Beer Tasting Notes III

Another week and yet more beer has been imbibed. This is what I have been tasting over the last seven days:

Cēsu Light (4.2%) - This Latvian beer claims to come from the 'oldest brewery in the Baltics'. I am sceptical as I have been to four pubs in the UK which claim to be the smallest in the country. Brewed since 1590, this pilsner is a light, slightly hoppy effort which has a slight bitter aftertaste. Perfectly drinkable though and I imagine quite refreshing on a warm summer's day. Vegetating watching 'Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps' probably didn't do it justice.
Aldaris Pilzenes (4.2%) - Another Lativan beer at 4.2% and a far superior one to Cēsu Light. This has a sweet, light taste with a delicate aroma. It's also a beautiful golden colour which only adds to the sensation of drinking liquid gold. Brewed in Rīga since 1865, this pilsner has been a definite highlight of my Eastern European beer odyessy so far.
Aldaris Gaišais (5.0%) - The Aldaris brewery is fast becoming one of my most favourites in the world. This beer is truly gorgeous. It has a smooth and slightly smoky taste which slips down a treat. It was a true pleasure drinking this pilsner-style tipple, which was a slightly lighter colour to the pilsner previously described.
Gradisca (5.2%) - For many years, the Italian beer making tradition has slipped under the radar. Yet with Peroni and Birra Moretti gaining presence in Wetherspoons, I am discovering that Italy's beer is almost as good as its wine. Gradisca is a very moreish beer but not necessarily in a good way. It's the alcoholic equivalent of Fanta but without the orange taste - it is drying on the throat and rather bitter. Having said that, it does have a charm which is difficult to pinpoint. The lady on the front of the bottle looks like a cross between a vampritic Geisha girl and Little Red Riding Hood. This probably isn't a good thing.
Oболонь (5.0%) - This is one of the leading beers of Ukraine which, like Norway's Ringnes, is actually quite unremarkable. This beer was pleasant enough but it doesn't stick in the memory.
Augustiner-Braeu München Edelstoff (5.6%) - This must be a contender for one of the best beers ever produced. It's creamy, rich and velvety borne from nearly 700 years of brewing tradition. The label on the bottle looks like a pamphlet from 1328, the date of the brewery's foundation, whilst this beer is the alcoholic equivalent of that woman in the bath going down on a Flake in those old Cadbury's commercials. Truly, truly wonderous, enhanced by the gold leaf design of that label and the primitive bottle design. Liquid silk.

Beer Tasting Notes III

Another week and yet more beer has been imbibed. This is what I have been tasting over the last seven days:

Cēsu Light (4.2%) - This Latvian beer claims to come from the 'oldest brewery in the Baltics'. I am sceptical as I have been to four pubs in the UK which claim to be the smallest in the country. Brewed since 1590, this pilsner is a light, slightly hoppy effort which has a slight bitter aftertaste. Perfectly drinkable though and I imagine quite refreshing on a warm summer's day. Vegetating watching 'Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps' probably didn't do it justice.
Aldaris Pilzenes (4.2%) - Another Lativan beer at 4.2% and a far superior one to Cēsu Light. This has a sweet, light taste with a delicate aroma. It's also a beautiful golden colour which only adds to the sensation of drinking liquid gold. Brewed in Rīga since 1865, this pilsner has been a definite highlight of my Eastern European beer odyessy so far.
Aldaris Gaišais (5.0%) - The Aldaris brewery is fast becoming one of my most favourites in the world. This beer is truly gorgeous. It has a smooth and slightly smoky taste which slips down a treat. It was a true pleasure drinking this pilsner-style tipple, which was a slightly lighter colour to the pilsner previously described.
Gradisca (5.2%) - For many years, the Italian beer making tradition has slipped under the radar. Yet with Peroni and Birra Moretti gaining presence in Wetherspoons, I am discovering that Italy's beer is almost as good as its wine. Gradisca is a very moreish beer but not necessarily in a good way. It's the alcoholic equivalent of Fanta but without the orange taste - it is drying on the throat and rather bitter. Having said that, it does have a charm which is difficult to pinpoint. The lady on the front of the bottle looks like a cross between a vampritic Geisha girl and Little Red Riding Hood. This probably isn't a good thing.
Oболонь (5.0%) - This is one of the leading beers of Ukraine which, like Norway's Ringnes, is actually quite unremarkable. This beer was pleasant enough but it doesn't stick in the memory.
Augustiner-Braeu München Edelstoff (5.6%) - This must be a contender for one of the best beers ever produced. It's creamy, rich and velvety borne from nearly 700 years of brewing tradition. The label on the bottle looks like a pamphlet from 1328, the date of the brewery's foundation, whilst this beer is the alcoholic equivalent of that woman in the bath going down on a Flake in those old Cadbury's commercials. Truly, truly wonderous, enhanced by the gold leaf design of that label and the primitive bottle design. Liquid silk.