Wednesday 25 July 2012

Tuesday 17 July 2012

119. Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale.

119.  Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale.

Trembling Madness.  £3.75.  USA  Page 260.  10.4%



Very dark red.Rich aroma. Wow this is bitter slight plastic taste but like biting into a lemon.

118. Bitter & Twisted.

118. Bitter & Twisted.

117. Sierra Nevada Kellerweis Hefeweizen.

117.  Sierra Nevada Kellerweis Hefeweizen.

Sunday 15 July 2012

116. Sagres Bohemia. .

116.  Sagres Bohemia.  Beers of Europe.


Portugal.  6.2.%  Page 242.

I liked this one a lot.  It had a mild bitter taste which was pleasant and very easy to drink.

Sunday 8 July 2012

115. Fuller's Golden Pride.

115.  Fuller's Golden Pride.  Waitrose.

England.  8.5%   Page 130.



Not a favorite.

114. Guinness Foreign Extra.

114.  Guinness Foreign Extra.  £1.72.

Ireland.  7.5%   Page 702.




Thick black with a nice head.  A ;ight aroma with a bitter sweet taste of lemon. Fizzy.

113. Riggwelter.

113. Riggwelter.   ASDA   £1.80.

England.  5.7%  Page 239.


Dark and fizzy when poured with a lemon taste lightly bitter little aroma.

112. Adnams the Bitter.

112.  Adnams the Bitter.  From Southwold.

England.   4.5%   Page 32.



A dark amber colour with little or no aroma.  Bubbly when first poured with no head. A light bitter finish.

Saturday 7 July 2012

111. La Goudale.

111. La Goudale.  Booth's   £2.50.

France.  7.2%  Page 413.



Light golden colour. Sweet with a slight hint of wheat and toffee dry finish.

110. Gavroche.

110.  Gavroche.   Beers of Europe.

France.  8.5%  Page 137.



A dark almost red beer with a thick frothy head. No strong aroma but a pleasant warming taste very easy to drink.

Friday 6 July 2012

109. La Trappe

109.  La Trappe.  Booth's.  £1.99.

Netherlands.  6.5%  Page 417.



A tasty dutch ale with a slight wheat beer taste. Slight aroma and soft bitter after taste.

108. Hereford Pale Ale.

108.  Hereford Pale Ale.  Booth's  £1.92.

England.  4%  Page 387.



A refreshing pale ale with citrus and lemon tones very easy to drink.

107. Stone IPA.

107.  Stone IPA.  Euston Tap.

USA.  6.9%  Page 499.




A looks a very pale ale but this is a very good beer. It has a cool citrus taste and is dry and satisfying to drink. A bitter almost lemon aftertaste.

106. Dead Guy Ale.

Dead Guy Ale.  Euston Tap.

USA  6.5%  Page 97.



Well i was looking forward to this Rogue ale and was not disappointed.  It has a light aroma and a slight sweet fruit taste with hints of bitter. Very pleasant.

Monday 2 July 2012

105. Timothy Taylor's Landlord.

105.  Timothy Taylor's Landlord.



ASDA   4.3%

A dark clear pale ale, little aroma. A strong tasting pale ale which was rather good and moorish.