Beer | Brewery | ABV (%) | Comments | Score:/10 |
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C K Jasne | C K Brower | 0.00 | Like Urqell. Good and bright pils. Slight spice, but slightly tart | 7.5 |
Weizen | C K Brower | 0.00 | W/o the usual banana overload, but as if a lemon had been dropped in | 7.5 |
Ingwer | C K Brower | 0.00 | Smooth, light fizz. Touch of giners | 8.0 |
Dunkel | C K Brower | 0.00 | Light malt, light fizz, doesn't stain palate. Inoffensive version of something that should have been better | 7.5 |
Miodowe | C K Brower | 0.00 | Musky fruit beer, w/pungent a/t Too much spice and honey. But still tasty. | 8.0 |
Culloden | Cairngorm | 4.20 | Ruby red with port and fruit notes. Dry finish, and occasional other fruits. | 7.5 |
Santas Little Helper | Caledonian | 3.70 | This is copper red in colour with a large foam head and already looks the Christmas part. Malt aroma, with sweet caramel taste, but ending in bitterness. Slight tangs of fruit and leaf. | 7.5 |
Strong Arm | Camerons | 4.00 | Deep ruby red coloured ale. Small full cream head. Tingles on tongue before a rush of smooth cream overpowers it. Lefted with creamed layer on tongue, and velvet head on lips. | 8.5 |
Cantillon Geuze | Cantillon Brewery | 5.00 | Organic gueuze with and old smell, and no cider. Parallels to cider with tartness to mouth, no sweetness. | 6.0 |
Forestinne | Caracole Brewery | 7.50 | The Elven bikini cartoon on the label introduces the svelte citrus taste of this nice but mostly uneventful beer. This taste comes from the pine needles used in the brewing process which is nice, but little different to the sensations produced by the glut | 7.0 |
Bad Apple | Carlsberg | 5.10 | 4-blend cider with a slight tang in main body, and sherbet at end. Touch of inspiration from US ciders. | 7.5 |
Kasztelan | Carlsberg Polska | 6.80 | Strong pils, but clean and crisp, with only slight cream of other Polish beers. Still has a fulnes sin throat. Lots of fizz tingle on tongue, slightly sour aftertaste. | 7.5 |
Harvest Pale | Castle Rock | 3.80 | Supreme Champion at the 2010 GBBF. Good easy-drinking blonde beer with mild bite in a/t. Decent drink, but might as well be called 'Discovery' with all the similaraties it has with Fullers beer. | 7.5 |
Red Riding Hood | Castle Rock | 4.30 | Reddish beer, with bitterness and fruit. | 7.0 |
Down Down Cider | Celtic Marches | 4.60 | A normal golden style cider, which is drinkable but uneventful. Made in collaboration with Status Quo. So 'normal' is probably intentional! | 7.0 |
Sagres Bohemia | Central de Cervejas | 6.20 | Brown red, without head. Slightly hoppy aftertaste. | 5.0 |
Sagres Preta | Central de Cervejas | 4.10 | Dark beer, with deep red and ruby color. Harsh bitterness. If you hate coffee - you'll score this 3. | 7.0 |
Cubanero Fuerte | Cerveceria Bucanero | 5.40 | Golden with light malt. Not boring, just unadventurous. At least not a bland lager as expected | 7.0 |
Cubanero Fuerte | Cerveceria Bucanero | 5.40 | Golden with light malt. Not boring, just unadventurous. At least not a bland lager as expected | 7.0 |
Cintra | Cervejarias | 4.80 | Little yellow, clean pils, with slight bitterness, but lots of fizziness | 5.0 |
Coral | Cervejas da Madeira | 5.30 | Straightforward pils that comes across as fizzy water | 4.0 |
Moritz (bottle) | Cerveses Moritz | 5.40 | An improved version over the cask equivalent. Favourable parallels to Sagres Bohemia | 8.0 |
Fraises | Chapeau De Troch | 3.50 | Fresh strawberries. Similar to a triffle, or jelly. Because it’s got the creaminess of a triffle. And the fresh is because it tastes like real fresh straws have been used, and not concentrate. | 8.0 |
Oude de Geuze | Chapeau De Troch | 6.00 | Very sour, straight apple fruit hit. Slightly cloudy with a golden haze. | 7.0 |
Lambic Exotic | Chapeau De Troch | 3.50 | Very strong fruit hit, with tartness and sweet touches around the mouth. | 6.0 |
Perla | Chmielowa | 6.00 | Big creamy malt. Fulsome pils. Needs foods to balance. | 7.5 |
Noire de Slack | Christophe Noyon | 5.40 | A brune that's strong on coffee, and a touch sweeter than espresso. Better once rested for 10 minutes, although it's more bland. | 6.5 |
Gravediggers mild | Church End | 3.80 | Mild taste, with burnt nose, and resonating soft toffee taste. A light porter. Dry on aftertaste. | 7.5 |
Westgate Gold | Clark's | 4.20 | A pale musky cider colour, with slightly fruity bitterness. Aroma of meadows. | 7.0 |
Henry's Heady Daze | Clarks | 3.60 | Light golden, strong hops. Easy session. Nothing special. | 6.5 |
Black Jack Porter | Cliff Quay | 4.50 | Named for the anisseed sweet, much more pronounced in aroma, less in taste. If only it could have followed through. | 7.5 |
Gunpowder Strong Mild | Coach House | 3.80 | Sweet and smooth mild, with traditional black colouring. Slight aftertaste of note, but preceeding emptiness is disappointing. | 5.0 |
Monkey Mango | Cockeyed Cider Company | 4.00 | A very slight drink: slightly sweet, slightly sharp, slightly mango. Refreshing, though, but bland | 7.0 |
Old Bloomer | Concrete Cow | 4.70 | Light ruby in colour, and put under the 'best bitter' category. Overiding hazlenut flavours, and strong pungent aroma to match. Vibrant fizzy ale, which settles down in aftertaste. Slightly sharp. | 5.0 |
Honey Fayre | Conwy | 4.50 | Smooth beer, despite lots of bitter sediment at bottom. Standard ale, drinkable, with touch of the Welsh version of Double Dragon | 7.5 |
Coopers Sparking Ale | Coopers | 5.80 | Light, fizzy, and refreshing, with golden colour and quite sweet malts. Yeast must be suspended. | 8.0 |
Farmhouse Cider | Cornish Orchard | 4.80 | Fruit aromas and apple flavour. Mellow, and easy entry level. | 7.5 |
Three Point Eight | Cotswold | 3.80 | Yellow gold and musky aroma. Rounded and balanced flavour; could be session, but gas might be prohibitive. | 7.0 |
Winter Woolly | Cotswold Lion Brewery | 6.70 | Black w/slight cola foam. Nutty. Reasonably smooth. | 7.5 |
Countryman Sweet Cider | Countryman | 6.50 | Good sweet cider | 7.0 |
Malzbier | Cramer | 0.00 | Very dark brown red body, fine head. Malt syrup but goes down smooth despite appearance. Slight hold on aftertaste. Hints of honey | 8.5 |
Oliver's Downfall | Cromwell's | 6.50 | Slightly tart, medium sweet, cider. Matured in whisky casks, not that you'd tell | 7.0 |
Roundhead Perry | Cromwell's | 5.20 | Simple perry. Direct in flavour. Highly drinkable. | 8.0 |
Monkman's Slaughter | Cropton | 6.00 | Full rounded beer which is nicely rich and warmed like a coal fire at midnight. A full-rounded mouthfeel and taste reminiscent of fruit and nut chocolate, slightly over burnt with caramel. | 8.0 |
Yakima Gold | Crouch Vale | 4.20 | Very pale with earthy aroma. Amarillo hops. Passable, if unadventurous. | 7.0 |
Esthwaite Bitter | Cumbrian | 3.90 | Golden beer with 5 malts, and 1 hop (Cascade). It's unexpectedly balanced, but with an astringent quality that lets it down. Becomes dry on palate | 7.0 |