Beer Ratings: Most Recent

Two Roads Brewing Company Stratford, Connecticut

Sour with harsh bitterness. Leafy vegetal hops. Funky spent grain malt character. Harsh piney bite.

Seven Craft Königswinter, North Rhine-Westphalia

Weich hopfiger Beginn. Getreidig, zunehmende Süße, der Hopfen wird dunkler. Schwer grasig und karamellig im Mittelteil, süffig, langer frischer Nachhall. Gut! 12/11/12/11/9/11

Widmer Brothers Brewing Company Portland, Oregon

This stuff is everywhere. Kind of surprised that it hasn't been eaten up by in-bev, with its distribution I thought that Maybe it already had.

Rogue Ales Newport, Oregon

650ml bottle. Clear, darkest brown colour with ruby glimmer and average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, ochre-ish, dark beige head. Chocolately, roasty, and nutty, dark malty aroma, sweet-ish notes of milk chocolate, nougat, toffee, some dark chocolate, cautious fruity hoppy overtones with hints of red berries. Taste is moderately sweet dark malty, chocolately, nutty, roasty, resinous and fruity hoppy, notes of milk chocolate, nougat, hints of toffee, underlying, slightly bitter and minimally chalky, roasty notes of coffee, coffee beans, fruity notes mandarine, yellow stone fruit; minimally dry, papery finish.

Weird Beard Ealing, Greater London

Tap @ Borefts 2017. Pale amber color. Soft floral grassy aroma and flavor. Hint of peach. Dry finish.

AleSmith Brewing Company San Diego, California

750ml bottle. Brown colour with average, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Sweet-ish, malty and fruity aroma, notes of cherry, red berries, dried fruit, raisin, prune, date, whiffs of alcohol. Taste is moderately sweet malty, fruity, slightly sugary, notes of cherry, red berries, dried fruit, raisin, prune, date, fig, hints of caramel, some alcohol.

Hawkshead Staveley, Cumbria

Keg at the Beer Hall, Staveley. Very dark brown, pretty much opaque, with a large khaki head. Coffee beans, vanilla, Bakewell tart, Lotus biscuits and fudge brownie in the aroma. Taste is sweet without being sickly due to the well-adjudged presence of earthy hop. Long bittersweet finish, with caramel, toffee, S'mores. This is pretty incredible.

Spencer Brewery Spencer, Massachusetts

750ml bottle. Black colour with average to huge, thick, frothy to creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, tan head. Chocolately, dark malty and piney, fruity, and slightly grassy, hoppy aroma, notes of dark chocolate, hints of coffee, fruit flavoured dark chocolate, woody hints of coniferes, some grassy spiciness. Taste is sweet-ish dark malty, notes of chocolate, dark chocolate, some coffee, a touch of caramel, hoppy counterpart with resinous, piney, grassy and slightly fruity notes, hints of mandarine and orange; creamy texture, smooth and soft palate. Not overly rich, but well balanced, highly drinkable, with Black IPA borrowings.

Weird Beard Ealing, Greater London

@Borefts 2017 van tap, geel/gouden met witte kraag. aroma en smaken van mout, hop, gras, gerookte mout, kruidig, grassig, fruitig, citrus, stevig, matige body, ok co2

Cascade Brewing Portland, Oregon

750ml bottle. Slightly cloudy, brown-ish crimson colour with small, frothy, fading, beige head. Bourbon aroma, hints of vanilla, underlying fruity notes of morello and red berries. Taste is agressively sour, lactic, notes of vinegar, hints of morello. Nothing I need a second time, least of all considering the brewery's overprize politics.

Brew By Numbers Bermondsey, Greater London

750ml bottle. Murky, yellow-ish, beige colour, no head. Tart-ish, funky and fruity aroma, hints of pear. Taste is sour-ish, funky, spicy and slightly fruity, hints of white wine, pear, some brine. Not fully harmonious, pear doesn't tolerate that amount of funky- and spiciness.

Les Grands Bois Saint-Casimir, Quebec

On tap at the brewpub. Hazy pale yellow pour with thin white head. Aroma is grainy, nice peppery saison yeast, light citrusy notes. Taste is light, fresh and easy going, mild malty notes, Belgian yeast and a citrusy finish. A nice classic session saison

Anderson Valley Brewing Company Boonville, California

I would have liked more but unfortunately they ran out mid pour at my local establishment. Can't complain about half a free beer but would have paid for a full glass. Good stuff

Hawkshead Staveley, Cumbria

Handpull cask at the Beer Hall, Staveley. Amber and clear with a small uneven off-white head. Malty aroma with additional notes of redcurrant, milk chocolate, cherry candy. Taste is bittersweet and a trifle metallic. The bittering hop asserts itself fairly aggressively right at the finish. More cherry and a touch of wood shavings in the aftertaste. There isn't so much character to this, but it's well made, and the simplicity grows on me throughout the sip.

Les Grands Bois Saint-Casimir, Quebec

On tap at the brewpub. Lightly hazy gold pour with thin white head. Aroma is really nice, juicy tropical hop with a touch of lactic aromas, almost tea like freshness. Taste is just tart, lemony, lactic and juicy. Palate is light bodied with light-med carb. Delicious