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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
2851 Jopen Bokbier Netherlands Bock 3.5

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

330 ml shared bottle, as Jopen Bokbier, Viergranen is not mentioned on the label. Thanks to abemorsten! ABV is 6.5%. Dark ruby colour, large beige head. Dusty and malty aroma, hints of cigarbox as the beer warms up a lttle. Medium sweet flavour, malts, caramel, rye bread, mild roasty notes. Nice to drink.

Aug 12, 2021
03:42:42 PM
2852 Jopen Extra Stout Netherlands Dry Stout 3.7

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Shared 300 ml bottle at local tasting, from Voldby Købmandsgaard. BB date 9.Nov 13. ABV is 5.5%. Black colour, tan head. Malty aroma, notes of molasses, only mild roasty notes with hints of mild coffee, chocolate and dark dried fruits. The flavour is not very sweet, and here the roasty notes of coffee are more distinct. Some hops in the finish. A quite decent stout.

Aug 12, 2021
03:35:29 PM
2853 Jopen Trinitas Netherlands Abbey Tripel 3.8

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

(October 2013). 330 ml bottle, from Voldby Købmandsgaard. BB date 09.08.13. ABV is 9%. Hazy deep golden to pale brown colour, moderate white head. Sweetish and spicy aroma, typical of belgian ale yeast - but also some "unfresh" hints, which may or may not be caused by aging. Quite refreshing flavour for a 9% beer, not as sweet as many other tripels, spicy and malty notes, hints of brown kandij sugar, despite the beer apparently being "Reinheitsgebot". Decent hops in the finish.

Aug 12, 2021
03:31:05 PM
2854 Jopen Johannieter Netherlands Weizenbock 3.9

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

Shared bottle at local tasting, from Voldby Købmandsgaard. ABV is 9%. Dark brown colour, rich beige head. Moderate but nice aroma, malty with hints of dark bread and banana. Pleasant flavour of chocolate and banana, smooth and very drinkable. Low bitterness. Will buy again.

Aug 12, 2021
03:25:22 PM
2855 Jopen North Sea IPA (Jopen Beautiful Nel IPA) Netherlands IPA 4.1

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

330 ml bottle, at Grand Café-Restaurant Loos, Rotterdam. " A very good choice, Sir" said the waiter, and he was damn right. Deep golden to orange colour, moderate white head. Pleasant aroma of American hops, with notes of oranges, grapefruit and pine. Pleasant and well balanced flavour with the same elements, not too sweet, and not too bitter despite its 70 IBU. Went well with my sole meunière and frites.

Aug 12, 2021
03:03:25 PM
2856 Jopen Mooie Nel IPA (Jopen Beautiful Nel IPA) Netherlands IPA 4.1

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

330 ml bottle, at Grand Café-Restaurant Loos, Rotterdam. " A very good choice, Sir" said the waiter, and he was damn right. Deep golden to orange colour, moderate white head. Pleasant aroma of American hops, with notes of oranges, grapefruit and pine. Pleasant and well balanced flavour with the same elements, not too sweet, and not too bitter despite its 70 IBU. Went well with my sole meunière and frites.

Aug 12, 2021
03:02:04 PM
2857 Orkney Clootie Dumpling United Kingdom Mild Ale 3.7

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

500 ml bottle, from Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.3%. I've had clootie dumplings (the pudding, that is) the last couple Christmases, my family finds them more palatable than the traditional English Christmas puddings. But a beer tasting of clootie dumplings, hmm? Clear copper colour, moderate off-white head. Nice aroma of malts and mild Christmas spices. Flavour of malts, toffee and distinct Christmas spices, with an unexpectedly distinct and sharp hop bitterness in the finish. Might buy again for Christmas, or brew a homebrew similar to this.

Aug 12, 2021
08:17:19 AM
2858 De Koninck Winterkoninck Belgium Belgian Ale 3.5

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

Shared 330 ml bottle at local tasting. Brown colour, moderate off-white head. Typical sweetish aroma of Belgian brown ale, notes of brown kandij sugar. Fairly sweet flavour, brown kandij sugar, mild spicy notes.

Aug 11, 2021
06:33:19 PM
2859 De Koninck Tripel d'Anvers Belgium Abbey Tripel 4.0

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

330 ml bottle, at Brasserie Monico, Antwerpen. ABV is 8%. Pale golden colour, moderate but lasting head, leaves a nice lacing. Typical triple aroma and flavour, with mild fruity and spicy notes, and pleasant floral notes of the Saaz hops. Maybe not so very special, but highly drinkable and enjoyable. Would willingly buy again.

Aug 11, 2021
06:19:22 PM
2860 Haacht Speciale 1900 Belgium Belgian Ale 3.3

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

December 2015: 250 ml bottle, from Prima Beer. BB date 29.01.15. ABV is 5%. Clear amber colour, low head, slightly off-white. Moderate aroma, hints of mild spices, malts and caramel. The flavour is fairly fresh and fruity, medium dry, hints of mild spices and caramel again, som hops in the finish, but the bitterness is still very moderate. Easy drinking, nice enough.

Aug 10, 2021
05:13:24 PM
2861 Haacht Primus Belgium Lager 2.9

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

500 ml can, bought in Denmark. ABV is 5%. Pale golden colour, moderate white head. Sweetish aroma with grassy and fruity notes. The flavour is medium sweet with some pilsener malts, grassy notes again, tolerable hoppy bitterness in the finish.

Aug 10, 2021
05:00:56 PM
2862 Wold Top Intuition Low Alcohol Pale Ale United Kingdom Reduced Alcohol 2.2

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

330 ml bottle, from Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 0.5%. Clear and deep golden to amber colour, large to moderate white head. Aroma of grain and citric hops, a hint of porridge. Thin, fizzy and citric mouthfeel. Dry flavour of grain, dust and fairly distinct and sharp bittering hops.

Jul 30, 2021
02:22:02 PM
2863 Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc Fruits Rouges France Witbier 3.0

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

330 ml blue bottle, from a local grocery store. ABV is 4.5%. Peach-coloured beer, moderate white head. Strong and sweetish aroma of crushed black elderberries and raspberries. Medium sweet flavour of said berries, also orange, hints of coriander and hops.

Jul 29, 2021
08:12:57 PM
2864 Wold Top Landmark British Lager United Kingdom Pale Lager 3.1

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

330 ml bottle, as Wold Top Landmark British Lager, from Gulating ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.2%. Clear pale golden colour, moderate white head. Fairly nice floral and herbal aroma, hints of honey. Citric mouthfeel. Citric and herbal flavour, quite sharp bitterness in the aftertaste.

Jul 29, 2021
06:03:07 PM
2865 Wold Top Headland Red United Kingdom Bitter 3.5

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

500 ml bottle, February 2016, from Matkroken Stokka. BBE 07/14. ABV is 4.3%. Beautiful clear reddish amber colour, low off-white head. Aroma of raisins, berries and malts. The flavour is malty, but drier than I expected. Hints of raisins and berries again, roast malts and some hops in the finish. Not too bad.

Jul 28, 2021
05:32:43 PM
2866 Wold Top Bitter United Kingdom Bitter 3.2

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

500 ml bottle, February 2016, from Matkroken Stokka. BBE 07/14. ABV is 3.7%. Copper colour, moderate white head. Aroma of grain, caramel and dust. Light bodied as expected. The medium dry flavour has first a slight fruitiness which makes the beer quite drinkable, followed by some grainy notes and a hint of toffee. Tolerable hops in the finish. Not too bad.

Jul 28, 2021
05:23:00 PM
2867 Wold Top Anglers Reward United Kingdom Blonde Ale 2.5

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

500 ml bottle, February 2016, from Matkroken Stokka. BBE 07.2014. ABV is 4%. Clear golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of malts and dust, a hint of ripe yellow fruits. Grainy and fairly dry flavour, just a faint hint of fruity hops, "dusty" Goldings hops in the finish. Rather boring.

Jul 28, 2021
05:15:27 PM
2868 Wold Top Benchmark Session IPA United Kingdom IPA 3.0

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

330 ml bottle, as Wold Top Benchmark Session IPA, from Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.2%. Clear golden colour, moderate to small white head. Aroma of pine and grapefruit. Fizzy mouthfeel. Dry and "dusty" flavour, with a grapefruity, resinous and medicinal bitterness, but little hop flavour besides the bitterness. Won't buy again.

Jul 28, 2021
04:58:38 PM
2869 Amager / Dádiva Viewpoint Denmark Imperial Stout 3.9

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

From a forgotten backlog, thanks to Holmen1. Sample from bottle. Black colour, tan head. The guava is hard to identify in aroma flavour. Rich stout mouthfeel and flavour. Fruity notes that remind me of blueberries.

Jul 26, 2021
01:33:14 AM
2870 Thisted Limfjordsporter Thy Whisky Fad 49 Denmark Baltic Porter 4.1

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

500 ml bottle, as Thisted Limfjordsporter Thy Whisky Fad 49, from Føtex Ebeltoft. ABV is 8.5%. Pitch black colour, large tan head. Aroma of roast malts, liquorice, peat smoke, smoked meat and whisky. Fairly smooth and easy drinking flavour, despite distinct peat smoke and all the other elements recogniseable from the aroma. Fairly well balanced.

Jul 23, 2021
01:23:23 PM
2871 Thisted IPA (Signaturserie) Denmark IPA 3.5

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

500 ml bottle, from Løvbjerg Brønderslev. ABV is 6.0%. Slightly hazy deep golden colden to orange colour, moderate white head. Aroma of dust, oranges and slightly spicy hops. The flavour is medium dry, notes of piney, spicy and grapefruity hops, bitter finish.

Jul 23, 2021
06:00:09 AM
2872 Carlsberg 1873 Classic Denmark Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 2.3

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

Same beer as Tuborg Classic. I remember the Danish version as an acceptable lager with some caramel sweetness. Rerate, Norwegian version brewed by Ringnes, 500 ml can: ABV is 4.6%. Golden (deep golden, maybe) colour, moderate white head. Very moderate aroma, hints of malts, boiled vegetables, caramel and dust. The flavour has some malts and a little caramel sweetness, hints of boiled vegetables and baby porridge. Not much to write home about.

Jul 23, 2021
02:06:50 AM
2873 SPAR Pilsner (Denmark) Denmark Pale Lager 2.0

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

Danish discount pils, brewed for the Spar grocery store chain. Can''t tell the difference between this beer and Star Pilsner + Neptun Pilsner. Are they possibly the same beer with different labels? Anyway, all of them are drinkable only when you''re broke and price is all that matters. (Yes, that HAS happened to me!)

Jul 23, 2021
02:02:02 AM
2874 Tuborg Super Light Denmark Reduced Alcohol 1.3

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 2

Bottle or can, in Denmark. Thin and uninteresting n/a beer. I don't have to drink this again, do I?..................................... ........................................

Jul 23, 2021
01:57:32 AM
2875 Jennings Brothers Worlds Biggest Liar United Kingdom Bitter 3.4

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

Cask half pint at JDW, Victoria Station, London. ABV was 4.3%. Copper colour, moderate white head. Smooth and malty aroma and flavour, not sweet, biscuity. No off-flavours, but not very interesting.

Jul 23, 2021
01:10:33 AM