Beer Reviews by SIGMUND
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6951 | Thor Classic | Denmark | Dunkel / Dark Lager | 3.0
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 Draught at the Randers Regnskov café. Served ice cold, like Danish draught lagers normally are. And most Danish beer places have no "rain forest" air temperature, even in summer! This makes a fair rating difficult, as the icy temperature of the liquid will mask most qualities or flaws the beer might have. Well, this one was drinkable like other Danish "Classic" beers, but nothing really stood out. Some caramel malts, nice deep amber to brown colour. Average at the best. |
Apr 14, 2005 06:06:14 PM |
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6952 | Ceres Top Pilsner | Denmark | Lager | 2.5 |
Apr 14, 2005 05:23:14 PM |
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6953 | Ceres Royal Stout | Denmark | Baltic Porter | 4.2
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 The brewery claims this one to be "the best porter in the world". I don't think so - but it sure is a very decent, smooth and rounded Baltic porter. Fairly sweet, but not too much. A beer I always come back to when in Denmark. The best from Ceres / Bryggerigruppen. |
Apr 14, 2005 04:12:14 PM |
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6954 | Ceres Royal Selection | Denmark | Helles / Dortmunder | 3.5 |
Apr 14, 2005 04:05:14 PM |
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6955 | Ceres Royal Pilsner | Denmark | Bohemian / Czech Pilsener | 2.8 |
Apr 14, 2005 04:01:14 PM |
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6956 | Ceres Royal Export | Denmark | Lager | 3.2 |
Apr 14, 2005 03:57:14 PM |
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6957 | Ceres Royal Classic | Denmark | Vienna / Amber Lager | 3.1 |
Apr 14, 2005 03:49:14 PM |
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6958 | Ceres Bering Bryg | Denmark | Spiced Beer | 2.9 |
Apr 14, 2005 03:45:14 PM |
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6959 | Corona Extra | Mexico | Pale Lager | 1.9 |
Apr 11, 2005 07:01:11 PM |
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6960 | Mythos | Greece | Pale Lager | 3.1 |
Apr 11, 2005 06:56:11 PM |
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6961 | Mort Subite Kriek | Belgium | Fruit Lambic | 3.8
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8 375 ml corked bottle (champagne style). Enormous thick head, red colour, aroma is cherries (no surprise!) and red wine vinegar. Flavour is not nearly as sweet as Lindemans Kriek, quite dry really. Light bodied, but lots of cherries of course. Refreshing. Initially a little peppery bite. Moderately acidic. |
Apr 11, 2005 06:52:11 PM |
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6962 | Aldaris Porteris | Latvia | Baltic Porter | 3.9
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8 (500 ml bottle). Dark ruby colour. Good light tan head. Interesting vinous aroma of raisins, blackberries, ensilage, seaweed and some coffee. Full, rich and smooth flavour - but unfortunately too sweet. Like a good cup of coffee with too much sugar. Syrup battles with a nice roastiness in the aftertaste. Still, an interesting Latvian aquaintance - well worth sampling. |
Apr 11, 2005 06:47:11 PM |
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6963 | Sinebrychoff Koff IV B Extra Strong Beer | Finland | Strong Lager | 3.4 |
Apr 10, 2005 05:19:10 AM |
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6964 | Sinebrychoff Koff III | Finland | Lager | 2.8 |
Apr 10, 2005 05:10:10 AM |
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6965 | Sinebrychoff Karhu III | Finland | Lager | 3.0
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 (500 ml can). Typical pale golden pilsener colour, good thick head, nice lacing. There is nothing offensive in aroma or flavour - just too little of everything. "Clean" taste as far as there is any flavour at all - with a little more hops, this could have been a reasonably good lager. |
Apr 10, 2005 05:07:10 AM |
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6966 | Sinebrychoff Porter | Finland | Baltic Porter | 4.9
Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10 (Bottle). Pitch black porter, even held against the light. Tan head. Complex aroma of coffee, cocoa, dried fruits, ensilage(!) and oak. The full and rich flavour has coffee, bitter chocolate and loads of roasted maltiness. Not too sweet, just the right bitterness in the aftertaste. This must be a world class porter! |
Apr 10, 2005 05:02:10 AM |
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6967 | Leffe Radieuse | Belgium | Belgian Strong Ale | 3.8
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7 33 cl bottle, bought in Denmark. ABV was 8.2%. Large thick head, clear reddish brown colour. Surprisingly weak aroma, but what there is, is pleasant: Ripe and dried fruits, just a faint hint of barnyard. Flavour has malts and spices and a great deal of alcoholic warmth. |
Apr 8, 2005 02:00:08 PM |
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6968 | Leffe Tripel | Belgium | Abbey Tripel | 4.0
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 (330 ml bottle, bought in Denmark. ABV was 8.5%.) Hazy golden colour, large lasting head. Strong sweetish yeasty and fruity aroma. Flavour is sweet but not cloying, yeasty and spicy (cloves), reasonably malty with a decent hoppy bitterness which leaves a pleasant aftertaste. Not a bad triple, but like others of this style the yeast is a bit too dominant to be "perfect" in my book. I won’t mind having another one, though. You’re buying? Thank you very much, mate! |
Apr 8, 2005 01:56:08 PM |
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6969 | Theakston Cool Cask | United Kingdom | Bitter | 3.3
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6 Cask conditioned in England. Pumped through coolers not normally used for cask ales. Apparently an effort from Theakston to attract cool people through cool ale. They can do better than that. Oh yeah, it's smooth and drinkable, but I'd prefer an XB or a Best Bitter at normal cask temperatures, thank you. |
Apr 7, 2005 06:32:07 PM |
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6970 | Theakston Mild | United Kingdom | Mild Ale | 3.4
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 Cask conditioned in Northern England. Milds are really not my definite favourite style among cask ales - most of them are, well, too mild.... However, this one is probably about as good as a standard mild can get. (Well, some micro breweries make them better!) Smooth and easy drinking. |
Apr 7, 2005 06:20:07 PM |
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6971 | Theakston Best Bitter | United Kingdom | Bitter | 3.7
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 Cask conditioned in Northern England. Many British raters seem to hate this beer, but I found it as a very drinkable standard session bitter, with a decent maltiness and acceptable hops. Dusty finish. Maybe not a true masterpiece, but certainly not bad from a well kept cask. |
Apr 7, 2005 06:16:07 PM |
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6972 | Theakston XB | United Kingdom | Bitter | 4.0
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 Cask conditioned in Northern England. Malty aroma, flavour is smooth, full & malty with a sufficient hoppy bite to make it interesting. Dry hoppy finish. A very nice pint. The brewery is now again family owned. Rerate: 500 ml bottle, thanks to my beerpal Egil. ABV is 4.5%. Brown to copper colour, moderate but lasting white head. Pleasant aroma, hoppy / fruity with notes of berries, also notes of toffee. The flavour has a nice balance between the malts and hops, notes of berries again, typical Bramling Cross qualities. The pasteurised bottle has not quite the subtle character of the cask version (if well kept), but this is still a very enjoyable beer to drink. |
Apr 7, 2005 06:02:07 PM |
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6973 | Tinkoff Krasnoe (Bock) | Russia | Bock | 3.5 |
Apr 7, 2005 05:53:07 PM |
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6974 | Tinkoff Temnoe (Porter) | Russia | Dunkel / Dark Lager | 3.1
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6 (330 ml bottle, bought in Denmark.) Forget that they call this a porter - this is a dunkel, and as such middle of the road, if I’m being kind. Copper colour, moderate head, weak malty aroma, flavour is smooth and easily drinkable, malty sweet with next to none bitterness. There are better German (and Norwegian!) dunkels around - no need to export this from Russia. |
Apr 7, 2005 05:48:07 PM |
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6975 | Abbaye des Rocs Brune | Belgium | Belgian Strong Ale | 4.1
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 330 ml bottle, as Abbaye des Rocs Brune, bought at Pivni Galerie, Prague. Murky brown colour with floaties, enormous lingering head. Strong fruity aroma (cherries, prunes) with notes of leather, caramel and oak, hints of barnyard. Flavour is intensely oaky and malty with notes of smoke, dried fruits and spices. Alcohol is evident. Moderate sweetness, bitter and oaky aftertaste. Not for beginners this one. |
Apr 5, 2005 06:28:05 PM |