Beer Ratings: Favorites

Brasserie Dieu du Ciel! Saint-Jérôme, Quebec

Bottle at Armsby Abbey. Pours black with a thin khaki head. Leaves some trace lacing in the glass. Big coffee and roasted malt notes on the nose and tongue. Finished with some bitterness for balance. A lot of these stouts ended with burned malt or shit coffee but this one strikes the right balance of drinkability and presence.

Great Notion Brewing Portland, Oregon

Can from Beerboxer. Pours golden with a nice foamy white head and a grassy aroma. There is a fresh pils flavor with a little citrus and a moderately bitter finish. Very drinkable.

Parish Brewing Company Broussard, Louisiana

Bottle. Pours opaque mahogany, merlin creamy tan head, nice lacing. Aroma is rich espresso mocha with a hint of ashtray. Flavor is merlin sweet, light plus bitter. Excellent blend, not acidic. Fullish body, creamy mouthfeel.

Heater Allen Brewing Co. McMinnville, Oregon

Can. Pours clear orange, medium off white head, good lacing. Aroma is malty, hint of caramel, bread, noble hop, grain. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter. Merlin body

Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales Dexter, Michigan

Appearance is silver, yellowish and blue (sorry did not pour into a glass) so rated the can itself. The aroma is a bit sweet, citrus notes. In my opinion The most important aspect is flavor and this is where it disappoints. At first I had to double check the label and thought it was a sour, not sure if the beer is bad or if this is the way it is supposed to taste. Did not drink a second while writing this review had to drink a can of water (bud light) to wash down the taste. This is my first time drinking Jolly Pumpkin and I was really excited and wanted to like it but the flavor is kind of bland and sour at the same time. I am a little surprised by the high ratings and I generally agree with many of the ratings…. Until now. Definitely want to try a different Jolly Pumpkin but this one is not too Jolly

Dominion City Brewing Co. Ottawa, Ontario

Dark brown pour. Thick sticky light brown head. The aroma is really rich and lovely. Nutty malts, cocoa, deep mid-palate complexity. Has a soft floral hop note rounding out the super clean toasted malt. Moderate bitterness that leaves your ready for the next sip. This really goes down great.

Wicked Weed Brewing (AB InBev) Asheville, North Carolina

Somebody is really loving this beer, 98/100 & 3.92/4? Don't count on me for the numbers because I despise most IPA. Well, at first, this beer from a can, pours clear pale yellow with a smell of somewhat perfume IPA hops. Taste is what else but bitter, its your typical IPA but perhaps with a little more brite and a little less diesel? Its an IPA, what else can be said of such bitter bastards? Just asking. At least the alky level yields a slight calming effect on the finish. There you have it. OK for a tick but would not drink another; hey, it's IPA.

Extraomnes Marnate (VA), Lombardia

From the Bottle 15/08/2013 Big hop aroma. Light golden coloured a little hazy in appearance and hoppy citrus flavour with a hint of dryness in a bitter and slightly creamy finish.

Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales Washougal, Washington

Can, 0.473l. Aroma is grainy, citrusy, piney and floral. Pours cloudy straw color with medium sized soapy white head and average sparkling appearance. Taste starts light sweet grainy and citrusy, following is herbal, earthy and slightly funky, mouthfeel is rather dry and mildly astringent, while finish is pretty bitter. Medium body, slick texture and average carbonation in palate. Ferragosto every day…

O'Hara's Brewery (Carlow Brewing Company) Bagenalstown , County Carlow

Lattina. Un arco olfattivo dominato dall'orzo tostato. L'intensità olfattiva è normale, permanendo in maniera sufficiente. Il cappello di schiuma cremosa ha una buona tenuta. La grandezza delle bollicine è a grana fine. Il liquido appare opalescente. Il colore è ambrato. Il corpo è pieno. Il dolce è medio in buon equilibrio con l'amaro medio. La forza gustativa è normale e si prolunga in modo sufficiente. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di pronta beva. Il retrogusto è di decente intensità. Il tetto della bocca riconosce indizi di miele, pane tostato e agrumi.

Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev) Chicago, Illinois

apple cinnamon and caramel are all noticeable. a whisky appearance. strong and sweet and tasty in small doses.

Únětický Pivovar Únětice, Central Bohemia

Bottle at Kihoskh, Copenhagen. Pours light hazed golden with a white cap. Aroma: cereals, yeast, bread. Taste: light sweet & moderate bitter, cereals, bread, yeasty. Light to medium body with spritzy carbonation. Good one

Founders Brewing Company (Mahou San Miguel) Grand Rapids, Michigan

Opaque dark brown almost black with a moderate/good and lasting tan head. Aroma: Malt: Chocolate, coffee, caramel, toast. Hops: Dark berries, orange. Mouth: A lot of fruity sweetness and later a lot of lingering burnt bitterness. Full body. Smooth. Soft carbonation.

FrauGruber Brewing Gundelfingen , Bavaria

Aus der Dose (bbe 08.08.2022) im 2022-05 getrunken. Dieses gold-gelbe Pils kommt mit kräftiger weißer Schaumkrone daher, die lange stehen bleibt. Beim Einschenken ins Glas wird schon gleich schöne Fruchtnoten von Maracuja und Ananas. Dazu kommen grasige Noten und ist da ein Hanfaroma? Am Gaumen ist die Frucht sehr zurückhaltend doch die Hopfenbitterkeit ist zwar typisch für ein Pils aber ganau deswegen mir zu bitter. Pils ist eben nicht mein Bierstil.

Brokreacja Kraków, Lesser Poland

Bottled 330ml (bottling date 3.2.2021)
Opaque colour, small brownish head. Heavy on peaty smokey nose, some tar too. Medium to full-bodied. Chocolate, tar, peat, some hops and alcohol, suprisingly some mellow sweetness too. Smooth and suprisingly easy drinker. Probably aging a bit one year helped too. Good.