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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
201 Hofbrau Dunkel / Hofbräu Dunkel Germany Dunkel Weizen 4.0

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

Pours a deep ruby red nearly brown color with a light just off white head, the head faded fast giving almost no lacing. The aroma is of roasty malt and darker fruit flavors of cherry and some raisin. The taste is a sweeter malty flavor meets the tongue. The good roastiness has breadiness in the taste as well. Toward the middle of the taste some sweeter fruit flavors. I really enjoy the Hofbrau brand.

May 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
202 Warsteiner Premium Dunkel Germany Dunkel / Dark Lager 3.7

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

pours a dark, translucent copper with nice off-white head and nice lacing. The aroma is a wonderful fresh grain, baked pretzels, and hops. The taste is a hardy grain, oats, light caramel malt, honey, and a mild hop finish. The mouthfeel is chewy with medium carbonation. This is beer has great drinkability.

May 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
203 Hacker-Pschorr Hefe Weisse Germany Hefeweizen 4.0

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

pours a nice clody golden orange body with a thick white head that quickly fades but a little remains ontop of the beer. The aroma is of a lot of hefeweizen yeast! The smell is super fruity and just really nice. There is also a bit of grain on the nose too. The taste is a perfect combination of of malt and fruity yeast. There is so flavor in this beer, but it is perfectly controlled. The mouthfeel is so smooth and just has a nice amount of crispness on the back of the throat. It does leave a full, dry feeling in my mouth.

May 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
204 Hofbrau Munchen Kindl Weissbier (Hefe Weizen) / Hofbräu Munchen Kindl Weissbier (Hefe Weizen) Germany Hefeweizen 3.9

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

pours an excellent cloudy yellow/amber color with minimal head, which dissipates quickly and leaves no lacing. The aroma is very aromatic with grassy/grainy with alot of citrus and yeast and banana esthers. The taste is mild flavor of wheats and malts at first with the hints of citrus rind. Getting some yeasty flavor but its not overpowering the wheat and grain tones. Spice is there but just, its very mild. Very well balanced all around. The mouthfeel is light carbonation, with a crisp and clean taste. A very nice drinkable beer.

May 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
205 Paulaner Hefeweizen Germany Hefeweizen 4.0

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

Pours a murky honey orange with a small foamy orange-white head that settles to a small cap on top of the beer. Foamy rings of lace line the glass on the drink down. The aroma is of wheat, yeast, clove, and banana aromas. The taste is of wheat, yeast, and banana with a clove spice flavor that lingers on the finish. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good hefeweizen that is very refreshing and easy to drink.

May 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
206 Paulaner Oktoberfest Germany Marzen / Oktoberfest 3.7

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

Pours a transparent copper/brown color with only a thin, light tan head which disappears quickly and leaves no lacing. The aroma is of heavy toasted malt and caramel with some light candied sugar and bready yeast are present as well. The taste is of toasted and sweet malts comprise the body. Light bland yeast open to a semi-bitter finish from generic hops. The mouthfeel is meidum bodied, thick, water, and smooth. It's got clean flavors, is balanced relatively well, and is easy drinking.

May 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
207 St. Pauli Girl Lager Germany Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 2.5

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

pours a really pale light straw body with a white head which forms to a huge size and has good retention but falls to nothing leaving no lace in sight. The aroma is boring, with faint light fruit and sweets. The taste is of light fruit like white grape and apple, light caramel cracker malt sweets, bread and hops. The mouthfeel is bubbly but creamy light body. Slight bitterness in the finish.

May 27, 2012
12:00:00 PM
208 St. Pauli Girl Special Dark Germany Dunkel / Dark Lager 3.0

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

Pours cola brown producing a small head that dissipates quickly leaving a ring of foam with very little lacing remaining. The aroma is mostly roasted malt, musky, some hop presence. The taste is malt and hops in the mouth, tangy swallow, finishes clean. The mouthfeel is thin, smooth, mild carbonation. This is a typical mass-market German dark lager. There's nothing remarkable about it. It's a decent brew but that's all.

May 27, 2012
12:00:00 PM
209 Hofbrau Munchen Original / Hofbräu München Original Germany Helles / Dortmunder 3.5

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

pours very light, clear color with small head which quickly disappears leaving slight lacing on the glass. The aroma is very typical pilsener / lager smell of light grain with some musty or sulfur aroma. The taste has more flavor than anticipated with strong grain/bread flavors and very subtle hops in the background. The mouthfeel has nice carbonation.

May 27, 2012
12:00:00 PM
210 Spaten Premium Lager Germany Helles / Dortmunder 3.6

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

Pours a clear light orange with a small foamy off-white head that settles to a film on top of the beer leaving a little lacing. The aroma is of grain, grape juice, and some slightly skunky aromas that disappear after the pour. The taste is of sweet malt/grain and some grape juice and fruity flavors. There is a slight hop bitterness that quickly fades after each sip. There is a nice level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good and easy to drink beer that is pretty refreshing.

May 27, 2012
12:00:00 PM
211 Schneider Weisse Tap 7: Schneider Weisse Original Germany Hefeweizen 4.0

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

Sampled this beer at the pub! Pours a very cloudy orange, brown gold color with a white creamy large head that maintains good retention and good lacing. The aroma is fruity and hints bubble gum, but is not strong. The taste is of bubble gum and bananas as well, but is quickly checked by clove and fruit flavors. In the middle a slight sour zest taste is dominant. At the end the yeast binds all the flavors to a nice finish. A very drinkable everyday Hefeweizen. Great job!

May 29, 2012
12:00:00 PM
212 Mythos Greece Pale Lager 3.2

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

Pours a light golden color, clear, with lots of bubbles in the glass with a nice head that is white and creamy. Both head retention and lacing are very good. The aroma is light breadiness from the malts, subtle fruit notes and pilsner-like hop aromas. The taste is crisp and clean lager, with a good balance of sweetness and bitterness. The mouthfeel is thin with a moderate level of carbonation and it finishes dry with some fruit flavors. Overall it's clean and refreshing!

May 27, 2012
12:00:00 PM
213 Marathon Greece Pale Lager 2.9

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

pours a radiant goldenrod color with a crystal clear countenance and lemon rind edges with a large white colored foam with ok lace. The aroma is grainy with an undercurrent of grassy-musky hops. The taste has a slightly more malt sweetness and slightly more hop bitterness than the typical version. The mouthfeel is light bodied, smooth & dry.

Sep 6, 2012
12:00:00 PM
214 Aris Greece Pale Lager 3.5

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

pours a hazy golden yellow with a white head, moderate in size and rather dense, the lacing. The aroma is pale malt, profuse grassy hop notes, and a little mustiness. No skunk noted, the green bottle was kept from the light. The taste opens with clean malt, a little mild bitterness appears later, along with some phenolic alcohol. Finishes with a lingering mild metallic bitterness. The mouthfeel is smooth, very full, quite soft.

Oct 18, 2012
12:00:00 PM
215 Fix Hellas Greece Helles / Dortmunder 3.2

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

Poured a clear golden yellow with media sized head which quickly fades. Aroma is malt and corn, not much else. Tate is typical for style and repairs well with gyro. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with ample carbonation and clean finish

Oct 24, 2018
12:00:00 PM
216 Cerveceria Cerveza Monterrey Guatemala Pale Lager 2.0

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

pours a very clear, pale yellow body with a bright small white head with good head retention and lacing. The aroma reeks of the musty smells of adjuncts. I don't detect any hops but do detect some rice and corn. The taste is nearly flavorless. I do taste some hops in the aftertaste. Helps to put some lime in it. The mouthfeel is OK and the carbonation is actually refreshing. Better when served ice cold and with a lime, basically a cheap version of Landshark or Corona. Drinkability: I'm sure I would find this beer quite adequate if I lived in Guatemala. This beer doesn't taste, smell, or look bad it just lacks any type of character.

Jul 15, 2012
12:00:00 PM
217 Famosa Guatemala Pale Lager 3.2

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

Pours a crystal clear very pale yellow in color with very light amounts of visible carbonation. The beer has a very thin bright white head that quickly reduces to a small patch of very thin film and a very thin ring at the edges of the glass. Minimal amounts of lacing are observed. The aroma is very light and consists of sweet, bready, biscuity barley malt. The taste is sweet, malty, sugary, and a bit hoppy as well. The mouthfeel is light and watery, and finishes crisp, clean, refreshing, mostly dry, and imminently drinkable. Would work great paired with hot and spicy food.

Aug 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
218 Prestige Lager Haiti Pale Lager 2.9

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

pours a crystal clear lager yellow with some lacy head. The aroma is of weak lager with malts hiding behind corn, a bit of a vanilla note as it warms. The taste surprisingly, pretty good. It's somewhere between a very "basic" American lager and a "typical import". The corn is still present, but it's sufficiently bitter and complex, not to mention extremely refreshing. Lime on the finish, with even more astringent bitterness on the aftertaste, calming down to the corn again. The mouth feel is really ideal for summer drinking or eating rich foods. Extremely crisp and pleasant, light bodied with delightful carbonation.

Jan 5, 2014
12:00:00 PM
219 Einstök Icelandic Toasted Porter Iceland Baltic Porter 3.2

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

Pours near black with ruby brown edging while the head sits about a inch thick with fair retention, resulting in a broken layer of suds across the surface. Spotty lacing with little stick. The aroma has that classic roasted euro aroma; notes of toffee and caramel. A little sharp. Faint chocolate. The taste has moderate notes of roasted malt and caramel with light touches of toffee upfront. A ghostly trace of mentholated tobacco in the finish. The mouth feel is medium in body with lively carbonation. Goes down well enough. I must point out that Stouts and Porters are my least favorite style of beer.

Oct 17, 2013
12:00:00 PM
220 Ölvisholt Lava Iceland Imperial Stout 3.4

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

Pours very black with almost no light penetration and the head is frothy and tan and leaves a ton of lacing. The aroma is very smoky and salty with charred malts, cured meat, burnt coffee and burnt chocolate chips. The taste is salty and smoky, cured meat and scorched coffee. Lighter bitterness from the dark chocolate. The mouthfeel is full bodied with soft carbonation and mild bitterness. The booze well hidden. I must note that Porters and Stouts are my least favorite style of beer.

Nov 18, 2012
12:00:00 PM
221 Kingfisher Lager India Pale Lager 3.5

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

Pours a clear golden color with a small thick, fluffy white head and has almost no lacing. The aroma is slightly sweet with a corn that's most dominant also some grains and bread. The taste is pale malts, slightly sweet, and corn. The mouthfeel is light bodied with mild carbonation, light and crisp. Overall this is a pretty good beer.

Aug 4, 2012
12:00:00 PM
222 Taj Mahal India Pale Lager 3.2

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

Pours a pale yellow color with a thin white foam head and nice suds on the top after the foam dissappears. The armoa is a little flowery and thats about it. The taste is good, not much flavor, a good malt/hop balance and flowery on the front, the slightest hop bitterness at the end. The mouthfeel is good, smooth and watery with lively carbonation. Ooverall a good quality well made beer, but it is a very light beer, very drinkable and good for a hot day. Sampled this beer at the World of Beers

May 25, 2012
12:00:00 PM
223 Maharaja Premium Lager India Pale Lager 4.0

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

Pours a clear yellow with a large white head that fades slowly. The aroma sweet, honey a touch of yeasty. The taste was sweet, Carmel and honey. The taste is light caramel, honey and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium light bodied with excellent carbonation.

Dec 31, 2023
11:16:33 PM
224 Bulmers (Magners) Vintage Irish Cider Ireland Cider 2.7

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

didn't know this was a cider when i ordered. It poured a dark gold color with no head or lace (much darker then WoodChuck). The aroma was apples and something that wasn't pleasant. The taste was apples but it wasn't as crips or refreshing as say WoodChuck. The mouthfeel was medium bodied and dry with moderate carbonation.

Mar 17, 2013
12:00:00 PM
225 Guinness Stout Ireland Dry Stout 3.1

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

stouts are not my favorite style. This one pours very very dark, with a nice tanish head with very little carbonation. Aroma is sweet coffee and rich malts with slight bitter hopiness. Taste is creamy rich coffee malted with a hops afterwards. This beer always fills me up.

May 5, 2012
12:00:00 PM