Monday, 14 September 2015

Founding Fathers Amber

New state, Minnesota (39/51):
  • Name: Founding Fathers Amber, ?%, United States
  • Appearance: Clear amber, very nice colour. Some nice, off-white head.
  • Aroma: Medium malt, toasted. Sweetness.
  • Taste: Nice malt, sweetness. Slightly toasted. Pretty good.
  • Bought: Total Wine (Sterling), 355 ml, $1.79
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 14/9-2015

Founders All Day IPA

  • Name: Founders All Day IPA, 4.7%, United States
  • Appearance: Bottled 18/6-2015. Light, golden orange. Clear. Some white head.
  • Aroma: Light fruits and hops. Grapefruit?
  • Taste: Good fruit and hops. Nice balance and laid-back bitterness, maybe bordering to watery.
  • Bought: Total Wine (Sterling), 355 ml, $1.99
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 14/9-2015

Schlafly Kolsch

  • Name: Schlafly Kolsch, 4.8%, United States
  • Appearance: Bottled 1/6-2015. Hazy straw, some white head.
  • Aroma: Fruit, grapefruit?
  • Taste: Nice fruit and crispness. Spices and some malt. Interesting and easy drinking.
  • Bought: Total Wine (Sterling), 355 ml, $1.79
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 14/9-2015, 87/300M

Bells Oarsman Ale

  • Name: Bells Oarsman Ale, 4.0%, United States
  • Appearance: Packaged 27/3-2015. Hazy yellow, fizzy white head.
  • Aroma: Sour fruit, more tart than sour, maybe.
  • Taste: Sour/Tart fruit, not much else. Actually a bit watery. Sorry, (still) not my thingamabob.
  • Bought: Total Wine (Sterling), 355 ml, $1.99
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 14/9-2015

Weyerbacher Tarte Nouveau

  • Name: Weyerbacher Tarte Nouveau, 3.9%, United States
  • Appearance: Slightly hazy light orange, tiny amount of head. Weirdly, when the head died down it left some whiteness in the shape of a rose. So maybe some hallucinogenic effects in the aroma?
  • Aroma: Sour fruits, lemon?
  • Taste: Big on sourness, probably a bit of fruit in there. Pretty bad, since I'm not really into Berliner Weisse beers. Not totally horrible, though, because of the lemon/fruit.
  • Bought: Total Wine (Sterling), 355 ml, $2.79
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 14/9-2015, BB: 22/12-2015

Stiegl Radler Grapefruit

Top 50 Radler/Shandy:
  • Name: Stiegl Radler Grapefruit, 2.0%, Austria
  • Appearance: Pretty hazy light orange, tiny amount of fizzy, white head.
  • Aroma: Grapefruit, not much else.
  • Taste: Grapefruit, hint of beer. Refreshing.
  • Bought: Total Wine (Reston), 330 ml, $1.79
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 14/9-2015

FNC Pilsen

  • Name: FNC Pilsen, 5.1%, Uruguay
  • Appearance: Light golden, some short-lived white head.
  • Aroma: Grains, some very light malt. 
  • Taste: More grains, slight malt. Watery.
  • Bought: Total Wine (Reston), 330 ml, $1.79
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 14/9-2015, BB: 5/9-2014

Sunday, 13 September 2015

Stone Ruination IPA 2.0

  • Name: Stone Ruination IPA 2.0, 8.5%, United States
  • Appearance: Light orange golden, clear. Nice amount of white head.
  • Aroma: Lots of grapefruit, hops.
  • Taste: Strong hops and fruit. Long-lasting bitterness, mixed with oak.
  • Bought: Total Wine (Sterling), 355 ml, $2.99
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 13/9-2015, BB: 16/10-2015

Belhaven Scottish Ale (US Version)

  • Name: Belhaven Scottish Ale (US Version), 5.2%, Scotland
  • Appearance: Redish brown, great colour. Some fizzy off-white head.
  • Aroma: Malt, toffee? Caramel?
  • Taste: Malt, wood, hint of sweetness. Alright.
  • Bought: Total Wine (Sterling), 330 ml, $2.49
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 13/9-2015

Full Tilt Camden Cream

  • Name: Full Tilt Camden Cream, 4.8%, United States
  • Appearance: Clear golden, some fizzy white head.
  • Aroma: Light malt, grass?
  • Taste: Light malt, some hops and fruit sweetness. Slight earth. Slightly disappointed.
  • Bought: Total Wine (Sterling), 355 ml, $2.49
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 13/9-2015