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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
101 Žatec Xantho Czech Republic Dunkel / Dark Lager 3.6

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

pours a clear deep brown with some coppery and red notes when held up to the light. Thin off-white head as a ring at the edge of the glass, with some strands of persistent lacing noted. The aroma has bread, hints of bittersweet chocolate, malty, maybe some plums. The taste is of burnt sugar, tiny bits of bittersweet chocolate, strong roasted malt. Bitterness is mild at first, becoming a bit stronger as the beer warms up. Hops barely noticeable at first, with roasted malt serving as most of the bitterness. Some noble hop flavors come out though at the end as it warms up. The mouthfeel is light carbonation, but still a bit spicy on the tongue. Stickiness on the teeth is notable.

Oct 14, 2012
12:00:00 PM
102 Pilsner Urquell Czech Republic Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.7

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

Pours a nice golden color with good carbonation leaviung a nice white head, good lacing and loads of bubbles. The aroma is a nice floral, grassiness with grains, some biscuit and perhaps a tad bit of corn and light caramel or honey? The taste is a nice grainey note with some baked bread, grassy hop notes a little hop bite. The mouthfeel is a light body, well carbonated, lingering hop bitterness with a nice sweetness.

Jun 9, 2012
12:00:00 PM
103 Czech Rebel Czech Republic Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.5

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

Poured a clear golden color with a huge white head that exhibits good retention. Looks quite nice. The aroma is like some sweet pale malt with some herbal noble hop aromas. The taste in the initial wave is of honey-like sweetness, some clean grain, and a nice herbal hop flavor that finishes dry with some lingering herbal sweetness. The mouthfeel is light to medium body with good carbonation. Sampled this beer at the World of Beers.

May 25, 2012
12:00:00 PM
104 Carlsberg Lager (Export) Denmark Lager 2.5

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

pours a clear gold with a little head that faded away to a filmy cap very quickly. The aroma is like a freshly cut field of grass, with a malty scent in there too. The taste follows the aroma, the beer is fresh and grassy. The mouthfeel is light-bodied, with a light-medium carbonation.

May 25, 2012
12:00:00 PM
105 Tuborg Guld (Tuborg Premium Lager) Denmark Lager 3.0

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

pours a pale gold color with a large white head with a very active carbonation and the head settles down nicely into the glass leaving some lace. The aroma is spicy grain upfront, notes of alcohol and bread as well, normal fumes from this style but trumped up in comparison to others. The taste is crisp mix of spicy grain and alcohol. The mouthfeel is pleasantly balanced with a nice smoothness, and medium bodied.

Sep 11, 2012
12:00:00 PM
106 Mikkeller Spontankriek Denmark Fruit Lambic 3.2

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 5

pours a nice vibrant red with a touch of purple, with a small pinkish head, that dissapates into a nice film that remains, nice lacing, carbonation bubbles are visible running up the glass, looks a touch effervescent. The aroma is fleshy cherry tartness, especially when the beer warms, a nice citrus/lemon sour funk aroma, a touch of musky oak, smells more rounded then the wild strawberry, smells very nice. The taste is a let down, it consists of fleshy cherry skins, and then a musky oak bite in the middle, a bit of barnyard funkiness in there as well, there is a bitterness to this, that is not all the pleasant or complimentary. The mouthfeel is medium body, medium high creamy carbonation, there is a mouth drying bitter bite that kinda throws the whole thing of kilter a bit. Not worth the price of $19.00 a bottle, at World of Beer.

Dec 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
107 Carlsberg Elephant Beer Denmark Strong Lager 2.8

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

pours a light straw colour with a thin white head that leaves minimal lacing. The aroma is of corn and lager hops along with some citrus and a generally sweet aroma. The overall aroma is a crisp and clean. The taste is of lager malts and hops along with some mild citrus and some malts. There is a fair amount of alcohol along with a spicy finish. The mouthfeel is smooth but rounded off with a crisp and slightly bitter finish. Carbonation is medium.

Jun 10, 2012
12:00:00 PM
108 Carlsberg Light Denmark Reduced Alcohol 1.6

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

pours a lite golden color, with a medium sized white head, that leaves little lacing. The aroma was faint, but consisted of hops and malt. The taste was the same as the aroma, faint but very watery. The mouthfeel was watery.

Jun 19, 2012
12:00:00 PM
109 Presidente Light Dominican Republic Light / Lite Lager 3.4

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

Pours a super pale gold with a while head leaving scattered lace. The aroma is sweet cereals, a little grassy, and a very faint hint of sulfur. The taste is very simple and bland, there's just a little corn like sweetness, nothing offensive, clean and simple. The sweetness is light and provides a little character. The mouthfeel is bone dry, some crispness from the fine carbonation. The drinkability is high. This beer is made to be drunk all day long in the hot Caribbean sun, for which I think it's well suited

Aug 26, 2012
12:00:00 PM
110 Presidente Dominican Republic Pale Lager 3.1

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

Pours a crystal clear light golden yellow in color with significant amounts of visible carbonation with a medium sized fizzy white head that reduces and condenses to a thick layer with significant lacing. The aroma is light pale malts, grain, corn, and grassy hops. The aroma is slightly on the sweet side. The taste is of pale malts, bready malts, and just a hint of grassy hops giving the beer a subtle amount of bitterness. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with moderate to heavy amounts of carbonation. Crisp, clean and refreshing.

Aug 26, 2012
12:00:00 PM
111 Suprema El Salvador Pale Lager 3.0

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

pours clear yellow in color and has a very slight amount of visible carbonation with a small bright white head that died down but consistently left a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface. The aroma was of musty grapes and musty malts. The taste like the aroma co has light flavors of musty grapes and hints of malts. A very slight amount of bitterness is noticeable. The mouthfeel is light bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation. Not bad when ice cold on a very hot day.

Aug 28, 2012
12:00:00 PM
112 Kronenbourg 1664 France Lager 2.9

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

Pours a light straw yellow in color with significant amounts of visible carbonation. The beer has a tall white foamy head that quickly reduces to a very thin film and slightly thicker ring at the edges of the glass. Light lacing is observed. The aroma is of pale sweet malts and grassy hops, not a very dominant aroma with a little skunky to the smell. The taste is of pale toasted malts, slightly sweet with some hints of grassy and floral hops and very light citrus notes. The mouthfeel is light bodied with moderate to heavy amounts of carbonation.

May 24, 2012
12:00:00 PM
113 Meteor Export France Pale Lager 3.0

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

Pours a pale gold with a immense head then shrinks back down to small white head and leaves a ring of lace. The aroma is mild and consists of corn sugar and grain with no hops. The taste is thin and slightly citrussy with a sweet cracker malt base and adjunct sweetness. The mouthfeel is paper thin and refreshing.

Aug 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
114 3 Monts Grande Reserve Amber Ale Sur Lie France Biere de Garde 3.6

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

pours a billowy, pillow soft head, with lots of carbonation and yellow, almost adjunct lager like body. The aroma had some wheat, and hops. the taste had a good amount of wheat, similar to a tripel, with some aged hops. The mouthfeel was medium density, and medium-high carbonation.

Feb 9, 2013
12:00:00 PM
115 Kulmbacher Monchshof Schwarzbier Germany Schwarzbier 3.2

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

pours a dark reddish black with a thick medium sized tan head of creamy bubbles with moderate lacing. The aroma is a nice strong aroma of dark roasted malts and caramel. The taste is powerful dark roast flavor, with none of the “graininess” sometimes associated with dark lagers. Caramel malts make their presence known. Esters of nutty toffee, dark fruits, and chocolate as well. Bavarian style hops lurk way back in the flavor profile, but you can taste them if you look for them. Slightly smokey. Fruitiness comes out as it warms. Not overly complex, but perfectly balanced between bitter and sweet. The mouthfeel is light bodied, with medium carbonation, with a dry finish.

Jan 28, 2013
12:00:00 PM
116 Weihenstephaner Vitus Germany Weizenbock 4.0

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

pours a very cloudy pale peach colored body with a huge, frothy white head and tons of carbonation bubbles coming up from the bottom of the glass. The aroma was citurs, dark dried fruits, wheat, some banana, apples, sweet malt. The taste has lots of sweet fruity flavors coming through, more sweet malt flavors than wheat. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, medium carbonation, full flavored.

Feb 17, 2013
12:00:00 PM
117 Radeberger Pilsner Germany Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.7

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

Pours a clear, golden straw color with a white, fluffy medium sized head with good retention and resulting lace is thin, but consistent and semi-sticky. The aroma has strong notes of sweet honey & bready malt, undercut by a hint of grassy hop. The taste follows the aroms witj malt forward to start, with hints of honey and bread combining for a sweet experience. Mid-taste a mildly bitter grassy hop pops up, adding a bit of balance to the brew, as both malt and hop ride out into the finish. Aftertaste is mostly a mild lingering bitterness. The mouthfeel is light to medium in body, with a decent amount of carbonation and is smooth and finishes semi-dry.

Mar 31, 2013
12:00:00 PM
118 Veldensteiner Premium Pils Germany Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.5

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

pours pale and crytal clear yellow with a nice white head but it quickly dissipates with some pretty lacing and film remaining on the surface of the beer throughout the drink. The aroma is Bock like malt odor and citrusy hops. The hops are a little off for the style but complement the sweeter than usual malts. The taste is sharp and bitter hops upfront, the malts keep it from getting to be overwhelming. Finishes with an hop citrus rind bitterness, very blunt but without leaving much of an aftertaste. The mouthfeel has a lot going on here, tight and intense carbonation with a creamy fell, special feature of many beers from this brewery.

Mar 31, 2013
12:00:00 PM
119 Veldensteiner Dunkles Weißbier Germany Dunkel Weizen 3.9

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

jpours a cloudy chestnut color, off white head, dissipates slowly, leaving a lot of very thick lacing. The aroma is plum like yeasty sweetness with mild wet cloves. The taste has a rich yeast and wheat, even some barley malt notes. Spicy fried banana comes to mind, pretty exceptional for the style. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with a chalky thickness. Carbonation is fine and thick in a fizzy way. The finish is slick and a little chewy.

Mar 31, 2013
12:00:00 PM
120 Bayerischer Bahnhof Berliner Style Weisse Germany Berliner Weisse 3.5

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

pours a very light, hazy golden color with a small dense white tan foam with active carbonation throughout the beer and leaves a little lace. The aroma is very light and some wheat with some lemon zest. The taste has a much stronger flavor than the aroma would let on. Very tart, and I do mean very tart, and dry with lots of lemon sourness. The wheat base comes out after that with a bit of sweetness and a touch of spiciness in the aftertaste. The mouthfeel is auite light with strong carbonation, very refreshing, tart but refreshing.

Sep 17, 2012
12:00:00 PM
121 Hofbrau Munchen Oktoberfestbier / Hofbräu München Oktoberfestbier Germany Marzen / Oktoberfest 3.5

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

Pours a bright and clear pale golden orange with lots of rising bubbles which produces large white head with good retention and leaves a lot of creamy lacing around the glass. The aroma is pretty grainy, bready with moderately toasted malts with hints of caramel, toffee, biscuit, cereal grains, hay, grass, and crackers. Decent amount of noble hops add a little spice. The taste has that bready, caramel driven taste typical of Marzens. Toasted malts with notes of caramel, toffee, biscuit, and crackers. Notes of grass, hay, and husk. Decent earthy hop presence with some spicy noble hops. The mouthfeel is on the lighter side of medium boided with moderate carbonation.

Sep 23, 2012
12:00:00 PM
122 Weihenstephaner Korbinian Germany Doppelbock 4.2

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

Poures dark brown mahogany color with ruby hues with a large off white head, which stays for 2-5 minutes and then becomes a thin creamy layer. Excellent lacing that stays for a long time. The aroma is magic. It's complex with dominant malt, caramel, coffee and chocolate flavor. Slight presence of wheat. Rich warmth in the nose. Bready smell due to malt heaviness. A lot of sweetness in aroma. The taste is a little subdued as compared to the aroma. Sweetness is in good enough amount. Rich and a lot of malt. Lot of warmth. Some nut presence. More caramel like taste. Some coffee presence as an after taste. Slight hop presence towards the end. Nothing is overpowering. Well balanced. The mouthfeel is medium bodied feel. Very smooth and soothing even with over 7%. Low on carbonation.

Nov 13, 2012
12:00:00 PM
123 Bayerischer Bahnhof Original Leipziger Gose Germany Gose 4.5

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

Pours a hazy pale goldenrod color that produced a nice cap of white froth. Decent retention. The aroma is a lively light yet crisp lemony tartness meets a subtle coriander-like salty spice to it. Ever so slight mild earthiness. The taste is of crisp lemony tartness which quickly flows into a subtle salty spice element in the middle and finishes dry with more of that lemony tartness again. The mouth feel has a great carbonation level and balance. Light, crisp, and mildly tart. The essential beer for summertime/anytime in my opinion.

Dec 8, 2013
12:00:00 PM
124 Reissdorf Kolsch Ale Germany Kölsch 3.9

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

Pours a crystal clear pale yellow straw with a high fluffy white head. The aroma is sweet bready notes, noble hop notes of grass and slight spice. The Taste is similar to aroma with nice sweet bready notes and noble hops. Finishes clean and crisp with a nice bready lingering note. The mouth feel is light, crisp, clean, and refreshing. A prefect beer to have with food and on a hot summer day.

Jul 5, 2014
12:00:00 PM
125 Suenner Kolsch (Sünner Kölsch) Germany Kölsch 3.0

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

Poured a clear bright golden color, medium sized head, light lacing decent retention tight bubbles, excellent carbonation. Aroma had a nice malty slightly grassy, with just a hint of some European hoppiness. Taste had a white grape fruitiness with some grains, very slight bitterness of hops in back. Crisp clean and refreshing mouthfeel that finishes with a slight hop at the end. Very pleasing.

Sep 26, 2014
12:00:00 PM