Beer Ratings: Favorites

Founders Brewing Company Grand Rapids, Michigan

Todella makea, humalointi yllättävän kevyttä. Karvas, maltainen, ipaksi outo mutta kivasti juotava.

Klosterbrauerei Andechs Andechs, Bavaria

I'm not usually bowled over by doppelbocks and I can't say that this is the exception. Don't get me wrong, it's perfectly drinkable. A nice mahogany colour, though no head or lacing. It's malty, toasty, a bit of molasses thrown in and a bit sweet. I just can't drink a lot of this beer type, it just doesn't do it for me. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Founders Brewing Company Grand Rapids, Michigan

Barwa smoliście czarna, ładna beżowa piana, długo się trzyma, w aromacie dużo kwaskowej kawy i bardzo wyraźny aromat orzechów, czuć też przyjemną wanilę z beczki. Smak niestety pozostawia pewien niedosyt po genialnym aromacie, czuć głównie kawę i nuty beczkowe. Ciała mogło by być troszkę więcej, wysycenie średnie. Bardzo dobre piwo!

Hill Farmstead Brewery Greensboro, Vermont

Draft at brett fest. Golden. Aroma of dry funky yeast, grainy malt and grass. Taste has mild funk, soft champagne yeast almost, esters and grainy malt. Not bad, but very overrated.

Melvin Brewing Company (Thai Me Up) Jackson, Wyoming

Can 12fl.oz. @ home.

[ As Melvin IPA ].
[ Courtesy of Flaskedrengen ]. Clear medium to dark orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, caramel, moderate to light heavy hoppy, citrus, orange, dried fruit, light pine. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, dried fruit, citrus, orange, sweet malt, caramel, minerals, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170613]
7-3-7-3-15

Charles Wells (Marston’s) Bedford, Bedfordshire

Barwa ciemno brunatna, ładna, obfita piana. Aromat czekoladowo-kawowy, w smaku wyraźna nuta cappuccino, niskie nasycenie, całkiem smaczne.

Founders Brewing Company Grand Rapids, Michigan

Pitch black colour with a medium tan head. Aroma of coffee, cacao, burnt caramel and toasted malt. Beautiful intense mocha flavour with a bitter chocolate coffee finish. A legendary beer that lives up to the hype. Extremely enjoyable. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Dangerous Man Brewing Company Minneapolis, Minnesota

On tap at the brewery. Black body. Smells of peanuts and chocolate. Really nice. Tastes a little less refined. Peanuts, nutty malts, chocolate, but not as rich. Peanut finish. A little astringent. Medium body. Remarkably good, it must be said. Saved the day from a bunch of other dull beers here at DM.

Brauerei Heller Bamberg, Bavaria

Erittäin vahva tuoksu ja maku. Savu oikeasti pääosassa muutenkin kuin lupauksissa. 8% ei maistu tämäntyylisessä tuotteessa yhtään liian vahvalta. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Stone Brewing Escondido, California

(650ml 2015 bottle from Systembolaget web order) Pours pitch black with a small dark tan head and no lace. Aroma of milk chocolate, nutty roast, dried figs, dark fruit, vanilla ice cream, sweet dark malt, light coffee grounds. The flavour is drier than the nose would suggest, and roastier, with a nut and cacao character joining the burnt grains. Notes again of milk chocolate, dried dark fruit (esp figs and dark berries), vanilla, earth, char, ash, spent coffee grounds, dark caramel, and maybe some bittering hops. Off dry to begin, finishing bone dry with touches of warming alcohol. Medium full body, slightly oily, very soft carbonation. Probably slightly thinned compared to when fresh. Elegant, somewhat restrained, malt-driven complexity, far from a cloying sugar bomb, this is a good sipper that makes a nice shift from the contemporary adjunct-driven style.

New Belgium Brewing Company Fort Collins, Colorado

From bottle in Belgian ale glass. Pours murky maroon/amber with frothy head that fades quickly. Tart cherry from beginning to end with nice woody undertones from the oak.

Cloudwater Brew Co Manchester, Greater Manchester

440ml Can - Hazy golden in colour, a bit like pineapple juice. Pine, grapefruit and passion fruit in the aroma. Hoppy and tangy taste with grapefruit, passion fruit, pineapple and some slightly spicy notes.

Brauerei Heller Bamberg, Bavaria

Bottle from Asao. A Top 50 Helles that is smoked and available at like 610 yen +tx for 500ml, sold! A sweet lightly smoked ham aroma on a deep gold body. The taste is smoked but smooth. Not as complex as other Schlenkerla beers but a really fun lager.

Mikkeller San Diego San Diego, California

Can 1pt. @ home.

[ As Mikkeller San Diego Hazy Eyed Sally IPA ].
Murky medium orange colour with a large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, pine, citrus, grapefruit, zesty, tropical fruit. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, pine, citrus, grapefruit, pale malt, tropical fruit - peach, crispy hops. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170612]
8-3-8-3-17

Stone Brewing Escondido, California

Can from Stone Berlin. Murky golden. Moderate white head. Nice aroma of passion fruit, peach, pineapple, melon, zesty hop. Light body. Low carbo. Dry hoppy taste. Fruity, medium to heavy bitter. Grapefruit. Good.