Beer Ratings: Favorites

Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. Decorah, Iowa

Can. It poured a hazy golden color with a white head. The aroma was of hops, citrus and florals. The taste was similar to the aroma with more hops, citrus, florals, pine, tropical fruits with medium carbonation and a nice bitter sweet aftertaste. Nice.

Familienbrauerei Bauhöfer Renchen Renchen, Baden-Württemberg

The beer has got a deep golden colour with a steady head and medium body. Aroma of hops and vanilla. Taste of hops, malt, mild fruits, grains and bread. Smooth finish.

Schneider Weisse G. Schneider & Sohn Kelheim, Bavaria

Half-litre bottle, as 'Tap 1 Helle Weisse', from Beers of Europe. Poured into an old Hofbrauhaus Munchner Kindl Weisse glass at home on 22nd Jan 2021 (BBD 12th May 2021). Almost clear, the body is a light golden colour with carbonation bubbles rising to replenish the thin white head. The aroma is like a squeezed lemon with cloves thrown in. Taste is citrusy without the aforementioned cloves, dry finish with a mild bitterness. I've just done a 2 hour dog walk, this is my reward and I am enjoying it!

Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy - Brasserie Rochefort Rochefort, Namur

How: bottle. BB: 24.01.2022. Stored in room temperature for couple of years. Head: three fingers, white. Colour: copper/ light amber. Aroma: a bit tart, bubblegum, red to dark fruits, licorice, touch of leather, dark bread, very faint herbal notes. Quite well aged, I assume. Taste: thin to medium body, really very lively carbonation, taste follows aroma. Balanced sweetness/ bitterness. A bit warm. Dark fruits, light dark bread& herbal notes in long a bit warm aftertaste. As this is one were aged in sub-optimal temperature, will try to re-rate.

Cloudwater Brew Co Manchester, Greater Manchester

From can (pkgd Aug'20, BB Dec'20) in IPA glass. Pours murky orangish gold w/big cream head, aroma is fruity & earthy, not as piney citrus as expected from the hops. Even past its short BB date, it's very tasty, as smashable as any 10%er. Juicy tropical fruits, very little hop burn.

Heller-Bräu Trum Bamberg, Bavaria

à la maison. Très bonne bière qui reprend à 100% les caractéristiques de leur rauchbier classique mais en plus énergique. les 8 degrés passent tout seul.

Duvel Moortgat Breendonk-Puurs, Antwerp

From a can to a glass. Pours a hazy light amber color with a massive frothy foamy silky head. Aroma is bananas, cloves, vanilla, floral, and some hop dankness. taste follows the aroma with a medium smooth mouthfeel. Awesome Belgian Brew!

Great Divide Brewing Company Denver, Colorado

Can from a sampler pack. Slightly haY gold with a bright white head. Nose of grapefruit and not much else. Flavors of light grapefruit play along with some bread crust. Not much else going on. It's ok and slightly sweet.

Lagunitas Brewing Company (Heineken) Petaluma, California

Pours a clear golden yellow from the bottle with dense white foam that leaves good lace on the way down. Aroma of fresh and zesty herbaceous hop notes, new school earthiness with a touch of fruity berry notes underneath, a touch of malt to back it up. Taste follows, mildly sweet malt notes with bitter hops throughout, a crisp and clean finish. Nicely done.

Great Divide Brewing Company Denver, Colorado

Can from a sampler pack. Medium gold body with a bright white head. Nose of grainy dough and raw potatoes. Flavors of slightly sweet carrots are present along with some bread crust. Overall a slightly boring lager with little hops. Softly carbonated for a light mouth feel.

Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. Decorah, Iowa

16oz can from Tavour. Hazy yellow golden, filmy head. Aroma features let ght citrusy notes, lemon, oranges. Taste follows with more citrus, biscuits, grassy with a trailing dry bitterness.

Epic Brewing Company (UT/CO) Salt Lake City, Utah

Bottle. Pours inky black, medium creamy tan head, decent lacing. Aroma is rich chocolate, cinnamon, bourbon, vanilla, espresso. Flavor is fairly sweet, medium bitter, decent chili spice. Full body, silky. Really good

Dogfish Head Brewery (Boston Beer Co.) Milton, Delaware

I am holding a 12 oz can of Hazy Ripple IPA that was put up on 9/1/20. Obviously time is awasting. I shall honor this sampling with a Buffalo Bayou snifter and that is the story. The pour is a faded yellow with a stout head of pure white foam that slowly dissipates. The nose is vaguely citrusy and grassy, not a complaint at all. A drink gives a different story, I get a nice hop forwardness with some juice joining the party. Slightly sweet with pineapple and then straw and grass and field. Pleasant, more of a New England thing but then I did not select the style.

Jack's Abby Brewing Framingham, Massachusetts

16 ounce can. Pours a clear reddish gold with a decent beige head. Aroma of malt and caramel. Taste is malt, caramel, grain, and a bit of fruit. Nice.

Victory Brewing Company (ABV) Downingtown, Pennsylvania

A little bitter, but I liked it! It was great with pizza! Not my favorite but very enjoyable. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone