Saturday, 30 August 2014

Duvel Groen

  • 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

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