Saturday, 10 September 2016

Allagash Black

  • Name: Allagash Black, 7,5%, United States
  • Appearance: Bottled 5/7-2015. Dark brown, almost black. Good amount of light tan head.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, roasted. Slight coffee.
  • Taste: Dark malt, roasted, slightly burnt. Some burnt bitterness.
  • Bought: Drinks of the World (Online), 355 ml, CHF 7.50
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 10/9-2016, BB: 30/11-2016 (according to importer)

Freigeist Abraxxxas Apple Lichtenhainer

Grodziskie/Gose/Lichtenhainer #7:
  • Name: Freigeist Abraxxxas Apple Lichtenhainer, 6%, Germany
  • Appearance: Light golden, clear. Good amount of white head. Very hazy later.
  • Aroma: Light smoke and slightly metallic. Two particles of apple...
  • Taste: Light smoke, slight apple. Light wheat. Slight tartness. Dry mouthfeel.
  • Bought: Craft Gallery, 500 ml, CHF 6.90
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 10/9-2016, BB: ??/??-????

Friday, 9 September 2016

Tiny Rebel Dirty Stop Out

  • Name: Tiny Rebel Dirty Stop Out, 5%, Wales
  • Appearance: Very dark brown. Good amount of tan head, creamy.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, roasted, slight smoke.
  • Taste: Dark malts, roasted, slightly smoked. Nice, but missing depth.
  • Bought: Craft Gallery, 330 ml, CHF 5.90
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 9/9-2016, BB: 30/11-2016

Blackwell Retro Weisse

Berliner Weisse #9:
  • Name: Blackwell Retro Weisse, 4.2%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Bottled 28/5-2016. Hazy yellow, huge amount of white head.
  • Aroma: Sour, light citrus. Light tartness.
  • Taste: Pretty damn sour, citrus, fruits. Short aftertaste, luckily.
  • Bought: Craft Gallery, 330 ml, CHF 7.90
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 9/9-2016, BB: 28/11-2016

Saturday, 3 September 2016

Trois Dames Jolimont

  • Name: Trois Dames Jolimont, 4.6%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Light orange golden, some white head.
  • Aroma: Fruit and hops. Pleasant.
  • Taste: Lots of fruit, nice bitterness. Balanced.
  • Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 300 ml, CHF 6.00
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 3/9-2016

Haldemann Red Ale

  • Name: Haldemann Red Ale, 6.3%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Red brown, nice off-white head.
  • Aroma: Nice fruits and hiding malt.
  • Taste: Middle malt, nice fruit. Sweetness. Prunes? Nice.
  • Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 330 ml, CHF 5.00
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 3/9-2016

Tonnebière La Tonitruante

  • Name: Tonnebière La Tonitruante, 6.0%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Orange golden, hazy. Very creamy white head, strangely frothy.
  • Aroma: Mostly hops, light fruits.
  • Taste: Hops providing bitterness, but almost smoked. Sickly. Something seems a bit off.
  • Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 300 ml, CHF 5.00
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 3/9-2016

Haldemann Black IPA

  • Name: Haldemann Black IPA, 5.2%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Very dark brown, almost black. Not much head to speak of.
  • Aroma: Quite a bit of hops, middle malt. Dark fruits?
  • Taste: Bunch of hops, dark malt. Very good balance.
  • Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 330 ml, CHF 5.00
  • Overall score: 4/6
  • Info: 3/9-2016

Tonnebière La Bastonne

  • Name: Tonnebière La Bastonne, 7%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Dark brown, quit flat. Tiny light tan head.
  • Aroma: Quite dark malt, slightly roasted.
  • Taste: Hops, malt, almost like a black IPA. Medicinal.
  • Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 300 ml, CHF 5.00
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 3/9-2016

The Stillman’s La Catillon

  • Name: The Stillman’s La Catillon, ?%, Switzerland
  • Appearance: Light hazy orange golden, some off-white head.
  • Aroma: Fruits, some light hops and malt. 
  • Taste: More fruits, with laid-back hops and light malt. OK.
  • Bought: Fribourg Beer Festival, 330 ml, CHF 5.00
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 3/9-2016