Beers of the World

130 bottles of beer on the wall....

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Fletcher) — Sat, 03 May 2008 10:54:00 +0000

HobGoblin

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Fletcher) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:38:00 +0000

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HobGoblin is a traditional English Dark Ale from Wychwood Brewery http://www.hobgoblinale.com/ an organic brewery in England.

Hobgoblin pours a deep red in the glass with very little head, the smell is one one of a typical English bitter, malt and hops combined.

The taste on the other hand is very different, although slightly bitter there is also a strikingly sweet tase of a caramel/chocolate flavor. Very unexpected taste based on the smell, but still very pleasant. Doesn't seem to have a lot of body, despite the dark coloring. Would make an excellent summer ale at a cook-out.

la fin du monde

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Fletcher) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:25:00 +0000

la fin du monde
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...or in English 'the end of the world' , brewed in Canada by Unibroue - www.unibroue.com/products/fin.cfm this is a triple fermented Trappist style beer.

It pours clear and light into the glass with a small head that quickly fades. It has a very delicate, almost unbeer like smell, seeming quite fruity at first.

At first sip you are instantly hit by a myriad of tiny bubbles making it almost champagne like. It isn't particularly tart, but has hints of spices and malt. As a triple fermented beer it carries an alcohol content of some 9% - not to be drunk on an empty stomach. It does make a nice dinner beer, it's light but definite taste and effervescence washing down food nicely.

St Peters English Porter

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Fletcher) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:34:00 +0000

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From St Peters Brewery in England - www.stpetersbrewery.co.uk/default.asp

The name Porter in porter ales is said to come from their being favored by river porters in London in the 1800's, generally a dark beer sharing a lot of heritage and technique with stouts.

St Peters Porter Ale is typical of the breed, a strong nose of malted barley very substantial to the smell. Carefully poured produces a small but dense cream head, the beer itself is very dark, but not cloudy. To taste, there is coffee like bitterness, followed by a malty almost sweet chocolate flavor. It is a very robust ale with lots of body, without having the density of a stout. Very nice aftertaste that leaves you satisfied, it would be hard to drink just one.

Wee beast

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Fletcher) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:18:00 +0000

Wee beast
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The Wee Beast is brew from the Isle of Skye Brewery in Scotland, one of almost 20 that this small brewery makes. http://www.skyebrewery.co.uk/skye.htm

A short, chubby bottle, belies the contents. In the glass, it appears almost a red ale, slightly cloudy. The aroma is one of mild sweet alcohol, not unlike a whisky, it almost has a smell of summer, slightly grassy, verging on herbal.

As you taste it you are aware of tons of small bubbles and instantly a sharp, malted taste, slightly bitter, but very smooth to the palate. Throughout there is a hint of butterscotch. It doesn't seem at all that heavy, but certainly is refreshing beer that I would drink again.

Welcome to Brews of the World

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Fletcher) — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:30:00 +0000

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