Rob Jenson's Beer-Tasting Journal | |||||
| Introduction | Tasting Notes: Imports | Tasting Notes: USA | Breweries | Importers | Notations |
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| What's in Rob's Fridge? | List of Beers (By name, no notes) | List of Beers (By date, no notes) | |||
The most recent modification to this file was on Sunday, 03-Jun-2007 22:41:35 EDT.
| Quilmes Cervesa |
App: Yellow Aro: None Tas: This tastes like an ordinary American mass-market lager (Brick 06Jul2002) [7-33] |
| Black Rat Apple Cider |
App: Apple juice color Tas: Dry; tastes like apple cider (Brick 05Oct2002 - 2) [7-123] |
| Black Rat Lemon Cider |
App: Yellow, slightly cloudy Aro: Mild lemony; Some people were put off by the aroma Tas: Much more bitter than it smells; Somewhat astringent (Brick 02Feb2002 - 1) [7-121] |
| Cooper's Best Extra Stout |
App: black Aro: like a heavy molasses with stoutish aroma Tas: rich stout, with a touch of bitterness Note: 6.8% ABV [2-18] |
| Cooper's Pale Ale |
App: Light yellow; slightly cloudy Aro: Mild, slightly flowery Tas: It's an OK lager (Brick 03May2002 - 7) |
| Cooper's Sparkling Ale |
App: Light yellow Aro: Mild, perfumey Tas: Drying, bubbly, mild but drinkable; A good lawn-mower beer (Brick 06Aug2005 - 4) |
| Fosters Lager |
Tas: A tasty lager; drinkable, even for a lager Note: CAN |
| Fosters Special Bitter Ale |
Tas: Good flavor; Just a touch bitter ... more so than their
Lager, but definitely not going to freak out anyone who likes
an English E.S.B. style. Of course, this sample was canned in
Toronto. Note: CAN (Rest. 25Nov2000) |
| James Squire Porter |
App: Reddish brown Aro: Coffee aroma Tas: Sweet, slightly drying flavor; rich coffee taste Note: OG 1050; 5.0% ABV; 23-25 IBU; Pale, crystal/Munich, Chocolate malts, all Australian-grown; Black roasted wheat; New Zealand Super Alpha, Australian Willamette hops; (Home 25Nov2001) [5-167] |
| Laguna Bay Australian Pale Ale | Tas: A nice lager; no bite |
| Old Australia Stout | [1-27] |
| Sheaf Stout | [1-111] |
| Edelweiss Hefetrüb Weissbier | App: clear; Aro: Beery, but sweet; Tas: It is a weissbier, not terribly ineresting one, but tasty for a weissbier. (Brick 07Oct2000) [2-62] | ||||
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| Eggenberger Classic Marzen |
App: Clear, light yellow Aro: Sweet Tas: Not so interesting, slightly "flat" flavor Note: 4.9% ABV; Saaz and Hallertauer hops (Brick Biers of Eggenberger Brewery Tasting 30Oct2002 - 2) |
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Eggenberger
MacQueen's Nessie Original
Red Ale |
App: Clear Aro: Beery Tas: Smooth, a wee bit sweet, a tad hoppy, with cherry notes Note: 7.3% ABV (Brick 07Oct2000) [2-9] |
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| Eggenberger Samichklaus (Bottled in 2000) |
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| Eggenberger Samichklaus (Bottled in 2001) |
App: Reddish-brown, translucent Aro: Strong alcohol aromba Tas: Like a port wine; very complex; somewhat strong alcohol taste Note: Bottled in 2001, when it had already been aged for a year (Brick Biers of Eggenberger Brewery Tasting 30Oct2002 - 6) [6-175] |
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| Eggenberger Special Dunkel |
App: Nearly black with reddish tinges Tas: Mild, fruity, a bit bland Note: DRAFT; 5.3% ABV; OG 13°P; Caramel malt (Brick Biers of Eggenberger Brewery Tasting 30Oct2002 - 3) |
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| Eggenberger Urbock 17° | [1-23] | ||||
| Eggenberger Urbock 23° |
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| Eggenberger Urbock Dunkel Eisbock |
App: Brownish with reddish tinges Tas: Malty, strong alcohol taste Note: 10% ABV; Frozen to remove water (Brick Biers of Eggenberger Brewery Tasting 30Oct2002 - 5) |
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| Gosser Export Dark | |||||
| Stiegl Columbus Marzen | [1-31] |
| Banks | App: Foamy,yellow; Aro: Beery,a hint of spicyness; Tas: Mouthfeel like water with beer flavoring; mild metallic taste; decently hopped; leaves a bitter residue on my tongue and palate. Not a real pleasure to drink. I'd probably opt for the local Guinness or even Budweiser if I were in the Bahamas. Note: Purchased in Bahamas. (Home 29Mar2002) |
| Abbaye d'Aulne (Brasserie du Val de Sambre) Triple | App: Brownish yellow, bubbly, cloudy; Aro: Crisp, malty aroma; hints of citrus fruits; Tas: Mix of sweet and roasty flavors; Rich body; Excellent! (Le Mannikin Pis 05Jul2003) |
| Abbaye des Rocs Burgundy Ale | App: Reddish; Tas: Marvelous, Sweet Belgian Ale, malty, plummy, very smooth. [2-113] |
| Abbaye des Rocs Blanche des Honnelles | App: Amber, orangey, yellow; Aro: Very perfumey, almost fruity; Tas: First taste is like a wheat beer; there is some distinct sweetness (perhaps there is honey in this?); an aftertaste that reminds me of papaya; this has a much darker flavor than many of the wheat beers that I've tasted; the label doesn't say anything about honey or wheat in the ingredients; hmmm... (Ed: "It looks like beer, it smells like beer, it tastes like beer - It's beer!"); (Brick 15Sep2001 - 1) [5-175] |
| Abbaye des Rocs Speciale Noel | Note: 8.0% ABV; [2-46] |
| Achel Trappist Ale |
App: Orangey amber Aro: Mild, grainy aroma Tas: A lot of alcohol taste; somewhat drying finish; soft foamy mouthfeel; sharp bitter aftertaste; Bodacious (Home 06Nov2002) |
| Achouffe Coffee (Liqueur) | App: Oily, blackish brown; Aro: N/A; Tas: Very smooth, decent coffee flavors; Note: (Party 08Jun2003) |
| Achouffe Chouffe Bok 6666 | App: Brownish; Tas: Malty, with something of an earthy flavor to it; Note: DRAFT; Made with malted barley and malted wheat; 6.5% ABV; (Brick 08Sep2001 - 8). |
| Achouffe N'ice Chouffe - 1996 | App: Cloudy Brown; Tas: Sweet, yeasty, with a hair of a brandy or port-like taste, some apple-like tones. 10.0% ABV (BrewersArt 10Oct2000) |
| Achouffe N'ice Chouffe - 2001 | App: Reddish, ruby color; Aro: Like a Belgian ale; Tas: A decent Belgian abbey ale, with a hint of tanginess; Note: DRAFT; (d.b.a. 28Dec2001 - 4) |
| Achouffe McChouffe | App: Darker reddish; Aro: Hint of the characteristic Belgian ale aroma; Tas: A bit bitter, a bit spicy, with some maltiness; Note: 25 IBU; 8.5% ABV; (Brick Belgian Beer Tasting 25Mar2001 - 8) |
| Affligem Blond Abbey Ale | App: Apple juice color; slightly cloudy; Aro: Somewhat tart; Tas: Very fizzy; malty flavor; slightly "black" taste; Note: BOCD; 7.0% ABV; (Brick 06Oct2001 - 1) [5-39] |
| Affligem Noel | Dark, sweet, yummy and splendid. A fantastic choice for a dessert beer. |
| Affligem Triple | Thick; very potent; |
| Brouwerij de Regenboog Vuuve White Ale |
n App: Yellow, cloudy Aro: Spicy Tas: Spicy; many different things going on here Note: (Brick 07Sep2002 - 4) [7-51] |
| All Saint's Belgian Golden Ale | App: Reddish; Aro: Dusty, sorta beery/aleish; Tas: Fizzy, fruity, with a touch of coriander. [2-89] |
| All Saint's Belgian White Ale | App: Yellowish lager, cloudy Tas: Not great for a Belgian White; unimpressive (Brick 02Sep2000) [2-118] |
| Bavik Petrus Aged Pale Ale Grand Reserve | App: Yellow amber; foamy; Aro: Acidic; fruity; a bit like cider; Tas: Very sour; nothing like an ordinary beer; a bit like cider vinegar; refreshing; somewhat like Rodenbach red; Can be metallic; Note: 7.3% ABV; Pale malts; Aged 24-30 months in wood; (Home 21Nov2001) [5-143] |
| Bavik Petrus Oud Bruin Ale | App: Reddish brown; Tas: A taste of tartness, a bit malty; Note: Aged in oak casks for 2 years; 5.5% ABV; (Brick 04Aug2001 - 1) [5-13] |
| Bavik Petrus Tripel | App: Brownish amber Aro: Malty, flowery Tas: Crunchy; malty; earthy (Brick 24Mar2002 - 3) [6-129] |
| Bavik Petrus Winterbeer | App: Amber Aro: Malty and roasty Tas: Dry and roasty (Brick 02Feb2002 - 4) [7-183] |
| Bavik Wittekirke Rose White |
App: Orange, slightly cloudy Aro: Cherries Tas: I like it, but most other folks at the table did not like it. This is an "alco-pop" / "malternative." It is mostly rasberry flavors in an alcoholic base, it is nothing like beer in taste. Why do I smell cherries but taste raspberries? (Brick 03Dec2005 - 2) |
| Bavik Wittekerke Wit Bier |
App: Light yellow, decent head Aro: Mildly wheaty Tas: Lemony, mild, not overwhelmingly wheat, good to drink Note: 5% ABV; (Brick 29May2001) [4-77] |
| Belle-Vue Gueuze |
Tas: Lambic; medium sweetness |
| Brouwerij de Bie Zatte Bie |
App: Dark, nearly black Aro: Very strong roasty aroma Tas: Interesting! Sweet, chocolatey, fruity Note: 9% ABV; (Home 30Jun2003) [6-27] |
| Blaugies Biere Darbyste |
App: Apple juice Aro: Hair of fig aroma Tas: Very fizzy and tart; the fig flavor (it's brewed with fig juice) is almost imperceptible; this tastes a lot like a lambic, but it isn't Note: 5.8% ABV (BrewersArt 10Oct2000) [2-66] |
| Bockor Bellegems Bruin |
App: Brown Aro: Somewhat sour aroma Tas: A mild sour taste; nice body; very complex flavors Note: 5.5% ABV; (MJGBB) (Home 22May2002) [7-81] |
| Bockor Jacobins Gueuze | Tas: Lambic; Sweet, fizzy, bubbly, very nice and drinkable. The sweetest of 4 Gueuze bottles that I tried one night |
| Boon Framboise Boon Mariage Parfait 1996 - 1997 | App: Pinkish color like cranberry or raspberry juice; Aro: Raspberry, vinegary aroma; Tas: Tart, but very sweet raspberry taste, a "drier Framboise", nice dessert beer. Described by some as "Raspberry vinaigrette beer." Note: 6.2% ABV; (Brick 15Oct2000 - 4) (Brick Evening w Michael Jackson 15Jan2001 - 9) [2-91] |
| Boon Gueuze | App: Amber; foamy; Aro: Smells like acetic acid; Tas: Very tart, well-defined lambic flavor; As with all gueuzes, this is not for people who expect their ale to taste anything like beer; Note: 6.5% ABV; (Brick 24May2001 - 1) [4-51] |
| Boon Pertotale Faro Ale | App: Reddish brown; Aro: Very mild; Tas: Very nice; a balance of some tartness, but not face-twistingly tart like a gueuze; (Brick 24May2001 - 2) [4-53] |
| Bosteels Deus | Note: This was interesting enough that we drank the entire bottle before we realized that we had not taken any notes. It combines aspects of champagne (mostly the mouth feel) with a good Belgian ale. The rich malty, slightly bitter flavors from the grain bill were there, but it was somewhat muted. This was really very nice stuff, and it would probably finish nicely with a year in the cellar before popping the cork. (Home 17Sep2004) |
| Bosteels Tripel Karmeliet | Very foamy; amber color; slightly metallic taste; slightly metallic aroma; strong; [2-39] |
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Bosteels
Pauwel Kwak | Brown; nice bubbles; nice body; Slightly bitter flavor. [2-41] |
| Brasserie du Bocq La Gauloise Blonde | App: Golden light Aro: Wheat Tas: Wheat flavor (Rest. 02Feb2001). |
| Brunehaut Blond Beer |
App: Cloudy, apple juice color Aro: Odd, near a Flemish Brown Ale aroma Tas: Thin, like a weak Flemish Brown Ale. Note that this taste was from an old nasty-looking bottle that might have gone bad Note: 6.5% ABV [2-71] |
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Cantillon
Bruocsella 1900 Grand Gru |
App: cloudy apple juice Tas: Lambic, tingly gueuze flavor, somewhat bitter and sour Note: The bottle notes indicate that this is not a gueuze, but a single batch of unblended lambic aged for 3 years. (Brick 02Sep2000) [2-111] |
| Cantillon Iris |
App: golden Aro: sour smelling ... a bit like a lambic Tas: Yow! It is sour! Lemony tasting too (Brick 04Nov2000 - 4) [2-137] |
| Cantillon Kriek |
App: Red Aro: Acidic with a bit of an earthy aroma Tas: incredibly tart and dry.. I can barely taste anything resembling cherries; a bit like drinking straight vinegar; refreshing but not like beer (Brick ??Aug2002 - 7) [7-173] |
| Cantillon Lou Pepe Gueuze 1998 |
App: Light red Aro: Has that characteristic lambic aroma, sour and sweet; smells a bit like goat (meat) Tas: Very earthy, a bit sour, a bit spikey on top of the head (Brick 02Jun2001 - 8) [4-49] |
| Cantillon Rose de Gambrinus |
App: apple juice Aro: raspberries Tas: Acidy and tart, strong lambic flavor, hint of raspberry (BrewersArt 10Oct2000) [2-83] |
| Cantillon Vigneronne |
App: Cloudy Aro: Earthy, almost fecal in a sense Tas: Very tart, a bit lemony; Like a lambic in the sense that it doesn't taste at all like a "normal" beer (Brick Evening w Michael Jackson 15Jan2001 - 3) [4-119] |
| Caracole Amber |
App: Light orange Aro: Hoppy Tas: Sweet, hoppy, and malty (Party 18Dec2004) |
| Ciney Brune |
App: Light yellow, almost clear Aro: Wheaty and beery Tas: Like a wheat or lager with a hint of spicyness, like cinnamon or cloves; "crispy" (Rest. 02Feb2001) [3-103] |
| Ciney Blonde | [3-101] |
| Chimay Tripel / Cinc Cents / Yellow |
App: Light, yellowish, cloudy Aro: Beery, a hint of wheat Tas: More like a wheat than a tripel, with a hint of bitterness Note: BOCD; 8% ABV (Brick 03Mar2001 - 10) [3-5] |
| Chimay Premiere / Red |
App: Foamy, reddish brown Tas: Malty, dry, a hint of wheatiness; Note: BOCD; 7% ABV; (Brick 05Jan2002 - 14) |
| Chimay Grande Rèserve / Blue | App: Brown; Aro: Cinnamony; Tas: Wow! Malty, tastes "black", but delicious, especially for dark-lovers. Note: BOCD; 9% ABV; (BrewersArt 10Oct2000) [1-143] [2-57] |
| Corsendonk Monk's Brown Ale | [BC] |
| Corsendonk Christmas Ale | Note: 8.5% ABV; [2-48] |
| Corsendonk Abbey Pale Ale | App: Amber; foamy; Tas: Very mild, slightly bitter, mostly malty flavors; (Brick 06Oct2001 3) [BC] |
| de Dolle 10° Dulle Teve | App: Cloudy, yellow orange; Aro: Very malty; Tas: Sweety, heavy, tasty; (Party 14Jul2001) [4-139] |
| de Dolle Ara Bier | App: Cloudy yellow; Aro: Very sweet aroma; Tas: Not sweet; very much like a classic Belgian Ale in flavor; (Brick 04Nov2000 - 7) [1-1] [2-136] |
| de Dolle Bos Keun | Yummy; fruity; the taste of this beer makes me feel happy. [1-33] |
| de Dolle Oeral | App: Cloudy yellow; Aro: Malty, a bit dusty; Tas: Very dry, not sweet at all; the middle is a bit tangy; (Party 14Jul2001) [4-141] |
| de Dolle Oerbier |
App: Reddish Aro: Sweet aroma Tas: Sweet, with a bit of a bitter "dark" flavor; Yummy (Brick 04Nov2000 - 9) [2-136] |
| de Dolle Speciaal Brouwsel 20th Anniversary |
App: Reddish Tas: Sweet,a bit fruity, others described as musty or metallic. I enjoyed this immensely and drank their share as well Note: 8% ABV; (Brick Evening w Michael Jackson 15Jan2001 - 4) [3-11] |
| de Dolle Stille Nacht |
App: Brownish yellow Aro: Very sweet and fruity Tas: Sweet; a hair fizzy; a bit tart, like a gueuze (Brick 04Nov2000 - 1) [1-39] |
| De Koninck De Koninck | A very drinkable amber beer; Note: OG 12° P; 5% ABV; (Rest. 05Feb2001). |
| De Landtsheer Malheur Bier 4 | App: Orange, clear, foamy; Tas: Very nice, balanced; malty, not very strong; Note: 5.3% ABV; (Brick 06Oct2001- 9) [5-41] |
| De Landtsheer Malheur Brut Reserve | App: Aro: Tas: Note: 11% ABV; ( ) |
| De Ranke Pere Noel | [2-53] |
| De Smedt's Grottenbier Brune | App: Deep red; Extremely foamy; Aro: Rich aroma, slightly phenolic; Tas: Good rich taste; Tastes like many Belgian brown ales ... a bit more alcohol taste than some Note: ABV 6.5% (Home 13Sep2002) |
| De Troch Gueuze | Lambic; not sweet, the bitterest of 4 Gueuze bottles that I tasted this evening. |
| De Troch Chapeau Abricot (Lambic with Apricot) | App: Reddish tinged, clear, bubbly; Aro: Apricot, a bit more muted or diluted than I expected; Tas: Much more tart, not as sweet as the pineapple, not as stronly defined as an apricot flavor; [4-165] |
| De Troch Chapeau Banana (Lambic with Banana) |
App: Apple juice color; Aro: Mildly fruity; Tas: Banana, tasty, not too sweet; The expected tartness from the lambic beer was barely perceptible. (Feb2003) |
| De Troch Chapeau Exotic (Lambic with Pineapple) | App: Reddish tinged, clear, bubbly; Aro: Pineapple, isopropyl alcohol, pineapple, more isopropyl; Tas: A bit of pineapple flavor, somewhat like pineapple soda, or very sweet chamomile tea; (Brick 26Jun2001) [4-167] |
| De Troch Chapeau Fraises (Lambic with Strawberry) | App: Brownish-yellow; Aro: Strawberry, with a bit of a cheesy aroma; Tas: Slightly bitter; medium on the strawberry flavoring; tasted a bit muddy to me; Note: (Brick 02Feb2002 - 1) |
| De Troch Chapeau Framboise (Lambic with Raspberry) | App: Reddish-tinged amber; Aro: Raspberry, with a very slight malty aroma; Tas: Nice raspberry flavor; No resemblance to beer; There is a hint of Lambic sourness, but mostly just sweet raspberry juice flavors; Note: (Brick 05Jan2002 - 6) [6-23] |
| De Troch Chapeau Kriek (Lambic with Cherry) | App: Reddish; Aro: Mild cherry with hints of lambic yeast aromas; "Light Robitussin;" Tas: Very sweet; it has a mild cherry flavor, not overpowering; it does not taste like cough syrup; there are some subtle tastes from the underlying lambic beer, but not very pronounced; this is definitely a good (albeit pricey) choice for people who like fruit beers; Note: (Brick 03Jan2004 - 1) |
| De Troch Chapeau Lìmon (Lambic with Lemon) | App: Yellow, brownish, clear; Aro: A bit like ginger ale; Tas: Like drinking RealLemon or lemon concentrate, with some extra sugar to it; much too sweet, even for me; no Lambic taste at all; (Brick 01Dec2001 - 18) |
| De Troch Chapeau Mirabelle (Lambic with Plum) | App: Yellow, cloudy; Aro: Mmmm ... plums ...; Tas: Sweet, barely plummy, very nice, with the characteristic lambic tartness; [3-169] |
| Dupont Avec les Bon Voeux de la Brasserie Dupont | App: Cloudy yellow; Aro: A bit sweet, a bit winey; Tas: A bit like a Belgian white, with a nice sweet taste. Note: ABV 9.5%; (Brick 02Dec2000 - 9) [2-158] |
| Dupont Biere de Miele | App: Yellowish brown; cloudy; Aro: Slight honey;p very grainy, dusty; Tas: A bit of aftertaste like Pepto-Bismo; some sweetness; tastes like a saison without the sourness; Note: 8% ABV; (History of Beers in the U.S. 28Jan2002 - 1) [6-87] |
| Dupont Foret Organically Produced Bottle-Conditioned Saison Ale | Colored a bit like a lager; has a mild flavor but more character than a lager; fizzy; touch of bitter aftertaste; Not bad, but not my choice for drinking in multiples. [2-38] |
| Duvel Belgian Beer | App: Very foamy, light yellow, lighter than Miller; Aro: A strong wheat aroma; Tas: Distinct, very lemony and wheaty; there is a hint of licorice, but not enough to be annoying; Note: This is not a wheat beer ... it just tastes like one to me; (Building Blocks of Beer 30Apr2001 - 6) [1-37] |
| Brasserie Ellezelloise Hercule Stout | Nice stout, like Guinness, with a touch of coriander. A bit sweeter and not as bubbly as Guinness. A nice winter drinking beer. Note: 9.0% ABV. [2-42] |
| Brasserie Ellezelloise Quintine Blonde | App: Yellowish ... straw-colored; Tas: Very tasty; light body with a bitter aftertaste; (Le Mannikin Pis 05Jul2003) |
| Ename Dubbel Abbey Ale | Dark; bittersweet; slight flavor of molasses to it; very tasty; [1-115] |
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Brasserie Fantôme
Belgian "Saison" Beer - Spring 2000 |
App: Brownish;
Aro: Dusty Tas: A bit tart, a "brown" sort of taste, in a way bitter; difficult to describe ... different Note: 8.0% ABV (Brick 15Oct2000 - 3) [2-94] |
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Brasserie Fantôme
Belgian "Saison" Beer - Winter 2000 |
App: Cloudy; Tas: Similar to the spring, a bit sweeter and richer. 8.0% ABV. (Weihenstephan/Winter Seasonal Tasting 18Oct2000 - 9) [2-95] |
| Brasserie Fantôme Black Ghost Belgian Artisanal Beer |
App: Black Aro: Somewhat earthy Tas: Like a "black saison;" sour; tastes a bit like watery vinegar Note: 8% ABV (Brick 01Dec2001 - 4) [5-83] |
| Brasserie Fantôme Chocolat |
App: Amber, cloudy; Aro: Wheat aroma, slightly phenolic; Tas: Very nice, strong wheat flavor; sweet; Note: (Brick 03Aug2006) |
| Brasserie Fantôme Noel 2001 |
App: Amber, cloudy; Aro: Phenolic, big; very nice; Tas: Very sweet, with a slight bitterness; Note: (Brick 03Aug2006) |
| Gouden Boom Blanche de Bruges |
App: Almost clear Aro: Characteristic wheat beer aroma Tas: Very astringent and very mild tasting (Brick 04Nov2000 - 11)) [2-132] |
| Gouden Boom Brugse Tripel |
App: Tobacco brown Aro: Sweet bouquet, almost spicy, not hoppy Tas: Hint of spices, sweet flavor, hint of alcohol, very nice; Belgian Ale flavor with a mildly bitter aftertaste, slightly acidic taste on the tongue (Brick 09Oct2000)) [2-63] |
| Grimbergen Double (Alken-Maes) | App: Reddish black; foamy; Aro: Sweet, malty, hints of a fruity, or a wine aroma; Tas: Very big mouthfeel; fruity, some tones of a tropical fruit like mango; a very mild bitterness, mostly covered by a very strong malty flavor; (Ed: "I like! I like!") (Brick 15Sep2001 - 2) [5-129] |
| Grimbergen Triple (Alken-Maes) | Bubbly light; tasty; tart; [1-57] |
| Haecht Wit | CICOO; (Rest. 01Feb2001) |
| Hanssens Oudbeitje Lambic 2000 |
App: Light yellow brown Aro: Very sour; Maybe like one of those southeast asian fruits that is bannfed from airports in thailand (Durian) Tas: Sour; Strawberry taste; a bit sweet; tastes a bit like preserved Szechuan vegetable (Brick 03May2002 - 5) [7-141] |
| Hanssens Oude Gueuze | App: Cloudy, yellow-orange; Aro: Very sour, slight wheat aroma; Tas: Very tart, very vinegary; (Brick Los Testigos de Cerveza Tasting 24May2001 - 4) [4-97] |
| Hapkin (Brouwerij Louwaege) | App: Straw yellow, cloudy, extremely foamy; Aro: Strong aroma, mix of wheat and malt, and alcohol; Tas: Very strong, malty taste; A touch of bitterness, but very robust malty flavors; Like a bodacious triple; Note: OG 18° P; 30IBU; 8.5% ABV; Pils malt, sugar; Hallerrtau-Hersbruck, Saaz; (MJGBB); (Home) [4-199] |
| Het Anker Gouden Carolus |
App: Reddish brown Tas: Tasty, malty, spicy, sweet, and tart; complex; "Tastes like circus peanuts" Note: 8.5 % ABV (Brick Belgian Beer Tasting 25Mar2001 - 9) |
| Het Anker Gouden Carolus Ambrio 1471 |
App: Brown, cloudy; Aro: Slightly dusty; Tas: Very nice; some alcohol taste; full-flavored; I liked it; Note: (Brick 07Oct2006 - 1) |
| Het Anker Gouden Carolus D'Or |
App: Reddish brown; Aro: Slightly nutty; Tas: Nice, sweeter than the Ambrio 1471; Very nice; Note: (Brick 07Oct2006 - 2) |
| Het Anker Gouden Carolus Noel 2005 |
App: Black with reddish tinges Aro: Some say anise, or fennel ... lots of it Tas: Tasty Note: DRAFT (Brick 07Jan2006 - 8) |
| Hoegaarden The Original White |
App: Light yellow, cloudy, foamy Aro: Wheaty Tas: Lemony, wheaty, nice smooth mouth feel Note: 5% ABV (Brick 05May2001 - 5) [3-147] |
| Huyghe Artevelde Grand Cru | App: dark color; Aro: mild, aleish; Tas: lovely and round, not at all bitter. This one is Alain De Laet's favorite. Note: 7.3% ABV (Brick Belgian Tasting 22Mar2000) [2-35] |
| Huyghe Biere du Corsaire | App: Yellowish, foamy; Aro: Malty, strong alcohol aroma; Tas: Malty rich flavor, a bit sweet; Note: 9.4% ABV; (Brick 03Mar2001 -1) [3-17] |
| Huyghe Campus Doppio Malto | Brownish color; sweet with a bitter aftertaste. Note: 7.0% ABV; [2-36] |
| Huyghe Delirium Millenium Bruin 2000 | Note: 9.0% ABV; [2-31] |
| Huyghe Delirium Nocturnum | Dark, sweet, with a touch of spiciness Note: 9.0% ABV; (Brick Belgian Tasting 22Mar2000). |
| Huyghe Delirium Ultimum Tripel 1999 | Note: 9.0% ABV; [2-31] |
| Huyghe Delirium Tremens |
Light color, very bubbly, aleish aroma and flavor, very slight
bitterness. Note: 9.0% ABV; (Brick Belgian Tasting 22Mar2000). |
| Huyghe Duinen Dubbel Abbey Ale |
Abbey ale, darker color, sweeter than the Tripel, has a bit of a
fruity flavor Note: 8.0% ABV; (Brick Belgian Tasting 22Mar2000) [2-32] |
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Huyghe
Duinen Tripel Abbey Ale |
Abbey ale, bitter flavor, very light amber color, a bit heavy in
the flavor department. Note: 9.0% ABV; (Brick Belgian Tasting 22Mar2000) [2-32] |
| Huyghe Floris Chocolat |
App: Reddish Aro: Chocolately, like milk chocolate but with a bit a liquer flavor Tas: Very sweet, but not really tasty; I didn't enjoy this much (Brick 02Jun2001 - 5) [4-37] |
| Huyghe Floris Fraises | This is a white beer flavored with strawberries. This is a hardcore strawberry flavor ... you have to like beer and strawberries to enjoy this one. Reminded me of Nestle's Strawberry Quik, but on steroids! Goes very well with Belgian chocolate. Note: 3.0% ABV; (Brick Belgian Tasting 22Mar2000) [2-34] |
| Huyghe Floris Griotte |
This is a white beer flavored with cherries. Much too much cherry
for my liking. Note: 3.0% ABV; (Brick Belgian Tasting 22Mar2000) [2-33] |
| Huyghe Floris Honey |
App: Light yellow, cloudy Aro: Honey Tas: Like drinking honey out of the jar, with just a hint of wheat taste; Yummy for me ... too much sweetness for people who are not into sweet drinks; Note: 4.5% ABV; (Brick 05May2001 - 9) [4-35] |
| Huyghe Floris Ninkeberry |
This is a white beer with mixed fruit. Very tasty, and very
fruity. It's hard to figure out which fruits they used ... there are
five, including mangoes. A must-try. Note: 3.0% ABV (Brick Belgian Tasting 22Mar2000) [2-33] |
| Huyghe Floris Passion |
This is a white beer flavored with passionfruit. Very yummy, very
fruity and sweet. Note: 3.0% ABV; (Brick Belgian Tasting 22Mar2000) [2-34] |
| Huyghe La Guillotine Ale | |
| Huyghe La Poiluchette Blonde |
Amber, with an alish aroma, nice smooth flavor.
La Poiluchette is a regional brand for Chaix L'Eau. Note: 7.5% ABV; (Brick Belgian Tasting 22Mar2000) [2-35] |
| Huyghe La Poiluchette Brune |
Darker and sweeter than the Blonde, slightly bitter, with a light
fruity flavor. Note: 7.5% ABV; (Brick Belgian Tasting 22Mar2000) [2-36] |
| Huyghe McGregor Biere Au Malta Whiskey | App: Reddish; Aro: Very fruity; a bit like a wine; caramel notes; Tas: Caramel flavors; This would make a very nice dessert beer; Note: 6.5% ABV; (Brick 06Oct2001 - 5) [5-55] |
| Huyghe Mateen Tripel | |
| Huyghe Villers Abbaye Oud Vieille | App: Reddish brown; Aro: A bit winey and sweet; Tas: Chewy, malty, a bit of tartness; (Brick 04Aug2001 - 5) [4-183] |
| Jan van Gent | App: Orangey amber; clear; Aro: Very malty, like a triple; Mildly fruity; Tas: A bit of malty flavor, but not overwhelming; somewhat metallic tasting; The first bottle I tried had an ordinary beer flavor with a bit more malt characteristic, making it a less-boring drinking beer; The second bottle I tried was really nasty, though I stored them the same, and tasted them three days apart. Go figure? Note: OG 12.9 ° P; 5.5% ABV; 20 IBU; Aromatic and Pale Ale malts; English Challenger, Goldings hops; (MJGBB); (Home 30Oct2001) [5-65] |
| Jupiler | App: Light yellow; Tas: An ordinary lager with much more character than an American lager; (Rest. 02Feb2001). |
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Brasserie la Binchoise Biere des Ours (Honey Ale) | App: Light yellow; Aro: A touch of isopropyl hint; Tas: Honey taste, had a hint of a taste of isopropyl alcohol, very sweet, almost cloying. 8.5% ABV. (Brick 07Oct2000) [2-56] |
| Brasserie la Binchoise Special Noel | Heavy; very sweet; a bit yeasty |
| Lefebvre Babãr Belgian Honey Ale | Splendid; sweet; well balanced; brewed with honey, bitter orange, coriander, wheat, malted barley, Hallertau and Styrian hops and passion; [1-105] |
| Lefebvre Mannekin Pis | App: Cloudy yellow; Aro: Wheat aroma; Tas: Wheat, slight tart lemony taste; (Home: 30Dec2000 - 3) [1-141] |
| Abbaye Leffe Blonde | App: Yellowish; Aro: Wheat beer aroma; Tas: A bit beery, a bit bitter, strong for a lager but not "wheaty" like a wheat beer; Note: 6.6% ABV (Rest. 02Feb2001). |
| Liefman's Framboise | Yummy raspberry |
| Liefman's Kriekbier | App: Dark red; Aro: Very cherry; Tas: Very cherry, slightly bitter, perfect. (BrewersArt 12Dec2000 - 4) [1-169] |
| Liefman's Goudenband - 1987 | App: Black Aro: Very strong, fruity, almost like a red wine; Tas: Still a bit sour, slightly metallic, very fizzy and bitter, a bit sweet on the tip of the tongue, "dark tasting". Very much like a port or a sherry, tasty, slightly sweet, and vinous. (Brick 04Nov2000 - 3) [2-128] (Brick Evening w Michael Jackson 15Jan2001 - 6) |
| Liefman's Goudenband - 1999 | App: Gold red brown; Aro: Earthy, maye even "fecal" Tas: Sour, aftertaste of tomato soup, slightly metallic taste. Needs to age some. (Brick 04Nov2000 - 2) [2-129] |
| Liefman's Goudenband | App: Reddish; Aro: Like a sherry, specifically Amontillado; Tas: Strawberry flavor, tart and sweet and just right; lovely; Note: This is not a lambic, nor is it a spontaneous fermentation ale; this is filtered and Pasterized before shipping; (Brick Belgian Beer Tasting 25Mar2001 - 7) |
| Lindemans Belgian Cassis Ale | App: Reddish; Aro: Smells like currants; Tas: Very sweet; tastes strongly of currants; a bit of a sour taste; This is a lambic with black currants added. (Brick 04Nov2000 - 6) [2-130] |
| Lindemans Cuvee Renee 1994 | App: Yellow, almost clear; Aro: Tart aroma; Tas: Tart, a very nice gueuze blend, a definite thirst quencher; (Brick 03Mar2001 - 13) [3-13] |
| Lindeman's Gueuze |
App: Amber Aro: A bit sour Tas: Very sweet; barely bitter; more like a Faro, in my opinion Note: (Brick 03May2002 - 1) [7-161] |
| Lindeman's Framboise | App: Bright red color; Aro: Raspberry aroma; Tas: Apple-y, cidery, tart, raspberry flavor, sweet, but very tart; (Building Blocks of Beer 30Apr2001 - 1) [6-127] |
| Lindeman's Peche | App: Aro: Tas: Note: ( ) [8-17] |
| Maes Pils | App: Light yellow; Aro: Beery; Tas: Ordinary pilsner; 4.9% ABV. (Home 21Oct2000 - 4) [2-104] |
| Lucifer | App: Light amber; yellowish; Aro: Definite Belgian "wit" aroma, with some perfumey sounds; Tas: Very smooth, with just a hint of bitterness in the aftertaste; Very metallic; Otherwise a nice big Belgian taste; (Brick 25Nov2003) [1-97] |
| Kasteel Bruin (Brown Ale) | App: Reddish,dark, but not opaque; Tas: "Wow!" Very sweet, a touch of maltiness, easy drinking; (Brick Belgian Beer Tasting 25Mar2001 - 10) |
| Maredsous Abbey Ale (Double?) | [1-57] |
| Mort Subite Framboise | Yummy; raspberry flavored lambic |
| Orval Trappist Ale |
App: bronze Aro: Very fruity Tas: Very complex, citrussy, the taste could be described as "like rotting papayas"; it's not bad ... but it takes getting used to (Building Blocks of Beer 30Apr2001 - 7) [1-15] |
| Paeleman Druivenbier Grape Beer |
App: Ruby red; foamy Aro: Mostly unfermented grapes Tas: Like chomping on a not-quite-ripe grape; very tart; It is difficult to taste the coriander or the beer itself (Brick 03Jul2002 - 4) [7-103] |
| Palm | |
| Popperings Hommelbier |
App: Honey colored; foamy Aro: Mild wheat aroma Tas: Slightly metallic; very foamy mouth feel; the metallic taste really cut into the big Belgian ale taste Note: Slightly out of date: Jan2002. (Brick 24Mar2002 - 1) [6-131] |
| Rochefort 6 (Abbaye St-Remy) | App: Reddish brown; Aro: Mild ale aroma; Tas: Mild Belgian Ale, some hops character, sweet; (Rest. 02Feb2001) |
| Rochefort 8 (Abbaye St-Remy) | App: Dark reddish brown; Aro: Very malty; Tas: Very malty and sweet, with rich aftertones; (Brick Los Testigos de Cerveza Tasting 24May2001 - 6) [3-105] |
| Rochefort 10 (Abbaye St-Remy) | App: Black; Tas: Thick, sweet, very yummy. Very very rich flavors, a bit alcoholic, somewhat like a Port wine; Not: 11.3% ABV (Brick Evening w Michael Jackson 15Jan2001 - 7) [2-96] |
| Rochefortoise Ambreé | App: Reddish amber; Aro: Malty, some fruit aroma; Tas: Malty, slightly fruity, a bit bitter, almost sour Note: (Rest. 02Feb2001) [3-109] |
| Rochefortoise Blonde | App: Cloudy yellow; Aro: Beery, sorta like Bud or Miller; Tas: Some bitterness; Note: 6.2% ABV; (Rest. 02Feb2001) [3-107] |
| Rochefortoise Brune | App: Medium brown; Tas: Very malty and complex; Note: 10% ABV (Rest. 02Feb2001). |
| Rodenbach Alexander | App: Reddish amber; Aro: Tart, cherry aroma Tas: Cherry, tart, sweet, drying; Note: 6% ABV; (Brick 03Mar2001 - 6) [3-9] |
| Rodenbach Grand Cru Belgian Red Ale | App: Reddish brown; Aro: Sweet; Tas: Tastes like red wine vinegar in a beer; very sour; (Brick 04Nov2000 - 10) [2-139] |
| Roman Dobbelen Bruinen |
Tas: Dark; sweet; yummy |
| Brasserie Dubuisson Scaldis Noel |
Tas: Dark and sweet Note: Three malts; triple hopped Importer: Vanberg & DeWulf [1-89] |
| Brasserie Dubuisson Scaldis Special Ale |
App: Dark orange Aro: Very malty Tas: Very malty; strong; almost like a port wine (Brick 07Sep2002 - 3) |
| Silly Double Enghien Blonde | App: Brownish amber; foamy; Aro: Very mild; Tas: Somewhat vegetal; nice malty flavor; Note: (Brick 24Mar2002 - 2) [6-133] |
| Silly Double Enghien Brune |
App: Red brown Aro: Fruity, almost like a framboise Tas: Malty, somewhat metallic; fruity (Brick 06Apr2002) [6-135] |
| Silly Scotch | Tas: Yummy; very sweet; YY |
| Sezoens | [1-3] |
| St. Bernardus Trippel Abbey Ale |
App: Very foamy, pale amber Aro: Estery, like bananas, and also yeasty, like a hefeweizen Tas: Very sweet, somewhat vinous, with the same slightly bitter taste that other Belgian Tripels have; hints of spiciness (I got coriander, others said orange peel) Note: 7.5% ABV; (Home 2001) [1-93] [3-35] |
| St. Bernardus Abbot 12 |
App: Dark reddish brown, almost black; foamy; Lots of sediment
in the bottle Aro: Rich, musty Tas: Fruity, rich; strong; warming; very smooth for a 10% Note: 10% ABV; (MJGBB) (Home 10Feb2001) [6-125] |
| St. Bernardus Prior 8 |
App: Dark reddish brown, almost black; foamy Aro: Mildly musty Tas: Wonderfully complex; right in the "sweet spot" for me with roasty, bitter, and sweet tastes; no alcohol bite Note: 8% ABV; (Home 04Jan2004) [10-29] |
| St. Feuillien Abbey Triple Ale |
App: Aro: Tas: Note: (Home 02Aug2002) [7-179] |
| St. Louis Gueuze |
Tas: Lambic; sweet, fizzy, bubbly, and nice; not quite as sweet as
Jacobins |
| Steenbrugge Dubbel Bruin |
App: Reddish dark, nearly opaque Aro: Malty, almost like a wine aroma, perhaps similar to a Merlot, but sweeter Tas: Caremel, then a bit of coffee, a bit chocolately, "fruitcake" (Brick 30Apr2001 - 2) [4-33] |
| Stella Artois | Boring, light. [2-43] |
| Sterken's Dubbel Ale | App: Bubbly; Aro: Mild, beery; Tas: Nice aleish flavor. [2-52] |
| Sterken's St. Sebastiaan Dark | Slight yeast taste; slight bitter; top fermented; in an opaque ceramic-top bottle. [1-107] |
| Sterken's White Ale |
App: Yellow; cloudy Aro: Wheat beer aroma Tas: Fairly typical wheat beer (Brick 03May2002 - 9) |
| Strubbe Ichtegem's Ale | Wow! Fruity; round; "tastes like looking at the inside of a burgundy test tube"; dark and tasty; taste this when opened, then let it breathe for a while and taste again; (Win-It-Too) [1-93] |
| Timmermans Framboise Lambic | Raspberry flavored lambic. [1-7] |
| Val-Dieu Blond | App: Straw, cloudy, foamy; Aro: Wheaty aroma; Tas: Mild, bubbly, smooth wheat taste; very nice; Note: (Home 22Feb2002) [6-99] |
| Val-Dieu Brune |
App: Brown, cloudy foam Aro: Roasty Tas: Roasty, a hint of the wheat maltiness of a double; a bit of alcohol taste; otherwise, a lot like a porter (Home 03Mar2002) [6-101] |
| Val-Dieu Triple |
App: Orange yellow, cloudy Tas: Strong alcohol taste, a bit malty; rich (Home 03Mar2002) [6-103] |
| De Proef Van den Vern Grand Cru 2002 |
App: Brownish orange Aro: Yeasty, aromatic ale notes Tas: Tangy, assertive bitterness, smoother than many Belgian dubbel styles; hints of nuttiness (29May2003) |
| Van Steenberge Augustijn Ale |
App: Yellowish amber; foamy Aro: Very malty, very strong nose Tas: Well balanced, a bit bitter, malty, easy to drink; becomes more complex as it warms up Note: 8% ABV (Brick 17May2001 - 8) [3-181] |
| Van Steenberge Double Bornem Ale |
App: Dark ruby Aro: sweet; Malty when it warms Tas: Malty; fairly typical (Brick 03May2002 - 3) [7-149] |
| Van Steenberge Bruegel Amber Ale |
App: Orangey yellow Aro: Grape aroma Tas: Mildly sweet, very fruity, like Himbeersaft (Raspberry Syrup) in water; a bit watery, grapey (Brick Belgian Beer Tasting 25Mar2001 - 6) |
| Van Steenberge Cherish Raspberry Lambic |
App: Reddish, clear Aro: Very strong raspberry aroma Tas: Lots of raspberry taste; you can barely taste the characteristic lambic sourness; this one is not too sweet either; a good starter lambic Note: 5.0% ABV (Brick 01Dec2001 - 13) |
| Van Steenberge Cherish Peach |
App: Clear, light yellow Aro: Very nice peach aroma Tas: Mixed; some peach flavor, a bit of bitterness; I'm not a big fan Note: 5.0% ABV (Brick 01Dec2001 - 20) |
| Van Steenberge Gulden Draak |
App: Brownish amber Aro: Malty Tas: Tastes a lot like a Belgian dubbel; very rich and tasty; becomes more complex as it warms up Note: 10.5% ABV (Brick 17May2001 -1) [3-177] |
| Van Steenberge Mongozo African-Style Beer |
App: Orange, cloudy Aro: Nice, rich aroma Tas: Yummy; malty, dry (07Sep2002 - 7) [7-49] |
| Van Steenberge Piraat |
App: Amber Aro: Beery Tas: Sweet, a bit of alcohol taste; gets sweeter with more complexity as it warms up Note: 10.5% ABV (Brick 17May2001 - 1) [3-179] |
| á Vapeur Cochonette Petite Vapeur Cochonne |
Tas: Spicy; nice flavor; sweet with a bit of bite from the
various spices [1-115] |
| á Vapeur La Vapeur en Folie - 1989 |
App: Light brown; foamy Aro: Very acidic aroma Tas: A bit tart; somewhat acidic; very mellow; Note, this does not taste "like beer" in the classical sense ... it's much more tart and vinous and spicy Note: 8% ABV; Pale malt; Hallertau hops; Cumin (Brick 10Nov2001 - 4) [6-69] |
| á Vapeur Saison de Pipaix 1996 |
App: Reddish yellow Aro: Very flowery, not lemony or wheaty Tas: Very tart, a bit sour, somewhat acidic, with lots of stuff happening; "Like green grapes" Note: 6% ABV; Pale, Munich malts; Hallertauer hops; ginger, pepper, sweet orange, coriander, curacao (Building Blocks of Beer 04Jun2001 - 4) [4-73] |
| Verhaeghe Vichte Duchesse de Bourgogne | App: Dark red, foamy; Aro: Very vinous; slightly fruity; Tas: Sweet, rich, slightly tart; very nice; complex flavors; Note: 6.2% ABV; (Home 08Nov2002) |
| Vervifontaine Brown Xmas Ale | App: Dark red, blackish, very foamy; Tas: Very foamy, very foamy, mildly tart, a bit like a trippel or other strong Belgian ale, some drying characteristic on the tongue. Not: ABV 8.0%; (Brick 03Apr2001 - 1) [3-57] |
| Vervifontaine Red | App: yellowish, cloudy; Tas: Very light first taste, very tasty second taste (Brick 07Oct2000) [2-58] |
| Vondel Flemish Brown Ale | App: Brown; Aro: Sharp hops aroma; Tas: Smooth, fizzy, slightly bitter, second taste sweeter; (Wettens Importers). [2-24] |
| Westmalle Trappist Double Beer | Dark; a bit of bitterness in flavor; fruity after taste, like black cherry; nice appearance and aroma; [2-37] |
| Westmalle Trappist Triple Beer | App: Brownish amber; Aro: Rich ester aroma, almost like a wine bouquet; Tas: Sweet and tangy, fruity, but not a definable fruit flavor (Brick 15Oct2000 - 2) [2-87] |
| Westvleteren Trappist Ale | App: Dark, bubbly; Aro: Nice smooth; Tas: Thick, sweet, very tasty. 10.8% ABV. (Brick 15Oct2000 - 3) |
|
Brasserie Slahmuylder
Witkap-Pater
Abbey Singel Ale |
App: Yellow, foamy, mostly clear Aro: Wheat aroma Tas: A bit tart; Much like a hefeweizen; slight bitterness in the back Note: BOCD; 6% ABV; (History of Beers in the U.S. 28Jan2002 - 2) [2-65] |
| Taquina | Light lager; not very flavorful; boring. [1-15] |
| Antartica | Ordinary lager; DVCFB |
| Brahma Chopp | Ordinary lager; DVCFB |
| Cintra Beer | Clear, light, boring, typical South American pilsner. Note: 4.7% ABV. [2-45] |
| Sambadoro | App: Light amber; Aro: Almost non-existant; beery; Tas: Not bad; Mild; Flavorful without the mass-market beer aftertaste. Note: (Green Fields 08Jul2003) |
| Xingu | A black beer; dark but not thick or yeasty; One of the few Central/South American brews that I truly enjoy drinking. |
| Zagorka Special Lager Beer |
App: Like water with a single drop of yellow food
coloring Aro: Slightly metallic; American mass-market lager Tas: There is a distinct flavor to this, but i'm not sure that it a good one; A bit dry; Leaves a coating on the tongue; Very mild lager; Could grow on you if you like the style Note: (Brick 03Jul2002 - 2) [7-159] |
| Castel Beer (Les Brasseries du Cameroun) |
App: Light yellow; Aro: Imperceptible; Tas: A decent lager; Light; Some interesting flavors; It is tastier than Bud or Miller, and it goes very well with spicy African food. Note: 5.2% ABV; (Rest. 16Apr2005) |
| Alexander Keith's I.P.A. | App: Brownish amber; Ar: Beery; Ta: A bit salty; Not much in the way of flavoring hops; Like a dry, watery, mass-market beer. Note: CAN (Toronto Airport 31Jul2003) |
| Algonquin Honey Brown | App: Reddish brown amber; Aro: Beery; Tas: A fairly ordinary lager with a hint of honey taste ... just a hint; Their web site describes it as "a rich golden pilsner with just a hint of local wild flower honey". Note: DRAFT; CICOO. (Rest. 09Jul2001). |
| Amsterdam Framboise | App: Bright red; Aro: Raspberry-like; Tas: No sweetness at all; This is like dry raspberry soda; Note: DRAFT; CICOO; (Smokeless Joe's 11Jul2001). |
| Big Rock McNally's Irish Style Ale | App: Brown; Tas: Malty, tasty; (Brick 08Sep2001 - 5) [5-111] |
| Big Rock Wart Hog Ale | App: Reddish amber; Aro: Vegetative, like decaying vegetables, like kimchi without the peppers; Tas: A bit malty, not bad, like a lager, a bit on the sweet side; (Brick: 19May2001 - 4) [4-93] |
| County Durham Blak Katt | App: Black; Tas: Very sweet, rich flavor, like a stout, or a porter; Note: DRAFT; CICOO; (Smokeless Joe's 11Jul2001). |
| Denison's Brewery Bavarian Hell | App: Clear, light amber; Aro: Mildly "beery"; Tas: Sweet, mild hops bite; mildly peanutty flavor; very drinkable; Note: 4.7% ABV; DRAFT; CICOO; (Denison's Brewery 11Jul2001). |
| Denison's Brewery Royal Dunkel | App: Dark red amber; Aro: Something like sweet red cabbage; Tas: Very malty; a bit sweet; definitely not typical for a dark beer; Note: 4.9% ABV; DRAFT; CICOO; (Denison's Brewery 11Jul2001). |
| Denison's Brewery Weizen | App: Light amber; cloudy; Aro: Wheat beer aroma with a sweetish component; Tas: Mmmm. Clssical wheat beer tast; some bubble gum flavors; Note: 5.6% ABV; DRAFT; CICOO; (Denison's Brewery 11Jul2001). |
| Denison's Brewery Maibock | App: Brownish orange; Aro: Mildly vegetal; sweet; Tas: Sweet; a bit tangy; very flavorful; Note: 6.5% ABV; DRAFT; CICOO; (Denison's Brewery 11Jul2001). |
| St. Andre V ienna Lager | App: Clear Red; Tas: Very tasty, with a bit of a vegetal after-taste; a bit grassy; Note: DRAFT; CICOO; (Smokeless Joe's 11Jul2001). |
| Granite Brewery Best Bitter | App: Copper; Tas: Very even and balanced; dry; a "sweet hoppy" aftertaste; Note: OG 1046; 4.5% ABV; DRAFT; CICOO. (Granite Brewery 07Jul2001). |
| Granite Brewery Best Bitter Special (Dry Hopped, Cask Conditioned) | App: Darker than copper; Aro: Discernable hops aroma; Tas: Much more hops taste than the Best Bitter; more bitterness, a softer mouth feel, a bit fizzier, not as "rich," but still balanced; Note: OG 1046; 4.5% ABV; DRAFT; CICOO. (Granite Brewery 07Jul2001 - ). |
| Granite Brewery I.P.A. | App: Apple juice; Aro: Mildly hoppy, with some fruitiness; Tas: Very subtle hops; Bitteres that lingers on the tongue, a bit crunchy or biscuitty; Note: OG 1052; 5.0% ABV; DRAFT; CICOO. (Granite Brewery 07Jul2001 - ). |
| Granite Brewery Keefe's Irish Stout | App: Black and foamy; Aro: Very malty, with that familiar "black stout roasty aroma; Tas: Very dry, very thin mouthfeel, coffee flavors; Note: OG 1050; 4.8% ABV; DRAFT; CICOO. (Granite Brewery 07Jul2001). |
| Granite Brewery Peculiar | App: Reddish brown; Tas: Slightly sweet, malty; Note: OG 1056; 5.6% ABV; DRAFT; CICOO. (Granite Brewery 07Jul2001). |
| Granite Brewery Ringwood Ale | App: A bit cloudy; Tas: Very clean, crisp, and slightly sweet flavor; Note: OG 1052; 5.0% ABV; DRAFT; CICOO. (Granite Brewery 07Jul2001). |
| Granite Brewery Summer Ale | App: Golden amber; Aro: A combination of hoppiness and yeasty aromas; Tas: A bitter root flavor, not very exciting, but drinkable; soft mouthfeel; on the mild side; Note: oG 1042; 4.0% ABV; DRAFT; CICOO. (Granite Brewery 07Jul2001). |
| Granite Brewery Ringberry Ale | App: Brownish yellow; Aro: Crisp raspberry aroma; Tas: The raspberry flavor comes through strong and fruity and sweet; it's hard to tell that there is actually any ale in here; I like it, primarily because it reminds me of Himbeersaft from my childhood; Note: OG 1052; 5.0% ABV; DRAFT; CICOO. (Granite Brewery 07Jul2001). |
| Labatt Ale | Very close to American mass-market swill |
| Labatt Blue | App: Clean, light yellow; Aro: Beery; Tas: Clean, typical pilsner, but not bad; Note: CICOO; (Rest. 09Jul2001). |
| Kokanee Glacier Beer | App: Amber; Tas: Very boring lager, but drinkable. Note: CICOO. |
| Kootenay Mountain Ale | App: Reddish amber; Tas: A bit hoppy, not very exciting, but drinkable ale. Note: CICOO. |
| McAuslan Griffon Brown Ale | App: Light brown; Aro: Nice malty aroma; Tas: Dry, malty, very nice mouthfeel; Note: (Brick 05Jan2002 - 7) [6-3] |
| McAuslan St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout | App: Black, with brown foam; Aro: Smells like a Russian Imperial Stout; Tas: Nice; incredibly so ... I got distracted and forgot to note the taste, but it was good; (Brick 04Aug2001 -9) [5-29] |
| Molson Golden | |
| Molson Light | |
| Molson Export Ale | |
| Molson Rickard's Red | App: Brownish orange; Tas: Very mild; negligible bitterness; PJ likes; Just plain old beer; Note: DRAFT; CICOO; (Toronto Airport 12Jul2001). |
| Moosehead | Not a bad lager; goes well with MD crabs; [3-27] |
| Okanagan Spring Extra Special Pale Ale | App: Clear, copper; Tas: Quite nice, easy drinking, not too hoppy, a bit fruity; Note: 5% ABV; CICOO. (Rest. 31Mar2001 - 1) [3-61] |
| Quidi Vidi Kriek | App: Orange/yellow; Aro: Like marzipan, really ... smells like the paste made from almonds and sugar; Tas: A very subtle cherry flavor; Some flavors like marzipan; very nice; very simple beer flavors; Note: 5% ABV; CICOO; (Smokeless Joe's 11Jul2001) [4-157] |
| Sleeman Cream Ale | App: Clear, middle orange; Aro: Barely beery; Tas: Smooth, creamy mouthfeel; Just a hint of bitterness; very little flavor; Note: CICOO. (Toronto Airport 12Jul2001) [4-103] |
| Sleeman Steam | App: Clear, light orange; Aro: Mildly beery; Tas: More hops tasted than the Cream Ale; More malt character too; PJ thinks that it's less bitter and likes it better (?); Note: CICOO. (Toronto Airport 12Jul2001) [4-103] |
| Sleeman Honey Brown | App: Brownish amber; Aro: Nutty; Tas: Nutty flavor, malty and sweet; Note: DRAFT; CICOO. (Rest. 09Jul2001). |
| Unibroue 10 |
App: Light orange Aro: Slightly dusty, mild hint of apples Tas: Slight apple flavor, otherwise like a mild Belgian trippel style (Party 18Dec2004) |
| Unibroue 11 (Ale on Lees) | App: Light orange; Amazingly foamy when poured straight out of the fridge; Aro: Fruity; Bread yeast; The alcohol fumes are quite vivid; Tas: Mmmmm; Hmmmm; Strong alcohol bite ... this would have done better for a year in the cellar instead of the fridge; Powerful mouthfeel of malt, but a lot of alcohol; It has that characteristic Belgian ale taste; Yummy, but definitely should cellar for a year to get some of the edge off the alcohol; Note: 11% ABV; (Home 01Aug2005) |
| Unibroue Blanche de Chambly | App: Poured clear amber until I shook in the sediment from the bottom of the bottle; Aro: Crisp yeast smell, like from a Belgian white beer; Tas: Effervescent mouth feel; Nice crisp wheat flavor; Not remarkably different from a good hefe-weizen or a good wit bier; Not: ABV 5%; (Home 23Dec2000 - 2) (History of Beers in the U.S. 28Jan2002 - 1) [1-135] |
| Unibroue Don de Dieu | App: Cloudy apple juice; Tas: Light and fruity, very tasty 9.0% ABV [2-115] |
| Unibroue Eau Bènite | App: Brownish orange, cloudy, weak head; Aro: Fruity; vaguely like apples; Tas: Malty, tastes a lot like a wheat beer; it's not sweet, and tastes a bit like alcohol; Note: 7.7% ABV; (Home 29Nov2001) [5-137] |
| Unibroue Ephemere | App: Yellowish orange, cloudy Aro: Sweet, apples Tas: Interesting ... kinda like a cross between a Belgian ale and a glass of apple cider. Definitely can taste the coriander and the Curacao orange. The front flavors are dominated by the fermented apple juice .. if I had not poured it, I might have guessed "cider" instead of "beer." (Home: 22Sep2004 ) |
| Unibroue La Gaillarde | App: Light; Aro: Nice bouquet; Tas: A fine ale; light, but very flavorful, given the light color. (Brick 02Sep2000) [2-85] |
| Unibroue Maudite | App: Amber; Aro: Smells like marijuana; Tas: Nice taste, does not taste like pot Note: 8.0% ABV; [2-74] |
| Unibroue Quelque Chose Cherry Ale | App: Cherry red, dark; Aro: Very cherry, very cherry; Tas: Like cherry soda; Some found it reminiscent of cough syrup; Not: This was tasted cold; Recommendations are to serve at cellar temperature, or mulled; (Brick: 02Dec2000 - 5) [2-157] |
| Unibroue Raftman | App: Amber red; Tas: Sweet and smoky. 5.5% ABV [2-2] |
| Unibroue Terrible | App: Black, opaque; Aro: Roasty; Tas: Roasty, bitter, makes me pucker; "Tastes like sorghum molasses;" There are hints of a flavor like beer poking through ... the tast reminds me of a Belgian dubbel that has had the roastiness and bitterness accentuated; I'd have preferred a bit more sweetness to make this drink easier; Note: 10.5% ABV; (Home 25Dec2003) |
| Unibroue Trois Pistoles | App: brown; Aro: rich, hoppy; Fla: Fruity rich flavor (Brick 02Sep2000) [2-119] |
| Upper Canada Dark Lager | App: Black foam; Aro: Not very interesting, a bit yeasty; Tas: Strong flavor from the yeast, bitter, a bit cloudy; Unimpressive; Note: DRAFT; CICOO. (Rest. 07Jul2001). |
| Wellington Iron Duke Dark Ale | App: Dark reddish brown; Aro: Strong malt aroma; Tas: Very bubbly mouthfeel; lotsa hops bitterness; dry; Note: 6.5% ABV; (Home 03May2001) [3-111] |
| Wyder's Dry Raspberry Cider | App: Clear; Aro: Strong raspberry aroma; Tas: Very tasty raspberry cider, excellent balance of fruit flavors and sweetness. Note: 4% ABV; [3-197] (Brick 05May2001 - 12). |
| Wyder's Pear Cider | App: Clear and bubbly; Tas: Very dry, nice pear flavor; Note: 4% ABV; (Brick 06Oct2001 - 4) [5-73] |
| Wyder's Peach Cider | (Rest. 30May2001). |
| Escudo | Light lager, not very flavorful, boring; [1-45] |
| Blue Ribbon Blue Diamond Beer |
App: Amber Aro: American mass-market hops Tas: Drinkable, like a mass-market lager Note: CICOO (Home 21Apr2004) |
| Can Er Happy Hours Beer |
App: Light yellow Aro: A bit vegetal Tas: Very milde; Slight hops bite in the finish; Clean taste on the front of the tongue Note: CICOO (Home18Apr2004) |
| Can Er Snow Lemon |
App: Amber Aro: Mild lemony aroma Tas: Mild lemony taste Note: CICOO (Home18Apr2004) |
| Can Er Wind Flower Snow Moon |
App: Light yellow Aro: Metallic, mild American mass-market lager hops Tas: It has a bite to it; Mildly metallic; No malt sweetness; for American mass-market lagers this probably works. Note: CICOO (Home 17Apr2004) |
| Chungshentaibeer |
App: Orange-yellow Aro: Mildly fruity, like apple juice Tas: Unremarkable; Has an American mass-market aftertaste Note: CICOO CAN (Rest. 21Apr2004) |
| K K 8° |
App: Yellow Aro: American mass-market hops Tas: Not much here; Mostly flavorless wetness with the typical mass-market bitterness Note: CICOO CAN (Home 21Apr2004) |
| Lan Can River Dali Beer |
App: Yellow Aro: Mild lager aroma Tas: Crisp, clean taste; minimal bitterness, easy drinking Note: CICOO (Rest. 15Apr2004) |
| Shanghai |
App: Golden Aro: American mass-market hops Tas: Not very interesting; an ordinary pilsner (Home 05Nov2000) [2-133] |
| Snow Beer |
App: Yellow Aro: Pungent; Strong American mass-market hops aroma; almost skuny Tas: Like isolating parts of an American lager and adding some water; it is weak, but drinkable, and I like it better than American mass-market lager swill. Note: CICOO (Home 15Apr2004) |
| Tsingtao 10.0 |
App: Yellow Aro: Vegetal? Tas: Light, almost flavorless; Slightly flowery aftertaste Note: CICOO (Rest. 15Apr2004) |
| Tsingtao Chun Sheng Tai Beer |
App: Amber Aro: Sweet, mildly fruity Tas: Strange, tastes strong, despite what the label says Note: CICOO CAN (Home 21Apr2004) |
| Tsingtao Laoshan Beer |
App: Orange-yellow Aro: Mildly spice Tas: Crisp, tasty, like a well-balanced pilsner Note: CICOO (Rest. 21Apr2004) |
| Tsingtao | Tas: Nice lager with a touch of sweetness. |
| Yanjing |
App:Orangey yellow Aro: Strange; dusty aroma with hints of perfume Tas: Strange; it has some very unique flavors that I assume come from the water; its not bad tasting a bit vegetal perhaps; definitely a lager, not enough hops to call it a pilsner. (Home 14Jan2004) |
| Yanjing Draft |
App: Clear yellow Aro: Perfumey; Mildly skunky aroma Tas: Very nice; rsips; bitter aftertaste; mildly fruity tones Note: CICOOn CAN (Rest. 24Apr2004) |
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App: Light yellow Aro: Vegetal, not quite skunky Tas: Lighter than many lagers; some hops flavor Note: CICOO (Rest. 18Apr2004) |
| Yinpu Black Rice Beer |
App: Reddish orange Aro: Elmer's school glue Tas: A little bit like a smoked beer at first; very weak, no finish to it Note: 4.6% ABV; (Brick 01Dec2001 - 5) [5-147] |
| Cerveza Aquila | App: Yellow; Aro: Wheaty; Tas: Sorta, kinda like a wheat beer; mild; not that bad for a S.A. beer; Note: (Brick 02Feb2002 - 8) |
| Club Colombia | Clearer than healthy urine in the bottle. Bland, light lager; boring. [1-91] |
| Karlovacko |
Tas: Very very light, slightly fecal aroma, very bland, not much
flavor [2-10] |
| Cristal | App: Clear, almost water; Tas: Almost devoid of flavor, with a slight pilsner aftertaste; Refreshing devoid of taste; PJ likes; (Smokeless Joe's 11Jul2001) [4-105] |
| Keo | DVCFB |
| Crystal Diplomat Dark Beer |
App: Brownish Aro: Malty; slight caramel notes Tas: Like flat root beer; decent dark bitternesss, but no real fizz or bite Note: This beer is named Samson outside the USA. |
| B.B.N.P. Czechvar (Budvar) | App: Golden amber; Aro: Mildly beery; Tas: Typical pilsner; not too sweet; This definitely has more flavor and character than American Budweiser, whose original recipe [apochryphally] attempted to reproduce the taste of this, or another Czech pilsner. Note: 5.0% ABV; (d.b.a. 28Dec2001 - 5) [5-91] |
| Herold Bohemian Black Lager | App: Black, foamy; Aro: Roasty, malty aroma; Tas: Sweet, roasty, almost like a stout, but less bitter than a dry stout; Decent mouthfeel; Drying finish; I recommend that fans of stouts, porters, and schwartzbier styles give this one a try too; Note: OG 13.1-13.2° P; 5.2% ABV; Pilsner, crystal, Munich, black malts; Saaz hops; (Home 03Feb2002) [6-1] |
| Herold Golden Lager | App: Yellow, clear; Tas: Tastes like buckwheat, a bit lemony, drinkable and definitely not boring for a Czech lager. (Brick Evening w Michael Jackson 15Jan2001 - 5) |
| Herold Old Stork | App: Clear yellow; Aro: Beery; Tas: Ordinary pilsner; mildly hoppy; PJ likes it; Note: 4.8% ABV; (Home 02Dec2001) [5-127] |
| Herold Traditional Premium Bohemian Lager | App: Clear, light; Tas: A bit hoppy, a bit "soapy", and otherwise uninteresting. Note: 5% ABV; (Brick 07Apr2001 - 9) [3-91] |
| Lev Black Lion | App: Brownish; Aro: Imperceptible; Tas: Metallic after-taste; somewhat bland; hints of chocolate; Note: (Brick 02Feb2002 - 7) [6-79] |
| Lev Lion Export Lager Beer | App: Amber; Aro: A spunky aroma; Tas: Tasty; A bit on the hoppy side for a lager, but very drinkable; Has a drying aftertaste/mouthfeel. Note: (Brick 25Nov2003) |
| Pardubice Porter Boom | App: Aro: Tas: Note: ( ) [6-111] |
| Pilsner Urquell | App: Amber, tiny bubbles, clear; Aro: Slightly fruity aroma; Tas: Crackery, a bit bitter, no sweetness, a bit flowery. (Building Blocks of Beer 14May2001 - 5) |
| Lobkowicz Baron - Premium Czech Dark Lager | Very nice ... balanced dark flavors, but enjoyable by Czech Lager fans. One of the few darker beers Paula liked. [2-20] |
| Lobkowicz Knight - Traditional Czech Lager | App: Yellowish, clear; Aro: Sweet, clean aroma; Tas: Sweet, crips, barely hoppy, very drinkable mild beer; (Brick 05May2001 - 1) [4-25] |
| Lobkowicz Prince - Blonde Bock Beer | Not quite like either a bock or a (Belgian) blonde beer. Too light for my liking, and too bitter for Paula. [2-20] |
| Rebel ( Mestansky Pivovar Havlickuv Brod) Pilsner | App: Yellow, light; Tas: A bit hoppy, and a bit sulphury; not really great, but drinkable; (Brick Los Testigos de Cerveza Tasting 24May2001 - 3) [4-43] |
| Radegast Premium Original Lager |
App: Yellow orange Aro: A bit muddy Tas: Like a wheat beer in flavor; drinkable Note: 5% ABV (Brick 04Jan2003 - 4) |
| Staroprmen Ceqny |
App: Red to black Aro: Hard to describe, lagerish Tas: Mild, a touch of sweetness, a lingering bitterness that seems to coat the tongue; Nice if you like dark lagers. Note: DRAFT; Hand carried from Czech Republic. (Michael Jackson's 60th Birthday Party 27Mar2002 - 2) |
| Staroprmen Millenium |
App: Reddish amber Aro: Not much - hints of Saaz hops Tas: Malty, nice Saaz taste; Spicy, very nice Note: DRAFT; Hand carried from Czech Republic. (Michael Jackson's 60th Birthday Party 27Mar2002 - 3) |
| Zubr Premium Lager Beer | App: Light; Aro: Dusty; Tas: Oh my ... this is nasty stuff (does not taste good); [2-82] |
| Carlsberg Beer | Light, bland, and boring, like Central/South American beer; [1-89] |
| Carlsberg C47 | App: Reddish orange; Aro: Slightly malty; Tas: Sweet, rich, malty flavor; not at all like Danish beer; Note: OG 16.0°P; 30 EBC; 35 IBU; 7.0% ABV; Danish pilsner malt; Germany caramel malt; European hops; (Home 08Feb2002) [6-73] |
| Carlsberg Elephant Malt Liquor | Richer flavored than the Carlsberg beer, with a kick. [1-25] |
| Faxe Extra Strong 10% Danish Lager Beer | App: Amber; Aro: Faintly beery; Tas: Strong ale flavor; not bad, really; a bit of an aftertaste, but not intolerable; Note: 10% ABV; CAN; (Smokeless Joes 11Jul2001). |
| Harboe Bear Beer | Maybe the bears like to drink this stuff? Very heavy; a bit oily-tasting; not easily drinkable; the Beertender said "like a malt liquor" but I think "malted bear urine" might get closer to the mark; [1-101] |
| Tuborg Gold | Is this stuff still made in Denmark? Boring. |
| Presidente Cerveza | App: Clear; light yellow; Aro: Beery; slight hint of malt; Tas: Nothing overly impressive ... but not bad; Basically a decent "lawn-mower" beer; slightly hoppy with a hint of sweetness to it; If you like light Mexican and South American beers, you'll like this fine; (Brick 07Dec2002 - 5) (Brick 09Jun2003) [5-157] |
| Adnam's Broadside Ale | Tas: Like a porter; good stuff; [1-63] | ||||||||||||||||
| Adnam's Suffolk Extra Ale |
Tas: Mild, not as bitter as expected for the winner of a "best
bitters" competition [1-81] |
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| (Aston Manor) Old Deadly's Blackadder | Premium Lager Beer, Fermented Apple Cider, and Blackcurrant Flavoring. Yummy if you like things sweet and fruity. You can't really taste the beer, you can taste the currants, but it's not sickly sweet. Very refreshing, and super easy-drinking, like wine coolers, it tastes more like soda than an alcohol beverage. ABV 5.3%. (Brick Evening w Michael Jackson 15Jan2001 - warmup) | ||||||||||||||||
| Badger Dorset Best Ale | App: Reddish amber; Aro: Very mild aroma; Tas: Very mild taste; a bit fruity; this would be what the British drink as a "session beer." Note: 4.0% ABV; CAN; (Brick 24Oct2001) [BC] | ||||||||||||||||
| Bass Ale | App: Reddish amber; Aro: Soapy; Tas: Bitter, a bit muddy; We don't believe this bottle to have been in the best of shape; (Building Blocks of Beer 14May2001 - 7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Bateman's Salem Porter | Sweet, dark, nice bitter aftertaste, very drinkable. [2-7] | ||||||||||||||||
| Boddingtons Pub Draught |
App: Brownish orange foamy Aro: Mild, fruity Tas: Crisp, fruity, tastes like bananas Note: DRAFT; (Rest. 19Jun2002 - 1) |
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| Brakspear Bitter |
App: Brownish orange Aro: Very mild Tas: Dark, mellow, dry (Brick 07Sep2002 - 2) [7-63] |
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| Brakspear Vintage Henley 1999 | App: Reddish brown; Aro: Slightly metallic, or rocky; Tas: Malty, dusty; (Brick 11Mar2002) | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulmer's Strongbow Cider | ABV 5%; [1-21] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Burton Bridge Empire India Pale Ale |
App: Brownish orange Aro: Fruity; a bit gingery Tas: Fruity; a hint of alcohol on the tongue Note: (Brick 07Sep2002 - 1) [7-127] |
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| Burton Bridge Tom Syke's Ale - Cask Conditioned | App: Reddish brown; Aro: Malty, a bit of an alcohol nose; Tas: Very strong alcohol flavor to it; a powerful drink, and a good taste to it; Note: CC; 10% ABV; (Brick 08Sep2001 - 9). | ||||||||||||||||
| Coniston Bluebird Bitter |
Tas: Bitter; amber; not very flavorful; I prefer a much darker
bitter |
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| Coniston Entire Butt Porter | Note: 4.9% ABV | ||||||||||||||||
| Coniston Premium XB Bluebird Bitter |
App: Yellowish amber; Aro: Mildly hoppy; Tas: Wow! American hops in a British bitter. It is mild, but not boring. Well done; (Brick: 03Dec2005 - 4) |
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| Cropton Calamity Ale | App: Orange red Aro: Vegetal; a bit like dirty socks Tas: Nice; malty; some bitterness (Brick 15Mar2002 - 2) [6-105] |
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| Cropton Monkman's Slaughter |
App: Brownish red Aro: Very flowery, fruity, lots of stuff going on Tas: A bit vinegary, dry, bitter Note: BOCD (Brick 26Feb2002) [6-107] |
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| Cropton Rudolph's Revenge |
App: Brownish Aro: Malty, sweet Tas: Malty, but not sweet; some fruity flavors Note: BOCD; 6% ABV; English malt; Cascade, Styrian Goldings hops (Brick 01Dec2001 - 14) [5-101] |
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| Daleside Monkey Wrench Dark Ale |
App: Reddish black; Aro: Slightly acid; roasty aroma; Tas: A bit thin; Decent roasty taste; They could call it a porter if they wanted; (Brick 06May2006 - 8) |
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| Darwin Flag Porter |
App: Brownish Tas: Nice hop, bright flavor Note: According to the label, this ale was brewed with 1825 yeast salvaged from a sunken vessel in the English Channel using an original 19th century recipe (History of Beers in the U.S. 28Jan2002 - 5) [2-101] |
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| Dent Aviator Ale |
App: Reddish amber Tas: Very bitter, with fruity tones Note: CC; 4.0% ABV (Brick: 19May2001 - 6) |
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| Dorothy Goodbody Ruby Ale |
Ap: Dark ruby, nearly black; Ar: Very rich malt roast aroma; Ta: Very nice; rich roasty flavor not too heavy for a session beer; (Brick 27Dec2003) [8-39] |
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| Dorothy Goodbody Wholesome Stout |
App: Black Aro: Rich roasty Tas: Rich coffee flavors; Somewhat sweet (Brick 03May2002 - 11) |
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| Double Diamond | [1-7] | ||||||||||||||||
| Freeminer Deep Shaft Stout | App: Black, foamy; Tas: Very nice, a sweet stout, with a hint of bitterness; Note: 6.2% ABV; Roasted malt, malted oats; Fuggles, Goldings hops; (Brick 05May2001 - 10) [3-137] | ||||||||||||||||
| Freeminer Shakemantle Ginger | App: Like a hefeweizen; Aro: Ginger aroma; Very much like ginger, not at all sweet. This would be quite good with sushi. 5.0% ABV [2-77] | ||||||||||||||||
| Freeminer Trafalgar I.P.A. | App: Brownish; Tas: Very hoppy, very tasty; Note: 6.0% ABV; (Brick 07Apr2001 - 10) [3-75] | ||||||||||||||||
| Fuller's 1845 Bottle-Conditioned Ale | App: Reddish amber; Aro: Alish, sweet, yummy; Tas: Sweet, bitter, rich. [2-67] | ||||||||||||||||
| Fuller's E.S.B. | Porter, slightly heavier than usual; [1-71] | ||||||||||||||||
| Fuller's I.P.A. | App: Reddish brown; Aro: Malty, barely hoppy, a bit "soapy"; Tas: Not like a typical I.P.A., a bit "soapy", lacking in the usual hops bite; (Brick: 19May2001 - 7) [4-85] | ||||||||||||||||
| Fuller's London Porter | Dark, sweet, and rich. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Fuller's Old Winter Ale | [2-44] | ||||||||||||||||
| George Gale Christmas Ale 2001 | App: Orangey red; Aro: Sweet malty aroma; Tas: Malty, not sweet; a bit bitter; needs to age for a while; something of a dusty flavor; (Brick 19Dec2001) [6-29] | ||||||||||||||||
| George Gale Festival Mild (Cask Conditioned) | App: Black; Tas: Bitter, black, tasty. (Brick 11Nov2000 - 1) | ||||||||||||||||
| George Gale Millenium Brew | App: Ruby red; Aro: Very strong, wine-like aroma; Tas: Very fruity, a bit acidic, sweet, strong alcohol characteristics, very complex; Note: 10% ABV; (Brick 07Apr2001 - 3) [3-83] (Building Blocks of Beer 04Jun2001 - 8) | ||||||||||||||||
| George Gale Pentagel HSB | Odd aftertaste; very heavy tasting. | ||||||||||||||||
| George Gale Prize Old Ale - 1995 | App: Black Aro: Strong Tas: Dry, very strong flavor of alcohol; Needs a few more years of mellowing Note: BOCD; 9% ABV; (Brick 01Dec2001 - 7) [5-163] |
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| George Gale Prize Old Ale - 1996 | App: Black; Aro: A hint of fruitiness - reminds me of cashew fruit; Tas: Almost like a port wine, has a bit of a bitter flavor, a bit of a yeasty texture but not much, very sweet. Tastes "dark" almost "black". Note: BOCD; (Brick 09Oct2000)) | ||||||||||||||||
| George Gale Prize Old Ale | App: Black; Tas: Very alcohol-full, very heavy, like a barleywine, Newfoundland dog (?!?). (Brick Evening w Michael Jackson 15Jan2001 - 8) | ||||||||||||||||
| George Gale Prize Old Ale 1999 - CC | App: Orangeish brown; Aro: Very mild aroma; Tas: Very fruity; Incredibly soft and smooth mouthfeel; simply awesome to taste; (Brick 01Sep2001 - 11). | ||||||||||||||||
| Greene King Abbot Ale | App: Light orange; Aro: Tangy, mild wheat aroma; Tas: Light, mild; not sweet or bitter; Tastes a little like a wheat beer; Note: 5.0% ABV; Pale, Crystal, Amber malts; Target, Challenger hops; (Brick 05Jan2002 - 9) [5-193] | ||||||||||||||||
| Greene King Olde Suffolk | App: Dark red, almost black; 4 fingers of head when poured into a pint glass; Aro: Mild, a bit dusty, perhaps, a hint cheesy; Tas: Complex; Some roastiness and bitterness, but not overwhelming; Leaves a feeling of having quaffed a glass of red wine in the mouth after swallowing; oak flavors; Note: 6.0% ABV; Blend of two ales not sold by Greene King separately: BPA, 5.0% ABV, and 5x, 12.0% ABV; The 5x is aged for one to three years in oak tuns; (Home ) [6-93] | ||||||||||||||||
| Hambleton Ales Nick Stafford Nightmare Yorkshire Porter (Brands United) | A touch of bitter, with sweet aftertones; very smooth and creamy; This was the Champion Winter Beer of Britain in 1997; Note: 5.0% ABV; | ||||||||||||||||
| Hampshire Brewery Pride of Romsey IPA |
App: Brownish yellow Aro: Very strange aroma Tas: Dry,mild; smooth; hops are there, but subdued (Brick 07Dec2002 - 2) |
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| Harvey's Anton Le Coq Imperial Extra Double Stout | App: Black; Aro: Very sour, a hint of vinegary flavor, something like a port; Tas: Very wine-like, like a port, some bacterial tasted (Brettanomyces), a bit crunchy, with toffee flavors; Note: 9% ABV; This is aged for a year, then bottled and spends another year aging in the bottle before it's released; (Building Blocks of Beer 04Jun2001 - 7) [4-83] | ||||||||||||||||
| Harvey's Armada (Cask Conditioned) | App: Brown; Aro: Yeasty, and a bit hoppy; Tas: Bitter; a decent yeast character, not at all sweet; (Brick 05May2001 - 21). | ||||||||||||||||
| Harvey's Christmas Ale 2000 | App: Copper; Aro: Very sweet, smells potent, very nice; Tas: Lovely, tastes "black", rich with a sweet molasses taste; (Weihenstephan/Winter Seasonal Tasting 18Oct2000 - 7) [2-103] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Harviestoun Old Engine Oil | App: Blackish red; Tas: Very nice, a bit malty; Note: OG 10.60° P; 6% ABV; (Brick 19May2001 - 9) [4-87] | ||||||||||||||||
| Hennepin Cider | I did not enjoy this at all. The flavor was bland and somewhat reminiscent of cold melted plastic in flavor. | ||||||||||||||||
| Hog's Back T.E.A. (Traditional English Ale) - CC | App: Orangish, reddish amber; Tas: Creamy, tickles my nose, a bit hoppy, with some strawberry tones; this is considered an "ordinary bitter" by English standards. (Brick Evening w Michael Jackson 15Jan2001 - 1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Hop Back Thunderstorm Wheat Ale | App: Aro: Tas: Note: ( ) [8-1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Hornsby's Hard Cider | Sweet; cherry after taste; very interesting and enticing cider. | ||||||||||||||||
| J.W. Lee's Brooklyn Bitter |
App: Orange brown,foamy Aro: Mildly hoppy Tas: Hoppy, nice bitter taste; orange peel flavors Note: CC (Brick 03Jul2002 -1) |
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| J.W. Lee's Moonraker Old Ale | App: Tobacco brown; Aro: Sweet molasses aroma; Tas: Sweet, almost fruity or spicy. Note: 7.5% ABV; (Brick 09Oct2000)) [2-60] | ||||||||||||||||
| John Courage Amber Ale | App: Reddish-orange; clear; Aro: Mild, malty aroma; Tas: Malty, mildly bitter, very well balanced with a hint of sweetness; Note: DRAFT; (Rest. 10Nov2001) | ||||||||||||||||
| King & Barnes | Bottle Conditioned "Legendary Golden Ale," Strong ale. [2-50] | ||||||||||||||||
| King & Barnes Festive Ale | Stoutish tasting, tasty, slight bitter flavor. [1-91] | ||||||||||||||||
| King & Barnes Millenium Ale | App: Reddish amber; Aro: Very rich; malty, alcoholy, like a barleywine; Tas: Must be sipped! Overwhelming alcohol drying texture, some sweetness, mostly very strong malted wine taste. Not: (Party 16Dec2000 - 5) [1-121] | ||||||||||||||||
| King & Barnes Old Porter | Bottle Conditioned Dark English Ale - Dark and tasty. | ||||||||||||||||
| Kingfisher Indian Style Lager |
Tas: Not really very interesting. Note: You can find this in some Indian restaurants as "Indian Beer". It might have been brewed originally in India. When I first had it, it was brewed in Britain. Now it's brewed in the USA. |
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| Lurgashall Winery Christmas Mead (Brands United) | Mead is made from fermented honey and water, and isn't really beer, although part of the brewing process is similar. It is a very sweet and yummy drink, and a nice alternative to a beer at times, especially if you really like sweet things to drink. Be forewarned that mead has the alcohol content of wine, but it goes down about as smoothly as a light beer or a fruit juice. The night that I tasted this, I made the "mistake" of consuming the entire 750 ml bottle by myself. The rest of the evening was a blur. 12.5% ABV. | ||||||||||||||||
| Mackeson Triple Stout (XXX Stout) (Whitbread) | App: Black; Aro: Heavy, hoppy aroma; Tas: Not sweet, not bitter; A bit thinner feeling than Guinness, but not lacking in flavor; sweet overture and a nice hop bite. [2-30] | ||||||||||||||||
| Mash Beer | App: Light apple-juice yellow; Aro: Mildly fruity, beery aroma; Tas: Tastes a bit "off" at first; It's got the lemony tones of a Hefeweisen (but no wheat flavor of course); Nice hops flavor in the finish; It's a bit sour, and I'm not sure if that just was my batch that got mishandled, or the way it normally tastes. Note: O.G. 1044; Pilsener, Munich, Carahell malts; Perle, Hallertau-Hersbruck, Saaz hops; Lager yeast from Weihenstephan; 4.8% ABV; 23-25 IBU; (MJRBT); (Home Oct2001) [4-181] | ||||||||||||||||
| Meantime I.P.A. |
App: Brown; Aro: Slight yeast aroma; Tas: Soft mouthfeel; balanced taste; like a British IPA, not super hoppy; Note: (Brick 03Aug2006) |
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| Meantime London Porter |
App: Brown; Tas: Chocolatey, very good; Note: (Brick 03Aug2006) |
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| Melbourne Brothers Spontaneous Fermentation Apricot | App: Almost clear; Aro: Very fruity; Tas: Lovely if you like apricot. [2-3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne Brothers Spontaneous Fermentation Strawberry | App: Brownish amber; Aro: Mild fresh strawberry aroma; Tas: Very bright strawberry flavor; There are some underlying tones of ale, but most of what I taste is strawberries, not overly sweet, in a carbonated liquid. An excellent dessert beverage. Note: (Home 25Dec2003) | ||||||||||||||||
| Moorhouse's Black Cat | App: Black; Aro: Smoky, almost fruity; Tas: Smoky without much sweet taste; 3.4% ABV (Brick 02Sep2000) [2-90] | ||||||||||||||||
| Moorhouse's Pendle Witches Brew | App: Amber; Tas: Very mild, acceptable as a lager, but not a good ale 5.1% ABV (Brick 07Oct2000) [2-54] | ||||||||||||||||
| Morland Hen's Tooth Bottle-Conditioned Ale | App: Orangey claret; very foamy; Aro: Sour aroma, like a lambic; Tas: Tastes sour, like a Belgian lambic or red ale; slight metallic notes; also a "dark bitterness" like some Belgian abbey double ales; Note: 6.5% ABV; It is very possible that this bottle was past it's prime and/or mistreated; [6-55] | ||||||||||||||||
| Morland Old Speckled Hen Ale | Note: 5.7% ABV; [2-19] | ||||||||||||||||
| Newcastle Brown Ale | App: Brown; Aro: sweet and meady; Tas: slight hops taste, not sweet. (Home 28Oct2000) [2-122] | ||||||||||||||||
| Oakham Jeffrey Hudson Bitter - Cask Conditioned | App: Apple juice (straw) color; Aro: Very flowery hops aroma; Tas: Hoppy; a nice spicey flavor; very smooth, almost like a harvest ale; Note: CC; O.G. 1038; 3.8% ABV; 35 IBU; EBC 15; (Brick 10Nov2001 - 1). | ||||||||||||||||
| O'Hanlons Wheat Beer |
BeerPal.COM Review Note: 4% ABV; (Home 01Sep2006) |
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| RCH Brewery Ale Mary |
App: Super foamy, brownish amber; This is, without a doubt,
the foamiest beer I've ever had; cloudy; Aro: Spicy; Tas: Spicy, tangy, a bit hoppy; very nice; Note: BOCD; 6.0% ABV; (Brick 01Dec2001 - 1) [5-79] |
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| Ridgeway Seriously Bad Elf Double Ale |
App: Amber; Aro: Very mild, lightly spicy; Tas: Vinous, very high octane; Very nice; Note: 9% ABV; (Brick 01Apr2006 - 1) |
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| Ridgeway Ivanhoe Pale Ale |
App: Orangey amber; Aro: A bit of a wheat aroma ??; Tas: I was not a big fan. It tasted a little bit like a wheat beer. (Brick 01Apr2006 - 2) |
Ruddle's County English Pub Ale |
App: Brownish orange Aro: Very faint, almost not there Tas: Mild; a bit of malt; light enough to be a session beer Note: CAN (Brick 07Sep2002 - 8) [C4-3] |
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| Wexford Irish Cream Ale |
App: Orange, foamy Tas: Very creamy, mild, just a hint of bitterness. Easy-to-drink session-style all night. (03Dec002) |
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| St. Peter's English Ale |
App: Brownish-orange Aro: Mild English-hops aroma; Dancing hints of fruity notes Tas: Soft mouth feel; Assertive but not aggressive hops bite; Slightly sour middle; Rich bittering finish; Note: 4.5% ABV; Organically grown hops and barley (Home 31Mar2004) [10-123] |
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| Salopian Entire Butt English Porter | Note: 4.8% ABV [2-73] | ||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Smith's Imperial Stout | Truly amazing stuff; splendid; [1-59] | ||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Smith's India Ale | App: Brownish orange; great tall head; Aro: Somewhat off, vegetal; Tas: Malty taste, bitter finish, some alcohol feel but not taste, a bit citric, some grapefruit taste. Note: 5.0% ABV; (Home 14Feb2002) [6-89] | ||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale | App: Reddish brown; Aro: Nutty, malty; Tas: A bitter, "dark" flavor; some tastes of caramel and nuttiness; (Hotel 11Aug2001) [4-195] | ||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout | Tasty; heavy | ||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Smith's Organic Ale |
App: Orange amber Tas: Not bad ... it was all gone before I took notes (Brick 06Aug2005 - 8) |
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| Samuel Smith's Organic Lager | App: Yellow; Aro: Imperceptible; Tas: Decent; Very light hops note; tastes a little bit "wheaty" to me; Note: (Brick 07Dec2002 - 9) | ||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Smith's Pure-brewed Lager | App: Amber; Aro: A bit spicy and fruity; Tas: More hops bite than an American Lager; some citrus fruit tastes; a bit of maltiness; medium body; [6-13] | ||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter | App: Black; Tas: Black, bitter, tasty, strong 5.0% ABV [2-59] | ||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome Ale 2000-2001 | App: Reddish amber; Aro: Nice, welcoming, alish aroma; Tas: Beautiful, hoppy but not bitter, somewhat nutty (Weihenstephan/Winter Seasonal Tasting 18Oct2000 - 5) [2-102] | ||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome Ale 2001-2002 | App: Orange; Aro: N/A or a bit dusty, if anything; Tas: Bubbly, tangy, a tiny hint of spices; it mostly tastes like an ordinary ale; (Party 04Jan2002) [6-15] | ||||||||||||||||
| Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild (Cask Conditioned) | App: Dark, reddish; Aro: Typical Ale; Tas: Sweet with touch of bitterness and nice hoppy finish. | ||||||||||||||||
| Shepherd Neame Original Porter | App: Black; Tas: Nutty, a tad sweet; 5.2% ABV. (Brick 02Sep2000) [2-117] | ||||||||||||||||
| Shepherd Neame Spitfire | App: Amber; Aro: A bit like skunk cabbage; Tas: beery, but a bit skunky-tasting. (Brick 02Sep2000) [2-4] | ||||||||||||||||
| Swale Indian Summer Pale Ale (Cask Conditioned) | App: Light yellow; Aro: Mildly hoppy; Tas: Hoppy but mild, very drinkable; Note: CC; (Brick Los Testigos de Cerveza Tasting 24May2001 - 5). | ||||||||||||||||
| Swale Whitstable Oyster Stout (Brands United) | So-named because it's "a perfect accompaniment to Whitstable Oysters;" App: Silent, black in color; Aro: Touch of coffee , nice hoppy after-odor; Tas: Nice and smooth, a touch of bitterness, with almost a coffee flavor; 4.5% ABV. | ||||||||||||||||
| Tetley's Draught Smoothflow English Ale |
App: Orange brown Aro: Very malty Tas: Malty; dry;a great sesson beer Note: CAN (Brick 07Sep2002 - 6) [C4-2] |
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| Theakston Old Peculier | App: Black, not opaque; Ruby-tinged in light; nice rich head; Aro: Caramel nose with a dark malty note; Tas: The taste is like a porter, but much less bitter; well-balanced malt and hops; it's neither sweet nor bitter; Brewer Tasting Notes: "Roasted and vinous notes with a subtle bitter aftertaste. Strong fruitiness, often with 'banana notes' standing out" Note: OG 1057; 5.7% ABV; (Home 28Jul2001) [4-133] | ||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Hardy's Ale - 1987 ( Eldridge, Pope, & Co) | Like drinking liquid yeast; not worth the price IMHO. Note: This note was made very early in my beer tasting days, when I'd had little experience with super high-gravity ales. The Hardy's are all very strong and heavy and should not be endeavored with the expectation that they will taste like beer or ale that are commonly available. [1-11] | ||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Hardy's Ale - 1989 ( Eldridge, Pope, & Co) | App: Ruby red, a bit viscous in pouring; Aro: Very strong alcohol, maltiness, and very sweet aromas; Tas: Strong cherry notes; strong alcohol feel; hints of chocolate and coffee tones; [4-19] | ||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Hardy's Ale - 1990 ( Eldridge, Pope, & Co) | App: Ruby red; Aro: Very malty, some hints of a cashew aroma; Tas: Very malty and rich; very sweet; nice; (Brick 02Jun2001 - 19) [4-21] | ||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Hardy's Ale - 1991 ( Eldridge, Pope, & Co) | App: Ruby red; Aro: Strong vinous aroma; sweet; a bit fruity, perhaps like plums; Tas: Very thick; a bit smokey; strong alcohol flavor; still has some bite to it; Note: BOCD; (Brick 04Aug2001 - 13) [5-11] | ||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Hardy's Ale - 1994 ( Eldridge, Pope, & Co) | App: Darker red (darker than ruby); Aro: Fruity, with less alcohol aroma than the '91; Tas: Much smoother than the '91; some lactic flavors; very smooth and sweet; Note: BOCD; (Brick 04Aug2001 - 14) [5-11] | ||||||||||||||||
| Ushers 1824 Particular Ale ( Boston Beer Brands) | Good flavor; nicely hopped; [1-63] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Woodforde's Norfolk Nog (Old Dark Ale) | App: Brown; Tas: Black, tasty, chocolately tones. 4.6% ABV. (Brick 07Oct2000) [2-55] | ||||||||||||||||
| Woodforde's Norfolk Wherry Ale | App: Dark red; foamy; Tas: Spicy, mild; a bit bitter; Like a holiday beer; Note: CC; (Brick 15Mar2002 - 3) | ||||||||||||||||
| Worthington's White Shield | Definitely boring. [2-6] | ||||||||||||||||
| Wychwood Hobgoblin |
App: Dark amber Tas: Nice bite, dark, a bit sweet, with a "black" aftertaste (Brick 03Mar2001 - 4) [3-7] |
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| Wychwood Old Devil Beer |
App: dark orange brown Aro: Mildly malty Tas: Not sweet; vinous; very nice (Brick 03Aug2002 - 3) [8-111] |
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| Young's Dirty Dick's Ale |
App: Red Aro: Very malty and very sweet Tas: Very dry, not as sweet as it smells; like a dry porter (Brick 05May2001 - 17) [3-167] |
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| Young's Double Chocolate Stout |
App: Black Aro: Almost like a liquer, very strong Tas: Chocolatey (Brick 02Dec2000 - 3) [2-72] |
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| Young's Oatmeal Stout |
App: Brownish amber Tas: Mild, not as heavy as Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout [2-97] |
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| Young's Old Nick Barleywine Style Ale | App: Deep dark reddish brown | Aro: Very malty and sweet, some hints of coffee aroma Tas: A very creamy mouthfeel; Dries the tongue; It's not cloyingly sweet like some barleywines Note: 7.2% ABV(Home 23Jul2001) [4-129] | |||||||||||||||
| Young's Ram Rod |
Aro: Malty and sweet; Tas: Ohhh ... very malty, very nice, an interesting blend of sweetness and dryness; (Brick 05May2001 - 23) [3-163] |
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| Young's St. George's English Ale |
App: Straw colored; Aro: Nice and sweet; Tas: Nice session beer, not too extreme; eminently drinkable; (Brick 07Oct2006 - 5) |
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| Young's Waggledance Honey Ale |
App: Amber Aro: Hint of honey; somewhat sharp bouquet Tas: Spicy; slightly hoppy; mild honey tones; nice balance of bitterness and sweetness (Brick 03Jul2002 - 3) [7-157] |
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| Young's Winter Warmer 2001 |
App: Brownish orange Tas: Mild (Brick 01Dec2001 - 21) [5-87] |
| Ace of Hearts Pilsener | App: Clear; Aro: Aromaless; Tas: It's a lager; (Brick 06Jan2000 - 6) [3-19] |
| Arriba Light | App: Light amber, bubbly; Aro: Beery, with hints (perhaps imaginary) of something fruity; Tas: More interesting than many light cervezas. It's got a bit more character and flavor to it. This beer will not intrigue a "big beer" fan, but if you like Corona or similar light Central American brews, this one has a bit more taste to it. (Brick 25Nov2003) [BC] |
| Rialto Premium Lager |
App: Yellow, foamy; Aro: Mild American Lager hops aroma; Tas: Mild; slightly fruity flavor; otherwise fairly typical cervesa style; (Home 14Jun2005) [BC] |
| Rialto Special Lager |
App: Yellow, light Aro: Very mild hops Tas: Creamy mouthfeel; a decent cerveza; ligth, not amazing, not annoying (Home 02May2005) [BC] |
| Suprema | App: Orangey yellow; Aro: Imperceptible; Tas: It has an aftertaste that I would describe as "like a dusty dirt road;" Underwhelming Central American lager; Second tasting ... even less interesting. (Brick 07Dec2002 - 8) |
| Saku Originaal Estonian Pilsner Beer | App: Clear, light, yellow; Aro: Imperceptible; Tas: Very light and boring; an incredibly mild pilsner that won't offend anyone unless they demand flavor in their beer; Note: 4.7% ABV; (Brick 03Jan2004 - 3) |
| Saku Porter | App: A wee bit darker than the pilsener; Tas: Not very interesting; |
| Harar Hakim Stout | I lost my exact notes for this stout, but my recollection is that it wasn't very good; I will retaste it if someone else buys a bottle. Note: 5.5% ABV; (Brick 15Sep2001 - 3) [5-139] |
| Harar Beer |
App: Light yellow Aro: Definitely scary Tas: Tastes somewhat metallic; Like water from a hot hose; puckersome (Brick 03Aug2002 - 2) [7-169] |
| Lammin Sahti | App: Orange; Aro: A lot like the aroma of a Belgian Wit beer; Tas: Very dry, berry flavors; very high top note tones; there is a wheat taste; a bit musty; definitely a unique flavor; Note: 7.5% ABV; Contains rye and juniper; Brought from Finland; (Michael Jackson's 60th Birthday Party 27Mar2002 - 9) [6-117] | ||||||
| Sinebrychoff Porter |
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| Bellot Cidre | A very nice cider. Mildly sweet, very well-defined apple taste and aroma. Very good stuff. (Party 01Dec2005) |
| Celtika Celtic Golden Ale |
App: Light orange, cloudy; Aro: Roasty; Tas: Somewhat tart; otherwise nondescript; like a mild Cantillon or Rodenbach; slightly soapy aftertaste; (Brick 06May2006 - 3) |
| Ch'Ti Triple |
App: Light yellow; Aro: Interesting, vegetal Tas: Delicate, definitely a triple flavor, but not overpowering; Eminently drinkable, and a very tasty beer from France; Note: 7.5% ABV; (Brick 02Apr2005 - 4) |
| Jenlain French Farmhouse Ale |
App: Orangey yellow; Aro: Mildly sweet; Tas: Oh, very nice; Sweet and malty; Note: (07Oct2006 - 4) |
| Fischer Amber | Light but tasty; good stuff |
| Fischer Bitter | Light, but with enough flavor and character to be acceptable. |
| Fischer La Belle |
App: Apple juice color; Aro: Beery; Tas: Pilsner; a hair on the sweet side, a bit beery, and a bit bitter. (Home 21Oct2000 - 1) [2-105] |
| Kronenbourg 1664 |
App: pale; Aro: mild beery; Tas: crisp lager, not bitter, not sweet, eminently drinkable |
| Lancelot Telenn du biere de ble noir (Dionysos) |
Dark; bitter; ok ... not overwhelmingly interesting. 4.5% ABV. [2-40] |
| Meteor Pils |
App: Yellow Aro: Mild aroma of mass-market American lager Tas: Unique aftertaste, not exactly good, but not heinous (Brick 06Jul2002) |
| Meteor Mortimer Beer |
App: Dark orange Aro: Like mild skunk cabbage Tas: Better than it smells (Brick 03Aug2002 - 10) [7-147] |
| Brasserie de St-Sylvestre Trois Monts Flanders Golden Ale |
App: Clear, golden amber; Very foamy; Aro: Some acidic aromas, some aromas similar to a wheat beer; Tas: Earthy, malty, and dry; It has a metallic aftertaste at first; Do not serve this chilled; Cellar temperature (55°) and it will be much less metallic; (Home 21Jan2002) [6-85] |
| Argo Dark | App: Brown, muddy; Aro: Decent, roasty aroma; Tas: Roasty; something of a funny aftertaste; it has some character though; (Brick 02Feb2002 - 8) [7-47] |
| Castel Beer |
App: Yellow Aro: Beery Tas: This is a drinkable lager; it has a slight aftertaste, a bit spicy and bitter (Brick 06Jul2002) [7-151] |
| Alsterwasser |
App: Amber, foamy Aro: Fizzy, fruity, orangey Tas: Almost like an orange soda, with a tiny hint of beer; not too sweet and very drinkable Note: DRAFT; CICOO; This was a learning experience. Clearly Alsterwasser is a style of malted beverage (beer and orange or lemon flavoring) that is popular in Hamburg. I didn't get the brewery name, but several breweries in this part of Germany produce an Alsterwasser. (Rest. 09Oct2002) |
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| Binding Lager |
App: Clear, yellow, foamy Tas: Slightly metallic, otherwise OK Note: DRAFT; CICOO (Rest. 16Oct2002) |
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| Dom Kölsch |
App: Amber Aro: A hint of bitterness and hops Tas: More like a talkative pilsner than the Kösch I'm used to in the USA Note: DRAFT; CICOO; (Rest. 09Oct2002) |
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| Diebels Alt |
App: Clear, red Tas: Malty; hoppy; very nice if you like the darker tastes Note: CICOO; (Rest. 10Oct2002 ) |
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| Sailer Altenmunster | Tas: Good stuff in 1981. :) | ||||
| Augustinerbräu | Tas: Light; typical lager | ||||
| Augustinerbräu München Maximator |
Tas: Dark; nice bitter bite [1-109] |
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| Ayinger Altbairisch Dunkel | App: Aro: Tas: Note: ( ) [6-91] | ||||
| Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock | Dark; nice; [1-67] | ||||
| Ayinger Fest (1999) | App: Golden; Aro: strong, musty aroma; Tas: weird; one member of our party described it as an orange peel or a copper pipe/ I liked it. (Brick Oktoberfest Tasting 29Oct1999) | ||||
| Ayinger Fest (2000) | Tasty and flavorful (Brick Oktoberfest/Autumn Tasting 26Sep2000) | ||||
| Ayinger Jahrhundert-Bier | YY; ok [1-43] | ||||
| Ayinger Ur-Weisse Dunkel Weizen |
App: Cloudy reddish brown Tas: Fairly ordinary hefeweisen (Brick 03May2002 - 6) [7-195] |
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| Beck's | An eminently drinkable lager in the U.S.A. | ||||
| Beck's Dark | A nice dark beer; my choice of "common imports" in the U.S.A. | ||||
| Beck's Haake Beck | NA Odor is a bit skunky, not much like beer it isn't. | ||||
| Beck's Octoberfest | It's a decent lager. Drinkable, by far not the best FestBier from Germany this year. (Brick 26Sep2000) [1-85] [2-28] | ||||
| Berliner Kindl Original Weisse |
App: Yellow Aro: Dusty Tas: Too lemony; Some sulphur tastes (Brick 03Aug2002 - 13) [7-135] |
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| Bitburger Drive | NA Light, but somewhat like beer. | ||||
| Clausthaler | NA Has an aftertaste, unexciting. | ||||
| Dinkelacker Canstetter Volksfest Bier |
App: Golden clear Tas: OK, a bit bland (Brick Oktoberfest Tasting 29Oct1999) |
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| Dinkelacker CD Pils |
Tas: Balanced; light but not boring; almost like a
porter [1-113] |
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| Dinkelacker Dark |
App: Darker reddish brown Aro: Imperceptible Tas: Malty, some molasses flavors (Brick 07Dec2002 - 4) |
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| DAB Original |
App: Amber, very foamy Aro: Spicy and beery aroma Tas: This was a nice pilsner, with only a tiny hops bite (Home 26Apr2003) [3-125] |
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| Dortmunder Union Pilsener | [1-15] | ||||
| Flensburger Dunkel |
App: Reddish brown; fizzy Tas: Very fruity! Fresh taste, good big mouthfeel, easy drinking Note: DRAFT; CICOO (Rest 08Oct2002) |
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| Flensburger Weizen |
App: Yellow-brown Aro: Bananas and bubble gum Tas: A bit tart; very strong bubble gum flavor Note: DRAFT; CICOO (Rest. 14Oct2002) |
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| Flensburger Dunkel |
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| Frankenheim Alt "German Brown Ale" |
App: Deep brown caramel Aro: Malty Tas: A bit "thin" on the mouth feel, compared to what the color promises; not bad though (Rest. 22May2003) |
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| Gaffel Kölsch |
App: Yellow, clear Aro: Mild, wheat Tas: A bit on the wheaty side; very mild; PJ ikes Note: DRAFT; CICOO (Rest. 08Oct2002) |
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| Gose |
App: Orange Aro: Beery, nice pilsner aroma Tas: Interesting, mild, hints of spices (??Feb2002) |
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| Hasseröder |
App: Clear, yellow Aro: Like an American lager Tas: Full, tasty, fresh pilsner Note: CICOO (Rest. 10Oct2002) |
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| Henninger Premium Bier | App: Golden; Aro: Almost non-existant; Tas: Decent lager; Assertive hops bitterness, slightly fruity flavors; refreshing; slightly metallic flavor (maybe from the can?) Note: CAN; (Home 15Jun2002) [C4-1] | ||||
| EKU Dark Reserve | [1-43] | ||||
| Einbecker Dunkel Schwarzbier |
App: Aro: Tas: Note: ( ) [6-71] |
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| Einbecker Ur-Bock Beer |
Tas: Sweet, not much bitter aftertaste, good berry aroma. Note: ( ) [2-13] |
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| Erdinger Alcoholfrei Weissbier NA | App: Yellowish light borwn, some foam; Tas: Pretty awful; There is a bit of sweetness, a bit of tartness, and barely a wheat flavor; ecch. (Brick 08Sep2001 - 13) [5-97] | ||||
| Erdinger Weissbier | Typical, a bit on the mild side for me; (Brick Oktoberfest/Autumn Tasting 26Sep2000). | ||||
| Erdinger Pikantus Dunkler Weizenbock | App: Dark brownish to black; Aro: Very firm malty nose; Tas: Very malty, not at all what I expected, not really much wheat beer characteristic to it; very strong; (Brick 08Sep2001 - 11) [5-95] | ||||
| Fiedler Bock im Stein (Consolidated Distilled Products) | Sweet; light; tasty; | ||||
| Fürstenberg Pils |
App: Clear, yellow, foamy Tas: Crisp, a bit bitter; easy-drinking Note: DRAFT; CICOO (Rest. 16Oct2002) |
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| Gilde Pilsner |
Tas: Like a typical pilsner, nothing amazing [1-99] |
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| Hacker Pschorr Oktoberfest - Amber Märzen |
App: Amber; Aro: Nice, fruity; Tas: Crisp and flavorful, a tad bitter, very drinkable (Home 25Oct2000) [2-124] |
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| Heigerlocher Schloessle |
App: no sound, amber colored, nice head; Aro: hoppy (notes got drenched); Tas: a bit like bud/coors, an ordinary lager taste, with a nice bitterness at the end. (Brick Oktoberfest Tasting 29Oct1999). |
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| Heigerlocher Schwarzer Stier | App: light bubbling, lighter black in color; | Aro: More pronounced than the Schloessle, a bit of a bite; Tas: Dry, like the Guinness Pub Draught, not sweet, roasty flavor, slight bitterness, very dry. (Brick Oktoberfest Tasting 29Oct1999).||||
| Hirsch Doppel-Hirsch |
App: Dark ruby red; Aro: Sweet, cloying aroma; A little bit like molasses; Tas: Very sweet; no perceptible bitterness; a bit cloying, like molasses; slightly fruity notes ... like raspberries; Note: ABV 7.2%; (Home 25Jun2006) |
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| Hirsch Holzar-Bir Bavarian |
App: Caramel colored; you can see through it; Aro: Kinda like a German dunkel; Tas: Mild, slightly malty, drinkable; nothing to right home about; Note: (Brick 07Oct2006) |
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| Hoepfner Porter |
App: Reddish black; Aro: Malty; Tas: Very sweet and flavorful; some coffee flavors; reminds me a little of molasses; Note: OG 1.065; 47 IBU; 5.8% ABV; dark Munich, crystal, black malts; Tettnang, Saaz hops; (MJRBT); (Home: 28Jun2001) [4-153] |
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| Hofbrau Oktoberfest | Not spectacular, very light; (Brick Oktoberfest/Autumn Tasting 26Sep2000). | ||||
| Hofbrauhaus Lager | Light in color; light in flavor; I don't get disappointed in flavorless lagers because that is the nature of lagers; This one was unremarkably characteristic. | ||||
| Hofbrauhaus am Platzl Mai-bock | App: Medium color; Aro: Mild beery; Tas: Very tasty, like an ale. [2-84] | ||||
| Hofmark Pils | App: Yellow, clear; Aro: Beery with a hint of lemon; Tas: An interesting balance of flavors; a bit malty, but not too sweet; a very soft, tasty beer; a hit of nuttiness; Note: OG 12.4° P; 5.6% ABV; 2-row malt; Hallertau-Hersbrucker, Tettnang, Saaz hops (Home: 28Jun2001) [4-145] | ||||
| Holsten Duckstein Ale |
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| Holsten Moravia Pils |
App: Light yellow Aro: Clean, pilsner aroma Tas: Very nice, mild Note: DRAFT; CICOO (Rest. 16Oct2002) |
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| Holsten Pilsener |
App: Brownish amber, clear Tas: Mild, tasty pilsner, not much hops Note: DRAFT; CICOO (Rest. 09Oct2002) |
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| Holsten Premium Bier |
App: Yellow, almost clear Aro: Mild wheat or weissbier aroma Tas: Very bland; slightly sweet, very mild; refreshing, but not very interesting Note: 4.9% ABV (Brick 02Jun2001 - 4) [4-71] |
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| Isenbeck Premium Dark |
App: Dark reddish brown Aro: Sweet, hoppy Tas: First impression is a bit bitter, but that turns into sweet, and that turns into a very subtle "black" taste (Home 09Oct2000) [2-61] |
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| Jever Pilsener |
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| Kaiserdom Rauchbier (Bitburger Import) | Smoked beer; NLBA. [1-35] | ||||
| Kulmbacher Kapuziner Hefeweizen (Weisse) |
App:Very light Tas: Very mild hefeweizen, good 5.4% ABV. [2-12] |
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| Kulmbacher Kapuziner Schwarze Hefeweizen |
App: Black Aro: Smoky Tas: Smoked flavor 5.4% ABV [2-70] |
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| Kulmbacher Mönchshof Schwarzbier | App: Aro: Tas: Note: ( ) [4-127] | ||||
| Klosterbrauerei Mallersdorf Helles | Very very light; (Brick Oktoberfest/Autumn Tasting 26Sep2000). | ||||
| Köstritzer Schwartzbier | Lightly bitter; black in color; not as rich as many black beers; [1-75] | ||||
| Köstritzer Schwartzbier (Black Lager) |
App: Black; Aro: Slight malty aroma; Tas: Very malty, rich, sweet; Note: DRAFT; (Barley Hopper's 02Nov2001) |
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| Mahr's Ungespundet (unfiltered) Hefeweisse |
App: Cloudy, orange; Aro: Not noticeable; Tas: Kinday ordinary for a hefeweisse; (Brick 06May2006 - 6) |
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| Maisel's Weisse Original |
App: Cloudy; Aro: Similar to a Belgian White Ale; Tas: Like a hefeweizen. [2-75] |
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| Neuzeller Koster-Braü Golden Abbott Lager | App: Orange yellow; Aro: Strange aroma, perhaps from the yeast; smells a bit like dirty dishwater; Tas: Very tangy flavor, a bit of hops bitterness; a very uncharacteristic flavor, more malt character than I'd expect from a typical lager; (Ed: "I don't like this one.") (Brick 15Sep2001 - 3) [5-89] | ||||
| Paulaner Hefe-Weiss | A most splendid Hefeweissen; [1-27] | ||||
| Paulaner Octoberfest Märzen Amber | YY; ok; a bit bitter. [6-75] | ||||
| Paulaner Oktoberfest | Good, Not Great; (Brick Oktoberfest/Autumn Tasting 26Sep2000) | ||||
| Paulaner Salvator Double Bock | lighter colored but dark tasting; sweet second flavor with dark-beer after taste. [1-61] | ||||
| Paulaner Thomas Brau | NA Odd flavor to it. | ||||
| Pinkus Organic Hefe-Weizen | App: Yellow, cloudy; Aro: Very aromatic, difficult to describe; Tas: Lemony, citrusy; Note: ABV 5.1%; (Brick 06Oct2001 - 8) [5-37] | ||||
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| Pinkus Ur-Pils Unfiltered Organic Pilsner Beer |
App: Yellow amber Aro: Sweet; Slightly malty Tas: It's an OK pilsner (Brick 03May2002 - 8) [7-139] |
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| Radeberger Luxus Klasse | I tried this when it was made in what was then the G.D.R.; I was not impressed; [1-3] | ||||
| Radeberger Pils |
App: Clear, yellow, bubbly Aro: Hoppy -- Saaz-hoppy Tas: Crisp, hoppy, nicely balanced |
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| Reissdorf Kölsch |
App: Yellowish and cloudy Aro: Beery Tas: A nice, sweet, malty kösch Note: DRAFT; (Brick: 19May2001 - 5). |
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| Sailer Jubelfest (1998?) | A bitter porter in a beautifully-painted ceramic-top bottle, but not impressive for the price. [BC] | ||||
| Sailer Jubelfest (2000?) | App: Reddish amber, pours like a very viscous ale; Aro: Fairly clean, pilsner or lager aromas; Tas: Hoppy, crisp, nicely balanced flavor, a bit bitter; sweet coleslaw is a bad food match for this beer; I enjoyed this much more than the previous sample I tried; the bottles are hand-painted ceramic crocks; (Brick 07May2001) [BC] | ||||
| Sailer Rauchenfels Steinbräu | A smoky flavor with a nice aftertaste to it ... something like a smoked sausage with a porter beer taste; [1-83] | ||||
| St. GeorgenBräu Buttenheim |
App: Hoppy Tas: Very nice, on the hoppy side; Not well-balanced, according to some Note: DRAFT; (Brick Los Testigos de Cerveza Tasting 24May2001 - 10) |
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| Scheidmantel Dunkel | Definitely a "thumbs up" | ||||
| Schlenkerla Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier - Märzen |
App: Brownish Aro: Like a smoked sausage Tas: Smoky flavored, very tasty, hard to tell that it's beer, but if you don't like smoke flavor ... pass on this (Home 28Oct2000) [2-121] |
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| Schlenkerla Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier - Urbock |
App: Reddish-brown, almost black Aro: Smoky, like a smoked sausage Tas: Like a well-smoked, well-flavored, summer sausage (Brick Los Testigos de Cerveza Tasting 24May2001 - 8) |
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| Schlossbräu Export Dunkel ( Spezialbierbrauerei Helmut & Sophia Prinzing) | App: Reddish; Aro: Very sweet and malty; Tas: Very malty, not very sweet, but quite tasty; Not: ABV 4.5%; [4-81] | ||||
| Schlossbräu Märzen ( Spezialbierbrauerei Helmut & Sophia Prinzing) | App: Very light-colored; Tas: Lagerish, with more body; Not: ABV 5.6%; [1-129] | ||||
| Schneider Aventinus Wheat Doppelbock Ale - 1996 | App: Cloudy brown; Aro: Mildly hoppy; Tas: Substantial wheat taste, balanced; label description: "full body with chocolate, fruit and spices in the palate - and a clovelike finish"; Note: 8.0% ABV; (BrewersArt 10Oct2000) (Brick Los Testigos de Cerveza Tasting 24May2001 - 9) [2-79] | ||||
| Schneider Aventinus Edelbrand | A brandy distilled from Aventinus Weizenstarkbier; 42% ABV and not beer, a beer by-product; (Brick Strong Beer Tasting 24Jan2001 - 12) [2-175] | ||||
| Schneider Weisse - Hefe-Weizen | App: Cloudy; Aro: Wheaty; Tas: Strong wheat taste, very drinkable; (Brick 05May2001 - 24) [4-9] | ||||
| Schneider Wiesen Edel-Weisse | App: Yellow, brownish, very cloudy; Aro: Lemony; Tas: Very high-pitched first taste with a well-defined wheat taste; it's a bit tongue-numbing, with a hint of bitterness; there are tastes of pineapple and grapefruit, banana, clove, and bubblegum ... depending on who you ask. Note: Made with American Cascade hops; ABV 6.2%; (Building Blocks of Beer 04Jun2001 - 1) [4-11] | ||||
| Spaten Franziskaner Club Weisse |
App: Yellow, clear, very light Aro: Wheat Tas: Like a kristal (clear) weiss beer; the bubblegum and banana flavors are there; some cinnamon taste; and a bit of the malted wheat "blah" taste (Hotel 11Aug2001) [4-185] |
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| Spaten Franziskaner Hefeweiss |
App: Yellow-brown, cloudy Aro: Charecteristic wheat beer aroma Tas: Bubble gum; wheaty; very nice; very fresh Note: CICOO (Rest. 08OCt2002) |
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| Spaten Hefe-Weiss | |||||
| Spaten Optimator | App: Black and foamy; Aro: Malty, sweet aroma; Tas: A bit sweet, balanced with bitterness; some molasses tones; very yummy; (Brick 02Jun2001 - 2) [4-39] | ||||
| Spaten Ur Märzen Oktoberfest | [1-23] | ||||
| Spaten Oktoberfest | OK, a bit light this year; (Brick Oktoberfest/Autumn Tasting 26Sep2000). | ||||
| St. Pauli Girl | Another German beer typically available in the U.S.A.; highly drinkable | ||||
| St. Pauli Girl Dark | Dark; sweet; yummy | ||||
| Thurn und Taxis Roggen (Brands United) | This one is very different; it is made with rye (the grain); [1-79] | ||||
| Tucher Dunkles Hefe Weizen | App: Brown and cloudy; big globs of yeast in the bottle; Aro: Wheaty/yeasty aroma; Tas: Very tart, almost a hint of vinegar flavor; Do I have a bad bottle, or is it supposed to taste like this? After the first taste, it calmed down a bit; It's got some wheat character, and definitely some yeast flavor; There is some apple flavor to it; it's not horrible once you start quaffing it; Not: (Home: 23Dec2000 - 1) [1-127] | ||||
| Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen | App: Clowdy yellow brown; Big globs of yeast in the bottom of the bottle (I hope it was yeast); Aro: Mild yeasty aroma; Tas: Firm, a bit tart at first, good sweet weissbier character (Home 10Dec2000 - 1) [1-125] | ||||
| Tucher Kristal Weizen | App: Yellow, almost clear, with a big head; Aro: Strong wheat aroma; Tas: Clean tasting wheat beer; (Home 27Dec2000) [1-123] | ||||
| Warsteiner |
App: Yellow, clear Aro: Beery Tas: Clean, slightly yeasty flavor; very mild hops bitterness; Tastes a little bit like Budweiser, but cleaner (no corn) (Home 05Nov2001) [5-33] |
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| Weihenstephaner Dunkel Hefe-Weizen | App: Medium brown; Aro: Strong wheat aroma; Tas: Somewhat metallic, a trace of hoppy flavor, something of a bitter bite to it. (Weihenstephan/Winter Seasonal Tasting 18Oct2000 - 4) [1-119] | ||||
| Weihenstephaner Hefe-Weizen | App: Cloudy yellow/golden; Aro: Mild wheat aroma; Tas: Sharp wheat taste, similar to green tea, a bit yeasty; (Weihenstephan/Winter Seasonal Tasting 18Oct2000 - 3) | ||||
| Weihenstephaner Kristall Weissbier | App: Golden, very foamy ... pour SLOWLY; Aro: Mild wheat aroma; Tas: Strong wheat flavors, mild hint of banana; 5.4% ABV (Weihenstephan/Winter Seasonal Tasting 18Oct2000 - 2) [2-100] | ||||
| Weihenstephaner Korbinian | App: Brownish red; Aro: Malty; Tas: Fruity; a bit bitter, very malty, very fizzy; I really enjoyed this; Note: 7.4% ABV; (Brick 19May2001 - 2) [4-75] | ||||
| Weihenstephaner Original Lager | App: Almost clear; Aro: Hint of a beery aroma; Tas: Mild, almost creamy on the palate, sweet, very mild honey flavors, tickles the nose a bit; (Weihenstephan/Winter Seasonal Tasting 18Oct2000 - 1) | ||||
| Wurzburger Hefeweisen |
App: Light, cloudy; Aro: Very hefeweizen; Tas: Mild, wheat flavor, but not amazing; |
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| Wurzburger Hofbrau | |||||
| Wurzburger Julius Echter Hefe-Weissbier |
Tas: Has an odd, peanutty aftertaste; [1-69] |
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| Wurzburger Octoberfest | I will always have the fondest memories of my first Octoberfest beer ... consumed when I was only sixteen, and in a thoroughly inappropriate place. It was much darker and flavorful than the Marzen beers that are typically consumed these days as Octoberfests. |
| Club Premium Lager |
App: Clear Aro: Strange aroma; not exactly pleasant; it sure doesn't smell like beer Tas: Not very pleasant taste; somewhat bland with a rather flat flavor; it's in a green bottle and well within the 'best before' period ... so I think this isn't a mishandled sample Note: 5% ABV (Brick 04Jan2003 - 11) [7-31] |
| Aegean |
Tas: It is beer; Nothing exceptional [1-47] |
| Aris Greek Lager |
App: Light yellow Aro: Bland lager aroma Tas: A bit sweet, but mostly boring (Brick 15Mar2002 - 4) [6-119] |
| Athenian Alfa Hellenic Beer |
App: Orange-amber Aro: Mildly hoppy Tas: OK, not annoying. It has more flavor than an American mass-market lager. (Rest. 25May2005) [9-47] |
| Athenian |
App: Yellowish Tas: Boring lager, with a bit of unique flavor perhaps from the water Note: 5% ABV (Brick 07Apr2001 - 12) [3-77] |
| Fix 1864 Spezial Amber Lager - Contract brewed in U.S.A. by the Old DOminion Brewing Co. |
App: Yellow Aro: Mild aroma of typical American mass-market lager hops Tas: The taste is a bit "dirty" Note: (Brick 03Aug2002 - 12) [7-143] |
| Cabro Extra | typical C.A. beer ... light and unflavorful; [BC] |
| Famosa | App: Almost clear; Aro: A slightly sweet aroma; Tas: Bland; a hint of flavor for a Central American beer; refreshingly light; Note: This beer is called "Gallo" in Guatemala. It is exported as "Famosa" to avoid conflict with the vintner's name. (Brick 06Oct2001 - 6) [5-63] |
| Monte Carlo Imported Lager Beer | App: Clear yellow; Aro: Mildy fruity; perhaps apples; Tas: Fruity; otherwise uninteresting; Definitely more flavorful than most Central American beers; (Brick 04Aug2001 - 16) [5-19] |
| Moza Dark | nice; with a touch of molasses; |
| Nacional Extra | App: Light lager; Aro: Beery; Tas: Light, touch of hops, typical Central/South American Lager; [BC] |
| Flying Horse Royal Lager Beer | App: Apple juice yellow; Aro: Very sweet aroma; Tas: Sweet lager, I liked this a lot for a light beer; it is not a bland boring lager as are most Indian beers I've tasted. (Rest. 06Jul2001) [4-147] |
| Golden Eagle Lager Beer | App: Brownish amber; Aro: Beery; Tas: Sharp metallic flavor, otherwise nothing special; Other flavors it reminds me of: Pine Sol? Formaldehyde? Either not to my liking, or a truly bad bottle (Rest 15Dec2001) [6-25] |
| Maharaja |
App: Yellow Aro: Like an American Macro-brew lager Tas: OK lager; it has a slightly unusual aftertaste, not obnoxious or offensive, just curiousity-inspiring. Otherwise, it will suit the tastes of a mass-market American lager drinker. Note: 5% ABV; (Home 13Jan2004) |
| Taj Mahal | Not very interesting. |
| Ölgerðin Egill Skalgrimmsson Gull | App: Apple-juice yellow and foamy (on a plane); Aro: Typical lager beer aroma; Tas: Like Budweiser or Busch or any of hundreds of mass-market beers. No beery bitterness. Note: 5.0% ABV; CICOO |
| Ölgerðin Egill Skalgrimmsson Pilsner | This is the 2.25% beer that was allowed during the "quasi-prohibition" years of Iceland, and all you'll find in the grocery stores; much like a beer-flavored water; don't try to get drunk off this; Note: CICOO |
| Tuborg Grøn Tuborg / Graenn Tuborg | App: Light lager, very clear; Aro: Beery; Tas: Tastes like beer, light, week, touch of that beery flavor. The lager stuff that has made the German brewmeisters famous the world over. Note - Tuborg is a Danish label, but this was brewed and canned in Iceland by Ölgerðin Egill Skalgrimmsson Note: CICOO CAN |
| Ölgerðin Egill Skalgrimmsson Malt Extract |
Tas: No Virginia, I don't think this has any alcohol in it at
all; very sweet; no hop flavor at all; I include it primarily
for the next poor tourist who doesn't read Icelandic to know
what isn't beer. Note: CICOO |
| Viking Olgerd Gylltur |
Tas: Light pilsner; nothing to write home about; but it is real
beer Note: CICOO |
| Viking Premium Beer |
App: Very light yellow, clear Aro: American mass-market lager hops aroma Tas: Tastes a bit like it smells, that typical American lager flavor; Has a fairly clean front taste with the typical American lager hops aftertaste Note: 4.6% ABV (Brick: 06Aug2005 - 6) |
| Viking Thule |
App: Clear, apple juice color Aro: American lager hops Tas: Typical lager, unremarkable but drinkable; very metallic taste underneath Note: 5% ABV; CICOO (Rest. 18Oct2002) |
| Beamish Irish Stout | App: Black; Aro: Vague; Tas: A bit like a cup of flat cold coffee, a "runny" stout ... not full-textured; smoky, not as bitter as Guinness, and not as sweet; it's got a very smoky flavor to it; Note: CAN; (Brick 07Oct2000) (Building Blocks of Beer 30Apr2001 - 8) |
| Biddy Early Black Biddy | App: Black;
Aro: Sweet, fruity; Tas: Very fruity, "black", wet, not drying on the tongue, mildly bitter. 5.0% ABV (Weihenstephan/Winter Seasonal Tasting 18Oct2000 - 11) |
| Biddy Early Red Biddy Irish Ale | App: Reddish brown; Aro: Mild, malty aroma; Tas: Malty, with a slight bitternes; very dry; Note: O.G. 1050; 4.9% ABV; Pale ale, crystal, chocolate malts; Roasted barley; Challengger hops; Bog myrtle (Myrica gale) (MJRBT) (Home: 22May2002) [7-137] |
| Carlow Curim Gold | App: Yellow, clear; Aro: Sweet perfumey; like some flavored beers; Tas: Not sweet; Very mild; (Brick 24Mar2002 - 4) [6-113] |
| Carlow Moling's Irish Red | App: Dark red brown; Tas: Dry; a bit butterscotchy; a hint of bitterness; (Home 14Mar2002) |
| Carlow O'Hara's Celtic Stout | App: Black,foamy, bubbly Aro: Mild coffee aromas Tas: Sweet, much tastier than Guinness; a bit vinous; I liked this a lot; I think that people who like dark beers, but find Guinness too overwhelming, may enjoy this Stout; Note: 4.3% ABV; (Brick 08Sep2001 - 6) (History of Beers in the U.S. 28Jan2002 - 4) (23May2003) [5-53] |
| Guinness Stout | App: Black, opaque; you can pour this stout hard and generate
a head that will extend well above the rim of a pint glass
without spilling a drop ... that's thick! Aro: Sweet, malty, espresso-like aroma; Tas: It's bitter and sweet at exactly the same time; there are some tastes of caramel and coffee; the aftertaste has a lingering feeling of evaporating alcohol in the mouth; (Home - 05Oct2001) [5-51] |
| Guinness Pub Draught | Tas: Ick; not what I expected at all; much different flavor and
characteristic from the stout that I love. Note: CAN (with "widget") |
| Guinness Draught | App: Black, thick foam; Aro: Nice aroma; Tas: Roasty. It is still a bit thinner than Guinness no tap, or in bottles, but it is much nicer than the can I sampled years ago. Note: (Home: 26Dec2003) |
| Harp | Excellent lager |
| Murphy's Irish Stout | App: Black and foamy, brown foam; Tas: Very dry, very chocolately, a bit "runny" tasting, very smooth and creamy mouthfeel (probably because of the Widget). (Building Blocks of Beer 14May2001 - 9) |
| Smithwicks |
App: Brown with orange tinges Aro: Roast, malty Tas: a hoppy ale, but not a hop bomb of bitterness; more subtle, like an English IPA. Note: (Rest. 18May2004) |
| Maccabee | it's beer; DVCFB |
| Baladin Super Baladin Ale |
App: Light brown; cloudy; Aro: Beautiful rich fruity aroma; Tas: A taste similar to a "softened" Belgian dubbel style ... it's got all the flavors except the bitter finish; This is a beautiful ale ... it has given me hope that something other than boring clear beers can be produced in Italy (La Rosa notwithstanding); I truly can't wait to try their other beer when I can find them. Note: OG 18.5°P; 8% ABV; (Brick 04Jan2003 - 7) [6-185] |
| Menabrea Italia |
App: Very light, apple juice; clear; Aro: Vaguely perfumey, very vaguely; Tas: Aluminum foil? Cardboard? Dust. Dusty dust. $DEITY, this stuff is pretty bad; I'm sure the Italians enjoy it, but this one I didn't like, nor did PJ; (Brick 10Nov2001 - 5) [5-57] |
| Moretti Birra Moretti | [3-89] |
| Moretti La Rossa 18° |
App: Reddish brown, clear; Aro: Malty, sweet; Tas: Malty, a hint of bitterness; roasty flavors; nutty; Note: 7.2% ABV; [5-113] |
| Birrifico Italiano Cassissona |
App: Cloudy, brownish orange; Aro: A sharp aroma that might be a yeast characteristic, like a fontina chees; Some fruitiness; Tas: Lots of alcohol taste; Mild currant taste; It's nice, drinkable; (Brick 06May2006 - 5) |
| Peroni Beer |
DVCFB; [1-37] |
| Mamba Malt Liquor |
Very weird stuff; [1-25] |
| Desnoes & Geddes Dragon Stout | Very weird stuff; [1-5] |
| Asahi Super "Dry" | App: Clear, light yellow; Tas: A typical lager; Note: Now brewed by Molson Breweries. [1-29] [3-189] |
| Hitachino Nest Lacto Sweet Stout | App: Black; Aro: No detectable aroma; Tas: Very dry; somewhat acidic; not as roasty as a Guinness, not as sweet as other milk or sweet stouts; Drinkable; Note: 4% ABV; Pale, crystal, caramel malts and 10% lactose added 10 minutes beforethe end of the boil; (Brick 04Jan2003 - 10) [7-57] |
| Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale | App: Light brown; cloudy; Aro: Interesting aroma; smells a bit like meat to me; Others found it smelled a bit odd too; Tas: Very Peppery taste; I enjoyed it though, very tasty; Note: 7% ABV; Brewed with red rice; (Brick 04Jan2003 - 14) [7-59] |
| Hitachino Nest Weizen | App: Orange, cloudy; Aro: Wheat, light banana aroma; Tas: Wheatbeer, cloves, banana, a bit more bitterness than usually found in weiss beers; (Home 09Mar2002) [6-123] |
| Hitachino Nest White Ale |
App: Cloudy, brownish orange; foamy; Aro: Spicy; somewhere between a strong hops aroma, and a mild wheat aroma; it's not either, and yet, it's not both; Tas: Very interesting! It certainly isn't like many things I've ever tried before; It has some very nice hops and lemony notes that come out in the middle of the taste; the end has some mild bitterness, it's a bit bland there; The beginning is fairly ordinary; Overall, fairly nice; (Home 26Jan2002) |
| Kirin | |
| Kirin Ichiban |
App: Amber ... slightly more colorful than Bud; Aro: Mild American lager hops aroma; Tas: Rather bitter; Not much malt flavor; There is a tiny bit more flavor here than Bud or Miller, but not much; Strong metallic aftertaste -- from the can, or the water? Note: CAN; Brewed by Anheuser Busch in Los Angeles, CA. |
| Orion Premium Draft Beer |
App: Yellow tinged with orange; Aro: Sweet, slightly beery aroma; Tas: Flavorful; A mildly bitter finish with some interesting flavors; Almost fruity like an ale (though it isn't). (Home 13Mar2005) |
| Sapporo Draft Beer |
App: Clear, light yellow; Aro: Beery; Tas: Fairly devoid of flavor, other than a bit of hoppy after-taste; (Rest. 09Jul2001) |
| Sapporo Black | Excellent dark beer |
| Sapporo Reserve | App: Yellow, a bit cloudy; | Aro: Like a skunky Budweiser; Tas: OK ... not great; a bit smoother than Bud, FWIW. Note: CAN; (Brick 01Sep2001 - 4)
| Tusker Premium Lager | Very light; almost like water; has a touch of that African aftertaste; not bad for a light beer; [1-49] |
| Hite Beer | App: Clear, almost transparent, very light; Tas: A very typical pilsner, just a hint of sweetness; Note: 4.5% ABV; It is pronounced like the English word "height" (apocryphal: according to a Korean friend of the waiter). (Brick 07Apr2001 - 2) [3-81] |
| OB Lager Beer | Nothing special. [1-17] |
| Aldaris Zelta (Gold) Beer | App: almost clear; Aro: dusty, bland; Tas: What is this taste I taste? It tastes a little bit like acetone. For most people, this would not be a happy choice. DVCFB. (Brick 02Sep2000) [2-86] |
| Almaza Beer | App: Clear slightly golden; Tas: This is a fairly tasteless lager. DVCFB. (Brick 15Jan2001) [1-41] |
| Ekstra Baltic Weisse Beer |
App: Orangey yellow, cloudy Aro: A bit metallic, slightly yeasty Tas: It's not bad. It isn't good either. It is about average to mediocre for a wheat beer; Slightly metallic taste; Note: Possibly past its prime; (Home: 26Dec2005) |
| Ekstra Castle Ale |
App: Amber, clear Aro: Slightly spicy, some hops Tas: Not bad; slightly bitter malt mouthful (Home: 27Aug2005) |
| Kalnapilis Export |
App: Light Aro: Beery Tas: Not bad, a touch of sweetness, an acceptable lager Notes: 5.4% ABV (Brick 02Sep2000) [2-112] |
| Utenos Beer | App: Clear; Aro: Fairly unremarkable; Tas: A bit like a wheat beer, not remarkable; (Brick 06Jan2000 - 13) [2-187] |
| Utenos Porter | Very light for a porter; disappointment to dark brew lovers |
| Bohemia Beer | App: Light yellow with a decent head; Tas: Very malty for a C.A. beer, some sweetness, crisp, and drinkable. For a Mexican beer, this has noticeable hops characteristic. (Rest. 26Apr2001 - 2) [3-131] |
| Carta Blanca Cerveza | App: Yellow, bubbly; Aro: Typical lager aroma; Tas: Lager, a lot like typical American Lager (Bud), a bit of extra hops bitterness, a nice bubbly mouth feel to it. Don't let it warm up ... it gets lousy fast. (Rest. 26Apr2001 - 1) [3-133] |
| Casta Morena | App: Caramel colored; Aro: Malty, a bit of a winey aroma; Tas: Very deep wine-like flavor; some malt bitterness ... could be from hops; very rich; indubitably a drinkable Mexican ale. Note: 6% ABV; (Home 22May2002) |
| Corona Extra | light; PJ likes it; [BC] |
| Corona Light | App: Clear, light; Aro: Almost nonexistant; Tas: Almost tasteless; a hint, just barely, of bitterness; it's such a small hint of flavor that, with the lime, you would taste only the lime; PJ likes it; (Rest. 20Jan2002) [BC] |
| Dos Equis Amber |
App: Reddish-orange amber; clear Aro: A bit vegetal, maybe a tiny hint of hops? Tas: Rich mouthfeel; not sweet, but not bitter; Hints of caramel in the finish; Hops finish is very mild, with a slight drying effect; Quite drinkable ... not at all like most Mexican cervezas; I taste a bit of alcohol in it (Rest. 10Nov2001) (Home 28Jul2005) [] |
| Modelo Especial | App: Dark amber; Aro: Very beery; Tas: Fairly typical lager; Has a decent balance of malt and hops; slightly bitter finish; PJ likes; Note: (Rest. 20Jan2002) [6-19] |
| Negra Modelo | Darker and sweeter than most C.A. brews; like a Mexican Ale, perhaps. |
| Pacifico Clara | App: Light yellow; clear; Aro: Mildly beery; slightly fruity; Tas: Almost devoid of flavor, except a very mild hops bitterness at the end. Actually not horrible for a lawnmower beer. PJ likes. (Rest. 25Jan2002) [6-43] |
| Sol | light |
| Tecate | light |
| Casablanca Lager Beer (Volubilis) | App: Clear lager; Aro: Lager; Tas: Sweeter than your ordinary lager, very tasty; (Brick 02Sep2000) [2-120] |
| Amstel Light | |
| Buckler N/A |
App: Light, clear yellow Aro: Toasty Tas: Almost completely tasteless; not bad tasting; I could drink it and pretend that it was American mass-market beer easily (Brick 06Apr2002) |
| Christoffel Bier | [1-17] |
| Grolsch Amber Ale | App: Amber; Aro: Malty; Tas: A bit bitter, and a bit off-tasting, probably from the water, but drinkable; (Home 09Jan2000) [2-165] |
| Grolsch Blonde | App: Light apple juice; Aro: Much like a wheat beer; Tas: Lemony, wheat beer tones; (Home 30Dec2000 - 1) [1-137] |
| Grolsch Lager | one of my favorite lagers; sweet |
| Gulpener Korenwolf White Beer | App: Cloudy, apple-juice color; Aro: Wheat beer aroma; Tas: Plenty of wheat flavors; Banana is most prevalent; a hint of spices; Note: 6.5% ABV; (MJRBT); (Home 29Jul2001) [4-151] |
| Heineken Lager | Better than Budweiser |
| Heineken Dark | Too sickly sweet; has a cloying flavor |
| (Heineken) Linden's Blond | App: Golden Tas: Very very light mouth feel. It's a low-alcohol brew. Note: 2% ABV (Rest. 06Feb2001). |
| 't Ij Bockbier | App: Brownish orange; Aro: Sweet, malty, fruity; Tas: Bitter, fruity, a bit "muddy" ... this bottle might be past it's prime. Note: BOCD (Home 11Sep2003) [8-45] |
| 't Ij Columbus | App: Orange amber; Aro: Very mild, yeasty aroma; Tas: Tangy, slightly bitter; Note: 9% ABV; BOCD (Home 07Oct2003) [8-43] |
| 't Ij Ijnde Jaars | App: Brownish orange; Aro: Malty complex aroma; slightly fruity; hints of yeast; Tas: Complex; Bitter; Something like a Belgian dubbel, but not quite as powerfully roasty. Note: BOCD (Home 11Sep2003) [8-47] |
| 't Ij Natte | App: Orangey brown; Aro: Sweet, malty aroma; Like a Belgian Dubbel perhaps; Tas: Super malty; very tasty; slightly tart taste to it; medium dry; Note: 6.5% ABV; BOCD (Brick 28Jan2002) [6-59] |
| 't Ij Amsterdam Struis |
App: Yellow brown; foamy Aro: Sweet and malty Tas: Very malty, with just a touch of hops bitterness Note: BOCD (Brick 05Oct2002 - 1) [6-199] |
| La Trappe Trappist Ale Blond | App: Light amber; Tas: Crunchy, a bit bland even for a blond; "light buttery taste with a hint of grit;" (Brick 03Mar2001 - 3) [2-179] |
| La Trappe Trappist Ale Dubbel | Dark, yeasty, not bitter, like a nice light stout. [1-53] |
| La Trappe Trappist Ale Quadrupel | App: Brownish; Aro: Very malty, a bit sweet, with some alcohol vapors; Tas: Bubbly, very thick mouthfeel; Lot's of alcohol in the taste; a bit tangy with some bitterness; (Home 27Jul2001) [4-143] |
| Koningshoeven Quadrupel Trappist Ale |
App: Reddish; Aro: Something like mild apple cider; Tas: Tastes like apple cider with a dry aftertaste. A bit astringent, some tartness, but definitely more like a cider with some malt added than a quadrupel. (Brick 02Apr2005 - 3) |
| Lindeboom Pilsener | Light; flavorful; a touch of bitter; a touch of sweet, but not fruity; [1-9] |
| Mariner of Holland Premium Lager |
App: Yellow; Aro: Mild hops aroma; Tas: Crisp, dry, like Heineken; Better than Bud, nothing to get excited about. (Home 03Apr2005) |
| Murphy's |
App: Reddish brown; aggressive head Aro: Not really noticeable Tas: Interesting; There is a mildly sharp aftertaste maybe the water, maybe the hops; It seems to have slight hints of a chemical taste, like hydrogen peroxide both are very slight and subtle; Otherwise, it looks and tastes like its a Dutch attempt at making an American Red Ale style; Some caramel flavors too; Not bad really; Note: 5% ABV; (Home 14Jan2004) |
| Oranjeboom Holland Beer | Unique; dusty aftertaste; NLBA [1-45] |
| Peter's Dutch Pilsener Beer |
App: Clear yellow Aro: Imperceptible Tas: Balanced, dry, something like a wheat beer (Brick 02Feb2002 - 6) [7-83] |
| Wieckse Witte (Ridder) | App: Clear,barely yellow; Aro: Peanutty or sesamy aroma; Tas: Also peanutty or sesame flavor; (DRAFT: Rest. 06Feb2001) (BTL: Brick 07Apr2001 - 4) |
| Three Horses Holland Lager Beer |
App: Clear, very light yellow Tas: Kinda like warm Heineken (Brick 07Apr2001 - 8) [3-79] |
| (Dominion) Kiwi Lager | [1-3] |
| Steinlager |
| Aass Bock | App: Reddish brown; Aro: Malty; Tas: It has some flavor; a bit of malt; a bit of sweetness; bit of "off" taste, probably from the water; (Brick 17Jan2002) |
| Aass Classic Special Brew | App: Clear, reddish; Aro: Beery; Tas: A bit malty and a bit beery; there is some interesting flavor here; definitely better than the typical Scandinavian beer; (Brick 04Aug2001 - 15) [5-3] |
| Aass Juleöl | App: Cola colored; Aro: hoppy; Tas: Sweet, hoppy, taste of spices; a wonderful Christmas Beer. [2-21] |
| Aass Pilsner | Very sweet; nice flavor for a pilsner. [1-1] [1-103] |
| Frydenlund Fatøl CICOO | App: Amber, apple juice color; Aro: Mild hops fragrance .. not harsh; Tas: Sooth, not bitter, not sweet, easy drinking |
| Hansa Lettøl CICOO | App: Very light, pilsner color; Aro: Typical pilsner beery aroma; Tas: No sweetness, a touch of bitterness, very light like a South or Central American beer. |
| Lysholmer Spesialøl CICOO | App: Golden, pilsner; Aro: Normal beer; Fla: Typical pilsner with a bit of hops bite, not bad for a pilsner. |
| Ringnes Lettøl CICOO | App: Amber, apple juice color; Aro: Beery, strong; Tas: Beery, like Busch or other U.S. commercial beers |
| Ringnes Dark | Nice; a bit bitter; good flavor. [1-19] |
| Panama Lager Alemana Style (Royal Class Import/Export) | Light; nothing special; [BC] |
| Cuzco Cerveza | App: Clear, light yellow; Aro: Mild beery, a hint of spiciness; Tas: An odd tasting pilsner; more bitterness than most C.A. beers; a bit "crunchy"; mellows a bit as it gets warmer; (Rest. 28Jul2001) [4-159] |
| Maltina Extracto Doble de Malta Cerveza (The Martin Group) | Sweet; Yummy; Dark; [BC] |
| Peru Gold | App: Bright yellow; Aro: Beery; Tas: Sweet, light pilsener; (Rest. 28Jul2001) [4-131] |
| Pilsen Callao | Pilsner; some taste to it; not at all bad for a Central American brew; |
| Manila Gold Beer | Light; nothing special; |
| San Miguel Dark | App: Reddish amber; Tas: Not undrinkable, malty, a bit sweet; (Brick 03Mar2001 - 5). |
| San Miguel Imported Lager | App: Clear; Aro: Aromaless; Tas: Tasty for a lager, a bit sweet; (Brick 06Jan2000 - 4) [1-193] |
| Cobra Krait Beer (contract brewed by Browar Belgia) |
App: Yellow Aro: Mild American mass-market lager Tas: Mildly perfumey; Very smooth mouthfeel; Gentle on the hops; Not bad at all for a lager; Less gassy, according to their web site Note: 5% ABV; This beer has now thoroughly confounded my ability to add some organizational scheme to beers on this list! Cobra is an Indian-style lager, developed by a brewmaster from Bangalore, contract-brewed in the U.K. and other parts of the world. Krait is a label developed for the export market (to the USA, among others) that is contract-brewed in Poland. Globalization hits the beer brewing industry!?! (Rest. 25Jul2005) |
| Lomza Premium Beer |
App: Yellow Aro: Faint hint of American mass-market lager hops Tas: Not at all heinous; A hint of fruitness, otherwise like a well-flavored pilsner Note: (03Aug2002 - 1) [7-43] |
| Okocim Full Light O.K.Beer | Light; tasty; it's OK; [1-39] |
| Okocim Porter | App: Black; Tas: Substantial, a touch of molasses flavor, very nice. 8.1% ABV (Brick 07Oct2000) [2-51] |
| Okocim Full Pale O.K. Beer | App: Aro: Tas: Note: ( ) [8-109] |
| Perla Chmielowa Pils Beer |
App: Yellow Aro: American mass-market lager hops Tas: Strange; a bit metallic; somewhat icky (Brick - 03Aug2002 - 9) [7-29] |
| Zywiec Krakus Pils | App: Clear; Aro: Sweet, mild; Tas: Very sweet,flowery, very different from a typical lager; (Brick 06Jan2000 - 8) [2-183] |
| Zywiec Porter | App: Black, opaque; Aro: Malty, some molasses notes; Tas: Malty, but not aggressive; slightly bitter. Very easy to drink for the alcohol load. This is a great Baltic Porter style; Note: 9.5% ABV; (Brick 02Apr2005 - 1) |
| Zywiec Beer | App: Apple juice; clear; Aro: Mildly fruity aroma; Tas: Biscuity, a bit "off-tasting;" a bit fruity; drinkable if you like light beers; Note: 5.7% ABV; (Brick 10Nov2001) [5-49] |
| Sagres Beer | App: Clear; Aro: Sweet after-aroma; Tas: Light and dry; typical South/Central American beer flavor (or lack thereof), but with a side flavor that is different. [2-76] |
| Sagres Dark Beer | Not at all bad; [1-33] |
| Unicer Cristal |
Tas: Very light; dry; like Central American beer [1-9] |
| Unicer Super Bock |
App: Yellow Tas: Straw; Fairly flat (03Aug2002 - 7) [7-153] |
| Tesoro Premium Lager |
App: Clear, light Aro: Mild, intriguing aroma, not quite like hops Tas: Lawn mower beer; Almost completely devoid of flavor; seems to have a slight taste of almonds Note: (Brick ??Aug2002 - 2) |
| Baltika #3 - Classic Lager Beer | App: Yellow; Aro: Somewhat flat-smelling; Tas: Tastes like what you'd get if you took 3 stalks of barley, malted them, then let them soak for a week; bleagh; Note: 4.8% ABV; (Brick 01Dec2001 - 11) [5-99] |
| Baltika #4 - Dark Beer |
App: Black Aro: Sweet, with hints of banana Tas: Non-heinous :); Sweet with a bit of bitterness; Some "off" flavor, probably from the water; It is a decent example of a Baltic Porter (Brick 05Oct2002 - 4) |
| Baltika #6 - Porter | App: Aro: Tas: Note: ( ) [7-5] |
| Baltika #8 - Wheat Beer |
App: Orange Aro: Rich, malty; Slightly fruity Tas: Not bad; Doesn't have the characteristic tastes of typical wheat beers; mildly citrusy (Brick 06Aug2005 - 1) |
| Baltika #9 - Extra Pale Beer | App: Aro: Tas: Note: ( ) [8-105] |
| Hamovniki Beer Hamovnicheskoye |
App: Yellow; clear Aro: Fat, American mass-market hops Tas: Metallic; flat water tastes; almost devoid of beer character (Brick 03Aug2002 - 4) [7-185] |
| Hamovniki Beer Zhiguli |
App: Yellow; clear Aro: Somewhat scary notes Tas: It does have flavor ... but it isn't a good flavor (Brick 03Aug2002 - 5) [7-41] |
| Obolon Russkoye Lager | I didn't like this beer at all. [1-19] |
| Ostankinsky Moscova |
App: Amber; Tas: Light, but non offensive, a bit hoppy; (Brick 05May2001 - 22) [3-161] |
| Ostankinsky Ostankinskoye | Has a bizarre aftertaste; very light; a difficult beer to describe; drinking this makes me wince, almost as if I'm having a spike driven into one of my eyes; |
| Stefan Razin Kalinkin Beer |
App: Orange; Aro: A bit wheaty; Tas: I found this to be a decent tasting beer, if it was meant to taste like a wheat beer; If it's supposed to be an ordinary lager, it seems to taste like a wheat beer; Other members of the group found it to be quite unlikable. (Brick 04Jan2003 - 13) [7-37] |
| Belhaven St. Andrews Ale |
App: Red amber Tas: It's got those "Scottish tastes," heavy malt, not dry, a bit vegetal (Brick 01Dec2001 - 3) [5-145] |
| Belhaven Scottish Ale |
App: Brownish Aro: A bit off Tas: A bit muddy, malty, not sweet ... it's got a taste that grows on you after a few swigs ... a bit bitter, but not too much so (Brick 22Apr2001) [3-115] |
| Belhaven Twisted Thistle IPA |
App: Brownish amber Aro: Malty Tas: Tasty, slightly bitter, ... (Brick 07Jan2006 - 1) |
| Belhaven Wee Heavy |
Tas: Dark; slightly bitter; has an aftertaste that reminds me
of bacon, but I don't know why. [1-55] |
| Broughton Black Douglas | App: Aro: Tas: Note: ( ) [6-109] |
| Broughton Merlin's Ale | App: Yellow orange; Aro: Beery and malty; Tas: Oooh ... a slight maltiness, a bit different, "neutral", "a little thin, and a little bit of fruit" Note: OG 1042° FG 1009° 35 IBU; 4.2% ABV; (Brick 07Apr2001 - 11) [3-73] |
| Broughton Old Jock Ale | App: Brown; Aro: Malty; Tas: Sweet and malty; Note: OG 1070° FG 1017° 40 IBU; 6.7% ABV; (Brick 06Jan2000 - 14) [1-191] |
| Caledonian Amber Ale | App: Aro: Tas: Note: ( ) [8-15] |
| Caledonian Double Dark |
App: Amber Aro: Acrid Tas: Not great; not bad; drinkable [1-51] |
| Caledonian Golden Promise Organic Ale |
App: Apple juice yellow Aro: Kinda skunky Tas: Vegetal, a bit skunky...maybe it is skunked (03Dec2002) |
| Heather Ales Alba Scots Pine Ale | App: Brownish; Aro: Malty; Tas: Tasteslike honey mustard, pine tones, a bit sweet; (Brick 06Jan2000 - 9) [3-23] |
| Heather Ales Craigmill Brewery Bow-Backit Bitter | Cask Conditioned: App: Brownish yellow; Aro: Barely perceptible sweet aroma; Tas: Tastes hoppy, it ws made with Scottish-grown hops; Note: 4.0% ABV (Brick Scottish Cask Ale Tasting 03Apr2001 - 7) |
| Heather Ales Ebulum Elderberry Black Ale | Ewwwwwwww. |
| Heather Ales Fraoch Heather Ale | Bottled: Made with heather and malt. No hops flavor at all;
amber colored; tastes like it's "missing something" (like
perhaps the hops);
[1-171]; Cask Conditioned: App: Clear, brownish yellow; Tas: Flowery, sweet, gingery tones, a very mild beer flavor with a hint of bitterness, and dominated by a ginger flavor; Note: 4.1% ABV; (Brick Scottish Cask Ale Tasting 03Apr2001 - 1,6) |
| Heather Ales Grozet Gooseberry Wheat | Bottled: A very light beer, with a very subtle fruity taste
(gooseberries I'd assume); Cask Conditioned: App: Clear, yellow; Aro: Fruity, some berry aroma; Tas: Tart, slightly acidic, fruity; Note: 4.6% ABV; (Brick Scottish Cask Ale Tasting 03Apr2001 - 2) [1-49] |
| Heather Ales Kelpie Seaweed Ale |
App: Very dark, almost black< br/>
Aro: A bit soapy smelling Tas: Blackish, a bit soapy, an unique taste that is difficult to describe. Note: CC; 4.5% ABV (Brick Scottish Cask Ale Tasting 03Apr2001 - 4) |
| Heather Ales Strathaven Paley Aley - Cask Conditioned | App: Reddish; Aro: Flowery; Tas: Hoppy, a it bitter, nice balance, almost like an IPA. Note: 3.9% ABV (Brick Scottish Cask Ale Tasting 03Apr2001 - 5) |
| Houston St. Peter's Well | Cask Conditioned: App: Yellow; Aro: Spicy, hoppy; Tas: Nice, hoppy and yummy; Note: 4.2% ABV (Brick Scottish Cask Ale Tasting 03Apr2001 - 9) |
| Inveralmond Ossian's Ale (Cask Conditioned) |
App: Brownish yellow Tas: Hoppy and a bit off-tasting ... not bad, just different (Brick Scottish Cask Ale Tasting 03Apr2001 - 8) |
| Isle of Skye Wee Beast |
App: Light brown, slightly cloudy Aro: Malty, mildly fruity Tas: Very tasty; good hops flavor; Lots of malt sweetness; yummy (Brick 06Aug2005 - 5) [10-121] |
| MacAndrews Scotch Ale |
Tas: NLBA; rather
bitter and heavy [1-31] |
| Maclay Oat Malt Stout |
Tas: Dark; not sweet; but no bitter taste [1-95] |
| Maclay Eighty Shilling Export Ale |
App: Cloudy, reddish brown Aro: Malty Tas: Malty, a bit bitter, but not hoppy (Brick 07Apr2001 - 1) [3-63] |
| McEwan's Scotch Ale | Nobody was really thrilled by this one; bitter, almost like it had Scotch whiskey in it; [1-41] |
| McEwan's India Pale Ale | App: Reddish; Tas: Nice, malty sweetness, and gets more mellow as it warms; Note: Bottled; (Brick 07Apr2001 - 2) [3-71] |
| McEwan's India Pale Ale | App: Reddish; Brownish red; Aro: Mild hoppy aroma; Tas: Very mild hoppy flavor; Note: DRAFT; (Barley Hopper's 02Nov2001) |
| Orkney Dark Island Beer | Dark; semi-bitter; [1-117] |
| Orkney The Red MacGregor | Strong, bitter, typical Scotch beer, not real interesting. Note: 5.0% ABV; [2-49] |
| Orkney Skullsplitter Ale | Dark; sweet; no bitter taste; porter-like; Cask Conditioned: App: Reddish; Aro: Spicy; Tas: We drank this very fast, Scottish-style, for a toast; [1-53] |
| Tennent's Lager | App: golden; Aro: beery; Tas: Nothing special, like Busch or Bud or Coors. [2-93] |
| Traquair Bear Ale | App: Caramel colored; Aro: Malty aroma; Smells rich; Tas: Malty, drying; hints of oak; a very pleasant blend of maltiness and bitterness; Note: 5% ABV; (Home 12Jan2003) [7-109] |
| Traquair House Ale | App: Aro: Tas: Note: ( ) [8-103] |
| Traquair Jacobite Ale | App: Dark reddish, almost opaque; Aro: Mild coriander aroma with a nice strong ale odor; Tas: Thick and strong, hint of yeasty, "black" flavor, the coriander is not obvious, nice finish; This is not for folks who don't like powerful bitter ales. (Brick 11Nov2000 - 3) [2-138] |
| Whim Ales Old Izaak | App: Reddish, a bit brown; Aro: Very malty, somewhat like a Scotch ale; Tas: Malty, medium sweet; good body; Note: 5% ABV; Brewed for bottles by Broughton Ales. (Brick 08Sep2001 - 14) [5-85] |
| Archipelago ABC Extra Stout | [1-25] |
| Tiger Beer | App: almost clear; Aro: beery; Tas: very mild light lager with an unique aftertaste. Note: 5.0% ABV (Brick 02Sep2000) [2-114] |
| Golden Pheasant | |
| Topvar Marina Dark Beer |
Tasty; Surprisingly good Note: 5% ABV; [1-67] |
| Topvar Premium Pils Beer |
App: Clear, yellow Tas: A bit sweet; fairly tasty (Brick 01Dec2001 - 2) [5-149] |
| Urpin Dark Beer |
App: Brownish black Tas: Decent Dunkels taste; faimly dry, a bit malty; drinks easy Note: (??Nov2002) |
| Castle Lager | App: Amber; Aro: Very salty water, beery smell; Tas: A bit tinny tasting; is that from the water, or from the can? Otherwise, an unexciting lager; Note: 5% ABV; CAN; (Smokeless Joe's 11Jul2001). |
| Valle Ballina y Fernandez El Gaitero Cider | App: Clear, yellowish; Tas: Very fizzy, with a bit of an alcohol bite; definitely a nice drink; On the sweet side; Note: 5% ABV; (Brick 05May2001 - 13) [4-13] (Brick 02Feb2002 - 5) |
| Hijos de Rivera 1906 Extra | Bitter; odd odor; slight bouquet of road-killed skunk. |
| Hijos de Rivera Estrella Galicia | App: Orangey amber; Tas: Mildly malty, sweet, with a perfumey flavor; (Rest 01Nov2001) [5-23] |
| Lion Lager |
App: Very light, yellow Aro: Mild, slightly perfumey Tas: Typical lager; nothing exciting (Brick 15Mar2002 - 1) [6-115] |
| Lion Stout | App: Black, opaque, with a brownish head; Aro: Very strong malty aroma, a bit of molasses or something similar; Tas: Coffee tones first, some chocolatey hints, a bit of drying from alcohol, a bit of a dry bitterness like Guinness but not as rich; Note: Goes delightfully well with Burmese Banana Cake; (MJRBT); (Home 06Mar2001) [2-173] |
| Pripps Dale Carnegie Stark Porter | Dark; smoky flavor. |
| Vrak ( Slottskällans Bryggeri) | App: Orangey-yellow, cloudy, very foamy; Aro: Like a wheat beer, with some other earthier aromas; Tas: Like a wheat beer, but odd; fruity; Note: 5.4% ABV; 56% wheat, Carapils malt; Northern Brewer, Sytrian Golding hops; Yeast taken from bottles of the sunken German cargo steamer Nicomedia (sunk 10Oct1915); (MJRBT) (Home: 22Oct2001) [5-71] |
| Hürliman Caesarus Heller Bock Malt Liquor | Really strong; sweet; with a light flavor; [1-97] |
| Hürliman Samichklaus | Amazing taste; high alcohol; thick and yeasty like a barleywine; an excellent Christmas beer. [1-13] |
| Hürliman Samichklaus Dark | Beautiful taste; high alcohol; thick and yesty; sweet; one of my favorites ever. [1-13] |
| Chang's Malt Liquor | App: Light, almost clear; Aro: N/A; Tas: Sweet and bitter aftertaste. Note: 6.4% ABV; [2-47] |
| Singha Malt Liquor | App: Light Lager; Aro: Slight hoppy; Tas: Bitter bite, crisp, bubbly feel, a bit of sweetness in the aftertaste (Rest. 29Sep2000) [2-26] |
| Ngoma Awooya Special | NLBA; very unique characteristic to the taste; this is the darker of the two; [1-47] |
| Ngoma Togo Pils | NLBA; pilsener with a somewhat unique aftertaste. |
| Carib Shandy | App: Orange, clear; Aro: Mildly spicy ginger aroma; Tas: Like a sweet, weak, ginger beer; No actual beer (malted barley) taste to be perceived here; Like a ginger ale that will you can get a buzz from if you drink enough of it; (Home 08Dec2001) [BC] |
| C.D.C. Royal Extra Stout |
App: Black Tas: Very sweet; a bit cloying; Highly strong and unique flavor. (??Nov2002) [1-5] |
| CJSC Efes Chernomor Extra Beer | App: Aro: Tas: Note: ( ) [8-23] |
| Obolon Lager | App: Orange amber; Aro: Mildly smoky; Tas: Tastes a bit like it has some smokey flavor to it, like a very very mild sausage; not at all like some of the rauchbiers that are very heavy smoke; this is really quite tasty and different, in a good way; Note: 5.2% ABV; (Home 24Feb2002) [6-121] |
| Yantar Admiralskoye | App: Clear; Aro: Mild, innocuous; Tas: Like a wheat beer; a bit lemony, a bit metallic, slightly sweet; Not, by far, the worst beer I've had from that part of the world; Note: 4.5% ABV (Brick 04Jan2001 - 12) [7-39] |
| Polar Pilsner Beer |
App: Orange amber Aro: Very mild Tas: Drinkable; slightly astringent; it has some flavor to it; there is a slight bitterness with a decent maltiness (Brick 06Aug2005 - 3) |
| Saigon Export | App: Golden; Aro: Beery; Tas: Nice lager with a touch of sweetness. [2-22] |
| Fosters Tien Gang "33" Export Beer (Ba M'Ba) |
App: Apple juice, very bubbly Aro: Very mild beery Tas: Fairly mild, almost bland, with a little fruitiness; Dry, but not bitter; PJ likes (Rest. 15Jan2002) [6-5] |
| Vietnam Beer |
App: Darker than a lager Tas: Nice, decent flavor too it, almost like a light pale ale |
| Brains Traditional Welsh Ale | Typical ale; very tasty. |
| Felinfoel Thames Welsh ESB | App: Reddish; Aro: Spry and a bit winey; Tas: Bitter bitter; (Brick 20Nov2000 - 1) [2-143] |
| Niksicko Pivo | [1-29] |
| Zambezi | A typical lager; boring; |
Rob Jenson's Beer-Tasting Journal | |||||
| Introduction | Tasting Notes: Imports | Tasting Notes: USA | Breweries | Importers | Notations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What's in Rob's Fridge? | List of Beers (By name, no notes) | List of Beers (By date, no notes) | |||
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