score: 4/6
  
• Info: 10/11-2006, 107/500

Meantime Raspberry Grand Cru

In case you wonder (probably not, but here goes), this one is not the same as the "Meantime Red Beer" in the 300-book. I emailed Meantime Brewery and asked them about the "retired" Red Beer, and I received a nice reply from Alastair Hook, their brewmaster. He said that the Red Beer is the same as the seasonal raspberry beer sold in Sainsbury's Taste The Difference range, but they only sell it in spring and summer. So I have to wait a bit for that one...

• Name: Meantime Raspberry Grand Cru, 6.5%, England
  
• Appearance: Cloudy orangy-red. Quite a lot of head, though shortlived.
  
• Aroma: Raspberry. Maybe some wheat.
  
• Taste: Raspberry, bit of wheat. Bit weird.
  
• Bought: Waitrose, 330 ml, £1.49
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 9/11-2006
  

Meantime Pilsner Organic

Support your local brewery? Meantime is brewed in Greenwich, London, so the number of food/beer miles is pretty low.

• Name: Meantime Pilsner Organic, 5.4%, England
  
• Appearance: Pale golden, bit of clouds. Very little head.
  
• Aroma: Quite fruity. Bit of hops.
  
• Taste: Pretty hoppy, fresh. Bitter-ish aftertaste. Bit of fruit.
  
• Bought: Waitrose, 330 ml, £1.45
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 4/11-2006
  

Bucanero Max

Bought at Varadero airport for 2.50 Cuban Dollars after a fantastic beach holiday.

• Name: Bucanero Max, 6.5%, Cuba
  
• Appearance: Dark yellow. Amber. Very little head.
  
• Aroma: Pretty fruity. Hint of hops and malt.
  
• Taste: Hops and malt. Bit of fruit. Bit of bitter aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Cuba, 350 ml, CUC 2.50
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 2/11-2006