Lagunitas - Hop Stoopid

A straight up blog this time with no little fillers. Part three of an American quadruple. At 102 I.B.U I'm expecting this one to be very bitter, let's see ...

Intense wafts of pineapple, grapefruit, lemon, malt and big hops on the pour.  Not often I say this about the aromas given off beer as for me as taste is king, but this smells great !

Hop Stoopid pours amber dark gold with a fluffy white head. Pine, grapefruit, caramel malt and very hoppy on the intake while the finish is moderately bitter and sweet. Malty long lasting sweet and dry aftertaste. Despite the strength no alcohol shines through. This has quite a smooth oily mouthfeeel.

 I was expecting this one to give me a hop burn right down to the pit of my stomach but that never happened nor would I describe this as a refreshing IPA as it is too full bodied. Absolutely nothing to be undecided about here unlike the Sawtooth Ale in the last post, this is a luscious IPA. It is styled a Double IPA but I'm not snooty enough to get into small details like that so IPA it is. I have no problems whatsoever buying or drinking this again, preferably locked in a room, alone, within my own inner sanctum of tranquility without the distractions of the internets...the botnets are after me, bastards. To borrow a phrase again, buy it and try it.

Everything considered in a serious manner for once, this scored 10/10 on the *insert anyone here* 'Are you going to share this bottle ? '..*me* 'Are you mad ? ' Beerometer.

Alc : 8%
Where to buy CPH : Høkeren , Ravnsborggade 13, Kbh N

Left Hand - Sawtooth Ale

A bit of a bummer today for my own little world of beer that one of my favourite beer shops, getrænkeland has closed down. So long easy access to personal favourites Scherlenka, Dithmarscher and a great loss to me Weltenburger Kloster..we'll meet again. I don't know why they closed, but I always thought the location of the shop was wrong.

Ahhh well, hopefully a good beer to cheer the mood. Part two of an American four  in a row with another brewery I have not encountered before like a whole load of others. Years late to the American craft brewing revolution until a couple of years ago as I was very UK-DK and euro zone-centric in my choice of beer. One day a friend came to visit bringing with him some Alesmith which certainly opened my eyes. On to the beer....

Malt, caramel and faintly hoppy on the pour.

Sawtooth Ale pours clear copper amber with a medium creamy white head. Malt, caramel and hops again along with some spice on the sweet intake while the finish is a low to medium bitter sweet. Quite a weird aftertaste which I can only described as toffee/butterscotch coated grass with a bitter twang ! This has a pleasant slightly creamy mouthfeel.

I'm left pretty undecided by this ale. Was it too sweet ? If it was I did not notice as I fairly quaffed it quick enough, perhaps too quick, bad me. Obviously writing that you can guess this one is very easy to drink, in my case too easy ! I have no problem buying or drinking another which I will do so I can pick out anything I missed first time around..good enough excuse ? 

This scored 5/10 on the ' I've drunk this too quick, what am I gonna do ?' Beerometer

Alc : 5.3%

Where to buy CPH : Kihoskh, Sønder Boulevard 53, Kbh V

Southern Tier - Eurotrash Pilz

After a very decent German pils in the last blog  it is time for a trip across the atlantic for an American take on a European pils. Is there such a thing as a European pils ? Not in my view of things unless you are a marketing manager at big lazy euro macro which might also state it is also 'premium' on the bottle or can but hey ho and on with the show... The first of four posts with some American brews I've recently picked up.

This is my introduction to Southern Tier as I've never tried any of their brews though a friend of mine raves about some of their stouts and porters.

A light waft of sweet malt and hops on the pour.

Eurotrash Pilz pours clear yellow gold with a medium white head. Sweetish malt, a touch of fruityness, lemon, straw and hops on the intake while the mild bitter finish is crisp and dry. Light mouthfeel without being watery.

To me it tastes a bit like the bastard love child between a German märzen and a Czech pils. While not hugely impressed, it is a decent enough effort though for me lacks the clean taste of a good pils. This is not one I would bother buying or drinking again as there is far better offerings out there at every day prices.

This scored 3/10 on the ' it would have been 4 but they used a 'z' trying to be too trendy ' Beerometer.

Alc : 5.2%
Where to buy CPH : Ølbutikken, Istedgade 44, Kbh V

Rothaus - Pils Tannenzäpfle

A german friend of mine introduced me to this beer a good while back as it is one of his favourite beers and he always seems to offer it when I am up to do work on his garden. According to him the brewery/beer has quite a cult following but I've never quite understood the reason why, perhaps it is the novelty of selling a beer in Germany in a 33cl bottle ?

A light waft of sweet malt, a light citrus and fresh cut grass on the pour.

Pils Tannenzäpfle pours very pale yellow gold with tight white head. Sweet malt, light hops and quite herby on the intake with a mildly bitter finish. Malt and grass in the short aftertaste.Very light mouthfeel without being too watery.

I would call this a lawnmower beer. Light, extremely clean tasting and refreshing pils. I'd have no problem sitting in the back yard and drinking a few of these, preferably with some brats on the barbeque. All in all, this one is a solid decent pils and I've no complaints or gripes. It is certainly not earth shattering but definitely worth trying if you want a good, well above average pils that has no trendy labeling of a industrial brewer.....

This scored 5/10 on 'what the hell does Tannenzäpfle mean ?' Beerometer.

Alc : 5.1%
Where to buy CPH : Kihoskh, Sønder Boulevard 53, Kbh V

To Øl - Reperationsbajer

The last in the Mikkeller related posts. The two brewers behind To Øl being former university students of Mikkeller. Not my first encounter with To Øl having sampled quite a few of their brews with for me Sort Mælk, By Udder Means and Final Frontier being stand outs.

This beer is light-heartily aimed as a hangover cure, a recovery beer !

Wafts of tropical fruit, pine and floral hops on the pour.

Reperationsbajer pours a hazy orange to golden amber with a creamy white head. Quite bitter on the intake with malt, tropical fruit, pine and citrus with a bitter fruity finish. Grapefruit, peach and a little pine linger in the mildly bitter aftertaste. Nice and light creamy mouthfeel.

Very solid pale ale without any wow factor and continues the bitter profile that is in a lot of their beers. This one is quite light and refreshing, easy to drink and very session-able. I would have no problems drinking or buying another. I would quite like to try this one on tap.

This scored a generous 8/10 on the ' maybe it is better with a hangover ?' Beerometer.

Alc : 5.8%
Where to buy CPH, Ølbutikken, Istedgade 44, Kbh V

Evil Twin - Hipster Ale

Continuing on with a small Mikkeller related theme, this is one from his brother, the man behind Evil Twin who also owns the bottle shop Ølbutikken where I bought this along with a few others. One of the things I do like about this shop is you do have the option of drinking a beer in house which is handy if you want to sample before buying a few... though I live less than a Usain Bolt sprint from it so not much point for me having that convenience, smug git that I am.

Pre-shop warm up.

Big big wafts of tropical fruits, pine and citrus from the pour.

Hipster Ale pours a hazy orange with floaty sediment bits and frothy white head which leaves good lacing all the way down. Grapefuit, pine, citrus, malt and bitter hops on the intake while the finish is moderately bitter and dry. Very peachy, along with pine on the long aftertaste. Light mouthfeel but not watery.

I enjoyed drinking this one, actually I drank two as the first one was a bit over chilled. Quite a light and refreshing brew. Easy drinking ale and no problem to session on. My only gripe, the Scottish in me thinks it is a few kroner over-priced, then again most of the beer sold at Ølbutikken is compared to the other bottle shops, though I'm at nit picking level here.

This scored a whacking 8.5/10 on the 'if I drink this, will it make me a hipster ?' Beerometer

Alc : 5.5%
Where to buy CPH : Ølbutikken , Istedgade 44, Kbh V

Mikkeller - Beer Geek Vanilla Shake

The second of a stout double and latest in the 'Beer Geek' range from Mikkeller. I love a good oatmeal stout, I like coffee and vanilla but all three together, will it blend ?...

Nice aroma of dark chocolate along with coffee and vanilla from the pour.

Vanilla Shake pours pitch black with a thick creamy milk chocolate brown head. Very intense flavours in the intake of dark chocolate, malt, strong roasted coffee, dark berries and a subtle sweet vanilla which ends in a mildly bitter finish with warming alcohol. Roasted coffee and dark chocolate are most prominent at the start of the aftertaste then the vanilla creeps in and rounds it off. Very rich mouthfeel to this, almost chewy.

I was surprised by how subtle the vanilla was in this. I was expecting more but it blends in well with the other flavours so no single flavour is dominant. Yet another cracking beer ! Definitely one I would happily sip to while watching repeats of top gear for the 5th time on a sunday night. My only gripe would be I think there is too much alcohol though it is well hidden and certainly hits the spot with me. Another one bottle only, reserved for a special occasion or a treat for myself.

This scored 9.5/10 on the 'damn, now that would make a great nightcap' Beerometer.


Alc : 13%
Where to buy CPH : Kihoskh, Sønder Boulevard 53, Kbh V

Mikkeller - Beer Geek Breakfast

Breaking my 'I don't drink stout in the summer' motto yet again as I picked up a couple of stouts during a little hunt around a couple of bottle shops on friday. I have had this before when it was brewed at Nøgne Ø,  it is now brewed at Lervig.

Wafts of coffee and dark chocolate on the pour.

Beer Geek breakfast pours pitch black with a thick creamy brown head which leaves good lacing all the way down. Roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, licorice and a bit of smoke on the very slightly sweet intake while the finish has a mild pine bitterness. Roasted malt, coffee and hoppy pine linger in the long aftertaste. The mouthfeel is very smooth and creamy with low carbonation. The coffee taste is rounded and not overpowering all the other flavours. I feel it is far less acidic than other coffee stouts I have tried.

An absolute cracking beer and probably one of the best oatmeal stouts I've tried. One of them beers I'd recommend to any stout lover to try. I would have no problem with trading one of my kids for another bottle though it is not at all expensive or hard to get. It is not a beer I could drink more than one, more like one I would drink on a special occasion or as a treat for myself.

The first beer to score 10/10 on the ' all things considered, it don't get much better than this' Beerometer.

Alc : 7.5%
Where to buy CPH : Høkeren  which I've noticed is a good bit cheaper than the other bottle shops on most of their beers. Another win !

Jacobsen - Weissbier

Horrible sticky balmy day here in the centre of Copenhagen, that calls for a ...Weissbier.

The latest brew from Jacobsen, the house brewery of Carlsberg. I've touched on this before but they do make some pretty decent beer every now and again along with some horrible shit as does any brewery. Their Forårsbryg (Eng : spring brew) and Golden Naked Christmas Ale hits the spot with me as does their Extra, a pilsener, yep Carlsberg does make a decent pilsener...you read that right and I have a straight face on when typing it ! If anything, at the end of sampling their new brews I do love their silo shaped bottles which make excellent candle holders.

Big waft of ripe bananas, yeast, cloves and citrus on the pour.

Weissbier pours cloudy orange gold with a big white head. The intake tastes as the aromas on the pour although more subtle and with a bit more cloves and spice. Quite a sweet fruity finish with cloves and yeast lingering in the aftertaste.  No problems with the mouthfeel though it is a bit oily with pretty low carbonation.

This has about everything you expect from a german hefeweizen so no complaints here on that front. No wow factor and no gripes either, it is what it says on the bottle. I would not have a problem buying this again, preferably on offer, or drinking another.

This scored a respectable 4/10 on the 'somebody turn the fan up, it is roasting in here' Beerometer.

Alc : 5.9%
Where to buy CPH : Bought on offer in Netto though most larger supermarkets have it.

I did share this one !

Braunstein - Økologisk Sommer

This is one of these beers I just seem to walk by every day in the supermarket aisles while shopping without giving a second thought...my wife picked this one up for me ! :)  I've had a good few beers from this brewery before but nothing that gave any wow factor though I did like their attempt at a vienna styled oktoberfest which I thought was quite tasty.

Styled as an american pale ale.

A light waft of sweet malt when pouring and nothing much else.

Braunstein  Økologisk Sommer ( Eng: Organic Summer) pours a hazy yellow to orange with a thin white head. Sweet malt, caramel, some spice and yeast on the intake with a very mild bitter finish. Very faint floral hops in the aftertaste along with sweet malt and diactyl butter. Quite a nice light creamy mouthfeel.

An american pale ale ? Someone is extracting the urine here. I might be missing something but where is the hops in this ? Yet another extremely average beer from this brewery and yet another extremely average organic beer, can anyone point me to a good decent organic beer and preferably without the diactyl which has been the curse of the last three I have drunk ? Answers on a postcard to @fsicrew on twitter.

As you might guess I will not be buying another or drinking this again. This scored 2/10 on the 'pale ale ? yer havin' a laugh mate' Beerometer.

Alc : 4.5%
Where to buy CPH : Netto

Founders - Curmudgeon Old Ale

Completing a little trio of american brews this 50th blog post deserves a small treat for myself.

I'm a big lover of Founders Porter . If you have not tried it then I recommend getting a bottle if you can find it and give it a try. I picked this Old Ale up a good while back and I have just never got around to opening it, mainly since summer came. With the strength of this one I'm using it as a nightcap as I've been up since 4am, hopefully it won't give me nightmares while drinking....

Wafts of bourbon whiskey, oak and burnt sugar coming off this when pouring.

Curmudgeon pours a hazy amber red with a thin creamy off-white head. Sweet malt, bourbon again, hazelnuts, alcohol and vanilla on the intake while the finish remains sweet. There is a long aftertaste of a woody vanilla, hazelnuts and bourbon again. While the alcohol is present it does not overpower the flavours. The mouthfeel is almost syrup like without being sickly.

What an absolute cracker of a beer to close the night on and for a 50th post. I was worried about the alcohol overpowering everything but I'm very happy that was not the case. To compare it to something familiar it is like an Innis & Gunn *insert oak aged barrel finish here* but a lot more richer and potent. Certainly a one bottle only beer for me. No problems with buying or drinking another though it is a type I prefer to drink in the winter months.

This scored a slightly generous 9/10 on the 'right, it's still light outside but I'm off to bed' Beerometer.

Alc : 9.8%
Where to buy CPH : Kihoskh, Sønder Boulevard 53, Kbh V

Redhook - Long Hammer IPA

After the utter mediocre Kona lager I'm hoping to get a bit more out of this, at least I don't have to worry about any skunkiness from a a badly stored bottle...

Waft of citrus and hops when pouring.

Long Hammer pours hazy floating sediment gold with a creamy white head, thin head all down the glass with good lacing. Quite weird at the start of the intake, as the sip hits the front of the mouth a good bit of bitterness is apparent then it mellows with malt, citrus and ends with a slightly peppery mild bitter finish. Floral hops and citrus peel linger in the long aftertaste. Good light to silky mouthfeel and no alcohol shining through.

I have a confession to make, I actually looked this one up while in the supermarket which I don't normally do before buying, is that not what smartphones are for ?, which resulted in the impression of an average IPA. I wish I looked up the Kona ! Anyway, I disagree as I think this is a good bit better than average. To me it is a very nice IPA and quite refreshing. I have no problems with buying or drinking another.

This scored 5/10 on the 'one man's nectar is another man's urine' Beerometer

Alc : 6.2%
Where to buy CPH : Super Brugsen

Kona - Longboard Island Lager

I have tried a couple from this brewery before, the one that sticks in the memory was their pipeline porter which I scored highly in my own beer notes before starting this blog. This is the first American beer on this blog, at least that will be its claim to fame whatever it is like...

No aroma on the pour worth mentioning.

Longboard Island Lager pours yellow gold with a soapy white head. Sweet and malty on the intake with some grass. A tiny bit of fruit on the very mild bitter finish. Next to nothing in the aftertaste apart from a bit of the malty sweetness. Watery mouthfeel.

Very underwhelming beer with next to nothing going on. As I was drinking it, the back of my mind was screaming that I'd be as well drinking a normal Carlsberg, yep for me it is that mediocre. Sometimes I wonder what people are thinking when importing beer like this. There is so much good American beer and far better from this brewery as well, it boggles my mind that they can come up with such an average beer like this.

As you maybe can tell, this 'Premium Lager' just made me shrug my shoulders. Not one I'd buy or drink again. This scored a limp 3/10 on the 'we have enough average lager already, no need to import more' Beerometer.

Alc : 4.6%
Where to buy CPH : Super Brugsen

Pivovary Vratislavice - Konrad Tmavy Lezak

The dark brother of Svetly which I have been meaning to blog on this for a while. With an ultimatum delivered from the wife to clear out my beer before a re-stock on friday it seems a good as time as any to get this one out the way. Normally this is one of my beer free days, yep days as in more than one, but if someone insists then it is as good an excuse as any for a beer, eh ?

Light waft of roasted malt and caramel on the pour.

Tmavy Lezak pour a very dark brown/ruby red tinge with an off-white to beige creamy head with good retention and lacing all the way down. A light sweetness on the intake with light roasted malt, caramel, burnt toast and nuts. The finish is dry and mildly bitter. Pepper and burnt toast again in the short aftertaste. Mouthfeel is light and watery though not too watery.

Though a dark lager it is not too far off a vienna, blindfolded I'd probably say it was. Considering the price of this when bought this is actually quite decent and light enough to session on though there is no wow factor. It is what it is, nothing special but a notch up from average for a Czech dunkel with high drinkability. No problems here with buying or drinking another. My only gripe would be the the tad watery mouthfeel.

This scored 4/10 on the 'if I see another german organic this week I'm going to..' Beerometer.

Alc : 4.4%

Where to buy CPH : Føtex..and sometimes Netto.

Rother Bräu - Öko Ur-Weizen

Another organic beer from Germany.

Touching on Organic and following on from my thoughts on craft beer...is it just me that while people rage for organically raised or grown food I find they seem to forget about the actual quality of the stuff they are putting into their shopping bags. A lot of people seem to think organic equals quality, while that may be the case with certain items it certainly to me does not equal to actually tasting good. If the actual animal or plant is not the greatest quality then no matter of chemical/hormone/whatever free feed or no pesticides will not hide the fact that the raw material is crap to begin with....Oh sod it, on with the beer leaving part deux for another time :)


Big waft of wheat, banana and spice from this on the pour.

Ur-Weizen pours cloudy orange gold with a huge creamy white head. Wheat, cloves, fruity and banana on the sweet intake with the banana being more subdued than a lot of other hefeweizens to me. The finish is dry with a hint of citrus. Yeast, cloves and spice linger in the aftertaste. Has a nice light to creamy mouthfeel.

A tad above average hefeweizen that has no wow factor for me. Nothing really to make me want to run out and buy another straight away though I'd have no problems buying or drinking it again when the opportunity pops up.

This scored a generous 5/10 on the 'how can you have any pudding if you don't drink your wheat ?' Beerometer.

Alc : 5.3%
Where to buy CPH : Kihoskh, Sønder Boulevard 53, Kbh V

Braumanufaktur x 2 - Hell & Potsdamer Stange

After the last two blog posts perhaps a simple and straightforward post concerning the beer in question is in order ? These are always in the beer cooler at my favourite, if you have not guessed by now, local corner shop.

Braumanufaktur brew only organic beer. I have a problem with organic beer, or raw organic food stuffs in general but I'll leave that mighty rant to a later date, today is about beer only...

Hell

Hell comes in a swing top like all their other beers and pours a slightly hazy dark yellow to gold with a white head. Mildly sweet on the intake with malt, caramel and butter. The finish is very mild bitter hops and grass. Nothing much in the aftertaste apart from a tiny bit of hop bitterness.

Middle of the road helles/pils with no great surprises and no huge complaints either. My main gripe is I have drunk this fresh and it is a lot better, well that is not a great surprise really. Another that I'd not buy again but would not say no to one if offered. If the opportunity came up to try it fresh again then 'Yes please'.

Quite an average run of the mill brew and scored 3.5/10 on the 'organic does not always equal great' Beerometer.


Alc :4.8%
Where to buy CPH : Kihoskh, Sønder Boulevard 53, Kbh V

Potsdamer Stange

Like the Hell above this is an organic, no aroma worth mentioning on the pour above though there is a very faint aroma of yeast and a light buttery malt from this.

Potsdamer Stange pour a cloudy yellow to orange with a big thick creamy white head. Malt, wheat and and that buttery taste on the moderately sweet intake while the finish is mildly bitter and dry. In the aftertaste a fruity syrup and again that faint taste of butter. Nice and smooth mouthfeel with this.

Quite an unusual tasting beer though the diacetyl is perhaps a bit too much. Neither great not bad I quite enjoyed it as it is very easy drinking. I have bought it a few times now and my main gripe with it would be the diacetyl butter taste seems to vary from batch to batch though maybe that is just my imagination. Sometimes you notice it more, sometimes less.

This scored 4/10 on the 'I can't believe that's not...'Beerometer.

Alc : 4.8%
Where to buy CPH : Kihoskh, Sønder Boulevard 53, Kbh V

Brewdog - IPA is Dead 2013 - Dana

I have a love/hate relationship with Brewdog and its beer. Some Most I love, though I hate their marketing and the pretentious student type rambling pish they write on their labels which as it happens it is probably the same student market they are aiming at ? While they might admire what it was, they are not punks. Johnny Rotten was a punk. Sid Vicious was a punk. Siouxsie Sioux was a punk. Billy Idol was a c...ok, too far. Is a beer 'punk' because the brewers put in a lot more hops ? Nope, I just do not get the relation between old school punk rebellion and mass produced beer no matter the admiration. Just stop it please and get off that bandwagon.

It's all....

This beer is from the IPA is dead 2013 Single Hop series which also contains El Dorado, Goldings and Waimea which I may get around to sometime...

The label blurb from Dana...'A pseudo noble hop. Noble like a mother fucking king. But not a boring king. Noble like a chain smoking, pimp of a pinball wizard king. Apparently, they are the best kind. Hailing from Slovenia, Dana was originally cross bred from the German Hallertau Magnum and native Slovenian varieties. Like any good faux noble hop should it infuses a rustic, musty spiciness into a classic beast of a malt base, just like your grandfather’s old school aftershave. This hop of Eastern European origin is best enjoyed whilst dreaming up a song about a lovely donkey that fell in love with a princess that is destined to take the Eurovision song contest by storm.'

Did you swear as well while reading at the trying too hard to be hip pish ?

On to the beer in the style of Brewdog marketing blurbs...

There is a dirty big smell coming from the pour, not any smell, a big fucking smell and it is right up my nostrils quicker than a line of ultra fine Columbian marching powder clinging onto the mucus and holding on so it will come out like a king hoppy, trope fruit and pine booger. Apparently, they are the best kind when dried out and rustic.

Still with me ?

Dana, liquid of the motherfucking Gods pours cloudy orange like Brut, King of your grandfather's old skool (they forgot to be hip in the spelling of school) aftershave with a tabac bottle off-white head, which pulls its suspender lacing down the glass like the dirty whore it is.

Ok, enough !

Malt, bit of caramel, a horrible funky bitter soapy taste at the back which I can only assume is from the hop....Stop, sorry but this is utter shit. I did not enjoy this one and after sampling the other three in this series which were miles and miles better I would declare this a total utter failure. Bad bottle or batch ? I am not trying another bottle to find out.

This scored 2, yep 2 /10. 1 for  good creamy mouthfeel and 1 for making me laugh at their blurb. The remaining beer went down the drain before I charged the Beerometer up. Shocking.

I did it myyyy waaaayyy...

Alc : 6.7%
Where to buy CPH : bought in Kihoskh, Sønder Boulevard 53, Kbh V who also have the others in a 4 pack. Also seen in Fish & Beer, Amagerbrogade 143, Kbh S.

Fuglsang - Early Bird

It was brewers day yesterday here and some of the local breweries were having an open house. I went along to one, talked to a few people and it got me thinking...

I like value for money, who does not ? While I do not mind paying top prices for good beer, the emphasis on good, I do mind paying a lot of money for a craft beer and finding out it is mediocre at best. I think there is a misconception among people in some circles that craft automatically equals good and they have lost sight of the simple fact that if a beer is crap then it is crap, no matter if it was passed through the dna cloned intestines of a stuffed mammoth before maturing in the digestive system of a sloth or came out a huge industrial tank.

To me, a lot of what I used to laugh about regarding wine snobbishness has crept into beer circles, meaning beer geeks can bore the pants off me just as quick. If I ever hear someone utter the two worded phrase 'one dimensional' or worse, two more words added so it becomes 'one dimensional and boring' I honestly have to walk away with a smile on my face muttering 'plonker' or a word to that effect. I'd be up for GBH too ofter otherwise.

My point ? You can get decent and good beer no matter where it comes from, be it a huge industrial brewer or a sloths digestive system,  cheap or expensive, you just have to find it first.

On to about the beer eh ?

Fuglsang have a small place in my heart as having made the worst Danish christmas beer I've ever tasted, Ding Dong being so bad I did not dare to put it down my kitchen sink for fear of it melting through the pvc pipes underneath, nope straight down the toilet with it while flushing and probably killed a few thousand sewer rats in the process. It's that bad Carlsberg Special Brew is a tasty brew in comparison !

Ok really, on with the beer this time which is styled as an american pale ale. Wafts of floral hops, citrus and pine from this when pouring.

Early Bird pours a clear amber copper with a small off-white head. Lots of floral hops, faint caramel malt and citrus on the mildly sweet intake while a medium hop bitterness takes over in the finish. Tangerine and lemon linger in the sweetish very tasty aftertaste. Good light creamy mouthfeel.

An absolute cracking beer and excellent value for money. No problem with drinking another or buying again, which I've done many a time as for as low as 10DKR a can, you cannot go wrong. One gripe, when this first came out a couple of years back it was extremely fresh tasting, nowadays I do not know if they still only brew it once a year like they used to or now changed to all year round but that 'freshness' has gone.

This scored a whopping 8.5/10 on the 'Danish Value For Money' Beerometer.

Alc : 5.5%
Where to buy CPH : Just about any larger supermarket.

The Celt Experience x 2 - Bronze & Golden

Quite a strange out of the blue couple of craft beers to find in a local Danish discount supermarket. Maybe dedicated bottle shops have had some of their range before and I have just never noticed ? I have to admit I have never heard of this Welsh brewery before which is not a bad thing and helps to go in with an open mind. They have a website, if like me it is your first encounter with Celt Experience and want to know more.

Bronze 

Light waft of caramel, malt and floral hops when pouring.

Bronze pours clear copper with an off-white creamy head. Caramel, malt and spice on the intake while the finish is dry and mildly bitter. Hazelnuts and spice again linger in the mild bitter aftertaste along with floral hops. Bit of a watery mouthfeel to this one.

Very nice looking beer once poured though it did nothing to set my mojo alight, meaning a middle of the road bitter where nothing stands out giving me a wow factor. The blurb on the label says ' an escape to the wild'. What is that all about ? :)

Nothing really wrong with this one but not one I'd buy or try again.

This scored 4/10 on the 'All aboard for Aberystwyth' Beerometer.

Alc : 4.5%

Where to buy CPH : Rema1000

Golden

Big wafts of citrus, hops and pine on the pour from this.

Golden pours clear gold with a medium white head. Wooooft...Bags of citrus and citrus peel along with floral hops on the intake with a mild to medium bitter finish. Bitter grapefruit and orange peel linger in the sharp aftertaste. Good, slightly creamy mouthfeel after getting past the zest.

It says on the bottle 'golden, snappy, citrus' and I go along with that. It also says 'drink to inspire you to an evening of passion'...Ehmmm what ? I guess I should let the wife know she will be getting lucky tonight !

A beer that certainly wakes the palate up a bit with all the zestyness. Not one I would rush out and buy again unless of course I need inspired for an evening of passion. No problem drinking another if offered or if the chance came up to try it on tap.

This beer scored 5.5/10 on the 'you alright Boyo ?' Beerometer

Alc : 4.2%

Where to buy CPH : Rema1000

Fur - Vulcano Classic

In Denmark most of the larger breweries make a 'Classic' which is a Vienna lager. It is one of my favourite styles and I always have a few home as that is what most of my friends or any guests seem to go for when asked if they would like a beer. From the bog standard tuborg classic, which is actually ok if you use the pour from a great height technique ;) to an extremely decent brew like Weltenburger  Kloster Anno 1050 which I will put in a blog at a later date along with some other 'Classics'.

Fur Bryghus has this Vulcano series which costs half of what their normal overpriced range retails for..in my opinion of course. I think it is their made for supermarkets discount line.

Volcano Classic pours clear dark amber with a small off-white head. Mostly roasted malt, a bit of caramel and some mild hops on the intake while the finish is lightly bitter. Has a burnt toasty aftertaste which is bordering on smokey.

I quite like this 'Classic', it is an unoffensive everyday beer that is neither bad nor great, meaning a tiny bit better than the average. Just a beer to drink without thinking about it too much.

This scored 5/10 on my 'this means nothing to meeee...oh vienna' Beerometer.

Alc : 4.6%
Where to buy CPH : All larger supermarkets.

Vestfyen x 2 - Premium Chocolate Brown & Cream Ale

After not having to clean my drains and ending up quite surprised with the Kellerpils it is time to move on and try these two remaining brews in the Vestfyen 'premium' series. Again, I have a really really low expectation from these two but after the Kellerpils I am a bit more open minded and less biased to what to expect from this.

On with the beer and first up....

Premium Chocolate Brown 

A very light waft of dark chocolate and roasted malts when pouring.

Chocolate Brown pours clear and a very dark ruby red to almost black (that's with a 1000 lumen torch behind it ) with a small settling tan head. Lots of roasted malt, some licorice and mild bitter hops on the intake while the finish is sweet, almost has a tinned del monte fruity sirup like sweetness. The short aftertaste has a mild chocolate and leather ! taste. Watery mouthfeel on this one.

Not a bad beer but not one I'd bother buying again though as pretty much always I would not say no if offered one. My gripes being it is too watery for me and I am not too keen on the tinned syrup like sweetness and the chewing on leather aftertaste. A positive is at least it is not a drainpour.

After my rather generous score on the 'happy it was not a drainpour' Kellerpils, this scored a more normal 4/10 on my 'you get what you pay for' Beerometer.

Alc : 5.2%

Where to buy CPH : Kiwi

Premium Cream Ale

Again, a small waft coming off the pour, this time citrus and a mild floral hops.

Cream Ale pours clear gold with a medium frothy white head. Medium sweetness and fruity on the intake with what tastes like a bit of strawberry. Very mild floral hops in the quite bland finish. Floral hops and a hint of jif lemon like citrus in the aftertaste. Too watery in the mouthfeel.

Quite a bland Cream Ale this one without being a drain pour, a small positive. There is oats in this for creaminess but just not enough. Not one I would buy again and I'd probably pass on it if offered one.

This scored 3/10 on my *bottom of the VFM slash discount beer class you go' Beerometer. 

Alc : 4.5%

Where to buy CPH : Kiwi

Small round up of this 'Premium' series : A huge step up for the utterly crap, brewed for a certain price, Støckel series. Well, this is as well of course but there seems a little more quality to it and certainly the Kellerpils and Chocolate Brown surprised a bit.

Belhaven x 2 - Black & Scottish Stout

Belhaven is a bit of a mixed bag for me as far as the beers go I have tried from their range which are widely available in quite a few coop owned supermarkets. From the cola like McCallums Stout to Belhaven Best, which in reality should be called Worst to the excellent Wee Heavy, all of course in my own opinion.

Now I've written before that I don't normally drink stouts in the summer months but I got the export only stout as a fathers day gift from my daughter so I decided have a little Belhaven stout shoot out and bought the latest addition to the beer aisles here being Black Scottish Stout...which is not to be confused with the Scottish Stout which is was ? only for export outside the uk. I'm confusing myself here, on to the beer...

Belhaven Black Scottish Stout

Comes in a widget draught can. Pours black with a ruby tinge and a tight beige head. Roasted malts, caramel, dark chocolate and a bit of hoppy bitterness on the sweet intake with licorice and coffee in the dry finish. Dark bitter chocolate lingers in the aftertaste. Nice and smooth mouthfeel.

Decent enough session stout without any I want to run back for more factor. To me, this beer seems very calculated and an in-between of McCallums schwarzbier like stout and the one below. I'd have no problem drinking another and would like to try it on tap sometime.

This scored 6/10 on my 'easy sipping after a bad day at work' Beerometer.

Alc : 4.2%
Where to buy CPH : Super Brugsen

Belhaven Scottish Stout

What are they thinking ? 'Here, I have an idea, lets make our best beer and make it export only*'. Now I don't have any complaints about that as I live in Denmark but some people must feel a bit short changed ? 

* I have been told it is available in now in the uk though I don't know if thats official or being re-imported from the grey market.

It is a bit like Danish companies export all their best back bacon abroad with the home market left with streaky stuff...no, never ? :)

On to the beer in question...

Wafts of cocoa and roasted malt come off this when pouring.

Scottish Stout pours pitch black with a small tan head. Just like the aroma roasted malt and cocoa are present on the intake along with some raisins, coffee and smoke while the finish is mildly bitter and dry.  Treacle syrup and coffee linger in the aftertaste. Creamy and a bit oily mouthfeel. No alcohol present or shining through.

A cracking stout ! Well worth trying to get a hold of. My only gripe is the clear bottle.

This one scored 9/10 on my 'this is what a scottish stout should taste like' Beerometer.

Alc : 7%

Where to buy CPH : Ørsted Vin & Tobak, H.C. Ørsteds Vej 44, Frederiksberg C

Williams Brothers(Heather Ales) - Ebulum

I've had this one for a few weeks now and thought it was time for tasting after reading Denmarks biggest tabloid newspaper, Ekstra Bladet, which had a beer review article on Scottish beers. This one got 6 out of 6, Behaven St.Andrews Ale got 5, Innis &Gunn Spiced Rum Finish 4/6 and Brewdogs Dead Pony Club 3/6

Well until I taste Ebulum I cannot comment though I would disagree with his Brewdog which I think is under-rated and the St.Andrews Ale rating as I thought that was pretty average. Remember what I wrote about one man's nectar ?...

I have a longer blog about my thoughts on Belhaven and a couple of their stouts coming up so I'll say no more on them. I can't work out his choice of available Scottish beers though as to me it seems very random, perhaps that is the meaning ?

On to Ebulum which is an elderberry Black Ale.

Wafts of black berries and what smells to me like pumpernickel bread coming off this when pouring.

Ebulum pours black with a small creamy tan head.  Ripe black and blue berries, black cherries, prunes and roasted smokey malt on the sweet intake while mild floral hops appear in the finish. Coffee and dark chocolate linger in the long aftertaste. A bit of a thin mouthfeel but not at all watery and no alcohol shining through.

Time for a Scottish expression..This is a pure belter of a beer ! Meaning for non-scots it is excellent. There is that much going on I'd love a second bottle. My only gripe with this brew is in the murky waters of if it is an ale or a stout ? I'd have no problem if this was called an elderberry stout instead of black ale. Either way, I really enjoyed it.

This scored 8.5/10 on my 'the tabloid guy might be right this time' Beerometer.

Alc : 6.5%
Where to buy CPH : Fish & Beer had it in their Historic Ales of Scotland gift packs.

Amager Bryghus - No Rice & Curry

I love the name of this and the story on the back of the label which is in Danish and a bit long winded so I'm not going to translate. I picked this one up from my once a fortnight trips to Kihoskh though I have seen it in a few places.

No Rice & Curry is a Premium Lager. It says India Pale Lager on the label so I was thinking perhaps it could replace distinctly average beers like Cobra and Kingfisher to go with the world europe denmark copenhagen vesterbro skydebanegade famous chicken tikka masala I'm making for a few guests we have around tonight. I guess I better taste it to find out, which in my book is as good an excuse as any for trying a new beer.

Wafts of citrus zest and floral hops from this when pouring.

No Rice & Curry pours a cloudy yellow gold with a big soapy bubble white head. Quite sweet on the intake with citrus fruits, hops and light malt with a pine and hoppy bitter finish. Grapefruit lingers in a mildly bitter aftertaste.

Quite a humdinger of a Premium Lager and very crisp. I have no problem with hiding the other four bottles from my guests...'Cobra ? '

This scored a whopping 8/10 on my ' This is a real PREMIUM lager ' beerometer.

Alc : 5%

Where to buy CPH : Kihoskh, Sønder Boulevard 53 - Ølbutikken, Istedgade 44..Both Kbh V.

Vestfyen - Premium Kellerpils

Vestfyen are most known nowadays for brewing all the cheap crap available at discount supermarkets like Aldi, Kiwi and Lidl.

I have to admit I absolutely hate Vestfyen beer, well it is not to hard to hate as most* of it is so bad you might as well buy it to clean your drains with. My last outing with them was their Støckel series, the Weissbier being so bad I thought the can was bad/off so bought another to try it again...ohhh no, it really was meant to taste like industrial drain cleaner.

*Exceptions for me being their Schwarzbier and normally the Willemoes christmas.

So while out shopping today the self-masochist in me being curious I picked up the three of their new 'Premium' range which consists of Kellerpils, Cream Ale and Chocolate Brown for the lowly discount sum of 8 DKR each. If the Kellerpils does not end up in the drain I will blog about the other two at another time, very low expectations here eh ?

If anything, it's claim to fame can be it is the first canned beer to feature on this blog.

Kellerpils pours an unfiltered cloudy straw gold with a quick diminishing white soapy bubble head.  Citrus, peach and hops on the intake with a short mildly bitter finish. In the short aftertaste there is some mild floral hops. Mouthfeel is quite good and not as watery as I thought it would turn out to be.

Quite a surprise this one and a lot better than I expected ! Perhaps it helps when starting off with really really low expectations. At this price it is hard to gripe though I do have one..the beer is totally lifeless in the glass not long after pouring. I would have no problems buying this again, cheapskate that I am.

This one scored 7/10 on my 'VFM - value for money' Beerometer.

Alc : 4.8%
Where to buy CPH : Kiwi

Lervig - Hoppy Joe

The first Norwegian beer on this blog. I've had a few beers from Lervig in the past not counting the other three which are Lucky Jack, Betty Brown and White Dog which are always available where I bought this. A Norwegian friend of mine has supplied me with a few others over time including the memorable Brewers Reserve Konrads Stout which I loved and is worth looking out for.

On to this beer which is styled as a red ale.

Big wafts of hops off this one when pouring, which in this instance I made an arse of...

Hoppy Joe pours a hazy amber red with a medium off-white to beige head. Light malt, grape and tropical fruits, pine and hops on the intake with a long bitter finish.  There is a long lingering dry hoppy bitterness and grapefruit  in the aftertaste

I have bought this a few times so no need for the would I buy again comment. It is very decent for the price though my only gripes would be there is a bit too much carbonation and the body is a bit thin for my own personal liking.

This scored a generous 7/10 on my 'hey, norwegians need friends too' Beerometer.

Alc : 4.7%
Where to buy CPH : Irma

Mikkeller Kihoskh - Cream Ale

Another in the series of Kihoskh's own brew. This was not in stock the last time I was in but I popped in today and picked this up and a few others. Bit chaotic in that corner shop today though I did have a smile on my face at two ladies who looked like they knew exactly what they were going for, in this case a few bottles from  Evil Twin and To Øl, respect to them ! Male chauvinist, who me ?

I've had this one before quite a few times over the last year or so...

Wafts of orange, lemon peel, peach and hops hit the nose on the pour.

Cream Ale pours a hazy golden orange with a medium white head. Lots of citrus fruit on the intake, well it does say 'with orange and lemon peel' on the label, along with a faint malt background and a moderate bitter finish. Pine and grapefruit dominate the quite long aftertaste.

Another fine summer beer, for me anyway. As said I've had this a few times now so obviously no problems buying again. I do have a gripe though...what makes this a cream ale ? Answers on a postcard please !

This scored 7/10 on my 'thank f... it's not a wheat' Beerometer.

Alc : 5%
Where to buy CPH : Kihoskh, Sønder Boulevard 53, Kbh V

Indslev x 2 - Svane Hvede & Hvede I.P.A

These were not the beers I intended to write about today as my dearest wife and a couple of her friends were gearing up for the Bon Jovi concert who was playing in Parken, the national stadium yesterday. Anyway, lets just say I came home to a coffee table with a good few empty bottles on it, two of which I was going to blog about. You win some, you lose some.

Yesterday was not a total beer free write off, as I did pick up a couple of beers from Celt Experience which were on offer from Rema1000, which is a discount supermarket. No doubt, a post next week sometime.

Svane Hvede 

Svane Hvede (eng: swan wheat) is styled a german hefeweizen. Aromas of cloves and banana when pouring. The beer pours cloudy gold with a big thick white head. Banana, yeast, wheat and cloves on the intake with a long sharp and sweet banana finish. Lemon peel and some slightly bitter herbs linger in the aftertatste.

Overall, everything you would expect in a german hefeweisen with no surprises and I've no gripes with it. Not one I'd rush out and buy again but would not say no to one if offered. Decent enough and scored 5.5/10 on my 'I may be getting tired of wheat' Beerometer.

Alc : 4.9%
Where to buy CPH : Super Brugsen.

Hvede I.P.A

Hvede Indslev Pale Ale. Aromas of banana and hops off the pour. Pours a cloudy orange gold with a frothy white head. Sweet on the intake with banana, orange, peach and floral hops while the finish is mild bitter. The aftertaste is a bitter citrus peel and hoppy. Quite a bit creamy in the mouthfeel. My only gripe, the hops feel a bit harsh like they went for bitterness but forgot about the flavour.

Interesting and decent beer this one though no wow moments. I don't think I'd buy this again. This scored 6.5/10 on my 'the chubby lady has sung and it's wheat no more..for a few days' Beerometer.

Alc : 5.5%

Where to buy CPH : Super Brugsen

As this was beer 6 and 7 in wheat week I think I'll call it quits with wheat for a little while and move on to some more variation.

Nørrebro Bryghus - Stuykman Hvede

I have quite a lot of time for Nørrebro Bryghus beers as I work 5 minutes away from their brewpub and have been in many times for a liquid lunch after getting off work early on a friday for a sample or two.

This Belgian Wit is an organic beer, the first organic to appear on this blog, hurra ? We'll see.

Stuykman Hvede pours hazy yellow gold with a quickly fading white head. Lightly sweet on the intake with yeast, citrus and coriander with a dry acidic finish. Coriander and black pepper linger in the short aftertaste. Quite a soft and creamy mouthfeel for a Wit.

Decent enough Wit and scored 6/10 on my 'I've done absolutely nothing all day and now feeling guilty' beerometer.

Alc : 5%
Where to buy CPH : Most larger supermarkets.

Indslev - Sorte Hvede

Needing a break from hefeweizen as it can become a bit samey I was in the supermarket today and stumbled on 3 from Indslev..on offer which is always a bonus, there was a bock as well but I passed on it. Indslev (ENG pronounced Inndsloo..very soft d) is the only wheat only brewery in Denmark to my knowledge. The only beer I've tried from them before is their christmas beer which according to my notes was decent enough.

So, Sorte Hvede (eng : Black Wheat) is according to the bottle a Wheat Stout. Using 50% wheat malt instead of the traditional barley malt. A new style for me anyway !

Sorte Hvede pours black with a thick brown head. Lots of bittersweet roasted malt, coffee, licorice and dark chocolate on the intake with an almost sooty smokey slightly bitter finish. I got gingerbread and more smoke in the aftertaste !

A bit of a hidden away on the bottom shelf gem this one. Very easy to drink with a smooth mouthfeel. No alcohol shone through. I'd have no problem with buying some more of this when autumn and winter kick in as an alternative to other heavier porters and stouts.

There is a whole lot going on with this one and to be honest I'd like a second bottle and edit this if needed when the shops open again on thursday as it is a public holiday here tomorrow..

This scores 8/10 on my 'never had a wheat stout before so nothing to compare it to' beerometer.

Alc : 6.5%
Where to buy CPH : Super Brugsen

Erdinger x 2 - Pikantus & Urweisse

I find Erdingers standard hefeweizen pretty average at best though it is available everywhere and on draught in a lot of pubs which can be a plus sometimes. To me, their 'fest' beers ain't much better. So I picked these two up, both for a couple of kroner more than the standard version and have no great expectations from them...

Pinkantus

Pinkantus pours dark chocolate brown with a small tan head which quickly fades. A very rich sweetness on the intake with malt, yeast, cloves and a faint bit of ripe banana. Quite an acidic finish which leaves raisins and brown sugar in the aftertaste.

Very decent weizenbock and way above the standard erdinger.  My only personal gripe...It's not one I could drink the day after a good nights session as it could be a bit of an arse trembler ! Too much info ?

This scored  7/10 on my 'hmmm, well comparing to Schneider Aventinus which is a 10/10 weizenbock in my opinion' beerometer.

Alc : 7.3%
Where to buy CPH : Irma

Urweisse

Good wafts of yeast, wheat, cloves and banana coming off the pour.

Urweisse pours a cloudy light amber with a medium white head. Peach, yeast, cloves and a faint banana on the medium sweet intake while lemon and banana are in the slightly sweet & sour finish. Next to no aftertaste apart from a bit of peachiness which leaves the mouth watering.

To compare this to Erdingers standard hefeweizen is like night and day, this being so much better ! This scored a respectable 7/10 on my 'why is this not the standard erdinger, it has a prettier bottle as well ?' beerometer.

Alc : 4.9%
Where to buy CPH : Irma

Hofbrau Kaltenhausen - Edelweiss Weissbier Snowfresh

Did I mention I hate mondays before ? Hopefully this one can cheer me up.

I don't think I've ever seen any Austrian beer before in my local supermarkets, maybe I'm not looking hard enough. That this is a hefeweizen it fits in perfectly with this weeks theme which is wheat.

Huge waft of bananas and yeast when opening this. Snowfresh pours cloudy gold with a medium white head. Yeast, cloves, bubblegum and bananas dominate a sweet intake while it finishes slightly dry. Banana and yeast again along with herbs linger in the aftertaste.

I have passed this one by many times, maybe due to the cliche name. Shame on me as it is a lot better than I expected..which is always a bonus in my book ! My only gripe, not a big enough bottle.

This beer scored a generous 7/10 on the wheat wit hvede weizen whut ? beerometer.

Alc : 5%
Where to buy CPH : Føtex & Bilka

Williams Brothers(Heather Ales) - Grozet

Small theme for this coming week is I'm concentrating on wheat beers, the majority readily available in the local copenhagen supermarkets so I thought I'd start off with this to get out of the way as it was bought in a specialist beer shop...

Grozet, a wheat ale, pours a cloudy yellow with a white fluffy head. Wafts of citrus and gooseberries coming off this. Gooseberry, citrus fruit and a faint background of wheat and honey sweetness on the intake while it finishes it finishes slightly bitter. Lemon and honey linger in the aftertaste.

This one I found a very refreshing and light summer drink. No real gripes worth mentioning and I'd have no problem drinking another if offered one though not sure I'd buy one again.

This scored 5.5/10 on my wheat wit hvede weizen beerometer.

Alc : 5%
Where to buy CPH : Fish & Beer have it along with others in Historic Ales Of Scotland gift packs.

Cairngorm - Wildcat & Round Up.

The last in my series of the Cairngorm Breweries range...So some thoughts and a round up below.

Wildcat pours clear dark coppery amber with a medium creamy off-white head. Lots of roasted and smoked malt, caramel and licorice on the intake and finishes dry, mildly bitter and slightly sweet . Hops linger in the aftertaste.

A stunning looking beer which I enjoyed drinking. Very easy to drink and would have no problem buying another. If I had any gripe it would be it feels a bit over carbonated.

This scored 6.5/10 on my lazy sunday, just had an afternoon nap beerometer.

Alc : 5.1%
Where to buy CPH : Try Abigails shop in town.

Round up

I've enjoyed going through this Cairngorm range. There has been some very decent, some above average and some very mediocre. Thankfully, none I would class as a drainpour.

If I was going to buy any three again it would be Trade Winds, Black Gold and Wildcat...in that order. This of course is my own personal view as in my mind all taste is subjective. Your own taste might and probably will be very different to my own.

I got asked why I did not mention the nose more on this beer blog ? I can only answer that I find it quite pointless as it might be the best smelling brew ever but taste totally crap, I'd just rather skip the starter and get onto the main course.

If there is a good waft of aromas coming off the beer then I will mention it but you will never find me with my nose up close to uncapped bottles or a poured beer sniffing away !

Cairngorm - Trade Winds

On the descent now with this batch of Cairngorms. I'm pretty sure I've seen this on draught in town before in Charlies Bar a good while back though I passed on it, will I regret it ?...

Trade Winds is a blond ale. A nice hoppy floral aroma wafts out when uncapped. Pours a clear gold with a creamy medium white head.

A lot of citrus fruit, hops and a little malt in the background on the intake with a mild dry bitter finish. The aftertaste is dominated by elderflower and a small touch of honey.

There is nothing that complex over this beer but it certainly put a smile on my face. What an idiot for passing on the draught ! Very fresh tasting summer beer and I'd have no second thoughts if the opportunity arose to get a few more bottles in.

All the conditions were right when drinking this, maybe need to revisit when it's lashing down and miserable.

This scored 7/10 on my 'saving the best to second last ?' beerometer.

Alc : 4.3%
Where to buy CPH : Abigails british food shop in town has a selection of Cairngorms in that are not listed in the web shop though I can't remember if this was among them.

Cairngorm - White Lady

Scrapping the Cairngorm alphabetical order, it's too hot today for Trade Winds and Wildcat to finish the range...A bonus beer as I was in Abigails British food shop in town during the week and they had a good few of the Cairngorm range in.

Finally ! Remember my small annoyances with brewers writing 'continental style beer' on the blurb on their labels, this brewer included twice ? Well here on this one they have their act together and actually bothered to put where and what the brew is inspired and styled after. 'Bavarian Wheat Beer' Thank you, no guessing what it is required though there is a catch here...

White Lady pours a clear dark orange to bronze colour with a medium white head. I do get the orange peel and coriander mentioned on the label blurb along with wheat and roasted malts on the intake while it finishes slightly bitter with coriander and lemon lingering in the aftertaste.

If blindfolded I would never guess this was styled as a german weiss. It comes off as some kind of hybrid between a wheat beer and I don't know what. I quite enjoyed it all the same and would no have no problems having to drink another. This scored 4/10 on my 'what the hell is it ?' beerometer.

Alc : 4.7%
Where to buy CPH : Abigails have it in their shop in town.

Klosterbrauerei Ettal - Benedikter Weissbier

Before the final assault on the Cairngorms back to some simple thoughts on a beer, eh ?

I was meant to be driving down/getting the ferry to the German border for a little beer hunt today but that got cancelled so I went to Getrænkeland instead for a little stock up, nothing special, just some simple standard beers that I like. So, some blogs on them to come sometime.

This one I first found in netto a good while back and I've been buying it regularly since. Today the sun is splitting the pavement again and I had my brother around for a visit so in my book it called for a weissbier...

Benedikter pours a dark orange gold with a big dense off-white head. Aroma of banana and cloves when uncapping. Flavours of wheat, yeast, sweet malt and banana on the intake while cloves linger in the slightly sourish finish and in the aftertaste.

Decent enough hefeweizen and very good value for money considering a standard erdinger or paulaner is nearly double the price in Danish supermarkets. My only little gripe would be it's a touch watery. This scored 6/10 on my 'he ain't hefe, he's my brother' beerometer.

Alc : 5.4%
Where to buy DK : Netto, Føtex & Bilka.