Beer Tasting Notes IX
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lupestripeAnother day, another week, another month. And another Beer Tasting Notes where I can ramble on about all the ingenious ways I have discovered to poison my liver.
Alhambra Especial (5.4%) - A golden brew not dissimilar to the piss from a virgin boy. It tastes surprisingly sweet and not anywhere near as alcoholic as its 5.4% would suggest. It is also very refreshing and an ideal autumn brew.
Maes Pils (5.2%) - This beer comes in a simple brown bottle with the word Maes engraved into it. The label aroundthe neck is dark blue and advertises a beer with extra malt. This adds to the classy feel of this tipple, which has a significant depth ascribed to the malty taste. Sadly, it only came in a 25cl bottle, which makes puppy saaaaaaaad.
Cerveza Pacifico Clara (4.5%) - The label of this beer looks like it would be found on an eighteenth century pirate ship. The same is true of the bottle design. A rather forgettable beer with the slight aftertaste of seamen, it is what I would describe as a fourth beer of the night beer. Still, sing along - what shall we do with the drunken puppy...
Harviestoun Schiehallion (4.8%) - An unpronouncable Scottish beer whose name sounds like the bitter ramblings of a divorced Glaswegian at closing time on a Friday night. This beer describes itself as crisp, refreshing and dry, after the famous Scottish mountain of Schiehallion, after which its named. It also has a mild grapefruity taste. It's a little dry for my liking but it is a nice beer.
Pott's Landbier (4.8%) - I do love those bottle tops which look like a Schold's Bridle. The ones with an elastic band around the rim which you have to flick off. I think I bought this at a German petrol station for a nominal amount of money on my way home from Eurofurence. On the back there is a label with three women on it, advertising 'Volle Pulle Partyspass!' It doesn't tempt me. The bottle looks like one of those trainer buttplugs you can buy but the liquid contained within is the nectar of the gods. One of the greatest beers I have ever tasted. Sweet like honey.
Boheme 1795 Pilsen (4.7%) - A distinctive floral aroma with a smooth crisp taste apparently. Tastes like generic fizzy pilsner to me. Still, a nice enough beer to drink while lounging in front of the TV.
Little Creatures Pale Ale (5.2%) - Of course Little Creatures should avoid drinking ale lest they end up on the front of a bottle wearing no clothes except for a pair of comedy angel wings. This beer from Fremantle, Australia, was a typical pale ale with a nice bouquet for an aftertaste. There was a dash of fruit in there too. It had a good depth.
Elland Brewary Amnesia (5.8%) - Another pale ale, this time closer to home. The label is a daunting magic eye picture which really fucks with your head once you have had a couple. It has a nice golden colour with a smell of summer fruits. To taste, it's a smooth, sweet and hoppy affair which is more saccarine than bitter. Definitely a winner in my book. Or on my blog for you pedants out there.
Fürstenberg Premium Lager (5.3%) - From the German town of Donaueschingen in the Black Forest, this pilsner lacks the dark air of the place of its birth. Instead it's a light and refreshing number, very smooth and an excellent example of a 'hand crafted, bottom fermented' lager. I am not sure what bottom fermented means, I certainly wouldn't want to drink anything fermented in somebody's bottom. Still, if it makes lager this good, perhaps it will catch on.
Švyturys Gintarinis Šviesusis Alus (4.6%) - Lithuania's Švyturys brewery has long been one of my favourites and this is probably my most favouritist brew they do. It's a nice golden beer, in a bottle with a golden label, and it's the ideal drink for long, warm summer days.
Aldaris Pilzenes (4.2%) - If you were to hand out prizes for best can design, then this beer would be one of the frontrunners. A beautiful blue and silver design with an image of an old village scene etched into the metal, it is certainly classy. The beer itself is a pleasant, smooth experience - a bit like being chatted up by Sean Connery. Only damper.
Dębowe Mocne (7.0%) - If you know me well, you will know I like strong beers. This Polish example comes in a classy beige and brown can which has a strong eighteenth century air about it. Brewed by the Tyskie brewery, this beer is rich, dark and deep - and makes you keep coming back for more. Very much the beverage equivalent of an abusive relationship.
Alhambra Especial (5.4%) - A golden brew not dissimilar to the piss from a virgin boy. It tastes surprisingly sweet and not anywhere near as alcoholic as its 5.4% would suggest. It is also very refreshing and an ideal autumn brew.
Maes Pils (5.2%) - This beer comes in a simple brown bottle with the word Maes engraved into it. The label aroundthe neck is dark blue and advertises a beer with extra malt. This adds to the classy feel of this tipple, which has a significant depth ascribed to the malty taste. Sadly, it only came in a 25cl bottle, which makes puppy saaaaaaaad.
Cerveza Pacifico Clara (4.5%) - The label of this beer looks like it would be found on an eighteenth century pirate ship. The same is true of the bottle design. A rather forgettable beer with the slight aftertaste of seamen, it is what I would describe as a fourth beer of the night beer. Still, sing along - what shall we do with the drunken puppy...
Harviestoun Schiehallion (4.8%) - An unpronouncable Scottish beer whose name sounds like the bitter ramblings of a divorced Glaswegian at closing time on a Friday night. This beer describes itself as crisp, refreshing and dry, after the famous Scottish mountain of Schiehallion, after which its named. It also has a mild grapefruity taste. It's a little dry for my liking but it is a nice beer.
Pott's Landbier (4.8%) - I do love those bottle tops which look like a Schold's Bridle. The ones with an elastic band around the rim which you have to flick off. I think I bought this at a German petrol station for a nominal amount of money on my way home from Eurofurence. On the back there is a label with three women on it, advertising 'Volle Pulle Partyspass!' It doesn't tempt me. The bottle looks like one of those trainer buttplugs you can buy but the liquid contained within is the nectar of the gods. One of the greatest beers I have ever tasted. Sweet like honey.
Boheme 1795 Pilsen (4.7%) - A distinctive floral aroma with a smooth crisp taste apparently. Tastes like generic fizzy pilsner to me. Still, a nice enough beer to drink while lounging in front of the TV.
Little Creatures Pale Ale (5.2%) - Of course Little Creatures should avoid drinking ale lest they end up on the front of a bottle wearing no clothes except for a pair of comedy angel wings. This beer from Fremantle, Australia, was a typical pale ale with a nice bouquet for an aftertaste. There was a dash of fruit in there too. It had a good depth.
Elland Brewary Amnesia (5.8%) - Another pale ale, this time closer to home. The label is a daunting magic eye picture which really fucks with your head once you have had a couple. It has a nice golden colour with a smell of summer fruits. To taste, it's a smooth, sweet and hoppy affair which is more saccarine than bitter. Definitely a winner in my book. Or on my blog for you pedants out there.
Fürstenberg Premium Lager (5.3%) - From the German town of Donaueschingen in the Black Forest, this pilsner lacks the dark air of the place of its birth. Instead it's a light and refreshing number, very smooth and an excellent example of a 'hand crafted, bottom fermented' lager. I am not sure what bottom fermented means, I certainly wouldn't want to drink anything fermented in somebody's bottom. Still, if it makes lager this good, perhaps it will catch on.
Švyturys Gintarinis Šviesusis Alus (4.6%) - Lithuania's Švyturys brewery has long been one of my favourites and this is probably my most favouritist brew they do. It's a nice golden beer, in a bottle with a golden label, and it's the ideal drink for long, warm summer days.
Aldaris Pilzenes (4.2%) - If you were to hand out prizes for best can design, then this beer would be one of the frontrunners. A beautiful blue and silver design with an image of an old village scene etched into the metal, it is certainly classy. The beer itself is a pleasant, smooth experience - a bit like being chatted up by Sean Connery. Only damper.
Dębowe Mocne (7.0%) - If you know me well, you will know I like strong beers. This Polish example comes in a classy beige and brown can which has a strong eighteenth century air about it. Brewed by the Tyskie brewery, this beer is rich, dark and deep - and makes you keep coming back for more. Very much the beverage equivalent of an abusive relationship.
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Date: 2011-12-19 01:02 am (UTC)Ooh, Little Creatures Pale Ale. =:9 Whilst the beer scene in Australia's much less interesting than the UK's, there are some good smaller breweries around, and LC's definitely in that number. (The problem with ordering beer in an Australian pub is that it's always served very cold, whatever the style, whatever the weather, to the point it's uncomfortable to hold in a straight glass. Even the Lord Nelson, in Sydney, did that to their house brews! Would like to get back there sometime.. great restaurant on the first floor, and their house brews were well worth enjoying, especially Nine Sheets =:)
Of course, all that caused me to go wandering around the web, searching for more pub options. *grin* There's no shortage, but I'm strongly biased toward ones that offer good food as well - not necessarily complex, but life's too short for bad or mediocre food. Turned up another I'll be wanting to try sometime, coincidentally very close to my regular, with a focus on pies and sausages. I doubt it'll unseat the latter, as it sounds like the pies are made for them, rather than by them, but I'm certainly up for trying more places. ^_^
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Date: 2011-12-20 11:47 pm (UTC)Australia does do some good brews but it also does some of the most hideous crap I have ever tasted. Very schizophrenic I guess.
I feel the same about pubs, which is why I don't really go to furmeets in shit ones. Good food is very important - pies and snausages particularly - but for me, the ale is the most pressing concern.
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