Hue Beer

• Name: Hue Beer, 5%, Viet Nam
  
• Appearance: Light golden. Basically no head.
  
• Aroma: Not much. Little bit of malt and fruit.
  
• Taste: Some malt. Not much of anything.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 350 ml, £1.15
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 28/6-2007

Affligem Triple

• Name: Affligem Triple, 8.5%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Cloudy orangy brown. Good amount of white head.
  
• Aroma: Pretty sweet. Fruity. Alcohol. Flowers?
  
• Taste: Lemon and quite bitter. Alcohol, warming. Some fruit. Unpleasant aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.95
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 27/6-2007

Huyghe Florisgaarden Witbier (Floris Wit-Blanche)

Quite a lot stronger than the 3.5% listed in the 500-book.

• Name: Huyghe Florisgaarden Witbier (Floris Wit-Blanche), 4.8%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Very cloudy dark yellow. Sediments. Not much head.
  
• Aroma: Lemon and wheat.
  
• Taste: Wheat. Quite fruity for a Witbier. Some lemon, though sweet.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.35
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 26/6-2007, 175/500

Casablanca Beer

• Name: Casablanca Beer, 5%, Morocco
  
• Appearance: Light golden. Just a little bit of head. Bubbles.
  
• Aroma: Some malt and grains. Citric?
  
• Taste: Quite malty and hoppy. Not much more.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.09
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 22/6-2007

Aperitif.no imported summer beers

Norwegian Aperitif.no last week blind-tested 34 imported "summer beers" that they believe might challenge the domestic summer beers.

Their top 10 (of 24) "imported summer beers" (with my rating):

1. Krusovice Imperial (89%) [Me: 3/6]
   
2. Lammsbräu Edel Pils (89%)
3. Midtfyns Ale (88%)
4. Shepherd Neame Whitstable Bay (87%) [Me: 1/6]
   
5. Birra Moretti (86%) [Me: 3/6]
   
6. Cobra Premium Beer (86%) [Me: 3/6]
   
7. Kingfisher Premium (86%) [Me: 3/6]
   
8. Lindeboom Pilsener (85%) [Me: 3/6]
   
9. San Miguel Especial (85%)
10. Carib (85%) [Me: 2/6]
    

Their top 7 (of 10) "imported wheat or abbey beers" (with my rating):

1. Silenrieux Sara (88%) [Me: 2/6 and 1/6]
   
2. Chimay Blanche/White (88%) [Me: 3/6]
3. Westmalle Tripel (87%) [Me: 2/6]
4. Slaapmutske Tripel (87%)
5. Hoegaarden White Beer (86%) [Me: 2/6]
6. Silenrieux Joseph (86%) [Me: 2.5/6]
7. Leireken Witte Spelt (86%)

Speight's Gold Medal Ale

• Name: Speight's Gold Medal Ale, 4.0%, New Zealand
  
• Appearance: Amber brown. Quite a lot of head.
  
• Aroma: Hint of caramel. Metallic? Some malt.
  
• Taste: Quite malty and hoppy. Some bitterness. Dry.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.25
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 20/6-2007

Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

Quite a lot stronger than the 8.7% listed in the 300-book and the 8.25% listed in the 500-book.

• Name: Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout, 10.6%, United States
  
• Appearance: Very dark brown, basically black. Nice, dark brown head.
  
• Aroma: Dark chocolate, coffee and malt. Vinous.
  
• Taste: Roasted malt, chocolate and coffee. Bit of dark fruit.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 355 ml, £1.79
  
• Overall score: 5/6
  
• Info: 15/6-2007, 168/300, 174/500

Huyghe Rubbel Sexy Lager

In April GR sent me a link to a The Register article about the Sexy Lager being removed from sale in the UK because "the name of the drink and the swimsuit were associated with sexual success". The Portman Group's decision can be found here, and includes the following important titbit (pardon the pun):

"The Panel considered that the young woman may have been under the age of 25 but that it was difficult to judge".

The label is probably better than the beer itself:

• Name: Huyghe Rubbel Sexy Lager, 5%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Light golden. Good amount of white head.
  
• Aroma: Bit of malt, quite sweet.
  
• Taste: Malt and hops, slightly metallic. Unpleasant aftertaste.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.29
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 14/6-2007

Efes Pilsener

• Name: Efes Pilsener, 5%, Turkey
  
• Appearance: Yellow, very clear. Almost no head initially, slightly more when warmer.
  
• Aroma: Bit of hops and malt. Fruit?
  
• Taste: Some malt and hops. Grainy. Not much. Crisp.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.05
  
• Overall score: 2/6
  
• Info: 14/6-2007

Sloeber

• Name: Sloeber, 7.5%, Belgium
  
• Appearance: Quite cloudy, light orange. Lots of white head.
  
• Aroma: Yeast, lemony. Hops.
  
• Taste: Hoppy, alcoholic. Some citric elements. Dry.
  
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.89
  
• Overall score: 3/6
  
• Info: 11/6-2007, 173/500