Friday, 30 June 2017

Mohawk Black Rocket Porter B*RP

  • Name: Mohawk Black Rocket Porter B*RP, 5.5%, Sweden
  • Appearance: Very dark brown. Huge amount of creamy tan head, like over an inch.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, burnt. Cocoa.
  • Taste: Dark malt, roasted, very slight coffee.
  • Bought: Trade with Nisse666 - thanks!, 330 ml
  • Score: 3.9 (Aroma 8/10, Appearance 4/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 4/5, Overall 15/20)
  • Info: 30/6-2017, BB: 27/4-2017

Nya Carnegiebryggeriet 100W IPA

New brewery:
  • Name: Nya Carnegiebryggeriet 100W IPA, 6.8%, Sweden
  • Appearance: Pale yellow, very fizzy. Nice amount of creamy, white head.
  • Aroma: Light hops, light fruits. Resins.
  • Taste: Good hops, light fruits. Lingering bitterness. Surprisingly good.
  • Bought: Coop (Switzerland), 330 ml, CHF 3.95
  • Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
  • Info: 30/6-2017, BB: 5/7-2017

Saturday, 24 June 2017

Fierce Beer Cafe Racer

New brewery:
  • Name: Fierce Beer Cafe Racer, 6.5%, Scotland
  • Appearance: Very dark brown, clear. Slight dark tan head.
  • Aroma: Good coffee, dark malt. Roasted
  • Taste: Coffee, dark chocolate, dark malt. Slight vanilla. Nice.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £2.89
  • Score: 3.8 (Aroma 8/10, Appearance 4/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 4/5, Overall 14/20)
  • Info: 24/6-2017, BB: 31/1-2018

Anarchy Sublime Chaos

  • Name: Anarchy Sublime Chaos, 7.0%, England
  • Appearance: Black brown, clear. Some light tan head.
  • Aroma: Coffee, dark malt. Cocoa.
  • Taste: Coffee, dark malt. Roasted. Nice.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £3.39
  • Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
  • Info: 24/6-2017, BB: 31/8-2016

Teme Valley Wotever Next?

  • Name: Teme Valley Wotever Next?, 5.0%, England
  • Appearance: Dark brown, hint of red. Slight light tan head.
  • Aroma: Light fruits, medium malt, light hops.
  • Taste: Smooth malt, with slight dark fruit. Low bitterness.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £2.29
  • Score: 2.7 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 10/20)
  • Info: 24/6-2017, BB: 30/9-2016

Baltika 4 Originalnoe (Original)

Russia #10:
  • Name: Baltika 4 Originalnoe (Original), 5.6%, Russia
  • Appearance: Dark brown, clear. Small light tan head.
  • Aroma: Malt, caramel sweetness. Syrup.
  • Taste: Malt, toasted, caramel sweetness. Maybe a tad too sweet.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £2.19
  • Score: 3.3 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
  • Info: 24/6-2017, BB: 18/6-2017

Roosters Yankee

Found a beer from the 300-book, new brewery:
  • Name: Roosters Yankee, 4.3%, England
  • Appearance: Yellow golden, clear. Nice amount of white head.
  • Aroma: Light fruits, some hops and light malt.
  • Taste: Light malt, light hops, citrus fruits. Nice.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml can, £2.29
  • Score: 3.3 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 24/6-2017, 239/300 BB: 10/9-2017

Berliner Kindl Weisse Mit Schuß Waldmeister

Berliner Weisse #10:
  • Name: Berliner Kindl Weisse Mit Schuß Waldmeister, 3.0%, Germany
  • Appearance: Slightly hazy green, yes, green. Slight fizzy white head.
  • Aroma: Herbs, medicinal. Slight sweetness.
  • Taste: Medicinal, herbs, quite sweet. Strange. No sourness to speak of.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.89
  • Score: 2.3 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 2/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 2/5, Overall 9/20)
  • Info: 24/6-2017, BB: 31/12-2017

Friday, 23 June 2017

Riegele Weizendoppelbock

Weizen Bock #8, new brewery:
  • Name: Riegele Weizendoppelbock, 8.0%, Germany
  • Appearance: Hazy dark golden, some off-white head.
  • Aroma: Wheat, banana, light fruits.
  • Taste: Wheat, light fruits, banana. Light malt. Quite sweet.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £2.49
  • Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
  • Info: 23/6-2017, BB: ??/??-????

Fordham Crash Zone IPL

India Style Lager #4, new brewery:
  • Name: Fordham Crash Zone IPL, 7.5%, United States
  • Appearance: Medium to dark brown, clear. Some light tan head.
  • Aroma: Slight hops, some fruits. Some butterscotch.
  • Taste: Strong hops, fruits, slight malt and butterscotch? Lasting bitterness.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 355 ml, £3.59
  • Score: 3.2 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 23/6-2017, BB: 8/2-2018