Wednesday 29 August 2012

153. Ch'ti Blonde.

132.  Ch'ti Blonde.



 Beers of Europe.  Page 350. France.  6.4%

152. Dragon Stout.

152.  Dragon Stout.



Beers of Europe.  £1.59.  7.5%  Page 670.  Jamaica.

This stout has a strong taste, sweet and smooth with a warming after feeling.

151. Brains Dark.

151.  Brains Dark.



Gift.  Wales.  Page 646.  4.1%

Brains has a pleasant aroma with a fizzy first taste followed by strong spice nutty tones. Bitter after taste.

150. Moorhouse's Black Cat.

150.  Moorhouse's Black Cat.



Booth's.  £1.75.  England.  3.4%  Page 749.

Has a choclate malty aroma and a fizzy taste on the tongue.  Bitter after taste light on alchol and surprisingly good.

149. Hook Norton Double Stout.

149. Hook Norton Double Stout.



Waitrose.  £1.99.  4.8%  England.  Page.  714.

Dark and refreshing light bitter taste.  Good.

148. Chimay Triple.

148. Chimay Triple.

8%.  Pave.  Page 347.  Belgium.

A really nice strong Belgium beer which was easy to drink with a sutle wheat beer taste.

147. Chang.

147. Chang.



Beers of Europe.  £1.29  Thailand.  6.4%  Page 346.

A not too fizzy lager which was sweet and strong.

Saturday 25 August 2012

146. Jenlain Blonde

146.  Jenlain Blonde.



France.  7.5%  Page 398.

Pours a bright clear tangerine colour.  Aroma fresh and clean.Nice dry finish.

145 Estrella Damm Inedit.

145 Estrella Damm Inedit.



Waitrose.  Page 571.

Spain.  4.8%.

Large bottle, nice head and very easy to drink. Slight hint of wheat. Very nice.

Sunday 19 August 2012

144. Fruh Kolsch.

144.  Fruh Kolsch.



Waitrose.  £2.35.  Germany 4.9%

A plain ok German lager.

143. Nightmare.

143.  Nightmare.



Waitrose.  £2.05.  Page 754.  5%

Dark reddish beer with a bitter taste. Pleasant.

142. Moonraker.

142.  Moonraker.



Morrisons  £2.15.  England.  Page 747.

Dark and a little fizzy with a toffee and licorice taste.

141. Timmermans Framboise Lambic.

141.  Timmermans Framboise Lambic.



Beer Festival.  Page 936. 4%.

Smelled fruity and poured dark and clear. A nice drink with a clear raspberry taste. surprisingly good with a dry sweet finish.

Saturday 18 August 2012

140. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.

140.  Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.



USA.  5.6%  Page 491.

Has a clear bitter taste pleasant to drink ans feels strong.

139. Worthington's White Shield.

139.  Worthington's White Shield.




Morrisons.

Page 297.  5.6%  England

Very smooth IPA. Nice easy to drink.

Wednesday 8 August 2012

138. Gulpener Korenwolf.

138. Gulpener Korenwolf.



GBBF 2012.  Page 575.  5%

137. Schiehallion.

137.  Schiehallion.

GBBF 2012.  4.8% Page 485.

136. Dorothy Goodbody's Wholesome Stout.

136.  Dorothy Goodbody's Wholesome Stout.

135. Lagunitas Pils.

135.  Lagunitas Pils.

134. Fuller's ESB.

134.  Fuller's ESB.



Sainsbury.  £1.99  5.5%  Page 129.

Clear dark golden colour with a sweet aroma.  Light thin bitter taste, some sweetness.

133. Thornbridge Kipling.

133.  Thornbridge Kipling.



Waitrose.  5.2%  Page 515.

Very thin light colour.  Thin aroma. Bitter taste very pleasant.  Very nice to drink.

Monday 6 August 2012

132. Batemans Victory Ale.

132.  Batemans Victory Ale.



Morrison's.  Page 53.  6%

Fizzy with a taste of spice. Warming

131. Brains SA.

131. Brains SA.




Gift.  Page 69.

Ok to drink and solid, pleasant.

130. Thornbridge Jaipur.

130. Thornbridge Jaipur.




Waitrose.  Page 513.  5.9%

Has a typical IPA aroma.  Has a light lemon colour. This is a crisp bitter IPA. One of the nicest I have had.

129. Cornish Knocker.

129. Cornish Knocker.



Waitrose.  £1.99.    Page. 92.  4.5%

Very little aroma. A very deep golden colour. Pleasant to drink citrus taste.

Sunday 5 August 2012

128. Thomas Hardy's Ale.

128.  Thomas Hardy's Ale.  (2005)



Page 275.  11.7%

A difficult one to find as is out of production.  This 2005 bottle was aquired on ebay.

A lovely strong ale. with a very complex taste.  A bit like drinking a christmas cake full of fruit and heavey tones. Sweet with a slight smokey flavour. This bottle was shared.  Not a drink to have too frequently. Well worth getting hold of before there all gone.

127. 3 Monts.

127.  3 Monts.

Page 304.  8.5%

Very light coloured very much like white wine.  Warming and fruity with a little fizz. Sour notes.

126. Pedigree.

126.  Pedigree. 



Morrisons £1.89.

Page 225  4.5%

Ordinery Pale Ale.

125. Sharps Doom Bar.

125.  Sharps Doom Bar.




Waitrose £ 1.83.

page 258.  4.3%

Pleasant with a dry finish. Ordinary. Drinkable.

124. Fraoch Heather Ale.

124.  Fraoch Heather Ale.



Morrison's £1.89.

Page 882  5%

Rather plain but pleasant to drink.

123. Harvest Pale Ale.

123.  Harvest Pale Ale.




Morrisons £1.89. 

Page 386.  4.3%

A strong bitter taste like lemon very pleasant to drink.

122. Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier.

122. Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier.  




Beers of Europe.

Has the aroma of smokey bacon and tastes like it to. Smokey but not too overpowering but perhaps a more acquired taste. Definitely the most unusual beer.