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tisdag 17 augusti 2010

Pride & Joy Mild Ale 355ml, 6.5% - USA


Lovely copper appearance with a tan head.

Citrus, floral hops and grapefruit in the aroma.

Malty flavor with pale bready notes Hops and pines.

Alpha King Pale Ale 355ml, 6% - USA


Pours darker copper with a tan head.

Malts, citrus, hops and grapefruit in the aroma.

Bready and malty flavor with a lot of hops and hints of caramel.

onsdag 4 augusti 2010

Mikkeller Yeast Series: US Ale 330ml, 8% - Denmark


Pours clear copper with a rocky head.

Yeast, hops and citrus in the aroma.

Hops, malts, biscuit and citrus in the flavor.

onsdag 9 juni 2010

BFM Douze 750ml, 6.5% - Switzerland


Poured murky orange with an incredible, huge, creamy head. It's pretty rocky and takes its time to settle. A lot of thick and sticky lacing around the glass.

Grassy hops, floral aroma with yeast and citric notes. Slightly spicy.

Bitter hoppy flavor. Grapefruit with grassy notes and hints of salt.

Not bad!

söndag 6 juni 2010

Sleepy Bulldog Summer Pale Ale 330ml, 5% - Sweden


Poured clear amber with a short creamy head.

This smells like cat piss. I do get some citric notes, with hops and malts.

Very pale aroma. Feels like someone added a lot of water to it. Slightly hoppy with citrus and almost unnoticeable. Piny hints.

Just give this a pass!

måndag 10 maj 2010

Oppigårds Summer Twist 500ml, 5.5% - Sweden


Poured clear amber color, topped with a one finger off white head.

Grassy and piny aroma. Hoppy with a floral touch.

Bitter grapefruit flavor. Some citrus, flowers and small hint of caramel.

lördag 3 april 2010

Fuglsang Early Bird 330ml, 5.5% - Sweden


Pours a dark amber with a moderate white head. Some lacing is noticeable.

Fruity malts, hoppy together with raisins and brown sugar in the aroma.

Bitter grapefruit flavor with floral hops, malts, biscuit and a light touch of caramel. Nice and easy to drink. It has this light creaminess and a good carbonation.

fredag 2 april 2010

Sigtuna Easter Ale 500ml, 5.6% - Sweden


Poured clear amber color with a tiny head.

Piney and malty aroma, slightly bready.

Hoppy flavor, some biscuit, a bit bready and malty. Pretty much resembles the aroma.

Quite a bitter aftertaste. An ok beer for Easter, I guess..

lördag 6 mars 2010

Re Ale Extra 750ml, 6.4% - Italy


Murky orange topped with a huge whipped cream head. Some lacing is noticeable here and there.

Very fruity aroma! Apples, grapefruit, bananas. Some cinnamon well hidden in the background.

Spicy malts up front. Followed by fruits and some caramel. Hops make their appearance in the aftertaste. I do taste some cinnamon. Which was also a part of the nose.

lördag 27 februari 2010

Oppigårds Amarillo Spring (7th Anniversary Ale) 330ml, 5.9% - Sweden


Poured amber color with a one finger creamy, white head. Which takes some time to settle. Some lacing is noticeable around the glass.

Fresh summer smell. Floral and grassy. Some grapefruit with citrus.

A taste which is full of hops. Grassy and grapefruit tones. Bitter aftertaste together with some citrus.

Not bad for a Swedish beer!

måndag 22 februari 2010

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale 350ml, 5.6% - USA


Crystal clear amber color topped with a white fluffy head.

Fresh pine cone aroma, some grapefruit with a tad of hops.

Soft touch of grapefruit and citrus. Piney flavor together with a spicy hint. Bitter hoppy aftertaste.

Lovely beer! I'll make sure to buy a case or five when the summer is around. :)

måndag 4 januari 2010

Fresh Hop Pale Ale 650ml, 6.1% - USA


English tea color with crispy two finger white head.

Warm scent of perfume. Citrus, grapefruits, grass, pines and hoppy smell.

Fresh taste overwhelmed by hops. Juicy grapefruit and cold tea.

Dry and bitter aftertaste.