Beer Reviews by RICHSBEER

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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
1 Quilmes Cerveza Argentina Pale Lager 3.0

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

pours a nice "beer" yellow with a really nice large white head, that hangs around for a while. not much of an aroma what little there is smells like bread. has a slightly sweet taste and is really smooth but just no real bang. It's ok but not great.

May 5, 2012
12:00:00 PM
2 Fosters Lager Australia Pale Lager 3.0

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

pours a light yellow, with small white head. Aroma is average with slightly malty. Taste is average with a light hop presence and is a little watery. It's a little over hipped.

May 5, 2012
12:00:00 PM
3 Lucky Beer Australia Pale Lager 3.0

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Pours a pale yellow color with fluffy white head which dissipates quickly. The aroma is shunky, hops and sour grainy malt. The taste is sweet malt, and grassy hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied.

Aug 27, 2018
12:00:00 PM
4 Castlemaine Perkins XXXX Gold Lager Australia Pale Lager 2.0

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

Pours nicely, good carbonation and nice pale yellow color with little head and no lace. The aroma leaves something to be desired, a bit skunky and reminescent of a pharmacy. The taste is much better than the aroma let on, pleasing malts, a little corn. The mouthfeel is light boided and lightly carbonated.

Aug 4, 2012
12:00:00 PM
5 Fosters Premium Ale (Special Bitter) Australia English Pale Ale 2.6

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

pours a bright golden color with a tall foamy head. The head slowly fades down to a very thin layer that just hangs on until the last sip and makes only some spotty and slick lacing on the glass. The aroma is semi-sweet and grainy with a slightly floral hops in the background. The taste is somewhat sweet with husky and grainy alcoholic malt and very mild hops that add more bitterness than flavor. Its finish is quick and grainy. The mouthfeel is slightly thick and smooth with average carbonation and a medium body.

Aug 4, 2012
12:00:00 PM
6 Coopers Best Extra Stout Australia Foreign / Extra Stout 3.5

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Pours a rich dark chocolate brown with a small bubbly beige head. The aroma is chocolate, sweet aromas, roasted malts, hint of coffee bean, alcohol. The taste has sharp flavours of chocolate and roasted malts with a bit of a milkiness. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Stouts and porters are not my favorite style of beers.

Jun 3, 2012
12:00:00 PM
7 Coopers Original Pale Ale Australia English Pale Ale 3.0

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

pours a golden amber (mostly golden) in color with slight head and fair carbonation. The aroma is a nice hoppy aroma with some slight citrus notes. The taste is hoppy and flavorful with a dryish finish. The mouthfeel is medium body with fair amount of carbination and dryish finish.

May 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
8 Stiegl Pils Austria Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.0

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Pours a very pale, clear straw gold color with a dense, long-lasting white head. The aroma has a good balance of spicy, herbal hops and bready malts with the scales tipping to the hops. The taste was mildly citrus and herbal hops up front that fold into the lightest, bready malt and finishes with a dry, bitter hoppiness. Spicy bitterness lingers through the aftertaste. The mouthfeel is very soft with the lightest crispness and a light body.

Jul 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
9 Banks Beer Barbados Pale Lager 3.1

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

pours a crystal clear, golden-yellow, with a small white head which dissipates quickly, however, and the light coloration accurately predicts a light taste. Lightly skunky in both aroma and taste, this beer is thirst-quenching and easy to down. The light-bodied mouthfeel is amply, but not over, carbonated. The sweetness in the aroma is followed by a largely balanced (sweet-bitter) taste. Excellent choice for hot summer day or a hot day on the beach, very refreshing.

Jul 9, 2012
12:00:00 PM
10 Delirium Tremens Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 3.6

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

pours a honey color with a very thick foaming white head that lasts forever. The aroma has yeast, a touch of wildflower honey, light wheat malt, and sticky hops. The taste is close to the aroma, although without the honey sweetness, with mild spice and assertive hoppiness. The mouthfeel is medium with nice carbonation which lasts the whole glass.

Jun 9, 2012
12:00:00 PM
11 Lindemans Pomme (Apple) Belgium Fruit Lambic 5.0

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10

pours perfectly clear light amber color, like a high quality apple juice, the bubbles danced up the glass with a light golden head. The aroma was of sweet apples with no offputting undertones whatsoever. The taste did an amazing job of keeping the apple flavor while mixing it with subtle other fruity flavors. The mouthfeel is super smooth and drinkable with the perfect amount of carbonation. This is the best of the Lindeman's line.

Jun 10, 2012
12:00:00 PM
12 Belle-Vue Kriek Belgium Fruit Lambic 4.4

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

pours a deep, dark red colour with a thin and bubly, small pinkish white head and has average retention. The aroma consists of sweet and sour cherries. The taste is also of sweet and sour cherry with some syrup and sugar. The mouthfeel is light bodied and as expected, very sweet tasting with a smooth finish. Fruit beers are my favorite style of beer.

Jul 6, 2012
12:00:00 PM
13 Silly Pink Killer Belgium Fruit Beer 2.0

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

pours a golden orange color with a great head, and a fair amount of lacing sticks to the glass. The aroma is a lot like grapefruit soda, with an interesting spice that I guess is coriander. The taste is of sweet grapefruit soda with spice. The mouthfeel is thin, smooth, and sweet. A bit too much like a sode; needs more alcohol.

Jun 10, 2012
12:00:00 PM
14 Bush Ambrée (Scaldis) Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 3.6

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Pours a cloudy amber with a lot of sediment floating around the liquid, the foam quickly fades into a ring and a nice web behind. The aroma consists of caramel and stone fruit, with golden raisins underneath. The Taste consists of caramel and stone fruit, up front, with golden raisin and spice cake elements developing by mid-palate; after the swallow, the flavors blend nicely and, despite the sweetness, the beer maintains a somewhat dry, woody aspect that adds balance. The mouthfeel is full bodied with low to moderate carbonation; very little warmth despite the high ABV.

Jun 30, 2012
12:00:00 PM
15 St. Bernardus Prior 8 Belgium Abbey Dubbel 3.6

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Pours a copper-color with a great thick white head with great lacing. The aroma is grainy with dark fruits and some orange scents mixed in along with some caramel, toffee, toasted bread. The taste is sweet caramel malt, with a slight alcohol taste that lasts through the finish. The mouthfeel is heavy bodied, sticky yet smooth from the carbonation.

Jun 9, 2012
12:00:00 PM
16 Saison 1900 Belgium Saison 3.5

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Pours a murky light orange with a small white head that settles to a film on top of the beer leaving foamy rings of lace on the glass. The aroma is of grains and some grapes. The taste is of grains, honey, and some grape-like fruity flavors. This beer has a high level of carbonation with a very nice mouthfeel.

Jun 9, 2012
12:00:00 PM
17 Hoegaarden Grand Cru Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 3.9

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Pours a dark amber gold colour with some sediment & a small bubbly white head. The aroma consists of bananas and malts along with a lot of wheat and lemon citrus along with some yeast and orange zest along with other spices. The taste is a spicy mix of banana and clove along with some wheat and yeast. The mouthfeel is smooth, medium body, and a alcohol filled taste with a lot of sweetness. The finish is dry but warming.

Jun 9, 2012
12:00:00 PM
18 Hoegaarden Original White Ale Belgium Witbier 3.9

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Pours a hazy pale gold with tons of lively carbonation, the head is huge, frothing white mass which stays intact to nearly the bottom of the glass, leaves behind a few blotches of lacing. The aroma is wheat malt and musty yeast with a dose of orange peel and coriander. The spices come out even more in the glass. The taste is a little bit of wheat malt mixed with slightly sour yeast and lemony hops. Orange peel and coriander spices round out the flavor profile. The mouthfeel is thin bodied and with plenty of carbonation.

Jun 9, 2012
12:00:00 PM
19 La Chouffe Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 3.9

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

pours a golden amber with a large, frothy, white head. Dissipates quite quickly, leaving a film. The aroma consists of candied fruit. orange, sugar, sweet malt, yeast and some spice. It's a wonderfully sweet aroma. The taste has sweet malt upfront, rather bready with some candied fruit in there as well, with orange, lemon and some green grape. White pepper and a general spicy taste. Alcohol noticeable. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, a bit thin. Strong carbonation.

Jun 9, 2012
12:00:00 PM
20 Leffe Brune Belgium Abbey Dubbel 3.7

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Pours a solid opaque dark brown, almost black color and a nice looking head. The aroma of brown sugar, plums, apricots, and maybe a bit of chocolate. The taste is of chocolatey malty plums with a dash of backend bitterness rounding out the beer. Very fruity, very drinkable. Nice head retention and good lacing. Chewy cherry flavors come through on the sip, as well.

Jun 9, 2012
12:00:00 PM
21 Chimay Première (Red) Belgium Abbey Dubbel 3.5

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Pours a brown amber color without much head retention The aroma is of strong alcohol smell with raisins, plums, and pear notes.It has a very strong malty flavor with some fruity notes. The mouthfeel is of a light beer with a medium level of carbonation.

May 21, 2012
12:00:00 PM
22 Lindemans Peche Belgium Fruit Lambic 5.0

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10

pours an orange/copper color with a nice head which dissapates inside of five minuets. Minimal lacing stays on the glass throughout. Fair amount of carbonation. The aroma is strong with peaches but there is also the aroma of apples. The taste is heavy on the peaches with sweet malts and the Lambic tartness. There is also a slight yeast taste near the end of the brew. The mouthfeel is crisp, clean and tart. Overall this brew answers the call of being a summer fruit Lambic. Light and easy to drink. Strong on the peach flavor and Lambic tartness.

Jun 3, 2012
12:00:00 PM
23 Lindemans Kriek Belgium Fruit Lambic 5.0

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10

Pours a black cherry color, with minimal head an lacing. Wonderful color. The aroma is Cherries with a slight hint of yeasty note, smells more like champagne than beer. The taste is black cherry with a hint of mild spice. More like sparkling wine like than beer. For a fruit beer it is more fruit than anything else, but not cloyingly sweet in any way. Wonderful balance between carbonation and flavor. The mouthfeel is not overly syrupy, but not watery either. A nice balance with a bit of a bite in the finish. Overall: Another great example of what a fruit beer should taste like.

May 31, 2012
12:00:00 PM
24 Piraat 10.5% Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 3.1

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Pours a nice copper color. There is haze present but no visible sediment with a nice head that quickly dissipates to a film. Small amount of visible carbonation only. The aroma is fruity apple, pear, and maybe mango with Belgian yeast character. The taste is fruity malty sweet with some sourness behind that flavor. Dry finish with a less-than-expected bitterness at the end. As the beer warms, a bit more earthy flavor begins to develop. The mouthfeel is not quite overly carbonated but close to it. Overall it's a dry finish, and there is a definite alcohol presence.

May 21, 2012
12:00:00 PM
25 Lindemans Framboise Belgium Fruit Lambic 5.0

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10

Pours a deep red wine color, with minimal head an lacing. Wonderful color. The aroma is raspberry with a slight hint of yeasty note, smells more like champagne than beer. The taste is like a raspberry soda with a hint of yeast and black cherry. More sparkling wine like than beer. For a fruit beer it is more fruit than anything else, but not cloyingly sweet in any way. Wonderful balance between carbonation and flavor. The mouthfeel is not overly syrupy, but not watery either. A nice balance with a bit of a bite in the finish. Overall: This is the fruit lambic that introduced me to the wonderful Lambic style.

May 27, 2012
12:00:00 PM