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.

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Tuesday, 25 February 2020

Last Weekend

Well after our week with Ralph and Amber and missing our Friday night out with Trav and Pat, we did get to Jonathan and Lorains though on the Saturday. It was a shame though as we will not see Trav and Pat again until at least the 20th of March.

Ralph and Amber left during the early afternoon, so I got to watch one and a half of the Six Nations matches on that day. We left for Jonathan and Lorains at half time in the second match and was surprised to get there with only about ten mins gone of the second half.

So we opened a can of beer each and watched the rest of the Rugby before we had our tea, the beer is reviewed below. One thing to note, is that even though this beer is relatively week, it was quite good.

Cloudwater, Random Act Of Mindfulness from England

Cloudwater, Random Act Of Mindfulness, England

3.8% gold in colour with a thin head, some hop in the aroma and the taste was quite good.

Rothaus, Tannenzäpfle from Germany

Rothaus, Tannenzäpfle, Germany Rothaus, Tannenzäpfle, Germany

5.1% gold in colour with a nice head, hop and malt aroma and the taste was quite refreshing.

There was another couple of beers that we had had before, so I didn't take any photos of them, I do however have photos of them although the labels may now be different.

Hadrian & Border, Tyneside Brown Ale from England

Hadrian & Border, Tyneside Brown Ale, England Hadrian & Border, Tyneside Brown Ale, England

4.7% deep amber colour with a good head, fruity malty aroma, liquorish malt taste, very good beer.

De Koningshoeven, La Trappe Dubbel from Holland

De Koningshoeven, La Trappe Dubbel, Holland De Koningshoeven, La Trappe Dubbel, Holland

7.0% amber colour with a good head, sweet caramel aroma, fruity and malty taste, very good.

Wednesday, 11 September 2019

Some French Beers

On our last trip to france I had four beers from one brewery and compared with new British beers these were very good. As you may know I am not a big fan of the newer beers brewed over here, unfiltered, very hoppy, some just not that good at all. However lots of new beers from around Europe seem to me to be getting better and better. I do not meen the lagers that Europe was already very good at, I mean bitters, stouts and others.

La Collective Du Houblon, Bitter Bitter IPA from France

La Collective Du Houblon, Bitter Bitter IPA, France La Collective Du Houblon, Bitter Bitter IPA, France

6.3% cloudy gold in colour with a good head, vinegary aroma but the taste was just bitter, not to bad.

La Collective Du Houblon, Intensely Fresh Golden Ale from France

La Collective Du Houblon, Intensely Fresh Golden Ale, France La Collective Du Houblon, Intensely Fresh Golden Ale, France

6.5% cloudy gold in colour with a thin head, citrus aroma but the taste is mild and relatively tasteless.

La Collective Du Houblon, Super Dark Black Ale from France

La Collective Du Houblon, Super Dark Black Ale, France La Collective Du Houblon, Super Dark Black Ale, France

8.1% black in colour with good head, malt aroma and a very nice stout taste, although it is a bit strong.

La Collective Du Houblon, Extra Smooth White Ale from France

La Collective Du Houblon, Extra Smooth White Ale, France La Collective Du Houblon, Extra Smooth White Ale, France

4.5% cloudy pale gold in colour with next to no head, not much aroma but the taste is citrus and not bad.

Saturday, 8 October 2016

More from our French holidays 2016

Here are some of the bottled beers we had in France this year, I have already covered the cans earlier, these are some of the others.  The rest will follow later.

Lancelot, Duchesse Anne Triple from France

Lancelot, Duchesse Anne Triple, France Lancelot, Duchesse Anne Triple, France

7.5% deep gold colour with a good head, fruity malt aroma, slightly sweet strong fruity taste, very good beer.

Karlsbräu (Karlsberg), Finkbräu De Luxe from France

Karlsbräu (Karlsberg), Finkbräu De Luxe, France Karlsbräu (Karlsberg), Finkbräu De Luxe, France

4.5% cold colour with a thin head, another hot weather drinking beer.

Kronenbourg, Tigre Bock la Brune from France

Kronenbourg, Tigre Bock, France Kronenbourg, Tigre Bock, France

6.5% amber in colour with thin head, malt aroma and a sweet caramel malt taste.

Leffe, Des Vignes from Belgium

Leffe, Des Vignes, BelgiumLeffe, Des Vignes, Belgium

5.0% gold colour with a thin head, sweet fruity aroma and a sweet fruity taste, not a favourite, in fact it very wasn't nice at all.