- Name: Duvel Groen, 7%, Belgium
- Appearance: Light golden, clear. Tiny amount of fizzy, white head.
- Aroma: Good fruit, flowers?
- Taste: Lots of fruit, apple? Sweetness. Slightly watery. Good.
- Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 250 ml, €2.30
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 30/8-2014, BB: 31/1-2015
Saturday, 30 August 2014
Duvel Groen
Celsius Folamour
- Name: Celsius Folamour, 4.5%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Hazy, yellow golden. Good amount of white head.
- Aroma: Flowery, sweetness.
- Taste: Elderflower, fruit, quite sweet. Pretty good.
- Bought: Halle aux Boissons (Matran), 330 ml, CHF 3.20
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 30/8-2014, BB: 28/2-2015
Friday, 29 August 2014
Porterhouse An Brainblásta (Braonblásta)
- Name: Porterhouse An Brainblásta (Braonblásta), 7%, Ireland
- Appearance: Dark red-brown, clear, bubbly. Ok amount of light tan head.
- Aroma: Dark fruit, malt, roasted.
- Taste: Dark malt, burnt, slight tar. Warming. Slight dark fruit. A bit harsh, actually.
- Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 330 ml, €3.40
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 29/8-2014, 62/300M, BB: 16/2-2015
From The Notebook Eider
New English county, Northumberland (42/46):
- Name: From The Notebook Eider, 4.2%, England
- Appearance: Dark redish brown, clear. Tiny amount of light tan head.
- Aroma: Dark malt, slight smoke, chocolate.
- Taste: Malt, caramel, slightly roasted. Chocolate? Hint of bitterness. Nice!
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £2.79
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 29/8-2014, BB: 31/10-2014
Bartis Schwinger
- Name: Bartis Schwinger, 4.8%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Overflowed when opening, a lot. Murky orange, not-so-healthy pee colour. Lots of head, at one point only foam in the glass... Sediments.
- Aroma: Citrus, wheat, yeast.
- Taste: Citrus, slight sourness, wheat. Not so good.
- Bought: Halle aux Boissons (Matran), 330 ml, CHF 4.35
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 29/8-2014, 31/3-2015
Saturday, 23 August 2014
La Choulette Blonde
- Name: La Choulette Blonde, 7.5%, France
- Appearance: Orange golden, slightly hazy. Some off-white head.
- Aroma: Light fruits, honey, hint of malt?
- Taste: Fruit, sweetness, a bit watery. Slight grains. Dry tongue. Hiding alcohol well.
- Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 330 ml, €2.70
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 23/8-2014, 61/300M, BB: 24/12-2014
Toña
New country! Thanks to Jasenko I for bringing this back from US.
- Name: Toña, 4.6%, Nicaragua
- Appearance: Twist-off? Don't think so. Very pale golden, clear. Fizzy white head.
- Aroma: Corn, grains, sweetness.
- Taste: Malt, corn, grains, sweetness. Acceptable, I guess.
- Bought: World of Beer (Reston), 355 ml, $?.??
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 23/8-2014, BB: 16/12-2014
Friday, 22 August 2014
De Molen Pale Ale Citra
- Name: De Molen Pale Ale Citra, 4.8%, Netherlands
- Appearance: Amber brown, clear, fizzy. Huge amount of white, creamy head. Later hazy with off-white head.
- Aroma: Hops, citrus.
- Taste: Lots of hops bitterness, but not harsh. Some fruitiness. I prefer their darker beers.
- Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 330 ml, €2.40
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 22/8-2014, BB: 12/9-2014
Celsius Upper Class Elegance (la Blanche)
- Name: Celsius Upper Class Elegance (la Blanche), 4.5%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Light golden, very hazy. Some fizzy white head. Floating bits settling at the bottom before disintegrating.
- Aroma: Some wheat and fruit.
- Taste: Wheat and fruit, slight yeast. Watery.
- Bought: Halle aux Boissons (Matran), 330 ml, CHF 2.95
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 22/8-2014, BB: 31/1-2015
Saturday, 16 August 2014
Celsius Cornflex (l’Ambrée)
- Name: Celsius Cornflex (l’Ambrée), 4.5%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Orange brown, very hazy. Lots of fizzy white head.
- Aroma: Some hops and maltiness. Metallic?
- Taste: Malt, caramel, sweetness. Slight bitterness. Good!
- Bought: Halle aux Boissons (Matran), 330 ml, CHF 2.95
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 16/8-2014, BB: 31/1-2015
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