Sunday, 6 April 2014

Dab dortmunder export

5%abv 


appearance: clear golden lots of carbonation with a thin head that seems to lace  somewhat 
 
smell: earthy hops with a mild malt sweetness. 

taste: chewy wheat backbone with  mild earthy hop background. 

mouthfeel: high carbonation with a thick mouthfeel.  big feeling but drinkable. 

 overall a thick beer with a mild flavor profile.  wheat or barley sandwich indeed.  3/5 
 

Saturday, 5 April 2014

Warsteiner

4.8% German pilsner. 

appearance  huge soapy head crystal clear 

Smell: earthy resiny hops mild malt aroma. 

taste  piney hops with a balanced crystal malt body.  mild bitterness.  

mouthfeel:  medium carbonation.  and a thinish body.  goes down easy. 

overall :  a flavorfull but still well mannered beer.  3/5  

Friday, 4 April 2014

Fruli


a 4.1% strawberry fruitbeer. 

appearance:  cloudy pink  no head 

Smell: smells like macerated strawberrys.

Taste: sweet  strawberry that goes into tart trapist like malt.  can taste a hint of booseyness.

mouthfeel: thin mouthfeel  energetic carbonation. 

overall:  very simple tasting fruitbeer. 2.75/5 

Thursday, 3 April 2014

Leifmans fruitesse


Appearance:  chunky hazy deep red  with a head that dies to a ring and a small skim 

Smell :  HUGE Cherry candy sweetness 

Taste: tart cherry up front  then goes to a strawwberry sweetness then a razberry bitterness. beer is close to nill.  

mouthfeel: medium body and a zippy carbonation. 

overall:  big fruit flavors sweet and tart at the same time would make an excellent desert beer. 3/5 

Schofferhofer grapefruit

2.5%abv heffeweizen mixed with grapefruit. 
Appearance:  cloudy pink orange with a head that dies to a ring around the edge. 

Smell:  bitter grapefruit with a hint of wheat. 

Taste: sweet grapefruit that then goes into a mild bittterness a light heffeweizen sweetness on the finish.  

mouthfeel:  thin but zippy carbonation.  like drinking a soda.  

overall : delicious a bit sweet but super drinkable.  perfect for a hot summer day.   or someone who doesn't like beer that much.  3.9/5

Tuesday, 4 March 2014

Innis and gunn oloroso cask

 
7.4%abv 
appearance:  copper orange  almost no head retention. 

Aroma:  grapes wine and a bit malt sweetness

Taste: heavily oaked grape must.  kinda boozy.  malty sweet half way through and  earthy dryness from the hops on the finish. 

mouthfeel:  heavy body with mild carbonation.  medium drinkibility.    but the boozyness detracts from it.  

Thoughts:  quite an experience an enjoyable one though.  4/5  typical I&G quality and off the wall presentations.

Monday, 3 March 2014

St george absinthe verte

 

aroma:  black licorice or star anise.  

 taste: without sugar:  star anise  cinnimin pepermint  basil.  kinda hot  and numbing. 
 with one sugar pack.  and more water.  similar but without the heat.  tongue is got a soapy numbness to it.   not recomended with food if you wish to taste it.  

conclusion:  a definite experirence.  will have to perhaps come back to this at a later time.  after getting it dialed in