Slight substitution as could not find regular IPA in the Netherlands
Appearance
Surprisingly black with large tan head
Aroma
Big hit of floral hops with a touch of malt.
Taste
Bitter hops with dark bitter chocolate malt. The finish is all bitter hops and long.
Overall
A modern IPA nice enough but not special.
7/10
This is a present from my friends Kees and Marije's holiday in Austria.
Appearance
Cloudy gold orange with large white head
Aroma
Very malty smell, reminds me of visiting single malt distillery which malt there own grain. A maybe a touch of earth hops.
Taste
Malt almost like an alcohol free beer that his creamy then the hops come in with earthy and light pepper and floral tones a touch of heat from the alcohol. The finish is bitter but dominated by malt. The finish is not strong and not that long.
Overall
Quite unexpected very different beer than I had before very like a wheat beer but some how different, no bananas but floral and earthy tastes.
7/10
Appearance
light slightly hazy gold with large white head
Aroma
peppery hops with a touch of malt
Taste
Biscuit malt with a touch of peppery hops which fades to more like creamy malt. The finish is slightly bitter but soon fades.
A new, to me at least, Bridgnorth brewery
Apperance
Surprisingly Amber with white head creamy
Aroma
Malt with a touch of hops
Taste
Creamy malt balanced by enough hops to balance but not to overpower and just the right sweetness for an amber. Finish gets more bitter but still wall balanced and morish 7/10
Today's beer has no hops
Appearance
Ruby chestnut with lasting white head
Aroma
Rich malt and spicy raisins and earthy nuts
Taste
Blood oranges malt with a harsh bitterness for balance. The finish is long with fennel nutty malt and a hint of monkey nuts
Overall
Who needs hops anyway a bit unsubtle but very quaffable.
8/10
Appearance
Hazy old gold with bid white head
Aroma
Slightly herby with spicy hops touch of malt and dried fruit
Taste
Rich malt with a touch of fruit, like a fruit cake. The malt is very creamy and just when you think it might be to much the bitter spicy hops kick in to balance it, The finish is long warm ripe fruit that creamy malt and spicy hops.
Overall
Another fine beer if you like your tripels this is one of the best.
9/10
Appearance
Dark ruby chestnut, slightly cloudy with large khaki head.
Aroma
Vineous fruits with underpinnings of bread like malt touch of pepper and chocolate.
Taste
Rich malt with candy sugar hint of burnt grains finally a touch of liquorice. The finish is warming slightly nutty and a bit of peppery hops.
Overall
lovely beer should try a blind tasting with westvleteren maybe not so complex in the taste but a fine beer
8.5/10
Time to suffer for my art, as I hate coffee
Apperance
As black as night small amount of brown head
Aroma
Black treacle, dark chocolate and hint of coffee grounds
Taste
The dark treacle comes first then dark vine fruits and malt no coffee until the finish which is warmth from the alcohol and then the coffee comes in but a stewed coffee taste not good in my opinion.
Overall
I still hate coffee so I did not score this one
A limited edition that is made every year.....
Appearance
Pale hazy gold large white lasting head
Aroma
Citrus hops underpinned by subtle malt
Taste
Citrus hops at first the light biscuit malt comes in to balance. The finish is bitter citrus hops which becomes more peppery along with a pleasant warm due to the abv.
Overall
A nice but different duval, taste like an America IPA but with more alcohol. 8/10
Today offering is a limbic, not a style I have drunk in a while.
Appearance
Golden brown with small white head that stay longer than I was expecting.
Aroma
Wet hay, scrumpy cider and carrots and cane sugar
Taste
Starts very acidic which fades as the sweetness come in to leave very tart apples. Finish is apples which slowly get sweeter. very refreshing
Overall
More like a cider than beer but a nice change from the norm. 7/10
An American beer today
Appearance
Clear old gold lasting white head
Aroma
Hops, Hops and floral Hops
Taste
Still hops floral but smooth and surprisingly sweet was expecting much bitter taste pleasant carbonation. Finish is quiet subtle slowly building bitterness.
Overall
Pleasent quaffable nice carbonation but bit simple taste 6/10
Today is not in the book as it is a new beer from this brewery
Appearance
Slightly hazy harvest yellow with white lasting head
Aroma
Malt floral hop and honey
Taste
Strong carbonation with rich malt and floral sweetness which fade as very bitter hops come in. The finish is dry and very bitter but soon fades as the malt comes back.
Overall
Not so impressed over carbonated and no subtle 5/10
Appearance
Touch of haze in a golden bronze beer with slight off white small but persistent head
Aroma
Malt with a touch of orange and hint of hops
Taste
Firstly Malt then an orange floral taste come to the fore which fade to slight bitter hops. The is a balance of the hops and orange eventually leaving bitter semi drying hops making it Moorish.
Overall
Nice bitter but not stand out 7/10
keeping up the numerical theme is today's offering
Appearance
Dark hazy ruby chestnut with large off white lasting head
Aroma
Burnt grain with raisins and a touch of Terry 's dark chocolate orange
Taste
Bitter chocolate and burnt malt slowly building bitter hops.The finish is very long bitter at first with slight heat of alcohol and peppery hops come in all underpinned by dark chocolate.
Overall
Maybe more for Autumn but a fine beer which has big flavour and complexity. 8.5/10
