If you know me or of me, you will know I like beer. Over the last few years I have been collecting photos of every new beer I have.
I now have over 2,000 individual beers photographed and have realised that many beers that I assumed I have photos of, I haven't.

This blog will be therefore be an account of my quest for new beers to photo and how I enjoyed them (or not).
My email is ralphgant@sky.com.

Wednesday 28 March 2018

March trip to York, One, 2018

For my birthday, we had a few days in York (not unusual) and had a few new draft beers, although on the first day I had beers I have had before, they had just changed the labels. So I will start on the second day of our trip away and to fit it all in, I have also had to split the drinks from this trip into two parts.

Another thing is that I did not bother taking my camera out with me, so all of the photos are taken with my phone.

Part One

Camerons, Black Forest Gateaux from England

Camerons, Black Forest Gateaux, England

5.5% black in colour with a nice head, it had a nice stout and fruit aroma and a very nice slightly sweet fruity stout taste.

Some stouts I have had over the last few weeks have been wonderful and nothing like the stout that most people know, Guinness, witch has put me off stouts for years.

Adnems, Old Ale from England

Adnems. Old Ale, England

4.1% deep amber in colour with a nice head, slightly fruity aroma and bitter with a hint of chocolate taste.

Rat, White Rat from England

Rat. White Rat. England

4.0% pail gold in colour with a thin head, a citrus hop aroma and a very similar taste

Evan Evans, Grand Cru from Wales

Evan Evans, Grand Cru, Wales

4.4% gold in colour with a nice head, not much aroma and the taste was slightly malt.

Ossett, Treacle Stout from England

Ossett, Treacle Stout, England

5.0% black in colour with a good head, a deep caramel and malt aroma, with a roasted malt taste.

Oakham, Attila from England

Oakham, Attila, England

7.5% gold in colour with a good head, hop and fruit aroma and a fruity taste.

Tuesday 27 March 2018

Bottles from February 2018

Well I have done the bottles from January, so it is time to move on to February, here are all eight of them.

LindisFarne, Brown Ale from England

LindisFarne, Brown Ale, England LindisFarne, Brown Ale, England

4.7% brown in colour with a thin head, a bitter sweet aroma and a nice bitter beer taste.

Hofbräu München, Hofbräu Oktoberfestbier from Germany

Hofbräu München, Hofbräu Oktoberfestbier, Germany Hofbräu München, Hofbräu Oktoberfestbier, Germany

6.3% gold in colour with a thin head, it had a nice aroma and a bitter mild taste.

Caledonia, Hop Scotch from Scotland

Caledonia, Hop Scotch, Scotland Caledonia, Hop Scotch, Scotland

5.0% yellow in colour with no head, not much aroma, mild slightly fizzy mild taste.

Caledonia, Double Hop from Scotland

Caledonia, Double Hop, Scotland Caledonia, Double Hop, Scotland

5.0% gold in colour with a very thin head, a musty aroma, some lemon in the taste.

Two Crafty Brewers, Pale Ale from England

Two Crafty Brewers, Pale Ale, England Two Crafty Brewers, Pale Ale, England

4.5% gold in colour with a thin head, bit of a citrus aroma and a sweet hoppy taste.

Morland, Old Hoppy Hen from England

Morland, Old Hoppy Hen, England Morland, Old Hoppy Hen, England

4.2% gold in colour with a nice head, sweet aroma and a sweet citrus low in hop taste.

Menabrea, Birra Bionda from Italy

Menabrea, Birra Bionda, Italy Menabrea, Birra Bionda, Italy

4.8% gold in colour with a thin head, it had a nice aroma and taste, not bad at all.

Brauerei Schlösser, Schlösser Alt from Germany

Brauerei Schlösser, Schlösser Alt, Germany Brauerei Schlösser, Schlösser Alt, Germany

4.8% dark amber in colour with a thin head, it had a malty aroma and a fruit and caramel taste but a bitter aftertaste, it was good though.

The Cans from March 2018

I have had six cans this month (I still have some in the fridge for next month) and even though they look like they were bought together they weren't. One I have covered before but the others are all new.

There are a load of draft beers and bottle beers from March and I will cover them in the next blog.

Magic Rock, Dancing Bear German Lager from England

Magic Rock, Dancing Bear German Lager, England

4.5% gold in colour with a nice head, floral hop aroma, slightly sweet hoppy taste.

Magic Rock, Dark Arts Surreal Stout from England

Magic Rock, Dark Arts Surreal Stout, England

6.2% black in colour with a thick brown head, roasted malt aroma, slightly sweet nice dry taste.

Magic Rock, Common Ground Triple Coffee Porter from England

Magic Rock, Common Ground Triple Coffee Porter, England

5.4% black in colour with a good head, some coffee in the aroma and a slight coffee taste but not bad.

Roosters, Yankee, from England

Roosters, Yankee, England

4.3% gold in colour with a nice head, a strange aroma but the taste wasn't bad.

Roosters, Baby Faced Assassin from England

Roosters, Baby Faced Assassin, England

6.1% gold in colour with a thin head, hoppy aroma and a hoppy taste.

Tiny Rebel, Cwtch from Wales

Tiny Rebel, Cwtch, Wales

4.6% amber in colour with a thin head, slightly sweet aroma and a citrusy taste.