Daily Archives: February 8, 2014

The Boston Beer Co. Samuel Adams Winter Lager (5.6%)

This is an imported Samuel Adams rather than a brewed-under-contract-by-Shepherd-Neame one and it’s rather nice. It pours a deep leathery chestnut colour and smells of toffee, spices and well worn saddles. There’s a good chewy treacle and waffle malt tinged … Continue reading

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Do Fear The Reaper: Mongozo Exotic Beers

I have just spent a rather unpleasant twenty minutes with three small bottles of beer, after which I had to scour my tongue with wire wool. Generally I’m the first to say we all taste things differently and that what … Continue reading

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Brouwerij St. Bernardus Wit (5.5%)

Part of St. Bernardus’ Pierre Celis Signature Selection, this is a really nice little wheat beer that’s full of vanilla ice cream and bananas, both in the smell and the flavour. There’s a good spicy nutmeg yeast that’s all cloves, … Continue reading

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