- Name: Siren / B. Nektar Uncle Zester, 8.5%, England
- Appearance: Clear orange, almost no head.
- Aroma: Tart fruit, lemon, and slight honey.
- Taste: More tart fruit and lemon. Some sweetness in there that must come from the lemon. Not great.
- Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £6.89
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 24/3-2016, BB: 3/6-2016
Thursday, 24 March 2016
Siren / B. Nektar Uncle Zester
Sour/Wild Ale #4:
Wednesday, 23 March 2016
Third Coast Old Ale
- Name: Third Coast Old Ale, 10.2%, United States
- Appearance: Packaged 5/9-2014. Dark redish brown, clear. Small light tan head.
- Aroma: Dark fruit, molasses.
- Taste: Dark fruits, molasses, some maltiness, vinous, warming. Hides alcohol well, I think.
- Bought: Trade with Benzai - thanks!, 355 ml
- Overall score: 5/6
- Info: 23/3-2016
Tuesday, 22 March 2016
Enigma Origen
- Name: Enigma Origen, 5.5%, Spain
- Appearance: Dark brown, clear. Quite a bit of light tan head.
- Aroma: Light malt, nutty. Chocolate.
- Taste: Medium malt, toasted, nutty, chocolate. Low bitterness, slight sweetness. Quite nice,
- Bought: El Corte Ingles (Lisbon), 330 ml, €?.??
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 22/3-2016, BB: 12/6-2016
Oitava Colina Florinda
- Name: Oitava Colina Florinda, 5.2%, Portugal
- Appearance: Orange golden, clear. Some white head. Probably bought it because of the quite interesting label.
- Aroma: Light malt, light hops Slight metal.
- Taste: Basic malt and hops, perfumed. Pretty standard.
- Bought: El Corte Ingles (Lisbon), 330 ml, €?.??
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 22/3-2016, BB: 31/5-2016
Monday, 21 March 2016
Kompaan 39 Bloedbroeder
- Name: Kompaan 39 Bloedbroeder, 9.1%, Netherlands
- Appearance: Basically black. Dark tan head, but not that much of it.
- Aroma: Dark malt, burnt, hint of fruits and sweetness.
- Taste: Dark malt, roasted, slightly burnt. Slight coffee and chocolate, with some sweetness?
- Bought: Trade with Benzai - thanks!, 330 ml
- Overall score: 5/6
- Info: 21/3-2016, BB: 12/6-2016
Trois Dames IPA - Cascade
- Name: Trois Dames IPA - Cascade, 6,5%, Switzerland
- Appearance: Hazy orange. Huge creamy head, a bit too much... Basically a glass of head initially.
- Aroma: Fruits, orange? Good amount of hops.
- Taste: Good hops, particular, so I assume that's the Cascade shining through. Light fruits. Good balance.
- Bought: Halle aux Boissons (Matran), 330 ml, CHF 4.50
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 21/3-2016, BB: 31/8-2016
Sunday, 20 March 2016
Ožujsko Rezano
- Name: Ožujsko Rezano, 5.9%, Croatia
- Appearance: Medium red brown, clear. Some light tan head.
- Aroma: Slight malt, toasted, sweetness.
- Taste: Malt, toasted, slight grains, some dark fruits. Quite sweet.
- Bought: Trade with Ogivlado - thanks!, 500 ml
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 20/3-2016, BB: 27/5-2016
Pan Zlatni
- Name: Pan Zlatni, 5.0%, Croatia
- Appearance: Clear golden, with some fizzy white head.
- Aroma: Malt, sweetness. Grains.
- Taste: Sweet malt, grains. No hops. Nothing bad, though.
- Bought: Trade with Ogivlado - thanks!, 500 ml
- Overall score: 3/6
- Info: 20/3-2016, BB: 30/5-2016
Saturday, 19 March 2016
Thornbridge Wild Raven
Black IPA #10:
- Name: Thornbridge Wild Raven, 6.6%, England
- Appearance: Black brown, with some nice tan head.
- Aroma: Hops, dark malt, slight fruit.
- Taste: Nice hops, fruits, good dark malt. Nice balance. Lingering bitterness.
- Bought: Drinks of the World (Online), 500 ml, CHF 6.20
- Overall score: 4/6
- Info: 19/3-2016, BB: 10/6-2016
Voirons Lug Bière Blonde
- Name: Voirons Lug Bière Blonde, 6%, France
- Appearance: Hazy pale yellow. Very fizzy. Big, creamy white head.
- Aroma: Fruits, tart, yeast. Earth.
- Taste: Fruit, slight lemon, some tartness. Not great.
- Bought: Gift from Julien C - thanks!, 330 ml
- Overall score: 2/6
- Info: 19/3-2016, BB: 31/10-2019
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