Ohhh... My Head... - Spring sessions 2004

As a result of travelling and trades we had access to a lot of good beers during th espring of 2004. We'd like to thank hopsrus, Bov, rauchbier, Mark, duff, Sandro Regusci and many others for sharing their beers.

Björn had once again fetched beers from Britain, France and Belgium. Among them we found many interesting beers, such as the three Paeleman beers, of which the grape variety Uitzet Druiven scord the highest. There's also the little brewery L'Audomaroise who uses strange things to spice their beers with, such as rhubarb and chicory... Our official beer #6000 was the maginificent Deus, a powerful, fruity ale, brewed to match and treated as champagne.

We had a first glance on the unknown Brazilian micro-scene. The most interesting beers are probably from Sudbrack, brewers of the well crafted mostly German style Eisenbahn beers, and the more powerful beers from Baden Baden. The top scoring Brazilian beer was Baden Baden Red Ale Especial, a full bodied strong ale. We also had an unusual, woody and almondy barley wine from Brazil: Schmitt Barleywine.

There might be a lot of breweries in China, but there aren't that much good beer. Tsingtao Dark Beer is an exception. This might be hard to believe if you've had any of the dozens of Tsingtao varities, but their dark is a credible schwarzbier.

Of the beers received through trades there was many highlights. The most shining of them was clearly J.W. Lees Harvest Ale 2002 with a malt character surpassing anything I've ever had. This outstanding barley wine went straight into 4th place!

Many big American beers found a place near our hearts. The highest score of them was given to Fish Tale Anniversary Ale 10 Squared, a monster of a hop monster from the west coast.

Among the traded Belgians Gouden Carolus Cuvee van de Keizer 2001 was the elite beer. A huge, malty beer with a lot of character. Also the best scoring Australian beer was a monster of a beer. Grand Ridge Supershine is not only packed with flavour. It is also packed with 11.0% alcohol...

Finally a word of warning. If you ever hear of the Chinese beverage Milk Beer, run as fast as you can and don't look back. Kefir Milk Beer is probably the most disgusting thing I've ever put in my mouth...

Beers rated April-May 2004

POS

BEER

COUNTRY

SCORE

JZ

PS

LS

CG

FH

AH

OH

FN

JB

BA

He

ABV

STYLE

4

J.W. Lees Harvest Ale 2002, aged 2 years

England

4,93

4

5+

5+

5

5

11,5%

Ale, British style

77

Deus Brut des Flandres Cuvée Prestige 2002

Belgium

4,41

4+

5-

4

4+

4+

5-

11,5%

Ale, Belgian style

176

Paeleman Uitzet Druiven

Belgium

4,23

4

5-

4

4

4

5-

6,0%

Special

220

Fish Tale Anniversary Ale 10 Squared

USA

4,26

4

4+

5-

3+

5-

3+

10,0%

Ale, British style

227

Gouden Carolus Cuvee van de Keizer 2001, aged 3 years

Belgium

4,21

4

4+

5-

4

4

8,5%

Ale, Belgian style

235

Moylan's Moylander Double IPA

USA

4,20

4+

4-

5

5

3+

8,5%

Ale, British style

247

Baden Baden Red Ale Especial

Brasil

4,07

4

4+

5-

4

3

4

7,5%

Ale, British style

264

Ahlafors MacKa

Sweden

4,16

4

5-

4

4+

4-

4

3,7%

Ale, British style

287

Bell's Eccentric Ale

USA

4,14

4+

4+

11,0%

Ale, British style

452

Stone Double Bastard

USA

3,93

4

4

4+

3+

3+

4

10,0%

Ale, British style

606

Alphand Blanche

France

3,92

4+

3-

4

5

4-

4

5,0%

Wheat beer

613

Silenrieux Sara

Belgium

3,95

4

4

3+

4+

4

6,0%

Ale, Belgian style

650

Crombe Oud Kriekenbier

Belgium

3,92

3+

4+

4-

4+

4-

5-

6,5%

Special

651

Woodforde's Norfolk Nip

England

3,92

4-

4-

4+

4+

4

8,5%

Ale, British style

684

Alphand Stout

France

3,79

4+

3+

4+

4

3

3+

5,0%

Porter/Stout

693

Old Bailey St. Honore Bruin

Belgium

3,89

4+

4-

4-

4-

3+

4+

8,5%

Ale, Belgian style

759

Schlafly Expedition Reserve

USA

3,85

4

4

Ale, British style

840

Bière du Carnaval de Dunkerque

France

3,81

4

4+

4-

3

3+

4

6,4%

Ale, Belgian style

880

Schmitt Barleywine

Brasil

3,73

4+

4

4-

3

3+

3+

8,5%

Ale, British style

880

Baden Baden Stout Dark Ale

Brasil

3,55

4+

4+

4+

3-

2-

3+

6,5%

Porter/Stout

901

Artisans Brasseurs la Namuroise Ambrée

Belgium

3,77

4-

4

4+

3+

3+

7,0%

Ale, Belgian style

915

Alphand Blonde

France

3,84

4

3

3+

4+

4+

4

5,0%

Ale, Belgian style

927

Officina della Birra Biplano Birra Luna di Miele

Switzerland

3,76

3

4+

4

4

3+

5,5%

Special

942

Paeleman Uitzet Kriekbier

Belgium

3,76

3+

4-

4

4

4

4

5,8%

Special

951

Staropramen Kelt Original Stout

Czech Rep.

3,76

4

4-

4

3+

4,8%

Porter/Stout

961

James Squire Australian Strong Ale

Australia

3,75

4

4-

4

4-

3+

6,8%

Ale, British style

971

Rochefortoise Ambrée

Belgium

3,75

4

4-

4

3+

4-

8,0%

Ale, Belgian style

978

Grand Ridge Supershine

Australia

3,74

4

3+

4

4-

4

11,0%

Ale, British style

1000

Helsinge Veteöl, draught

Sweden

3,73

4

5,0%

Wheat beer

1000

Phoenix Black Bee Honey Porter, cask

England

3,73

4

4,5%

Porter/Stout

1256

Artisans Brasseurs la Marlagne Blonde

Belgium

3,67

4

3+

4

3+

3+

4-

5,5%

Ale, Belgian style

1265

Burton Bridge Tickle Brain Ale

England

3,66

4+

4-

4-

4-

4

2-

8,0%

Ale, Belgian style

1267

Brunehaut Makasi

Belgium

3,66

4+

4

3+

3+

3+

3-

8,0%

Ale, Belgian style

1320

Scharers 7.77

Australia

3,63

3+

4+

3+

3-

4

7,8%

Lager, Bock

1346

Pitfield Organic N1 Wheat Beer

England

3,61

4+

4

4-

2-

3-

4+

5,0%

Wheat beer

1360

Grand Ridge Hat Lifter Stout

Australia

3,60

4

3+

4

4

3-

4,9%

Porter/Stout

1367

Old Bailey St. Honore Blond

Belgium

3,60

3+

4

3

4-

4

4

8,5%

Ale, Belgian style

1398

Moylan's Ryan O'Sullivan's Imperial Stout

USA

3,58

4

3

4-

4-

4

10,0%

Porter/Stout

1410

Kapel van Viven Blond

Belgium

3,58

4-

4

3

4

3

4-

6,6%

Ale, Belgian style

1545

Bell's Batch 6000

USA

3,51

3+

4

10,5%

Ale, British style

1547

Paeleman Uitzet 1730

Belgium

3,51

4

4+

3-

3+

3-

3+

6,8%

Ale, Belgian style

1607

Moylans Kilt Lifter Scotch Ale

USA

3,49

3+

3+

4

3+

8,0%

Ale, British style

1621

Dark Star Festival, cask

England

3,48

4-

5,0%

Ale, British style

1781

Eisenbahn Dunkel

Brasil

3,45

3+

4-

4

3-

3+

3

4,8%

Lager, Dark

1786

Schultheiss Berliner Weisse Original

Germany

3,47

2

4

4+

4+

3

3,3%

Wheat beer

1811

L'Audomaroise Bière des Hayettes

France

3,46

3

4-

3+

4-

4

4-

5,5%

Special

1816

Goulburn Stout

Australia

3,46

4-

3

4

3+

4-

4,2%

Porter/Stout

1848

Hitachino Nest New Year Celebration Ale 2004

Japan

3,44

4-

3+

9,0%

Special

1848

Tsingtao Dark Beer

China

3,44

4-

3+

5,2%

Lager, Dark

1891

Brunehaut Blonde

Belgium

3,43

3+

3+

3+

4

3+

6,5%

Ale, Belgian style

1904

Belle-Vue Kriek Primeur 2004

Belgium

3,42

3

4

3

3+

4-

4

5,1%

Gueuze/Lambic

2058

L'Audomaroise Blonde

France

3,36

3-

4-

3+

4-

4-

4

5,5%

Ale, Belgian style

2134

Brancaster IPA

England

3,33

4-

3+

4

3+

2+

3-

3,7%

Ale, British style

2168

Eisenbahn Pilsen

Brasil

3,30

4-

3+

4-

3-

3+

2+

4,8%

Lager, Light

2347

Bartrams Captains Damson Stout

England

3,26

3

4

3

3

3+

3+

4,8%

Porter/Stout

2671

Eisenbahn Pale Ale

Brasil

3,23

3

3+

4-

2+

4-

3-

4,8%

Ale, British style

2687

Pitfield Double XX Stout

England

3,19

4-

3-

3+

3

3

3+

6,0%

Porter/Stout

2696

L'Audomaroise Blanche

France

3,18

3

3

3

4

3+

3+

4,5%

Wheat beer

2710

L'Audomaroise Bière des Cossettes

France

3,18

3

3-

3+

4

4-

3

5,9%

Special

2725

Henry L'Allumeuse

France

3,17

3+

3+

3

3

3

5,0%

Ale, Belgian style

2733

Brancaster Old Les

England

3,17

3+

4-

2+

4-

3-

3+

5,0%

Ale, British style

2781

La Cervoise des Sept Vallées

France

3,15

2

3+

3+

3+

4+

4

6,4%

Ale, Belgian style

3049

Bartrams The Bee Knees

England

3,04

3-

4-

3+

3+

2+

3

4,2%

Ale, British style

3098

Schmitt Ale

Brasil

2,89

4

3-

3

3-

2

3

4,5%

Ale, British style

3514

Grand Ridge Gippsland Gold

Australia

2,91

3+

2+

3+

3

3

4,9%

Ale, British style

3554

Pagoa Zunbeltz

Spain

2,89

3-

3+

3+

3+

3

2-

4,3%

Porter/Stout

3555

Macau Beer

Macau

2,83

4

3-

3-

3-

3-

2

4,0%

Lager, Light

3572

Pagoa Orhi

Spain

2,88

3

3

2+

3

3-

4-

4,9%

Lager, Light

3679

Super Bock Stout

Portugal

2,83

2

4

5,0%

Porter/Stout

3882

Schweriner 3,5

Germany

2,73

3-

3,5%

Lager, Light

3882

Spendrups Röd Lager 3.5%

Sweden

2,73

3-

3,5%

Lager, Dark

4041

Zhujiang Alebeer Ale

China

2,70

3-

3-

4,5%

Ale, Belgian style

4074

Devassa Tropical Ale

Brasil

2,65

3

4-

2

3-

2+

2+

4,8%

Ale, British style

4226

Pagoa Baigorri

Spain

2,60

2+

3-

3

3+

3

2-

4,6%

Ale, British style

4278

San Miguel Dark Lager

HongKong

2,58

3-

2+

5,0%

Lager, Dark

4380

Toohey's New

Australia

2,51

3

1

3+

3+

3+

4,6%

Lager, Light

4568

Bragdy Ynys Môns Sosban Fach

Wales

2,46

2

2+

4-

2

2+

3

4,3%

Ale, British style

4578

Devassa Tropical Lager

Brasil

2,44

3+

2+

2

2

3-

2+

4,8%

Lager, Light

4603

Stammheimer Hopfenbräu

Switzerland

2,43

4-

1-

3+

3+

2+

5,0%

Lager, Dark

4740

Itchen Valley Hambledon Bitter

England

2,35

1+

2+

4

3

3-

2-

4,5%

Ale, British style

4821

Nova Schin Munich

Brasil

2,20

3

2+

2+

3-

2-

1+

4,7%

Lager, Dark

4877

Cerveza Imperial (Honduras)

Honduras

2,08

3

1+

3

3-

1

2

4,8%

Lager, Light

4881

Satan Red

Belgium

2,25

2-

2+

3

2+

2+

8,0%

Ale, Belgian style

4884

Leek Spice Sunset

England

2,24

3

2

2+

3+

2-

1-

5,0%

Special

4993

Yebisu Black Beer

Japan

2,19

2-

3-

5,0%

Lager, Dark

5152

Cintra Preta

Portugal

2,07

2-

2+

4,3%

Lager, Dark

5239

Falcon Pilz 3.5%

Sweden

1,98

2-

3,5%

Lager, Light

5301

Egils Jólabjór

Iceland

1,92

2-

2-

3-

2-

2+

4,8%

Lager, Dark

5322

Troublion L'Hydrante

Switzerland

1,94

1

2+

3-

3-

1+

6,0%

Ale, Belgian style

5344

Troublion La Formule Bière Blanche

Switzerland

1,92

2

1+

3-

3-

2-

5,0%

Wheat beer

5406

DaDo Bier

Brasil

1,76

3-

1

2-

3-

1+

2+

Lager, Light

5473

Valór Lager Beer

China

1,75

2-

2-

3

2-

1

4,3%

Lager, Light

5551

Khean Caught Behind

England

1,69

1

2-

2-

3

3

1+

4,2%

Porter/Stout

5590

Nova Schin Pilsen

Brasil

1,65

2-

2+

1+

2-

2

1+

4,7%

Lager, Light

5604

Crystal Pilsen

Brasil

1,61

2

1-

2-

3

2

1+

4,5%

Lager, Light

5630

Huyghe Rubbel Sexy Lager

Belgium

1,57

2-

2-

2+

1+

1

2-

5,0%

Lager, Light

5634

Guang's Pineapple Beer

China

1,56

2

1+

2-

2

1

0,5%

Special

5643

Itaipava Pilsen

Brasil

1,51

2-

1

2-

3

1+

2-

4,5%

Lager, Light

5712

Malta Pilsen

Brasil

1,44

2+

1-

1

3-

1+

2

4,8%

Lager, Light

5717

Gallo

Guatemala

1,51

2

2

1-

2+

2

1-

Lager, Light

5732

Hainan Anchor

China

1,45

1+

2-

2-

1+

1+

4,4%

Lager, Light

5736

Tsingtao (Shenzhen) 11°

China

1,43

2+

1+

1

1-

4,0%

Lager, Light

5744

Skol Pilsen (Brazil)

Brasil

1,36

2-

1-

2

2

1+

1+

4,7%

Lager, Light

5781

Bavaria Pilsen

Brasil

1,39

2-

0+

2-

2

2+

1

4,5%

Lager, Light

5784

Guinness Foreign Extra Stout (Chinese)

China

1,32

2-

1-

2-

2

1+

5,0%

Porter/Stout

5814

Tsingtao Huiquan Beer

China

1,26

1

1

3,4%

Lager, Light

5870

Primus Pilsen

Brasil

1,10

2-

1-

1+

2

1

1

4,7%

Lager, Light

5881

Zhujiang 12°

China

1,12

2-

1-

1

1

5,3%

Lager, Light

5895

Yanjing Alcoholfree

China

1,07

1+

0

0,5%

Lager, Light

5914

Nova Schin Escura Malzbier

Brasil

0,95

1-

1+

2-

2-

1-

1-

4,3%

Lager, Dark

5919

Åbro Kung 3,5%

Sweden

0,98

0+

3,5%

Lager, Light

5958

Zhujiang Golden Cola Beer

China

0,78

1-

1-

2-

1

0+

0,5%

Special

5965

Jolly Shandy

HongKong

0,73

1-

0

0,5%

Special

5970

Blue Girl

South Korea

0,70

0-

1+

5,0%

Lager, Light

5979

Leek Raspberry Sunset

England

0,60

1-

0

1-

2-

1+

1-

5,0%

Special

5984

Beer na Beer! Pale Pilsen

Phillipines

0,56

0+

0

5,0%

Lager, Light

5992

Brahma Light

Brasil

0,44

1

0+

1-

1

1-

0

3,0%

Lager, Light

6009

Kefir Milk Beer

China

0,10

0-

0-

0,5%

Special

Rated by: Johan Zetterlund, Per Samuelsson, Lars Samuelsson, Cecilia Gårdebäck, Fredrik Huldt, Anna Hultén, Oscar Hansson, Fredrik Nyström, Jonas Bofjäll, Björn Alnebo and Helena

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Updated 2003-06-25 Per Samuelsson