Thursday, November 05, 2009

YABU (Yet Another Beer Update)

These are all crappy iPhone pictures, but better than nothing I guess...
From Beers
Skovlyst - Birkebryg: Thin beer without much taste.
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De Dolle Extra Export Stout: A quite nice stout, worked well together with the chocolate dessert I had at the same time :)
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Bøgedal No. 177: I had hoped for more, but maybe I couldn't properly taste it because I tasted the beer just below right before this one.
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Mikkeller - Beer Geek Brunch Weasel - Islay Edition: An extreme version of the famous "pooh beer". As the name implies, this has been aging in whisky barrels for 2½ months and that certainly makes a difference - the whisky is very obvious so if you enjoy a good single malt, this beer is for you! Sadly it will likely be hard to find and it's not exactly a cheap beer either...
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Mikkeller - Drink your sorrows away: A belgian strong ale. Tastes a lot like many of the good Trappist beers of the same style, this have a somewhat bitter finish though.

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Thursday, September 17, 2009

2 more beers

From Beers
Goose Island - Pere Jacques: A quite nice Belgian style beer.
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Wintercoat - Aprilsnar: Decent beer, but nothing special.

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Monday, June 29, 2009

Hornbeer: Vårøl

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Hornbeer - Vårøl: A quite decent and easy to drink beer.

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Friday, May 15, 2009

3 beers

From Beers

De 5 Gaarde - Juliane: It have a taste of metal and I don't like it, not recommended.

From Beers
Mikkeller Cascade Single Hop IPA: Another quite yummy IPA from Mikkeller, but I expect nothing less ;)
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Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch: OMG! Take the Beer Geek Breakfast and add some extra goodies and you get this. I can see myself starting the day with a Beer Geek Breakfast and then moving on to Brunch :) I'm glad I have a few more bottles of this :D Video review of the beer:
Episode 071 - Dogfish Head Black and Blue, Mikkeller Beer Gee... - Click here for the most popular videos

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Thursday, January 08, 2009

2 Beers

From Beers
Viby Bryghus - India Pale Ale: Decent beer, nothing special though.
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Mikkeller - Santa's little helper: I lust for another one just by posting this ;) In case you're wondering, the other bottle in the background is an Aalborg Juleakvavit - also quite yummy :D

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Thursday, December 11, 2008

Various beers

Another batch of beers I've tasted.
From Beers
Kongens Bryghus - Julemumme: Pretty decent Christmas beer.
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Raasted Foraar: I think I should have posted this sooner, I have trouble remembering this one but I believe it was quite okay, certainly drinkable :)
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Delirium Tremens: I certainly remember this one though. It's got a good rating on ratebeer, but I seriously dislike it. It's got a quite strange taste I must say.
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Delirium Nocturnum: Unlike Delirium Tremens, this is actually drinkable. It isn't great, but it's okay.
From Beers
Mylius-Erichsen Bryghus - Julebryg: This brewery doesn't brew extreme beers, at least not the beers I've tasted earlier (based on a visit there) and this isn't extreme either but it's pretty okay.
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Brooklyn Brewery - Black Chocolate Stout: Decent stout but it doesn't stand out.

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Sunday, September 21, 2008

It's not my fault!

Thursday, September 04, 2008

Beer: Skælskør Bryghus - Original Pale Ale

From Beers

A Drinkable Pale Ale but not particularly exciting.

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Friday, August 22, 2008

Beer: Ølfabrikken Pilsner

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It's a decent pilsner, but nothing special and since it costs more than other similar stuff, I don't see any reason to buy it again.

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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Beers: Aarhus Bryghus, Ølfabrikken

A couple of beers I've tasted recently:
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Aarhus Bryghus Klosterbryg: Doesn't get a particularly good rating on Ratebeer, but I like it.
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Ølfabrikken Pale Ale (2008): Ølfabrikken have started selling beers in cans. This is the first one I've tried. It's a decent Pale Ale, but nothing special.

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Beers

Had some beers together with a friend recently:

Gourmetbryggeriet - FinAle
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Sierra Nevada - Stout
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Brooklyn Brewery - Black Chocolate Stout
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All quite good beers and certainly beers I would like to enjoy again.

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Monday, May 26, 2008

More beers...

Spent a day recently together with a friend where we first went out having fun with our camera equipment at Randers Regnskov and then BBQ and drinking beers. Here are the beers:
From Beers
Refsvindinge Prima Landøl: A nice little beer to start out with.
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Ballast Point Dorado Double IPA: Explodes in your mouth, I like!
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Unibroue Don de Dieu: Very nice!
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Unibroue Chambly Noire: Not bad, but we liked the Unibroue Don de Dieu more.
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Grauballe Bryghus Orange Blossom: Certainly drinkable :)
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Grauballe Enebær Stout: Very nice stout!
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We had a little taste competition. What you see above is two bottles of Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast. On the left is a 2007 edition and on the right a 2008 edition. Ready for tasting:
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Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast 2007 edition.
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Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast 2008 edition. We enjoyed both (not really a surprise there), but we slightly preferred 2007 edition.
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Mikkeller It's Alive: Mikkeller just continues to impress.
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Westvleteren 12: Oh my! I've had this beer several times and it continues to be one of the best (if not the best) beers I've ever tasted and I think it'll stay right at the top of my list.
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Captain Cooker Manuka Beer: I wasn't too impressed by this beer, but it was one of the last beers we had and that probably had an influence.
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Mikkeller Black: A crazy imperial stout, but we like craziness :-D I've read on ratebeer.com that it will peak 1-3 years from bottling date. Fortunately I have stashed a few bottles away :-)

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Thursday, May 15, 2008

Beer: Thisted Bryghus - Triple Pilsner

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A quite decent pilsner beer.

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Friday, March 07, 2008

Beer: Ølfabrikken - Brown Ale

Another brown ale, this one is better than Nørrebro Bryghus.

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Beer: Nørrebro Bryghus - King's County Brown

Not really that impressed by this beer, but I'm not that big a fan of brown ales either.

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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Beer: Mikkeller evening

A friend visited and while playing PS3, talking camera stuff and such, we ended up having quite a few Mikkeller beers which I haven't posted here before:

Mikkeller - All Others Pale is a nice, fruity IPA. Another very nice beer from Mikkeller. Easier to drink than many other Mikkeller beers. Probably a good place to start if you're not that big a fan of the extreme kind of beers that Mikkeller is famous for.

Certainly nice, but it's not as interesting as many of the others from Mikkeller.

Another lovely IPA and as with most other of their beers, I wouldn't hesitate to buy it again.

A Christmas Porter from Mikkeller. Certainly one of the best porters I've had and I wouldn't mind drinking it again even though Porters still isn't my favorite.

We ended the day with a Mikkeller Black Hole - certainly a strong but happy ending :-)

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Beer: Ølfabrikken - Porter

Another day, another porter. This is a another really good Porter. I'm still not a big fan of porters, but this is pretty good. As with the Kaffeporter though, I would probably still prefer a good stout.

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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Beer: Ølfabrikken - Kaffeporter

I have never really liked the porter style of beers, but then again, I wasn't a big fan of stouts a couple of years ago, but that has certainly changed so maybe I'll end up really enjoying porters too. This one might be the start of this, though this being a coffee porter, I had hoped for stronger coffee taste. Still, this is certainly a good beer. Would I buy it again? Maybe, but I would most likely buy a good stout instead.

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Saturday, February 16, 2008

Beer: Brewpub København - Atlantic IPA

Resonably bitter aftertaste, but I'm not that impressed by this beer, don't think I'll be buying this again. I'll be looking for what else they offer - always looking for interesting beers :)

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Friday, February 08, 2008

Beer: Nøgne Ø - #100

This is a very bitter beer, but I'm not sure whether I would buy it again though. I like bitter beers, but I don't particularly like the taste of this one. Still love the Imperial Stout and I have 2 in the fridge :)

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Friday, February 01, 2008

Nøgne Ø - Saison

Another nice beer from the good Norwegian brewery. As they say though, I would probably enjoy it more a nice summer day. I did enjoy it today and I'm sure I would enjoy it even more if I find it somewhere sometime this summer.

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Friday, January 18, 2008

Beer: Nøgne Ø Imperial Stout

This might be the first be I've tasted from this Norwegian micro brewery and I'm already hating myself for not having bought several more bottles of this beer. This is one of the best imperial stouts I've tasted and I can't remember where I bought it - I'll have to take a tour round to the places where I usually buy my beers to find some more.

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Beer: Cantillon Kriek

I've never tasted a Lambic beer before so I was looking forward to it. Sadly, I can't say I like it - far from it. I don't think this really have much to do with beer actually, it's more like champagne or something like that. It's not because it is sweet and fruity that I don't like it and I don't think I'm able to explain what exactly it is that I don't like but I'm certain I'll not be buying this again.

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Beer: Ølfabrikken Winter Stout

A nice stout from Ølfabrikken, wouldn't mind drinking that again.

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Beer: Struise Mikkeller (Elliot Brew)

Quote: "RateBeer Special Release: Behold the second of RateBeer.com’s Worldwide Masters Series!". A pretty nice beer that I wouldn't mind buying again, though I could imagine it is going to be hard to find again.

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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Beer: Baggårdsbryggeriet - Drunken Sailor

Baggårdsbryggeriet is a small danish micro brewery. This particular brew is a whiskey ale and it is a bit smokey /from the whiskey). It doesn't particularly impress me and I'm sad to say that it's not a beer I will be buying again.

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Sunday, January 06, 2008

Beer: Greenland Christmas Ale (2007)

Not a bad Christmas Ale, but I probably would buy something else, depending on what's available.

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Friday, December 14, 2007

Beer: Ølfabrikken 100 gram India Pale Ale

I like IPA's and this certainly isn't bad. Would I buy it again though? Hmm...If they also sold one of Mikkellers IPA's (Green Gold or Stateside IPA), I would choose one of those.

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Friday, November 30, 2007

Beer: Mikkeller Black Hole 2007

Quote Ratebeer.com: The newest batch of this has been brewed by Mikkeller at De Proefbrouwerij in Belgium. Also the ABV is actually 14% in spite of the label stating 13.1%.

The answer to my simple question is yes, I would buy this again. It is as most of the other Mikkeller beers I've tasted, extreme...and that is what I like about Mikkeller ;)

Ps. Yes, that is 2 bottles you see there - saving the second one for another day :D

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Saturday, November 24, 2007

Beer: Nørrebros Julebryg 2007

Tasted this beer last night and I'm sad to say that it is a "no" in regards to my simple rating system (Would I buy this beer again?).

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Rating beers

I would like present my very simple rating system which I've concluded it all boils down to for me perosnally after having tasted several hundred different beers in the last few years: Would I buy this beer again?

It can be answered with a simple yes/no and that is enough for me. I like reading reviews at ratebeer.com and such, but I'm a much more simple guy :)

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Thursday, March 15, 2007

Mikkeller - Beer Geek Breakfast

I have recently discovered the little Danish microbrewery, Mikkeller. The beer I first tried was their Beer Geek Breakfast which is described by themselves this way:

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, many say, and if you are a beer geek there is no better way to start the day than with a powerful, complex morning stout. The unique mix of oats and coffee gives this beer large body and power, while the coffee, at the same time, creates a nice balance.

I must confess that I haven't had it for breakfast, not yet at least, but it is truly an amazing stout! Highly recommended!

I have also tried their Jackie Brown (brown ale) and Stateside India Pale Ale. Both are great beers, but it is the Beer Geek Breakfast that has me most impressed.

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